Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/8] fwctl: Add documentation

From: Jason Gunthorpe <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 5 Jun 2024 13:03:36 -0300

On Tue, Jun 04, 2024 at 07:31:10PM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:

> > +Modern devices contain extensive amounts of FW, and in many cases, are largely
> > +software defined pieces of hardware. The evolution of this approach is largely a
> 
>   software-defined

Thanks a lot Randy, I picked up all your notes.

> > +While the kernel can always directly parse and restrict RPCs, it is expected
> > +that the existing kernel pattern of allowing drivers to delegate validation to
> > +FW to be a useful design.
> 
> (and one that can be abused...)

I would really like to write a paragraph about this "abuse", Dan has
some good thoughts on this as well. Did you have a specific "abuse"
in your mind?

Thanks,
Jason