Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 0/2] Fix read permissions for VPD attributes

From: Leon Romanovsky <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2024 22:31:58 +0200

On Thu, Nov 07, 2024 at 08:56:55PM +0200, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
> From: Leon Romanovsky <[email-masked]>
> 
> Changelog:
> v1: 
>  * Changed implementation from open-read-to-everyone to be opt-in
>  * Removed stable and Fixes tags, as it seems like feature now.
> v0: https://lore.kernel.org/all/[email-masked]/
> 
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> Hi,
> 
> The Vital Product Data (VPD) sysfs file is not readable by unprivileged
> users. This limitation is not necessary and can be removed at least for
> devices which are known as safe.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Leon Romanovsky (2):
>   PCI/sysfs: Change read permissions for VPD attributes
>   net/mlx5: Enable unprivileged read of PCI VPD file
> 
>  drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c | 1 +
>  drivers/pci/vpd.c                              | 9 ++++++++-
>  include/linux/pci.h                            | 7 ++++++-
>  3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Bjorn,

Does this version resolve your concerns about broken devices in the field?

Thanks

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