netdev - Re: [PATCH linux-firmware] qed: Add firmware 8.10.10.0

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Date:	Tue, 16 Aug 2016 11:14:20 -0400
From:	Kyle McMartin <kyle@...radead.org>
To:	Yuval Mintz <Yuval.Mintz@...gic.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-firmware@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH linux-firmware] qed: Add firmware 8.10.10.0

On Tue, Aug 16, 2016 at 05:33:10PM +0300, Yuval Mintz wrote:
> This new firmware for the qed* adpaters fixes several issues:
>  - Better blocking of malicious VFs.
>  - After FLR, Tx-switching [internal routing] of packets might
>    be incorrect.
>  - Deletion of unicast MAC filters would sometime have side-effect
>    of corrupting the MAC filters configred for a device.
> It also contains fixes for future qed* drivers that *hopefully* would be
> sent for review in the near future.
> 
> In addition, it would allow driver some new functionality, including:
>  - Allowing PF/VF driver compaitibility with old drivers [running
>    pre-8.10.5.0 firmware].
>  - Better debug facilities.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yuval Mintz <Yuval.Mintz@...gic.com>

Applied, thanks Yuval.

--Kyle