netdev - Re: fix for bnx2x panic during ethtool reporting

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Date:   Tue, 17 Apr 2018 16:42:20 -0700
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     Sebastian Kuzminsky <seb.kuzminsky@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        ariel.elior@...ium.com, everest-linux-l2@...ium.com
Subject: Re: fix for bnx2x panic during ethtool reporting

+netdev, Ariel,

On 04/17/2018 10:21 AM, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote:
> "ethtool -i" on a bnx2x interface causes kernel panic when the
> firmware version is longer than expected.  The attached patch fixes
> the problem by simplifying the string handling in bnx2x_fill_fw_str().
> It applies cleanly to 4.14 and 4.17-rc1.

If you want to have a chance of getting your patch included, your should
make sure you copy the driver maintainers and the network mailinglist,
doing that.
-- 
Florian