linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/4] qla2xxx: Handle incorrect entry

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Message-ID: <20200827114626.daispydkcsdp3rj2@beryllium.lan>
Date:   Thu, 27 Aug 2020 13:46:26 +0200
From:   Daniel Wagner <dwagner@...e.de>
To:     Martin Wilck <mwilck@...e.com>
Cc:     linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Nilesh Javali <njavali@...vell.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/4] qla2xxx: Handle incorrect entry_type entries

On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 12:17:13PM +0200, Martin Wilck wrote:
> Should we perhaps log an error message when we detect a mismatch
> between sp->type and entry_type?

Sure can do, but does it really help? Not much we can do in the
driver. I hope the firmware gets fixed eventually. I am not against it,
just not sure if the log entry really is helping except saying 'you are
using a firmware with a known issue'.