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<177032520833.564062.4499148622952657788.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:00:08 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Anshumali Gaur <agaur@...vell.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
jacob.e.keller@...el.com, sgoutham@...vell.com, lcherian@...vell.com,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] octeontx2-af: Fix PF driver crash with kexec kernel
booting
Hello:
This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:
On Tue, 3 Feb 2026 10:37:01 +0530 you wrote:
> During a kexec reboot the hardware is not power-cycled, so AF state from
> the old kernel can persist into the new kernel. When AF and PF drivers
> are built as modules, the PF driver may probe before AF reinitializes
> the hardware.
>
> The PF driver treats the RVUM block revision as an indication that AF
> initialization is complete. If this value is left uncleared at shutdown,
> PF may incorrectly assume AF is ready and access stale hardware state,
> leading to a crash.
>
> [...]
Here is the summary with links:
- [v2] octeontx2-af: Fix PF driver crash with kexec kernel booting
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/2d2d574309e3
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