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Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2017 12:55:51 +0200 From: Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@...hat.com> To: davem@...emloft.net Cc: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org, nhorman@...hat.com, sassmann@...hat.com, jogreene@...hat.com Subject: Re: [net 0/2][pull request] Intel Wired LAN Driver Updates 2017-09-05 On Tue, 5 Sep 2017 18:04:16 -0700 Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com> wrote: > This series contains fixes for i40e only. > > These two patches fix an issue where our nvmupdate tool does not work on RHEL 7.4 > and newer kernels, in fact, the use of the nvmupdate tool on newer kernels can > cause the cards to be non-functional unless these patches are applied. > > Anjali reworks the locking around accessing the NVM so that NVM acquire timeouts > do not occur which was causing the failed firmware updates. > > Jake correctly updates the wb_desc when reading the NVM through the AdminQ. > > The following are changes since commit 6d9c153a0b84392406bc77600aa7d3ea365de041: > net: dsa: loop: Do not unregister invalid fixed PHY > and are available in the git repository at: > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jkirsher/net-queue 40GbE > > Anjali Singhai Jain (1): > i40e: avoid NVM acquire deadlock during NVM update > > Jacob Keller (1): > i40e: point wb_desc at the nvm_wb_desc during i40e_read_nvm_aq I think this should go to -stable too (4.12+), as cards completely stop working after a firmware upgrade. -- Stefano
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