netdev - Re: [PATCH net 1/1] qed: Populate nvm-file attributes while reading nvm config partition.

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Date:   Thu, 2 Jul 2020 09:39:33 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Sudarsana Reddy Kalluru <skalluru@...vell.com>
Cc:     <davem@...emloft.net>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <aelior@...vell.com>, <irusskikh@...vell.com>,
        <mkalderon@...vell.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 1/1] qed: Populate nvm-file attributes while reading
 nvm config partition.

On Thu, 2 Jul 2020 20:14:35 +0530 Sudarsana Reddy Kalluru wrote:
> NVM config file address will be modified when the MBI image is upgraded.
> Driver would return stale config values if user reads the nvm-config
> (via ethtool -d) in this state. The fix is to re-populate nvm attribute
> info while reading the nvm config values/partition.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sudarsana Reddy Kalluru <skalluru@...vell.com>
> Signed-off-by: Igor Russkikh <irusskikh@...vell.com>

Could you provide a Fixes tag?