netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH net-next v2 0/6] introduce PLDM firmware update library

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Date:   Fri, 17 Jul 2020 12:58:26 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kubakici@...pl>
To:     Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>,
        Tom Herbert <tom@...bertland.com>,
        Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Michael Chan <michael.chan@...adcom.com>,
        Bin Luo <luobin9@...wei.com>,
        Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...lanox.com>,
        Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>,
        Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>,
        Danielle Ratson <danieller@...lanox.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next v2 0/6] introduce PLDM firmware update
 library

On Fri, 17 Jul 2020 11:35:35 -0700 Jacob Keller wrote:
> This series goal is to enable support for updating the ice hardware flash
> using the devlink flash command.

Looks reasonable.

You have some left over references to ignore_pending_flash_update in
comments, and you should use NLA_POLICY_RANGE() for the new attr.

Taking and releasing the FW lock may be fun for multi-host devices if
you ever support those.