netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] bnx2x: Invalidate fastpath HSI version for VFs

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Date:   Tue, 26 Oct 2021 22:05:26 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Manish Chopra <manishc@...vell.com>
Cc:     kuba@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
        aelior@...vell.com, skalluru@...vell.com, malin1024@...il.com,
        smalin@...vell.com, okulkarni@...vell.com, njavali@...vell.com,
        GR-everest-linux-l2@...vell.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 2/2] bnx2x: Invalidate fastpath HSI version for
 VFs

On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 12:37:17PM -0700, Manish Chopra wrote:
> Commit 0a6890b9b4df ("bnx2x: Utilize FW 7.13.15.0.")
> added validation for fastpath HSI versions for different
> client init which was not meant for SR-IOV VF clients, which
> resulted in firmware asserts when running VF clients with
> different fastpath HSI version.
> 
> This patch along with the new firmware support in patch #1
> fixes this behavior in order to not validate fastpath HSI
> version for the VFs.
> 
> Fixes: 0a6890b9b4df ("bnx2x: Utilize FW 7.13.15.0.")
> Signed-off-by: Manish Chopra <manishc@...vell.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ariel Elior <aelior@...vell.com>
> Signed-off-by: Omkar Kulkarni <okulkarni@...vell.com>
> Signed-off-by: Shai Malin <smalin@...vell.com>


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This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the
stable kernel tree.  Please read:
    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html
for how to do this properly.

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