netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 3/9] bnxt_en: parse result field when NVRAM package install fails

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Date:   Mon, 7 Mar 2022 14:13:58 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Michael Chan <michael.chan@...adcom.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, gospo@...adcom.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 3/9] bnxt_en: parse result field when NVRAM
 package install fails

On Sat,  5 Mar 2022 03:54:36 -0500 Michael Chan wrote:
> From: Kalesh AP <kalesh-anakkur.purayil@...adcom.com>
> 
> Instead of always returning -ENOPKG, decode the firmware error
> code further when the HWRM_NVM_INSTALL_UPDATE firmware call fails.
> Return a more suitable error code to userspace and log an error
> in dmesg.

devlink fw flashing allows for the msg to be reported directly 
to the user, that's more friendly than having to scan logs.