netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 8/9] bnxt_en: implement hw health reporter

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Date:   Mon, 7 Mar 2022 14:21:57 -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 8/9] bnxt_en: implement hw health reporter

On Sat,  5 Mar 2022 03:54:41 -0500 Michael Chan wrote:
> +static int bnxt_hw_recover(struct devlink_health_reporter *reporter,
> +			   void *priv_ctx,
> +			   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
> +{
> +	struct bnxt *bp = devlink_health_reporter_priv(reporter);
> +	struct bnxt_hw_health *hw_health = &bp->hw_health;
> +
> +	hw_health->synd = BNXT_HW_STATUS_HEALTHY;
> +	return 0;
> +}

This seems like a very weird recovery function.

I guess the FW automatically does auto-recovery and the driver 
has no control over it?