netdev - Re: [patch net-next 4/4] net: devlink: expose default flash update target

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <20220819144545.1efd6a04@kernel.org>
Date:   Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:45:45 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     "Keller, Jacob E" <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
Cc:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        "idosch@...dia.com" <idosch@...dia.com>,
        "pabeni@...hat.com" <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        "edumazet@...gle.com" <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        "saeedm@...dia.com" <saeedm@...dia.com>,
        "vikas.gupta@...adcom.com" <vikas.gupta@...adcom.com>,
        "gospo@...adcom.com" <gospo@...adcom.com>
Subject: Re: [patch net-next 4/4] net: devlink: expose default flash update
 target

On Fri, 19 Aug 2022 20:59:28 +0000 Keller, Jacob E wrote:
> > My intuition would be that if you specify no component you're flashing
> > the entire device. Is that insufficient? Can you explain the use case?
> > 
> > Also Documentation/ needs to be updated.  
> 
> Some of the components in ice include the DDP which has an info
> version, but which is not part of the flash but is loaded by the
> driver during initialization.

Right "entire device" as in "everything in 'stored'". Runtime loaded
stuff should not be listed in "stored" and therefore not be considered
"flashable". Correct?