netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 06/19] pds_core: add FW update feature to devlink

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Message-ID: <20221128102709.444e3724@kernel.org>
Date:   Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:27:09 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Shannon Nelson <snelson@...sando.io>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, mst@...hat.com,
        jasowang@...hat.com, virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        drivers@...sando.io
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 06/19] pds_core: add FW update feature to
 devlink

On Fri, 18 Nov 2022 14:56:43 -0800 Shannon Nelson wrote:
> Add in the support for doing firmware updates, and for selecting
> the next firmware image to boot on, and tie them into the
> devlink flash and parameter handling.  The FW flash is the same
> as in the ionic driver.  However, this device has the ability
> to report what is in the firmware slots on the device and
> allows you to select the slot to use on the next device boot.

This is hardly vendor specific. Intel does a similar thing, IIUC.
Please work on a common interface.