netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/8] fwctl: Add basic structure for a class subsystem with a cdev

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Message-ID: <68ae1ebb-90d7-4b4b-84a2-578b7217d5c5@infradead.org>
Date: Tue, 4 Jun 2024 09:42:50 -0700
From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...dia.com>, Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
 Itay Avraham <itayavr@...dia.com>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
 Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
 Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...dia.com>,
 Tariq Toukan <tariqt@...dia.com>
Cc: Andy Gospodarek <andrew.gospodarek@...adcom.com>,
 Aron Silverton <aron.silverton@...cle.com>,
 Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>, David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>,
 Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>, Jiri Pirko <jiri@...dia.com>,
 Leonid Bloch <lbloch@...dia.com>, Leon Romanovsky <leonro@...dia.com>,
 linux-cxl@...r.kernel.org, patches@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/8] fwctl: Add basic structure for a class subsystem with
 a cdev



On 6/3/24 8:53 AM, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/fwctl/Kconfig b/drivers/fwctl/Kconfig
> new file mode 100644
> index 00000000000000..6ceee3347ae642
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/drivers/fwctl/Kconfig
> @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
> +menuconfig FWCTL
> +        tristate "fwctl device firmware access framework"

Use tab above instead of spaces for indentation, please.

> +	help
> +	  fwctl provides a userspace API for restricted access to communicate
> +	  with on-device firmware. The communication channel is intended to
> +	  support a wide range of lockdown compatible device behaviors including
> +	  manipulating device FLASH, debugging, and other activities that don't
> +	  fit neatly into an existing subsystem.

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