netdev - Re: [RFC 0/1] Proposal for new devlink command to enforce firmware security

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Message-ID: <d5d1ce3d-2233-4899-875e-28d7ee2becb8@lunn.ch>
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:16:44 +0100
From: Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To: "Szapar-Mudlaw, Martyna" <martyna.szapar-mudlaw@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	andrew+netdev@...n.ch, horms@...nel.org, jiri@...nulli.us,
	stephen@...workplumber.org, anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com,
	jacob.e.keller@...el.com, przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com,
	intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org
Subject: Re: [RFC 0/1] Proposal for new devlink command to enforce firmware
 security

> The E810 Ethernet controller firmware provides a certain level of security,
> which includes a mechanism to prevent firmware downgrades (to past, less
> secure versions).

Is there anything Ethernet specific here? I assume the same API could
be used for GPU firmware, ATA controller firmware, mice firmware?

Maybe you should pull this discussion up to a higher level, covering
all drivers, not just netdev.

	Andrew