-----Original Message----- From: Florian Fainelli [mailto:f.faine...@gmail.com] Sent: 18 April 2018 05:12 To: Sebastian Kuzminsky <seb.kuzmin...@gmail.com>; linux-ker...@vger.kernel.org; netdev@vger.kernel.org; Elior, Ariel <ariel.el...@cavium.com>; Dept-Eng Everest Linux L2 <dept-engeverestlinu...@cavium.com> Subject: Re: fix for bnx2x panic during ethtool reporting
+netdev, Ariel, On 04/17/2018 10:21 AM, Sebastian Kuzminsky wrote: > "ethtool -i" on a bnx2x interface causes kernel panic when the > firmware version is longer than expected. The attached patch fixes > the problem by simplifying the string handling in bnx2x_fill_fw_str(). > It applies cleanly to 4.14 and 4.17-rc1. If you want to have a chance of getting your patch included, your should make sure you copy the driver maintainers and the network mailinglist, doing that. -- Florian Acked-by: Sudarsana Kalluru <sudarsana.kall...@cavium.com>
