RE: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] bnx2x: Utilize firmware 7.13.20.0

[Manish Chopra <manishc@marvell.com>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2021 1:35 AM
> To: Manish Chopra <manishc@marvell.com>
> Cc: kuba@kernel.org; netdev@vger.kernel.org; stable@vger.kernel.org; Ariel
> Elior <aelior@marvell.com>; Sudarsana Reddy Kalluru <skalluru@marvell.com>;
> malin1024@gmail.com; Shai Malin <smalin@marvell.com>; Omkar Kulkarni
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> Subject: [EXT] Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] bnx2x: Utilize firmware 7.13.20.0
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> On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 12:37:16PM -0700, Manish Chopra wrote:
> > Commit 0050dcf3e848 ("bnx2x: Add FW 7.13.20.0") added a new .bin
> > firmware file to linux-firmware.git tree. This new firmware addresses
> > few important issues and enhancements as mentioned below -
> >
> > - Support direct invalidation of FP HSI Ver per function ID, required for
> >   invalidating FP HSI Ver prior to each VF start, as there is no VF
> > start
> > - BRB hardware block parity error detection support for the driver
> > - Fix the FCOE underrun flow
> > - Fix PSOD during FCoE BFS over the NIC ports after preboot driver
> >
> > This patch incorporates this new firmware 7.13.20.0 in bnx2x driver.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Manish Chopra <manishc@marvell.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Shai Malin <smalin@marvell.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Omkar Kulkarni <okulkarni@marvell.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Ariel Elior <aelior@marvell.com>
> 
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> <formletter>
> 
> This is not the correct way to submit patches for inclusion in the stable kernel
> tree.  Please read:
>     https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-
> 3A__www.kernel.org_doc_html_latest_process_stable-2Dkernel-
> 2Drules.html&d=DwIBAg&c=nKjWec2b6R0mOyPaz7xtfQ&r=bMTgx2X48QVXyXO
> EL8ALyI4dsWoR-m74c5n3d-
> ruJI8&m=ty09KAp_t8LlTicBDOtEO7pxmxWrH0D0JgMAieGU5RA&s=2fheQ69qq4l
> tmmFzYYyaQXTj7naqE87MTdo3bL9sJYY&e=
> for how to do this properly.
> 
> </formletter>

Hello Greg,

This patch set is mainly meant for net-next.git, can you please tell about the issue more specifically ?
Do you mean that I should not have Cced stable here ? is that the problem ?

Thanks,
Manish