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From: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] nfp: ethtool flash updates
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2017 12:26:53 -0500 (EST)
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From: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@netronome.com>
Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2017 14:45:00 -0800

> Dirk says:
> 
> This series adds the ability to update the control FW with ethtool.
> 
> It should be noted that the locking scheme here is to release the RTNL
> lock before the flashing operation and to take it again afterwards to
> ensure consistent state from the core code point of view. In this time,
> we take a reference to the device to prevent the device being freed
> while its being flashed.
> 
> This provides protection for the device being flashed while at the same
> time not holding up any networking related functions which would
> otherwise be locked out due to RTNL being held.

Series applied, thanks.