From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from cmexedge2.emulex.com ([138.239.224.100]:11383 "EHLO CMEXEDGE2.ext.emulex.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751180AbaKQPMs (ORCPT ); Mon, 17 Nov 2014 10:12:48 -0500 From: Venkat Duvvuru To: "Bjorn Helgaas (bhelgaas@google.com)" CC: "'linux-pci@vger.kernel.org'" Subject: RE: [PATCH v1] pci: Limit VPD length of Emulex adapters to the actual length supported. Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 15:12:15 +0000 Message-ID: References: <1f6d7b6c-7189-4fe3-926b-42609724cab9@CMEXHTCAS2.ad.emulex.com> <20141023154054.GA7137@google.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-pci-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: U29ycnkgZm9yIGEgZGVsYXllZCByZXNwb25zZS4NCg0KPiAtLS0tLU9yaWdpbmFsIE1lc3NhZ2Ut LS0tLQ0KPiBGcm9tOiBCam9ybiBIZWxnYWFzIFttYWlsdG86YmhlbGdhYXNAZ29vZ2xlLmNvbV0N Cj4gU2VudDogVHVlc2RheSwgTm92ZW1iZXIgMDQsIDIwMTQgMTE6MDUgUE0NCj4gVG86IFZlbmth dCBEdXZ2dXJ1DQo+IENjOiBsaW51eC1wY2lAdmdlci5rZXJuZWwub3JnDQo+IFN1YmplY3Q6IFJl OiBbUEFUQ0ggdjFdIHBjaTogTGltaXQgVlBEIGxlbmd0aCBvZiBFbXVsZXggYWRhcHRlcnMgdG8g dGhlDQo+IGFjdHVhbCBsZW5ndGggc3VwcG9ydGVkLg0KPiANCj4gPiBJbiB0aGlzIGNhc2Ugd2hl biB0aGUgaG9zdCByZWFkcyAzMmsgc3BhY2UsIHRoZSBhZGFwdGVyIGdldHMgYXJvdW5kIDhLDQo+ IGludGVycnVwdHMgYW5kIHNvbWV0aW1lcyBnZXRzIG92ZXJ3aGVsbWVkIHdpdGggdGhlIGludGVy cnVwdCBzdG9ybS4gVGhpcw0KPiBjb3VsZCBjYXVzZSB0aGUgYWRhcHRlciB0byBzdG9wIGZ1bmN0 aW9uaW5nIHByb3Blcmx5Lg0KPiA+IExpbWl0aW5nIHRoZSBWUEQgcmVhZCB0byAxSyBjYXVzZXMg b25seSAyNTYgaW50ZXJydXB0cyAob24gdGhlIGFkYXB0ZXIpIGFuZA0KPiB0aGUgcHJvYmxlbSBu ZXZlciBzZWVtcyB0byBvY2N1ci4NCj4gPiBUaGlzIGhhcyBiZWVuIHRoZSBtYWluIG1vdGl2YXRp b24gYmVoaW5kIG15IHBhdGNoLg0KPiA+IEkgZG8gYWdyZWUgdGhhdCB0aGUgdGltZW91dCBjb3Vs ZCBzdGlsbCBvY2N1ciBldmVuIHdoZW4gcmVhZGluZyB0aGUgMUsNCj4gaW1wbGVtZW50ZWQgc3Bh Y2UsIGJ1dCBJIGZlZWwgaXQncyBoaWdobHkgaW1wcm9iYWJsZS4NCj4gDQo+IE9LLiAgSSB3b3Vs ZCBndWVzcyB0aGF0IHNvbWV0aGluZyBsaWtlDQo+IA0KPiAgIHdoaWxlIC9iaW4vdHJ1ZTsgZG8N Cj4gICAgIGNhdCAvc3lzL2RldmljZXMvcGNpMDAwMDowMC8wMDAwOjAwOjAwLjAvdnBkDQo+ICAg ZG9uZQ0KPiANCj4gY291bGQgc3RpbGwgb3ZlcndoZWxtIHRoZSBhZGFwdGVyLCBldmVuIHdpdGgg dGhlIDFLIGxpbWl0IGluIHBsYWNlLg0KQ29ycmVjdC4NCg0KPiANCj4gPiBBcyBhbiBhbHRlcm5h dGl2ZSBzb2x1dGlvbiwgd291bGQgeW91IGJlIG9wZW4gdG8gYSBmaXggaW4gUENJIC1jb3JlIHRv IHN0b3ANCj4gcmVhZGluZyBhZnRlciB0aGUgRW5kLXRhZyBpcyBkZXRlY3RlZD8gIChUaGlzIGxv Z2ljIGlzIHVzZWQgYnkgcGNpLXV0aWxpdHkgKGxzLQ0KPiB2cGQuYykgd2hpbGUgcmVhZGluZyBW UEQgZGF0YS4pDQo+ID4gSSBub3cgZmVlbCB0aGF0IHRoaXMgaXMgdGhlICpyaWdodCogc29sdXRp b24gdGhhbiBteSBwY2ktcXVpcmtzIHBhdGNoLg0KPiANCj4gVGhhdCdzIGEgcG9zc2liaWxpdHks IGFuZCBpZiB3ZSB3ZXJlIGltcGxlbWVudGluZyBWUEQgc3VwcG9ydCBmcm9tDQo+IHNjcmF0Y2gs IEknZCBwcm9iYWJseSBkbyBpdCB0aGF0IHdheS4NCj4gDQo+IE15IG9ubHkgY29uY2VybiB3aXRo IGNoYW5naW5nIG5vdyBpcyB0aGF0IGl0IGNvdWxkIGJyZWFrIGV4aXN0aW5nDQo+IHVzZXJzIGZv ciBkZXZpY2VzIHdoZXJlIHRoZSBWUEQgY29udGVudCBkb2Vzbid0IGhhdmUgdGhlIHN0cnVjdHVy ZQ0KPiBzcGVjaWZpZWQgYnkgdGhlIHNwZWMuICBUaGVyZSBhcmVuJ3QgKnRvbyogbWFueSB1c2Vy cyBvZg0KPiBwY2lfcmVhZF92cGQoKSBpbiB0aGUgdHJlZSwgc28gaXQgbWlnaHQgYmUgZmVhc2li bGUgdG8ganVzdCBhc2sgdGhlDQo+IGJueDJ4LCB0ZzMsIGN4Z2I0LCBza3kyLCBhbmQgZWZ4IGZv bGtzIHdoZXRoZXIgdGhleSB0aGluayBpdCdzIHNhZmUuDQo+IA0KPiBJIHRvb2sgYSBxdWljayBs b29rIGF0IHRob3NlIGRyaXZlcnMsIGFuZCBpdCBhY3R1YWxseSBsb29rcyBsaWtlIG1vc3QNCj4g b2YgdGhlbSBsb29rIGZvciB0aGUgdGFnIHN0cnVjdHVyZSwgZS5nLiwgYnkgdXNpbmcgcGNpX3Zw ZF9maW5kX3RhZygpDQo+IG9yIGRvaW5nIHNvbWV0aGluZyBzaW1pbGFyLiAgU28gbWF5YmUgaXQg YWN0dWFsbHkgd291bGQgYmUgc2FmZSB0byBkbw0KPiB0aGlzLiAgTWF5YmUgeW91IGNvdWxkIGhh dmUgYSBtb3JlIHRob3JvdWdoIGxvb2sgYXQgdGhlbSBhbmQgc2VlIGlmDQo+IHlvdSBhZ3JlZT8N CklmIHRoZSBkZXZpY2VzIGRvZXNuJ3QgZm9sbG93IHRoZSBzcGVjIGZvciB0aGUgVlBEIGNvbnRl bnRzLCBwY2ktY29yZSBtYXkgZW5kdXAgcmVxdWVzdGluZyAzMmsgZGF0YSB3aGljaCBwcm9iYWJs eSB3aWxsIG5vdCBicmVhayBleGlzdGluZyB1c2Vycy4NCkkgbG9va2VkIGludG8gYWxsIHRoZSBw Y2lfcmVhZF92cGQgdXNlcnMgKGRyaXZlcnMpIGFuZCB0aGV5IHNlZW0gdG8gYmUgZG9pbmcgcGNp X2ZpbmRfdnBkX3RhZyBvciBwY2lfdnBkX2ZpbmRfaW5mb19rZXl3b3JkIHRvIGZpbmQgYSBzcGVj aWZpYyB0YWcva2V5d29yZCBhbmQgbm90IGFsbCB0aGUgdGFncy9rZXl3b3Jkcy4NCkEgc2FmZXIg YXBwcm9hY2ggcHJvYmFibHkgaXMgdG8gbG9vayBmb3IgdGhlIGVuZCB0YWcgaW4gcGNpX3JlYWRf dnBkLCBpZiBvZmZzZXQgaXMgInplcm8iIGJlY2F1c2Ugc29tZSBkcml2ZXJzIGFyZSBkb2luZyAi cGNpX3JlYWRfdnBkIiB3aXRoIGEgbm9uLXplcm8gb2Zmc2V0Lg0KDQoNCi9WZW5rYXQuDQo=