From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from cmexedge1.emulex.com ([138.239.224.99]:20694 "EHLO CMEXEDGE1.ext.emulex.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753677AbaKRL1z (ORCPT ); Tue, 18 Nov 2014 06:27:55 -0500 From: Venkat Duvvuru To: Bjorn Helgaas CC: "linux-pci@vger.kernel.org" , Anish Bhatt , Hariprasad Shenai , Casey Leedom Subject: RE: [PATCH v1] pci: Limit VPD length of Emulex adapters to the actual length supported. Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 11:26:29 +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: DQoNCj4gLS0tLS1PcmlnaW5hbCBNZXNzYWdlLS0tLS0NCj4gRnJvbTogQmpvcm4gSGVsZ2FhcyBb bWFpbHRvOmJoZWxnYWFzQGdvb2dsZS5jb21dDQo+IFNlbnQ6IFR1ZXNkYXksIE5vdmVtYmVyIDE4 LCAyMDE0IDU6MDIgQU0NCj4gVG86IFZlbmthdCBEdXZ2dXJ1DQo+IENjOiBsaW51eC1wY2lAdmdl ci5rZXJuZWwub3JnOyBBbmlzaCBCaGF0dDsgSGFyaXByYXNhZCBTaGVuYWkNCj4gU3ViamVjdDog UmU6IFtQQVRDSCB2MV0gcGNpOiBMaW1pdCBWUEQgbGVuZ3RoIG9mIEVtdWxleCBhZGFwdGVycyB0 byB0aGUNCj4gYWN0dWFsIGxlbmd0aCBzdXBwb3J0ZWQuDQo+IA0KPiBbK2NjIEFuaXNoLCBIYXJp cHJhc2FkIChjeGdiNCBtYWludGFpbmVycy9jb250cmlidXRvcnMpXQ0KPiANCj4gQW5pc2gsIEhh cmlwcmFzYWQsIGhlcmUncyB0aGUgcHJvYmxlbToNCj4gPj4gSSB0b29rIGEgcXVpY2sgbG9vayBh dCB0aG9zZSBkcml2ZXJzLCBhbmQgaXQgYWN0dWFsbHkgbG9va3MgbGlrZSBtb3N0DQo+ID4+IG9m IHRoZW0gbG9vayBmb3IgdGhlIHRhZyBzdHJ1Y3R1cmUsIGUuZy4sIGJ5IHVzaW5nIHBjaV92cGRf ZmluZF90YWcoKQ0KPiA+PiBvciBkb2luZyBzb21ldGhpbmcgc2ltaWxhci4gIFNvIG1heWJlIGl0 IGFjdHVhbGx5IHdvdWxkIGJlIHNhZmUgdG8gZG8NCj4gPj4gdGhpcy4gIE1heWJlIHlvdSBjb3Vs ZCBoYXZlIGEgbW9yZSB0aG9yb3VnaCBsb29rIGF0IHRoZW0gYW5kIHNlZSBpZg0KPiA+PiB5b3Ug YWdyZWU/DQo+ID4gSWYgdGhlIGRldmljZXMgZG9lc24ndCBmb2xsb3cgdGhlIHNwZWMgZm9yIHRo ZSBWUEQgY29udGVudHMsIHBjaS1jb3JlIG1heQ0KPiBlbmR1cCByZXF1ZXN0aW5nIDMyayBkYXRh IHdoaWNoIHByb2JhYmx5IHdpbGwgbm90IGJyZWFrIGV4aXN0aW5nIHVzZXJzLg0KPiANCj4gVGhl IGNhc2UgSSdtIHdvcnJpZWQgYWJvdXQgaXMgYSBkZXZpY2UgdGhhdCBkb2Vzbid0IGZvbGxvdyB0 aGUgVlBEDQo+IGZvcm1hdCBzcGVjLCBidXQgaXRzIFZQRCBjb250ZW50cyBpbmNsdWRlIGRhdGEg dGhhdCBtYXRjaGVzIGFuIEVuZA0KPiBUYWcuICBJZiB3ZSBtYWtlIHBjaV9yZWFkX3ZwZCgpIHN0 b3Agd2hlbiBpdCBzZWVzIGFuIEVuZCBUYWcsIHdlIG1heQ0KPiBzdG9wIHJlYWRpbmcgZGF0YSBw cmVtYXR1cmVseS4NCltWZW5rYXRdIEkgdGhpbmsgaXQncyBmYWlyIHRvIGFzc3VtZSB0aGF0IGRl dmljZXMgZWl0aGVyIGZvbGxvdyB0aGUgc3BlYyBvciB0aGV5IGRvbid0Lg0KRXZlbiBpZiB0aGUg ZGV2aWNlcyBwYXJ0aWFsbHkgZm9sbG93IHRoZSBzcGVjLCBJZiB0aGUgZmlyc3QgYnl0ZSAoYW5k IHRoZSBzdWJzZXF1ZW50IHJlbGV2YW50IGJ5dGVzIHdoaWNoIGFyZSBjYWxjdWxhdGVkIGJhc2Vk IG9uIHRoZSBsZW5ndGggYW5kIGRhdGEgb2YgdGhhdCByZXNvdXJjZSkgb2YgdGhlIFZQRCBkYXRh IGhhcyBhIHZhbGlkIHRhZywgd2UgY2FuIHN0b3AgYWZ0ZXIgdGhlIEVuZCB0YWcsIG90aGVyd2lz ZSByZWFkIDMyayB3b3J0aCBkYXRhLg0KTWlzdW5kZXJzdGFuZGluZyBvdGhlciBWUEQgY29udGVu dHMgYXMgRW5kIHRhZyBzZWVtcyB2ZXJ5IHVubGlrZWx5IGFzIHRoZSBwYXJzZXIgY29kZSBjYW4g ZGlzdGluZ3Vpc2ggdGFnLCBsZW5ndGggYW5kIGRhdGEgYmFzZWQgb24gdGhlIHNwZWMuDQpGb3Ig ZXhhbXBsZSwgcGNpIHV0aWxpdGllcyBhbHdheXMgbG9vayBmb3IgdGhlIEVuZCB0YWcgd2hpbGUg cmVhZGluZyBWUEQgZGF0YS4gKGNhcF92cGQgcm91dGluZSBpbiBscy12cGQuYykNCg0K