+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
