> -Original Message-
> From: netdev-ow...@vger.kernel.org On
> Behalf Of Jakub Kicinski
> Sent: Wednesday, August 19, 2020 9:31 AM
> To: Keller, Jacob E
> Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [net-next v3 3/4] devlink: introduce flash update overwrite mas
On Wed, 19 Aug 2020 16:01:02 + Keller, Jacob E wrote:
> > > -#define DEVLINK_SUPPORT_FLASH_UPDATE_COMPONENT BIT(0)
> > > +#define DEVLINK_SUPPORT_FLASH_UPDATE_COMPONENT BIT(0)
> > > +#define DEVLINK_SUPPORT_FLASH_UPDATE_OVERWRITE_MASK BIT(1)
> >
> > Since core will check sup
> -Original Message-
> From: Jakub Kicinski
> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2020 8:55 PM
> To: Keller, Jacob E
> Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [net-next v3 3/4] devlink: introduce flash update overwrite mask
>
> On Tue, 18 Aug 2020 17:28:17 -0700 Jaco
On Tue, 18 Aug 2020 17:28:17 -0700 Jacob Keller wrote:
> +The ``devlink-flash`` command allows optionally specifying a mask indicating
> +the how the device should handle subsections of flash components when
remove one 'the'?
> +updating. This mask indicates the set of sections which are allowed
Sections of device flash may contain settings or device identifying
information. When performing a flash update, it is generally expected
that these settings and identifiers are not overwritten.
However, it may sometimes be useful to allow overwriting these fields
when performing a flash update. S
