Re: [PATCH net-next 3/5] i40e: Add handler for devlink .info_get

From: Jakub Kicinski
Date: Tue Oct 17 2023 - 11:21:28 EST


On Tue, 17 Oct 2023 11:56:20 +0200 Ivan Vecera wrote:
> > Your board reports "fw.psid 9.30", this may not be right,
> > PSID is more of a board+customer ID, IIUC. 9.30 looks like
> > a version, not an ID.
>
> Maybe plain 'fw' should be used for this '9.30' as this is a version
> of the whole software package provided by Intel for these adapters
> (e.g.
> https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/download/18190/non-volatile-memory-nvm-update-utility-for-intel-ethernet-network-adapter-700-series.html).
>
> Thoughts?

Hm, that could be better, yes.

Jake, any guidance?

> > UNDI means PXE. Is that whave "combo image" means for Intel?
>
> Combo image version (aka CIVD) is reported by nvmupdate tool and this
> should be version of OROM that contains PXE, EFI images that each of
> them can have specific version but this CIVD should be overall OROM
> version for this combination of PXE and EFI. I hope I'm right.

Sounds good then!