RE: [PATCH] i40e: limit client interface to X722 hardware

2017-04-04 Thread Williams, Mitch A
ux Netdev List > <netdev@vger.kernel.org>; David Miller <da...@davemloft.net>; Kirsher, > Jeffrey T <jeffrey.t.kirs...@intel.com> > Subject: Re: [PATCH] i40e: limit client interface to X722 hardware > > On 04.04.2017 18:56, Or Gerlitz wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 5:34

Re: [PATCH] i40e: limit client interface to X722 hardware

2017-04-04 Thread Stefan Assmann
On 04.04.2017 18:56, Or Gerlitz wrote: > On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 5:34 PM, Stefan Assmann wrote: >> The client interface is meant for X722 iWARP support. Modprobing i40iw >> on systems with X710/XL710 NICs currently may crash the system. > > just curious may or crash? and why?

Re: [PATCH] i40e: limit client interface to X722 hardware

2017-04-04 Thread Or Gerlitz
On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 5:34 PM, Stefan Assmann wrote: > The client interface is meant for X722 iWARP support. Modprobing i40iw > on systems with X710/XL710 NICs currently may crash the system. just curious may or crash? and why?

RE: [PATCH] i40e: limit client interface to X722 hardware

2017-04-04 Thread Williams, Mitch A
Kirsher, Jeffrey T > <jeffrey.t.kirs...@intel.com>; sassm...@kpanic.de > Subject: [PATCH] i40e: limit client interface to X722 hardware > > The client interface is meant for X722 iWARP support. Modprobing i40iw > on systems with X710/XL710 NICs currently may crash the system. Adding a >

[PATCH] i40e: limit client interface to X722 hardware

2017-04-04 Thread Stefan Assmann
The client interface is meant for X722 iWARP support. Modprobing i40iw on systems with X710/XL710 NICs currently may crash the system. Adding a check which limits client interface access to the appropriate hardware. Signed-off-by: Stefan Assmann ---