RE: [PATCH] firmware: stratix10-svc: extend SVC driver to get the firmware version
From: David Laight
Date: Tue Mar 30 2021 - 10:19:48 EST
From: richard.gong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: 30 March 2021 15:33
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> Extend Intel service layer driver to get the firmware version running at
> FPGA device. Therefore FPGA manager driver, one of Intel service layer
> driver's client, can decide whether to handle the newly added bitstream
> authentication function based on the retrieved firmware version.
Using the version number to detect features is just plain wrong.
You should use something like a bitmap of supported features.
David
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