Re: [PATCH V4 0/5] mlx5 ConnectX control misc driver

[Jason Gunthorpe]

On Thu, Apr 04, 2024 at 09:53:14PM +0100, Edward Cree wrote:
> On 04/04/2024 21:25, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> > For instance there is a bunch that configure the UEFI option
> > rom. Various devices can PXE boot, iSCSI boot and so on.
> 
> Sounds like a perfect example of something that should have a
>  standardised cross-vendor configuration mechanism, rather than
>  every vendor having its own special tool as is sadly the case
>  today.

Sure, I imagine exploring this kind of commonality in userspace with a
fwctl based tool. The kernel is the wrong layer to do it.

Jason