Re: [PATCH] ixgbe: Add support for firmware update

From: Markus Elfring
Date: Sun Jun 09 2024 - 07:24:31 EST


> This patch adds support for firmware update to the in-tree ixgbe driver and it is actually a port
> from the out-of-tree ixgbe driver. In-band firmware update is one of the essential system maintenance


Please improve such a change description also according to word wrapping
because of more desirable text line lengths.



> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c
> @@ -993,114 +993,292 @@ static void ixgbe_get_regs(struct net_device *netdev,

> +static int ixgbe_set_eeprom(struct net_device *netdev,
> + struct ethtool_eeprom *eeprom, u8 *bytes)

> err:
> - kfree(eeprom_buff);
> - return ret_val;
> + kfree(eeprom_buff);
> + return ret_val;
> }

Please keep these statements unmodified.

Would you like to reconsider the indentation once more for your change approach?
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/Documentation/process/coding-style.rst?h=v6.10-rc2#n18

Regards,
Markus