Re: [PATCH net-next] net: ethtool: Monotonically increase the message sequence number

From: Petr Machata
Date: Thu Jul 11 2024 - 10:10:18 EST



Danielle Ratson <danieller@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Currently, during the module firmware flashing process, unicast
> notifications are sent from the kernel using the same sequence number,
> making it impossible for user space to track missed notifications.
>
> Monotonically increase the message sequence number, so the order of
> notifications could be tracked effectively.
>
> Signed-off-by: Danielle Ratson <danieller@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@xxxxxxxxxx>

Applied, thanks.