Re: [PATCH v2] octeontx2-af: Fix PF driver crash with kexec kernel booting

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Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>:

On Tue, 3 Feb 2026 10:37:01 +0530 you wrote:
> During a kexec reboot the hardware is not power-cycled, so AF state from
> the old kernel can persist into the new kernel. When AF and PF drivers
> are built as modules, the PF driver may probe before AF reinitializes
> the hardware.
> 
> The PF driver treats the RVUM block revision as an indication that AF
> initialization is complete. If this value is left uncleared at shutdown,
> PF may incorrectly assume AF is ready and access stale hardware state,
> leading to a crash.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [v2] octeontx2-af: Fix PF driver crash with kexec kernel booting
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/2d2d574309e3

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