Re: [PATCH net v3] devlink: use direct firmware requests for flash updates

From: Andrew Lunn

Date: Tue Sep 01 2026 - 20:21:58 EST


On Tue, Sep 01, 2026 at 02:38:19PM +0200, Miguel Garcia wrote:
> request_firmware() may enter the sysfs fallback and call
> try_to_freeze(). Devlink invokes it while holding the instance lock,
> causing syzbot to report:

Please always start a new thread for a new patch. The CI system does
not always pick up the new version and test it otherwise.


Andrew

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