Re: [PATCH net v4] devlink: use direct firmware requests for flash updates

[patchwork-bot+netdevbpf]

Hello:

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

On Wed,  2 Sep 2026 11:57:30 +0200 you 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:
> 
>   WARNING: syz-executor/... still has locks held!
> 
> Firmware flash requests already name a file provided by userspace.
> Use request_firmware_direct() in both flash update paths so a missing
> file fails immediately instead of entering the sysfs fallback. This
> keeps the normal devlink locking intact.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net,v4] devlink: use direct firmware requests for flash updates
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/94284e5442ba

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