Re: [PATCH net-next v3] tg3: normalize inherited BCM5718 register byte order

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Hello:

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

On Sun, 11 Oct 2026 21:41:58 +0200 you wrote:
> Firmware can leave BCM5718 vendor registers byte-swapped while standard
> PCI fields retain normal byte order. Detect this from the host-control
> revision marker, byte-swap bit and swapped product ID, without matching
> a platform model or PCI subsystem. Prefer the normal revision marker
> so already-normal controllers do not enter the normalization path.
> 
> Hardware swapping can accommodate big-endian register accesses, but tg3
> already initializes misc_host_ctrl with WORD_SWAP set and BYTE_SWAP clear
> on both little- and big-endian builds. Its normal MMIO path uses
> readl()/writel(); on SPARC64 these use little-endian accesses. Restore
> that existing register mode rather than choosing a mode based on host
> endianness. The swab32() on the initial write compensates for the device's
> inherited state; subsequent accesses use the normal driver path.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v3] tg3: normalize inherited BCM5718 register byte order
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/4f9fbb30e341

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