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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 10/10] bnxt: Create an auxiliary device for fwctl_bnxt
To: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@nvidia.com>
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On 2/18/25 1:05 PM, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 11, 2025 at 09:24:35AM -0700, David Ahern wrote:
> 
>> "Any resources in use by the netdev stack can only be created and
>> modified by established netdev tools."
> 
> That is already a restriction described in the doc, not just netdev,
> but any kernel driver running with any kernel owned resource. You
> can't reach in and change kernel owned objects.
> 

ok, then Jakub's concerns should be met.