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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/ice.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/ice.rst index 237848d56f9b..8eb50ba41f1a 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/devlink/ice.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink/ice.rst @@ -81,6 +81,37 @@ The ``ice`` driver reports the following versions - 0xee16ced7 - The first 4 bytes of the hash of the netlist module contents. +Flash Update +============ + +The ``ice`` driver implements support for flash update using the +``devlink-flash`` interface. It supports updating the device flash using a +combined flash image that contains the ``fw.mgmt``, ``fw.undi``, and +``fw.netlist`` components. + +.. list-table:: List of supported overwrite modes + :widths: 5 95 + + * - Bits + - Behavior + * - ``DEVLINK_FLASH_OVERWRITE_SETTINGS`` + - Do not preserve settings stored in the flash components being + updated. This includes overwriting the port configuration that + determines the number of physical functions the device will + initialize with. + * - ``DEVLINK_FLASH_OVERWRITE_SETTINGS`` and ``DEVLINK_FLASH_OVERWRITE_IDENTIFIERS`` + - Do not preserve either settings or identifiers. Overwrite everything + in the flash with the contents from the provided image, without + performing any preservation. This includes overwriting device + identifying fields such as the MAC address, VPD area, and device + serial number. It is expected that this combination be used with an + image customized for the specific device. + +The ice hardware does not support overwriting only identifiers while +preserving settings, and thus ``DEVLINK_FLASH_OVERWRITE_IDENTIFIERS`` on its +own will be rejected. If no overwrite mask is provided, the firmware will be +instructed to preserve all settings and identifying fields when updating. + Regions ======= |