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    New 7.0 FW: bnx2x, cnic, bnx2i, bnx2fc · 619c5cb6
    Vlad Zolotarov authored
    New FW/HSI (7.0):
     - Added support to 578xx chips
     - Improved HSI - much less driver's direct access to the FW internal
       memory needed.
    
    New implementation of the HSI handling layer in the bnx2x (bnx2x_sp.c):
     - Introduced chip dependent objects that have chip independent interfaces
       for configuration of MACs, multicast addresses, Rx mode, indirection table,
       fast path queues and function initialization/cleanup.
     - Objects functionality is based on the private function pointers, which
       allows not only a per-chip but also PF/VF differentiation while still
       preserving the same interface towards the driver.
     - Objects interface is not influenced by the HSI changes which do not require
       providing new parameters keeping the code outside the bnx2x_sp.c invariant
       with regard to such HSI chnages.
    
    Changes in a CNIC, bnx2fc and bnx2i modules due to the new HSI.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarVladislav Zolotarov <vladz@broadcom.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarMichael Chan <mchan@broadcom.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarBhanu Prakash Gollapudi <bprakash@broadcom.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarEilon Greenstein <eilong@broadcom.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@conan.davemloft.net>
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