[PATCH v2 0/3] reload the firmware as needed

[Chaoyong He]

Add the necessary logic to get firmware version from firmware file, and
only reload the firmware when the firmware version changed.

Also add a device argument which can force reload the firmware and
ignore the firmware version.

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v2:
* Update commit log to explain what 'MIP' is.
* Document about the new add 'force_reload_fw' device argument.
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Peng Zhang (3):
  net/nfp: add the elf module
  net/nfp: reload the firmware only when firmware changed
  net/nfp: add force reload firmware option

 doc/guides/nics/nfp.rst           |   21 +
 drivers/net/nfp/meson.build       |    1 +
 drivers/net/nfp/nfp_ethdev.c      |  177 ++++-
 drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net_common.c  |   17 +
 drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net_common.h  |   10 +
 drivers/net/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_elf.c | 1079 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/net/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_elf.h |   13 +
 drivers/net/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_mip.c |   30 +-
 drivers/net/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_mip.h |   70 +-
 9 files changed, 1376 insertions(+), 42 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_elf.c
 create mode 100644 drivers/net/nfp/nfpcore/nfp_elf.h

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