linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] xen-netfront: Update features after registering netdev

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Date:   Thu, 21 Jun 2018 15:12:33 +0200
From:   Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
To:     Ross Lagerwall <ross.lagerwall@...rix.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Liam Shepherd <liam@...cer.es>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] xen-netfront: Update features after registering
 netdev

On 21/06/18 15:00, Ross Lagerwall wrote:
> Update the features after calling register_netdev() otherwise the
> device features are not set up correctly and it not possible to change
> the MTU of the device. After this change, the features reported by
> ethtool match the device's features before the commit which introduced
> the issue and it is possible to change the device's MTU.
> 
> Fixes: f599c64fdf7d ("xen-netfront: Fix race between device setup and open")
> Reported-by: Liam Shepherd <liam@...cer.es>
> Signed-off-by: Ross Lagerwall <ross.lagerwall@...rix.com>

Reviewed-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>


Juergen