netdev - Re: [net-2.6 PATCH 2/2] ixgbe: if ixgbe_copy_dcb_cfg is going to fail learn about it early

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Date:	Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:57:03 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, gospo@...hat.com,
	john.r.fastabend@...el.com, peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com
Subject: Re: [net-2.6 PATCH 2/2] ixgbe: if ixgbe_copy_dcb_cfg is going to
 fail learn about it early

From: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:38:06 -0800

> From: John Fastabend <john.r.fastabend@...el.com>
> 
> Call ixgbe_copy_dcb_cfg() earlier in the ixgbe_dcbnl_set_all() so that
> we can learn if this is going to fail as early as possible.  Previously,
> ixgbe_down or ixgbe_close were being called before this check and the
> IXGBE_RESETTING bit was being set and cleared.  Worse if this failed
> the corresponding ixgbe_up/ndo_open would not called.
> 
> Signed-off-by: John Fastabend <john.r.fastabend@...el.com>
> Acked-by: PJ Waskiewicz <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>

Applied.
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