netdev - Re: [PATCH net V1] net/mlx4_core: Defer VF initialization till PF is fully initialized

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Date:	Mon, 14 Apr 2014 13:25:04 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	amirv@...lanox.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, ogerlitz@...lanox.com,
	yevgenyp@...lanox.com, Stuart_Hayes@...l.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net V1] net/mlx4_core: Defer VF initialization till PF
 is fully initialized

From: Amir Vadai <amirv@...lanox.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 11:17:22 +0300

> Fix in commit [1] is not sufficient since a deferred VF initialization
> could happen after pci_enable_sriov() is finished, but before the PF is
> fully initialized.
> Need to prevent VFs from initializing till the PF is fully ready and
> comm channel is operational.
> 
> [1] - 9798935 "net/mlx4_core: mlx4_init_slave() shouldn't access comm
>       channel before PF is ready"
> 
> CC: Stuart Hayes <Stuart_Hayes@...l.com>
> Signed-off-by: Amir Vadai <amirv@...lanox.com>
> ---
> Changes from V0:
> - Updated patch after commit befdf89: "net/mlx4_core: Preserve pci_dev_data
>   after __mlx4_remove_one()"

Applied, thanks.
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