netdev - Re: [PATCH net] bnx2x: limit fw delay in kdump to 5s after boot

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Date:	Sun, 10 May 2015 19:23:48 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	mschmidt@...hat.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Yuval.Mintz@...gic.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] bnx2x: limit fw delay in kdump to 5s after boot

From: Michal Schmidt <mschmidt@...hat.com>
Date: Thu,  7 May 2015 20:37:10 +0200

> Commit 12a8541d5c82 "bnx2x: Delay during kdump load" added a 5 seconds
> delay to bnx2x's probe function in the kdump case to let the firmware
> realize the old driver is gone.
> 
> The problem with the delay is that it is per-device, so if you have
> several bnx2x NICs in NPAR mode, the delays can accumulate to minutes.
> 
> Fix it by adjusting the delay so that we do not wait more than
> necessary, i.e. no more delaying after 5 seconds of kernel boot time.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michal Schmidt <mschmidt@...hat.com>

Applied, thanks.
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