netdev - Re: [net-next v2 00/17][pull request] Intel Wired LAN Driver Updates 2015-06-17

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Date:	Thu, 18 Jun 2015 03:59:27 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, nhorman@...hat.com, sassmann@...hat.com,
	jogreene@...hat.com, john.ronciak@...el.com
Subject: Re: [net-next v2 00/17][pull request] Intel Wired LAN Driver
 Updates 2015-06-17

From: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2015 05:54:47 -0700

> This series contains updates to fm10k only.
> 
> Alex provides two fixes for the fm10k, first folds the fm10k_pull_tail()
> call into fm10k_add_rx_frag(), this way the fragment does not have to be
> modified after it is added to the skb.  The second fixes missing braces
> to an if statement.
> 
> The remaining patches are from Jacob which contain improvements and fixes
> for fm10k.  First fix makes it so that invalid address will simply be
> skipped and allows synchronizing the full list to proceed with using
> iproute2 tool.  Fixed a possible kernel panic by using the correct
> transmit timestamp function.  Simplified the code flow for setting the
> IN_PROGRESS bit of the shinfo for an skb that we will be timestamping.
> Fix a bug in the timestamping transmit enqueue code responsible for a
> NULL pointer dereference and invalid access of the skb list by freeing
> the clone in the cases where we did not add it to the queue.  Update the
> PF code so that it resets the empty TQMAP/RQMAP regirsters post-VFLR to
> prevent innocent VF drivers from triggering malicious driver events.
> The SYSTIME_CFG.Adjust direction bit is actually supposed to indicate
> that the adjustment is positive, so fix the code to align correctly with
> the hardware and documentation.  Cleanup local variable that is no longer
> used after a previous refactor of the code.  Fix the code flow so that we
> actually clear the enabled flag as part of our removal of the LPORT.
> 
> v2:
>  - updated patch 07 description based on feedback from Sergei Shtylyov
>  - updated patch 09 & 10 to use %d in error message based on feedback
>    from Sergei Shtylyov

Pulled, thanks Jeff.
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