netdev - Re: [PATCH] netvsc: make sure napi enabled before vmbus

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Date:   Fri, 28 Apr 2017 16:09:13 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     stephen@...workplumber.org
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, sthemmin@...rosoft.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] netvsc: make sure napi enabled before vmbus_open

From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 16:58:30 -0700

> This fixes a race where vmbus callback for new packet arriving
> could occur before NAPI is initialized. Happens more on WS2008
> which takes longer to setup channel.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>

This doesn't apply cleanly to 'net'.