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

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Date:   Sun, 30 Apr 2017 09:22:53 -0700
From:   Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, sthemmin@...rosoft.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] netvsc: make sure napi enabled before vmbus_open

On Fri, 28 Apr 2017 16:09:13 -0400 (EDT)
David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:

> 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'.

Patch was for net-next. Will resend in next group