netdev - [PATCH net] ibmvnic: Wait until reset is complete to set carrier on

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Date:   Tue, 13 Feb 2018 15:32:50 -0600
From:   Thomas Falcon <tlfalcon@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     nfont@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        Thomas Falcon <tlfalcon@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH net] ibmvnic: Wait until reset is complete to set carrier on

Pushes back setting the carrier on until the end of the reset
code. This resolves a bug where a watchdog timer was detecting
that a TX queue had stalled before the adapter reset was complete.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Falcon <tlfalcon@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index 27447260215d..1a2d8d66f527 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -1670,8 +1670,6 @@ static int do_reset(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	netif_carrier_on(netdev);
-
 	/* kick napi */
 	for (i = 0; i < adapter->req_rx_queues; i++)
 		napi_schedule(&adapter->napi[i]);
@@ -1679,6 +1677,8 @@ static int do_reset(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter,
 	if (adapter->reset_reason != VNIC_RESET_FAILOVER)
 		netdev_notify_peers(netdev);
 
+	netif_carrier_on(netdev);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
-- 
2.15.0