netdev - Re: [RESEND PATCH 0/3 net-next] ibmvnic: Clean up net close and fix reset bug

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Date:   Thu, 08 Mar 2018 12:52:00 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     tlfalcon@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, nfont@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
        jallen@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH 0/3 net-next] ibmvnic: Clean up net close and
 fix reset bug

From: Thomas Falcon <tlfalcon@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date: Wed,  7 Mar 2018 17:51:44 -0600

> This patch set cleans up and reorganizes the driver's net_device
> close function and leverages that to fix up a bug that can occur
> during some device resets. Some reset cases require the backing
> adapter to be disabled before continuing, but other cases, such as 
> during a device failover or partition migration, do not require this
> step. Since the device will not be initialized at this stage and
> its command-processing queue is closed, do not send the request to
> disable the device as it could result in an error or timeout
> disrupting the reset.

Series applied,thanks.