linux-kernel - [038/107] cnic: Improve NETDEV

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Date:	Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:14:04 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, Michael Chan <mchan@...adcom.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: [038/107] cnic: Improve NETDEV_UP event handling

2.6.32-longterm review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.

------------------

From: Michael Chan <mchan@...adcom.com>

commit db1d350fcb156b58f66a67680617077bcacfe6fc upstream.

During NETDEV_UP, we use symbol_get() to get the net driver's cnic
probe function.  This sometimes doesn't work if NETDEV_UP happens
right after NETDEV_REGISTER and the net driver is still running module
init code.  As a result, the cnic device may not be discovered.  We
fix this by probing on all NETDEV events if the device's netif_running
state is up.

Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <mchan@...adcom.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>

---
 drivers/net/cnic.c |    4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/net/cnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/cnic.c
@@ -2718,7 +2718,7 @@ static int cnic_netdev_event(struct noti
 
 	dev = cnic_from_netdev(netdev);
 
-	if (!dev && (event == NETDEV_REGISTER || event == NETDEV_UP)) {
+	if (!dev && (event == NETDEV_REGISTER || netif_running(netdev))) {
 		/* Check for the hot-plug device */
 		dev = is_cnic_dev(netdev);
 		if (dev) {
@@ -2734,7 +2734,7 @@ static int cnic_netdev_event(struct noti
 		else if (event == NETDEV_UNREGISTER)
 			cnic_ulp_exit(dev);
 
-		if (event == NETDEV_UP) {
+		if (event == NETDEV_UP || (new_dev && netif_running(netdev))) {
 			if (cnic_register_netdev(dev) != 0) {
 				cnic_put(dev);
 				goto done;


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