linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next] vmxnet3: prevent div-by-zero panic when ring resizing uninitialized dev

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Date:	Thu, 07 Mar 2013 16:11:28 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	bhavesh@...are.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	pv-drivers@...are.com, sbhatewara@...are.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] vmxnet3: prevent div-by-zero panic when ring
 resizing uninitialized dev

From: Bhavesh Davda <bhavesh@...are.com>
Date: Wed,  6 Mar 2013 14:04:53 -0800

> Linux is free to call ethtool ops as soon as a netdev exists when probe
> finishes. However, we only allocate vmxnet3 tx/rx queues and initialize the
> rx_buf_per_pkt field in struct vmxnet3_adapter when the interface is
> opened (UP).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bhavesh Davda <bhavesh@...are.com>
> Signed-off-by: Shreyas N Bhatewara <sbhatewara@...are.com>

As discussed yesterday, I'm applying this to 'net', thanks.
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