linux-kernel - [PATCH 3.11 005/208] net/mlx4_en: Fixed crash when port type is changed

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Date:	Thu, 19 Dec 2013 11:51:43 +0000
From:	Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@...onical.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-team@...ts.ubuntu.com
Cc:	Amir Vadai <amirv@...lanox.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@...onical.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3.11 005/208] net/mlx4_en: Fixed crash when port type is changed

3.11.10.2 -stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Amir Vadai <amirv@...lanox.com>

commit 1ec4864b10171b0691ee196d7006ae56d2c153f2 upstream.

timecounter_init() was was called only after first potential
timecounter_read().
Moved mlx4_en_init_timestamp() before mlx4_en_init_netdev()

Signed-off-by: Amir Vadai <amirv@...lanox.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@...onical.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_main.c | 8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_main.c
index a071cda..0d087b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_main.c
@@ -264,6 +264,10 @@ static void *mlx4_en_add(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 	mlx4_foreach_port(i, dev, MLX4_PORT_TYPE_ETH)
 		mdev->port_cnt++;
 
+	/* Initialize time stamp mechanism */
+	if (mdev->dev->caps.flags2 & MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG2_TS)
+		mlx4_en_init_timestamp(mdev);
+
 	mlx4_foreach_port(i, dev, MLX4_PORT_TYPE_ETH) {
 		if (!dev->caps.comp_pool) {
 			mdev->profile.prof[i].rx_ring_num =
@@ -301,10 +305,6 @@ static void *mlx4_en_add(struct mlx4_dev *dev)
 			mdev->pndev[i] = NULL;
 	}
 
-	/* Initialize time stamp mechanism */
-	if (mdev->dev->caps.flags2 & MLX4_DEV_CAP_FLAG2_TS)
-		mlx4_en_init_timestamp(mdev);
-
 	return mdev;
 
 err_mr:
-- 
1.8.3.2

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