linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3.12 078/104] ixgbe: fix qv_lock_napi call in ixgbe_napi_disable

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Message-ID: <1408632926.20771.3.camel@jekeller-desk1.amr.corp.intel.com>
Date:	Thu, 21 Aug 2014 14:55:26 +0000
From:	"Keller, Jacob E" <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
To:	"eliezer.tamir@...ux.intel.com" <eliezer.tamir@...ux.intel.com>
CC:	"hykim@...i.com" <hykim@...i.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"amirv@...lanox.com" <amirv@...lanox.com>,
	"dmitry@...adcom.com" <dmitry@...adcom.com>,
	"stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Duyck, Alexander H" <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>,
	"jslaby@...e.cz" <jslaby@...e.cz>,
	"Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3.12 078/104] ixgbe: fix qv_lock_napi call in
 ixgbe_napi_disable_all

On Thu, 2014-08-21 at 13:03 +0300, Eliezer Tamir wrote:
> On 20/08/2014 14:43, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> > From: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
> > 
> > 3.12-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
> 
> No objection, I am however unable to test this myself at the moment.
> 
> I would suggest that someone takes a look at other drivers that support
> busypoll, to make sure that they don't have a similar issue.
> 
> -Eliezer

This was tested and resolved an issue found in the net-next kernel at
the time this was made, so I'd say it's had a fair amount of testing :)

Thanks,
Jake