linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: call _mv88e6xxx_stats

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Date:	Fri, 10 Jul 2015 10:13:26 -0700
From:	Guenter <linux@...ck-us.net>
To:	Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel@...oirfairelinux.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] net: dsa: mv88e6xxx: call _mv88e6xxx_stats_wait with
 SMI lock held

On Fri, Jul 10, 2015 at 12:57:29PM -0400, Vivien Didelot wrote:
> At switch setup, _mv88e6xxx_stats_wait was called without holding the
> SMI mutex. Fix this by requesting the lock for this call.
> 
> Also, return the _mv88e6xxx_stats_wait code, since it may fail.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>

Good catch.

Reviewed-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>
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