netdev - Re: [PATCH NEXT] qlcnic: avoid using reset_devices as it may become obsolete.

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Date:	Sun, 28 Nov 2010 10:48:15 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	amit.salecha@...gic.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, ameen.rahman@...gic.com,
	anirban.chakraborty@...gic.com, rajesh.borundia@...gic.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH NEXT] qlcnic: avoid using reset_devices as it may
 become obsolete.

From: Amit Kumar Salecha <amit.salecha@...gic.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 03:25:21 -0800

> From: Rajesh Borundia <rajesh.borundia@...gic.com>
> 
> In kdump environment do not depend upon reset_devices parameter
> to reset the pci function as this parameter may become obsolete.
> Instead use an adapter specific mechanism to determine if the pci
> function needs to be reset.
> 
> Per function refcount is maintained in driver, which is set in probe
> and reset in remove handler of adapter. If the probe detects the count
> as non zero then reset the function.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rajesh Borundia <rajesh.borundia@...gic.com>
> Signed-off-by: Amit Kumar Salecha <amit.salecha@...gic.com>

Applied.
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