netdev - Re: [PATCH 7/7] bnx2x: expose HW RX VLAN stripping toggle

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Message-ID: <201108311916.41564.vladz@broadcom.com>
Date:	Wed, 31 Aug 2011 19:16:41 +0300
From:	"Vlad Zolotarov" <vladz@...adcom.com>
To:	"Michal Schmidt" <mschmidt@...hat.com>
cc:	Michał Mirosław <mirqus@...il.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Dmitry Kravkov" <dmitry@...adcom.com>,
	"Eilon Greenstein" <eilong@...adcom.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/7] bnx2x: expose HW RX VLAN stripping toggle

On Wednesday 31 August 2011 18:51:20 Michal Schmidt wrote:
> On Wed, 31 Aug 2011 17:37:49 +0200 Michal Schmidt wrote:
> > I could restore dev->features before
> > returning if bnx2x_reload_if_running() fails.
> 
> Or even safer - restore them always:
> 	...
> 	u32 orig_features = dev->features;
> 	dev->features = features;
>         ret = bnx2x_reload_if_running(dev);
>         dev->features = orig_features;
>         return ret;
> 	...
> This way we don't have to assume anything about
> __netdev_update_features().

I agree - it's the best choice if we go for a bnx2x-only solution.

thanks,
vlad

> 
> Michal
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