netdev - Re: [PATCH net 2/2] net/mlx4_core: mlx4_init_slave() shouldn't access comm channel before PF is ready

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Date:	Thu, 06 Mar 2014 17:09:27 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	or.gerlitz@...il.com
Cc:	ddutile@...hat.com, amirv@...lanox.com, ogerlitz@...lanox.com,
	yevgenyp@...lanox.com, Narendra_K@...l.com,
	Sreekanth_Reddy@...l.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	andy@...yhouse.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 2/2] net/mlx4_core: mlx4_init_slave() shouldn't
 access comm channel before PF is ready

From: Or Gerlitz <or.gerlitz@...il.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2014 23:58:19 +0200

> So... we were thinking that there is a mechanism that causes them to
> retry that init as long as they return -EPROBE_DEFER or they succeed,
> isn't that the case?

Indeed.  When the PF returns from it's probe, all VFs that deferred
will retry.

Both patches applied, thanks.
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