netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net/mlx4_core: Defer VF initialization till PF is fully initialized

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Message-Id: <20140413.231628.385494360877484074.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Sun, 13 Apr 2014 23:16:28 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	amirv@...lanox.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, yevgenyp@...lanox.com,
	ogerlitz@...lanox.com, Stuart_Hayes@...l.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net/mlx4_core: Defer VF initialization till PF is
 fully initialized

From: Amir Vadai <amirv@...lanox.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2014 18:17:35 +0300

> Fix in commit [1] is not sufficient since a deferred VF initialization
> could happen after pci_enable_sriov() is finished, but before the PF is
> fully initialized.
> Need to prevent VFs from initializing till the PF is fully ready and
> comm channel is operational.
> 
> [1] - 9798935 "net/mlx4_core: mlx4_init_slave() shouldn't access comm
>       channel before PF is ready"
> 
> CC: Stuart Hayes <Stuart_Hayes@...l.com>
> Signed-off-by: Amir Vadai <amirv@...lanox.com>

This patch does not apply to the current 'net' tree, please resubmit.
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