netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] cxgb4 : Disable recursive mailbox commands when enabling vi

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Date:	Tue, 05 Aug 2014 16:49:33 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	anish@...lsio.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, hariprasad@...lsio.com, leedom@...lsio.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] cxgb4 : Disable recursive mailbox commands
 when enabling vi

From: Anish Bhatt <anish@...lsio.com>
Date: Tue,  5 Aug 2014 16:05:23 -0700

> Enabling a Virtual Interface can result in an interrupt during the processing
>  of the VI Enable command and, in some paths, result in an attempt to issue
> another command in the interrupt context, eventually crashing the system. Thus,
>  we disable interrupts during the course of the VI Enable command and ensure 
> enable doesn't sleep.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Anish Bhatt <anish@...lsio.com>
> Signed-off-by: Casey Leedom <leedom@...lsio.com>

Applied.
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