netdev - RE: [PATCH net] bnx2x: Configure device endianity on driver load and reset endianity on removal.

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Date:	Mon, 1 Sep 2014 15:33:20 +0000
From:	Manish Chopra <manish.chopra@...gic.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ariel Elior <Ariel.Elior@...gic.com>,
	Yuval Mintz <Yuval.Mintz@...gic.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net] bnx2x: Configure device endianity on driver load
 and reset endianity on removal.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: netdev-owner@...r.kernel.org [mailto:netdev-owner@...r.kernel.org]
> On Behalf Of Manish Chopra
> Sent: Monday, September 01, 2014 7:47 PM
> To: David Miller
> Cc: netdev; Ariel Elior; Yuval Mintz
> Subject: [PATCH net] bnx2x: Configure device endianity on driver load and reset
> endianity on removal.
> 
> Some hosts can be both little and big endian.
> In certain scenarios a big endian kernel can kexec a little endian kernel.
> 
> This patch fixes this case from both ends:
> 1) Return endianity to original values on shutdown (in case little endian kernel
> boots after we shutdown).
> 2) Do not rely on HW reset values when loading driver in little endian kernel
>    but configure them explicitly (in case previous kernel was big endian and did
> not reset the HW).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Manish Chopra <manish.chopra@...gic.com>
> Signed-off-by: Ariel Elior <Ariel.Elior@...gic.com>
> ---
> 
> Hi David,
> 
> Please consider applying this patch to `net'
> 
> Thanks,
> Manish

David, Please drop this patch as it might create issue for VFs.
I will send updated V2 patch with proper fix. 

Thanks,
Manish 
 

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