netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] amd-xgbe: Use system workqueue for device restart

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Date:	Thu, 15 Oct 2015 06:14:04 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	thomas.lendacky@....com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] amd-xgbe: Use system workqueue for device
 restart

From: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2015 12:37:32 -0500

> A previous patch switched from using the system workqueue to the device
> workqueue for various operations. During a device restart the device
> workqueue is flushed so the restart cannot use this workqueue or else
> a deadlock results.  Move the device restart back to using the system
> workqueue.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>

Applied, thanks.
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