netdev - Re: [PATCH net 0/5] net/ncsi: More bug fixes

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Message-Id: <20161020005455.GA32270@gwshan>
Date:   Thu, 20 Oct 2016 11:54:55 +1100
From:   Gavin Shan <gwshan@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     Gavin Shan <gwshan@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, joel@....id.au
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 0/5] net/ncsi: More bug fixes

On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 01:53:29PM +1100, Gavin Shan wrote:
>This series fixes 2 issues that were found during NCSI's availability
>testing on BCM5718 and improves HNCDSC AEN handler:
>
>   * PATCH[1] and PATCH[2] refactors the code so that minimal code
>     change is put to PATCH[3].
>   * PATCH[3] fixes the NCSI channel's stale link state before doing
>     failover.
>   * PATCH[4] chooses the hot channel, which was ever chosen as active
>     channel, when the available channels are all in link-down state.
>   * PATCH[5] improves Host Network Controller Driver Status Change
>     (HNCDSC) AEN handler
>

v2 addressing comments received from Joel has been posted. Joel, thanks
a lot for your time and comments :)

Thanks,
Gavin

>Gavin Shan (5):
>  net/ncsi: Not fetch active package and channel again
>  net/ncsi: Split out logic for ncsi_dev_state_suspend_select
>  net/ncsi: Fix stale link state of inactive channels on failover
>  net/ncsi: Choose hot channel as active one if necessary
>  net/ncsi: Improve HNCDSC AEN handler
>
> net/ncsi/internal.h    |  2 ++
> net/ncsi/ncsi-aen.c    | 18 ++++++++++--
> net/ncsi/ncsi-manage.c | 80 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
> 3 files changed, 79 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
>
>-- 
>2.1.0
>