netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] liquidio: deprecate 1-bit flag indicating watchdog kernel thread is running

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Date:   Fri, 27 Oct 2017 22:13:59 +0900 (KST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     felix.manlunas@...ium.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, raghu.vatsavayi@...ium.com,
        derek.chickles@...ium.com, satananda.burla@...ium.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] liquidio: deprecate 1-bit flag indicating
 watchdog kernel thread is running

From: Felix Manlunas <felix.manlunas@...ium.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2017 18:04:56 -0700

> Deprecate the 1-bit flag (bit 2 in the SLI_SCRATCH_1 Octeon register) that
> indicates that the liquidio watchdog kernel thread is running for this NIC.
> Reason is:  it is incompatible with the firmware's use for SLI_SCRATCH_1.
> 
> In lieu of checking that now-deprecated flag, check the value of
> oct_dev->adapter_refcount to determine whether or not to create the
> watchdog kernel thread.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Felix Manlunas <felix.manlunas@...ium.com>
> Signed-off-by: Raghu Vatsavayi <raghu.vatsavayi@...ium.com>

Applied.