netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 09/11] devlink: convert occ

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Date:   Wed, 4 Apr 2018 15:59:10 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kubakici@...pl>
To:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc:     David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
        Ido Schimmel <idosch@...lanox.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        davem@...emloft.net, jiri@...lanox.com, petrm@...lanox.com,
        mlxsw@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 09/11] devlink: convert occ_get op to separate
 registration

On Wed, 4 Apr 2018 08:25:11 +0200, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> >Jiri, I am not aware of any other API where a driver registers with it
> >yet doesn't want the handler to be called so either waits to register  
> 
> Again, the thing is, this is kind of unusual because of the reload
> thing. 

FWIW my knee jerk thought is that it's strange that devlink ops can
be executed at all while reload is happening (incl. another reload
request).  I'm probably missing the real issue..