netdev - [PATCH v2 net 2/2] ibmvnic: Do not notify peers on parameter change resets

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Date:   Wed, 11 Apr 2018 10:09:38 -0500
From:   Nathan Fontenot <nfont@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     jallen@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, tlfalcon@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Subject: [PATCH v2 net 2/2] ibmvnic: Do not notify peers on parameter change
 resets

When attempting to change the driver parameters, such as the MTU
value or number of queues, do not call netdev_notify_peers().
Doing so will deadlock on the rtnl_lock.

Signed-off-by: Nathan Fontenot <nfont@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c |    3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index c6d5e9448eef..fdca1ea5bbf9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -1843,7 +1843,8 @@ static int do_reset(struct ibmvnic_adapter *adapter,
 	for (i = 0; i < adapter->req_rx_queues; i++)
 		napi_schedule(&adapter->napi[i]);
 
-	if (adapter->reset_reason != VNIC_RESET_FAILOVER)
+	if (adapter->reset_reason != VNIC_RESET_FAILOVER &&
+	    adapter->reset_reason != VNIC_RESET_CHANGE_PARAM)
 		netdev_notify_peers(netdev);
 
 	netif_carrier_on(netdev);