netdev - Re: [PATCH net] qede: Fix ref-cnt usage count

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Date:   Sun, 13 May 2018 20:27:59 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     Michal.Kalderon@...ium.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org,
        chad.dupuis@...ium.com, ariel.elior@...ium.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] qede: Fix ref-cnt usage count

From: Michal Kalderon <Michal.Kalderon@...ium.com>
Date: Sun, 13 May 2018 20:54:06 +0300

> Rebooting while qedr is loaded with a VLAN interface present
> results in unregister_netdevice waiting for the usage count
> to become free.
> The fix is that rdma devices should be removed before unregistering
> the netdevice, to assure all references to ndev are decreased.
> 
> Fixes: cee9fbd8e2e9 ("qede: Add qedr framework")
> Signed-off-by: Ariel Elior <ariel.elior@...ium.com>
> Signed-off-by: Michal Kalderon <michal.kalderon@...ium.com>

Applied.