netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 0/5] net: aquantia: various ethtool ops implementation

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Date:   Tue, 03 Jul 2018 23:24:05 +0900 (KST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     igor.russkikh@...antia.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, darcari@...hat.com,
        pavel.belous@...antia.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 0/5] net: aquantia: various ethtool ops
 implementation

From: Igor Russkikh <igor.russkikh@...antia.com>
Date: Mon,  2 Jul 2018 17:03:34 +0300

> In this patchset Anton Mikaev and I added some useful ethtool operations:
> - ring size changes
> - link renegotioation
> - flow control management
> 
> The patch also improves init/deinit sequence.
> 
> V3 changes:
> - After review and analysis it is clear that rtnl lock (which is 
>   captured by default on ethtool ops) is enough to secure possible
>   overlapping of dev open/close. Thus, just dropping internal mutex.
> 
> V2 changes:
> - using mutex to secure simultaneous dev close/open
> - using state var to store/restore dev state

Series applied.