netdev - Re: [stable] bnxt_en: Move devlink_register before registering netdev

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Message-Id: <20200204.115516.1053407271785679261.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Tue, 04 Feb 2020 11:55:16 +0100 (CET)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     michael.chan@...adcom.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, vasundhara-v.volam@...adcom.com
Subject: Re: [stable] bnxt_en: Move devlink_register before registering
 netdev

From: Michael Chan <michael.chan@...adcom.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Feb 2020 23:42:00 -0800

> David, I'd like to request this patch for 5.4 and 5.5 stable kernels.
> Without this patch, the phys_port_name may not be registered in time
> for the netdev and some users report seeing inconsistent naming of the
> device.  Thanks.

Queued up, thanks Michael.