netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/7] ibmvnic: Use more consistent locking

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Date:   Tue, 12 Jan 2021 12:00:24 -0800
From:   Saeed Mahameed <saeed@...nel.org>
To:     Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@...ux.ibm.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Dany Madden <drt@...ux.ibm.com>, Lijun Pan <ljp@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Rick Lindsley <ricklind@...ux.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/7] ibmvnic: Use more consistent locking

On Tue, 2021-01-12 at 10:14 -0800, Sukadev Bhattiprolu wrote:
> Use more consistent locking when reading/writing the adapter->state
> field. This patch set fixes a race condition during ibmvnic_open()
> where the adapter could be left in the PROBED state if a reset occurs
> at the wrong time. This can cause networking to not come up during
> boot and potentially require manual intervention in bringing up
> applications that depend on the network.
> 
> Changelog[v2] [Address comments from Jakub Kicinski]
> 	- Fix up commit log for patch 5/7 and drop unnecessary variable
> 	- Format Fixes line properly (no wrapping, no blank lines)
> 
> Sukadev Bhattiprolu (7):
>   ibmvnic: restore state in change-param reset
>   ibmvnic: update reset function prototypes
>   ibmvnic: avoid allocating rwi entries
>   ibmvnic: switch order of checks in ibmvnic_reset
>   ibmvnic: serialize access to work queue
>   ibmvnic: check adapter->state under state_lock
>   ibmvnic: add comments about state_lock
> 
> 
Other than the two minor comments, 
Reviewed-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@...dia.com>