netdev - Re: [PATCH net 1/1] ibmvnic: serialize access to work queue on remove

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Date:   Mon, 15 Feb 2021 23:20:07 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, drt@...ux.ibm.com, ljp@...ux.ibm.com,
        ricklind@...ux.ibm.com, uwe@...ine-koenig.org, saeed@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 1/1] ibmvnic: serialize access to work queue on remove

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (refs/heads/master):

On Fri, 12 Feb 2021 20:42:50 -0800 you wrote:
> The work queue is used to queue reset requests like CHANGE-PARAM or
> FAILOVER resets for the worker thread. When the adapter is being removed
> the adapter state is set to VNIC_REMOVING and the work queue is flushed
> so no new work is added. However the check for adapter being removed is
> racy in that the adapter can go into REMOVING state just after we check
> and we might end up adding work just as it is being flushed (or after).
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net,1/1] ibmvnic: serialize access to work queue on remove
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/4a41c421f367

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