netdev - Re: [PATCH, net-next, v2] ibmvnic: Allow device probe if the device is not ready at boot

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Date:   Thu, 10 Jun 2021 13:36:27 -0700
From:   Dany Madden <drt@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     Cristobal Forno <cforno12@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, sukadev@...ux.ibm.com, mpe@...erman.id.au,
        benh@...nel.crashing.org, paulus@...ba.org, davem@...emloft.net,
        kuba@...nel.org, Thomas Falcon <tlfalcon@...ux.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH, net-next, v2] ibmvnic: Allow device probe if the device
 is not ready at boot

On 2021-06-10 10:08, Cristobal Forno wrote:
> Allow the device to be initialized at a later time if
> it is not available at boot. The device will be allowed to probe but
> will be given a "down" state. After completing device probe and
> registering the net device, the driver will await an interrupt signal
> from its partner device, indicating that it is ready for boot. The
> driver will schedule a work event to perform the necessary procedure
> and begin operation.
> 
> Co-developed-by: Thomas Falcon <tlfalcon@...ux.ibm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Falcon <tlfalcon@...ux.ibm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Cristobal Forno <cforno12@...ux.ibm.com>
> 
> ---
Reviewed-by: Dany Madden <drt@...ux.ibm.com>