netdev - [PATCH net 5/8] ibmvnic: register netdev after init of adapter

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Date:   Thu, 24 Feb 2022 22:23:55 -0800
From:   Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Brian King <brking@...ux.ibm.com>, Dany Madden <drt@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Rick Lindsley <ricklind@...ux.ibm.com>
Subject: [PATCH net 5/8] ibmvnic: register netdev after init of adapter

Finish initializing the adapter before registering netdev so state
is consistent.

Fixes: c26eba03e407 ("ibmvnic: Update reset infrastructure to support tunable parameters")
Signed-off-by: Sukadev Bhattiprolu <sukadev@...ux.ibm.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c | 14 ++++++++------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
index d461d2bffef1..1d1fd4b41f80 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c
@@ -5822,12 +5822,6 @@ static int ibmvnic_probe(struct vio_dev *dev, const struct vio_device_id *id)
 		goto ibmvnic_dev_file_err;
 
 	netif_carrier_off(netdev);
-	rc = register_netdev(netdev);
-	if (rc) {
-		dev_err(&dev->dev, "failed to register netdev rc=%d\n", rc);
-		goto ibmvnic_register_fail;
-	}
-	dev_info(&dev->dev, "ibmvnic registered\n");
 
 	if (init_success) {
 		adapter->state = VNIC_PROBED;
@@ -5840,6 +5834,14 @@ static int ibmvnic_probe(struct vio_dev *dev, const struct vio_device_id *id)
 
 	adapter->wait_for_reset = false;
 	adapter->last_reset_time = jiffies;
+
+	rc = register_netdev(netdev);
+	if (rc) {
+		dev_err(&dev->dev, "failed to register netdev rc=%d\n", rc);
+		goto ibmvnic_register_fail;
+	}
+	dev_info(&dev->dev, "ibmvnic registered\n");
+
 	return 0;
 
 ibmvnic_register_fail:
-- 
2.27.0