netdev - Re: [PATCH net 2/2] ice: Fix call trace with null VSI during VF reset

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Date:   Fri, 12 Aug 2022 17:13:19 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Tony Nguyen <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, pabeni@...hat.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
        Michal Jaron <michalx.jaron@...el.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Jedrzej Jagielski <jedrzej.jagielski@...el.com>,
        Marek Szlosek <marek.szlosek@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 2/2] ice: Fix call trace with null VSI during VF
 reset

On Thu, 11 Aug 2022 09:17:14 -0700 Tony Nguyen wrote:
> This WARN_ON() is unnecessary and causes call trace, despite that
> call trace, driver still works. There is no need for this warn
> because this piece of code is responsible for disabling VF's Tx/Rx
> queues when VF is disabled, but when VF is already removed there
> is no need to do reset or disable queues.

Can't you flush the service work when disabling VFs instead?
Seems better to try to keep the system in a consistent state
than add "if NULL return;" in random places :S