netdev - Re: [PATCH iwl-next] ice: Distinguish driver reset and removal for AQ shutdown

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Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 15:01:33 +0100
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Marcin Szycik <marcin.szycik@...ux.intel.com>
Cc: intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Piotr Gardocki <piotrx.gardocki@...el.com>,
	Ahmed Zaki <ahmed.zaki@...el.com>,
	Przemek Kitszel <przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH iwl-next] ice: Distinguish driver reset and removal for
 AQ shutdown

On Fri, Jun 14, 2024 at 12:38:11PM +0200, Marcin Szycik wrote:
> From: Piotr Gardocki <piotrx.gardocki@...el.com>
> 
> Admin queue command for shutdown AQ contains a flag to indicate driver
> unload. However, the flag is always set in the driver, even for resets. It
> can cause the firmware to consider driver as unloaded once the PF reset is
> triggered on all ports of device, which could lead to unexpected results.
> 
> Add an additional function parameter to functions that shutdown AQ,
> indicating whether the driver is actually unloading.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Ahmed Zaki <ahmed.zaki@...el.com>
> Reviewed-by: Przemek Kitszel <przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Piotr Gardocki <piotrx.gardocki@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Marcin Szycik <marcin.szycik@...ux.intel.com>

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>