netdev - Re: [PATCH net] gve: Fix use of netif_carrier

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Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2024 00:00:32 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Praveen Kaligineedi <pkaligineedi@...gle.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
 kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, willemb@...gle.com, jeroendb@...gle.com,
 shailend@...gle.com, hramamurthy@...gle.com, jfraker@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] gve: Fix use of netif_carrier_ok()

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Thu,  1 Aug 2024 13:56:19 -0700 you wrote:
> GVE driver wrongly relies on netif_carrier_ok() to check the
> interface administrative state when resources are being
> allocated/deallocated for queue(s). netif_carrier_ok() needs
> to be replaced with netif_running() for all such cases.
> 
> Administrative state is the result of "ip link set dev <dev>
> up/down". It reflects whether the administrator wants to use
> the device for traffic and the corresponding resources have
> been allocated.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] gve: Fix use of netif_carrier_ok()
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/fba917b169be

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