netdev - Re: [PATCH net] octeon_ep: Fix host hang issue during device reboot

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Date: Thu, 01 May 2025 14:20:33 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Sathesh B Edara <sedara@...vell.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hgani@...vell.com,
 vimleshk@...vell.com, vburru@...vell.com, andrew+netdev@...n.ch,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net] octeon_ep: Fix host hang issue during device reboot

Hello:

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

On Tue, 29 Apr 2025 04:46:24 -0700 you wrote:
> When the host loses heartbeat messages from the device,
> the driver calls the device-specific ndo_stop function,
> which frees the resources. If the driver is unloaded in
> this scenario, it calls ndo_stop again, attempting to free
> resources that have already been freed, leading to a host
> hang issue. To resolve this, dev_close should be called
> instead of the device-specific stop function.dev_close
> internally calls ndo_stop to stop the network interface
> and performs additional cleanup tasks. During the driver
> unload process, if the device is already down, ndo_stop
> is not called.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] octeon_ep: Fix host hang issue during device reboot
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/34f42736b325

You are awesome, thank you!
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