[Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next V2 4/6] igb: call ndo_stop() instead of dev_close() when running offline selftest
Brown, Aaron F
aaron.f.brown at intel.com
Fri Feb 12 23:22:24 UTC 2016
> From: Intel-wired-lan [intel-wired-lan-bounces at lists.osuosl.org] on behalf of Stefan Assmann [sassmann at kpanic.de]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2016 12:20 AM
> To: intel-wired-lan at lists.osuosl.org
> Cc: netdev at vger.kernel.org; davem at davemloft.net; sassmann at kpanic.de
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH net-next V2 4/6] igb: call ndo_stop() instead of dev_close() when running offline selftest
>
> Calling dev_close() causes IFF_UP to be cleared which will remove the
> interfaces routes and some addresses. That's probably not what the user
> intended when running the offline selftest. Besides this does not happen
> if the interface is brought down before the test, so the current
> behaviour is inconsistent.
> Instead call the net_device_ops ndo_stop function directly and avoid
> touching IFF_UP at all.
>
> Signed-off-by: Stefan Assmann <sassmann at kpanic.de>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb.h | 2 ++
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_ethtool.c | 4 ++--
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/igb/igb_main.c | 8 ++++----
> 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
Checkpatch warns that externs should be avoided in .c files, but they pre-existed and are just being flagged due to the name changing, so...
Tested-by: Aaron Brown <aaron.f.brown at intel.com>
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