From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Miller Subject: Re: [net-next-2.6 PATCH 3/7] ixgbe: Allow the VF driver to be loaded before the PF driver Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:14:27 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <20100123.011427.195715596.davem@davemloft.net> References: <20100123084457.9865.51853.stgit@localhost.localdomain> <20100123084620.9865.56449.stgit@localhost.localdomain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, gospo@redhat.com, gregory.v.rose@intel.com To: jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com Return-path: Received: from 74-93-104-97-Washington.hfc.comcastbusiness.net ([74.93.104.97]:51051 "EHLO sunset.davemloft.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751695Ab0AWJOQ (ORCPT ); Sat, 23 Jan 2010 04:14:16 -0500 In-Reply-To: <20100123084620.9865.56449.stgit@localhost.localdomain> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: From: Jeff Kirsher Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2010 00:46:22 -0800 > From: Greg Rose > > The PF Reset Done bit should not be set in the extended control register > until the PF has actually completed the bring up process. It is a mis- > interpretation of the purpose of this bit to assume it should be set > when the physical reset of the device is done. Instead it should be used > to indicate to the VFs when the PF is ready to provide them with required > services. This is not until after the PF is finished coming up and ready > to process mailbox events. > > Signed-off-by: Greg Rose > Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher Applied.