Subject: Re: [patch net-next-2.6 v3] net: consolidate and fix ethtool_ops->get_settings calling

From: "Bhanu Prakash Gollapudi" <bprakash-dY08KVG/lbpWk0Htik3J/[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 5 Sep 2011 23:52:22 -0700

On 9/5/2011 8:25 PM, Zou, Yi wrote:
>>
>> On Sat, 2011-09-03 at 15:34 +0200, Jiri Pirko wrote:
>>> This patch does several things:
>>> - introduces __ethtool_get_settings which is called from ethtool code
>> and
>>>    from drivers as well. Put ASSERT_RTNL there.
>>> - dev_ethtool_get_settings() is replaced by __ethtool_get_settings()
>>> - changes calling in drivers so rtnl locking is respected. In
>>>    iboe_get_rate was previously ->get_settings() called unlocked. This
>>>    fixes it. Also prb_calc_retire_blk_tmo() in af_packet.c had the same
>>>    problem. Also fixed by calling __dev_get_by_index() instead of
>>>    dev_get_by_index() and holding rtnl_lock for both calls.
>>> - introduces rtnl_lock in bnx2fc_vport_create() and fcoe_vport_create()
>>>    so bnx2fc_if_create() and fcoe_if_create() are called locked as they
>>>    are from other places.
>>> - use __ethtool_get_settings() in bonding code
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko<[email-masked]>
>> Reviewed-by: Ben Hutchings<bhutchings-s/n/[email-masked]>  [except FCoE bits]
>>
>> Ben.
> FCoE bits look ok to me. Thanks,
>
> Reviewed-by: Yi Zou<[email-masked]>

bnx2fc changes looks OK to me.
Reviewed-by: Bhanu Prakash Gollapudi <bprakash-dY08KVG/lbpWk0Htik3J/[email-masked]>
>
>>
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