powerpc/eeh: Fix partial hotplug criterion

Michael Ellerman mpe at ellerman.id.au
Thu Feb 25 01:35:17 AEDT 2016


On Fri, 2016-12-02 at 05:03:05 UTC, Gavin Shan wrote:
> During error recovery, the device could be removed as part of the
> partial hotplug. The criterion used to come with partial hotplug
> is: if the device driver provides error_detected(), slot_reset()
> and resume() callbacks, it's immune from hotplug. Otherwise,
> it's going to experience partial hotplug during EEH recovery. But
> the criterion isn't correct enough: mlx4_core driver for Mellanox
> adapters provides error_detected(), slot_reset() callbacks, but
> resume() isn't there. Those Mellanox adapters won't be to involved
> in the partial hotplug.
> 
> This fixes the criterion to a practical one: adpater with driver
> that provides error_detected(), slot_reset() will be immune from
> partial hotplug. resume() isn't mandatory.
> 
> Fixes: f2da4ccf ("powerpc/eeh: More relaxed hotplug criterion")
> Cc: stable at vger.kernel.org #v4.4+
> Signed-off-by: Gavin Shan <gwshan at linux.vnet.ibm.com>

Applied to powerpc fixes, thanks.

https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/f6bf0fa14cf848ae770e0b7842

cheers


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