On Thu, 22 Aug 2024 15:41:19 -0500 Wei Huang wrote: > + rtnl_lock(); > + bnxt_close_nic(irq->bp, false, false); > + bnxt_open_nic(irq->bp, false, false); > + rtnl_unlock(); This code means that under memory pressure changing CPU affinity can take the machine offline. The entire machine, even if container orchestration is trying to just move a few IRQs in place for a new container. We can't let you do this, it will set a bad precedent. I can't think of any modern driver with reconfiguration safety as bad as bnxt. Technical debt coming due.