On Sun, 2013-12-01 at 02:34 +0100, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote: > From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@xxxxxxxxx> > > Modify tg3_chip_reset() and tg3_close() to check if the PCI network > adapter device is accessible at all in order to skip poking it or > trying to handle a carrier loss in vain when that's not the case. > Introduce a special PCI helper function pci_device_is_present() > for this purpose. > > Of course, this uncovers the lack of the appropriate RTNL locking > in tg3_suspend() and tg3_resume(), so add that locking in there > too. > > These changes prevent tg3 from burning a CPU at 100% load level for > solid several seconds after the Thunderbolt link is disconnected from > a Matrox DS1 docking station. I'm not familiar with the DS1. Does the tg3 device get removed through tg3_remove_one() in this case? What happens when you reconnect the DS1? -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-pci" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html