4.9-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. ------------------ From: Ivan Vecera <cera@xxxxxxx> [ Upstream commit 6d928ae590c8d58cfd5cca997d54394de139cbb7 ] BE3 VFs without FILTMGMT privilege are not allowed to modify its MAC, VLAN table and UC/MC lists. So don't try to delete MAC on such VFs. Cc: Sathya Perla <sathya.perla@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Ajit Khaparde <ajit.khaparde@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Sriharsha Basavapatna <sriharsha.basavapatna@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Somnath Kotur <somnath.kotur@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Ivan Vecera <cera@xxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <alexander.levin@xxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/emulex/benet/be_main.c @@ -3630,7 +3630,11 @@ static void be_rx_qs_destroy(struct be_a static void be_disable_if_filters(struct be_adapter *adapter) { - be_dev_mac_del(adapter, adapter->pmac_id[0]); + /* Don't delete MAC on BE3 VFs without FILTMGMT privilege */ + if (!BEx_chip(adapter) || !be_virtfn(adapter) || + check_privilege(adapter, BE_PRIV_FILTMGMT)) + be_dev_mac_del(adapter, adapter->pmac_id[0]); + be_clear_uc_list(adapter); be_clear_mc_list(adapter);