Re: [PATCH] hv_netvsc:Register VF in netvsc_probe if NET_DEVICE_REGISTER missed

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On Tue, Jan 30, 2024 at 06:29:14PM -0800, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Mon, 29 Jan 2024 23:18:55 -0800 Shradha Gupta wrote:
> > If hv_netvsc driver is removed and reloaded, the NET_DEVICE_REGISTER
> > handler cannot perform VF register successfully as the register call
> > is received before netvsc_probe is finished. This is because we
> > register register_netdevice_notifier() very early(even before
> > vmbus_driver_register()).
> > To fix this, we try to register each such matching VF( if it is visible
> > as a netdevice) at the end of netvsc_probe.
> > 
> > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Fixes: 85520856466e ("hv_netvsc: Fix race of register_netdevice_notifier and VF register")
> > Suggested-by: Dexuan Cui <decui@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Shradha Gupta <shradhagupta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Does not seem to apply to net/main, please respin
This patch applies to net, which is missed in the subject. I will fix this in the new version of the patch. Thanks




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