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[net-next,05/10] bnxt_en: allow VF config ops when PF is closed

Message ID 1619295271-30853-6-git-send-email-michael.chan@broadcom.com (mailing list archive)
State Superseded
Delegated to: Netdev Maintainers
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Series bnxt_en: Updates for net-next. | expand

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Commit Message

Michael Chan April 24, 2021, 8:14 p.m. UTC 
From: Edwin Peer <edwin.peer@broadcom.com>

It is perfectly legal for the stack to query and configure VFs via PF
NDOs while the NIC is administratively down.  Remove the unnecessary
check for the PF to be in open state.

Signed-off-by: Edwin Peer <edwin.peer@broadcom.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Chan <michael.chan@broadcom.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_sriov.c | 4 ----
 1 file changed, 4 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_sriov.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_sriov.c
index 4da52f812585..67856dbf9ce9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_sriov.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnxt/bnxt_sriov.c
@@ -49,10 +49,6 @@  static int bnxt_hwrm_fwd_async_event_cmpl(struct bnxt *bp,
 
 static int bnxt_vf_ndo_prep(struct bnxt *bp, int vf_id)
 {
-	if (!test_bit(BNXT_STATE_OPEN, &bp->state)) {
-		netdev_err(bp->dev, "vf ndo called though PF is down\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
 	if (!bp->pf.active_vfs) {
 		netdev_err(bp->dev, "vf ndo called though sriov is disabled\n");
 		return -EINVAL;