net/mlx4_en: Call register_netdevice in the proper location
Netdevice registration should be performed a the end of the driver
initialization flow. If we don't do that, after calling register_netdevice,
device callbacks may be issued by higher layers of the stack before
final configuration of the device is done.
For example (VXLAN configuration race), mlx4_SET_PORT_VXLAN was issued
after the register_netdev command. System network scripts may configure
the interface (UP) right after the registration, which also attach
unicast VXLAN steering rule, before mlx4_SET_PORT_VXLAN was called,
causing the firmware to fail the rule attachment.
Fixes: 837052d0ccc5 ("net/mlx4_en: Add netdev support for TCP/IP offloads of vxlan tunneling")
Signed-off-by: Ido Shamay <idos@mellanox.com>
Signed-off-by: Or Gerlitz <ogerlitz@mellanox.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
index ebce5bb..3485acf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_netdev.c
@@ -2805,13 +2805,6 @@
netif_carrier_off(dev);
mlx4_en_set_default_moderation(priv);
- err = register_netdev(dev);
- if (err) {
- en_err(priv, "Netdev registration failed for port %d\n", port);
- goto out;
- }
- priv->registered = 1;
-
en_warn(priv, "Using %d TX rings\n", prof->tx_ring_num);
en_warn(priv, "Using %d RX rings\n", prof->rx_ring_num);
@@ -2853,6 +2846,14 @@
mlx4_set_stats_bitmap(mdev->dev, &priv->stats_bitmap);
+ err = register_netdev(dev);
+ if (err) {
+ en_err(priv, "Netdev registration failed for port %d\n", port);
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ priv->registered = 1;
+
return 0;
out: