Re: [RFC net v3 3/3] bnxt_en: stop DMA before releasing rings the firmware did not free

[Michael Chan]

On Thu, Sep 24, 2026 at 10:41 AM Joe Damato <joe@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Instead, if you are OK with leaving the device disabled until a user rebinds
> it, then I'd define a new bit (BNXT_STATE_DMA_STOPPED), set it in
> bnxt_stop_dma, and then return ENODEV from the open paths. Simpler, but
> requires manual intervention when this occurs.
>

I think this is fine as a first step.  We can improve on it later.  Thanks.

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