RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v2 3/5] ice: migrate to netdev ops lock

From: Nowlin, Alexander

Date: Fri Feb 06 2026 - 11:37:35 EST


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> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next v2 3/5] ice: migrate to netdev ops lock
>
> Queue management ops unconditionally enable netdev locking. The same lock is taken by default by several NAPI configuration functions, such as napi_enable() and netif_napi_set_irq().
> Request ops locking in advance and make sure we use the _locked counterparts of those functions to avoid deadlocks, taking the lock manually where needed (suspend/resume, queue rebuild and resets).
>
> Reviewed-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Aleksandr Loktionov <aleksandr.loktionov@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Lobakin <aleksander.lobakin@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lib.h | 6 ++-
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lib.c | 56 +++++++++++++++++----
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_main.c | 49 ++++++++++--------
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_sf_eth.c | 1 +
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_xsk.c | 4 +-
> 5 files changed, 82 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

Tested-by: Alexander Nowlin <alexander.nowlin@xxxxxxxxx>