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    mlx4: Get rid of the mlx4_interface.get_dev callback · 71ab55a9
    Petr Pavlu authored
    Simplify the mlx4 driver interface by removing mlx4_get_protocol_dev()
    and the associated mlx4_interface.get_dev callbacks. This is done in
    preparation to use an auxiliary bus to model the mlx4 driver structure.
    
    The change is motivated by the following situation:
    * The mlx4_en interface is being initialized by mlx4_en_add() and
      mlx4_en_activate().
    * The latter activate function calls mlx4_en_init_netdev() ->
      register_netdev() to register a new net_device.
    * A netdev event NETDEV_REGISTER is raised for the device.
    * The netdev notififier mlx4_ib_netdev_event() is called and it invokes
      mlx4_ib_scan_netdevs() -> mlx4_get_protocol_dev() ->
      mlx4_en_get_netdev() [via mlx4_interface.get_dev].
    
    This chain creates a problem when mlx4_en gets switched to be an
    auxiliary driver. It contains two device calls which would both need to
    take a respective device lock.
    
    Avoid this situation by updating mlx4_ib_scan_netdevs() to no longer
    call mlx4_get_protocol_dev() but instead to utilize the information
    passed in net_device.parent and net_device.dev_port. This data is
    sufficient to determine that an updated port is one that the mlx4_ib
    driver should take care of and to keep mlx4_ib_dev.iboe.netdevs up to
    date.
    
    Following that, update mlx4_ib_get_netdev() to also not call
    mlx4_get_protocol_dev() and instead scan all current netdevs to find
    find a matching one. Note that mlx4_ib_get_netdev() is called early from
    ib_register_device() and cannot use data tracked in
    mlx4_ib_dev.iboe.netdevs which is not at that point yet set.
    
    Finally, remove function mlx4_get_protocol_dev() and the
    mlx4_interface.get_dev callbacks (only mlx4_en_get_netdev()) as they
    became unused.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarPetr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@suse.com>
    Tested-by: default avatarLeon Romanovsky <leonro@nvidia.com>
    Reviewed-by: default avatarLeon Romanovsky <leonro@nvidia.com>
    Acked-by: default avatarTariq Toukan <tariqt@nvidia.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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