[PATCH 4.9 101/171] i40e: avoid NVM acquire deadlock during NVM update

2018-11-08 Thread Greg Kroah-Hartman
4.9-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. -- [ Upstream commit 09f79fd49d94cda5837e9bfd0cb32b3b6d9f ] X722 devices use the AdminQ to access the NVM, and this requires taking the AdminQ lock. Because of this, we lock the AdminQ during

[PATCH 4.9 101/171] i40e: avoid NVM acquire deadlock during NVM update

2018-11-08 Thread Greg Kroah-Hartman
4.9-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know. -- [ Upstream commit 09f79fd49d94cda5837e9bfd0cb32b3b6d9f ] X722 devices use the AdminQ to access the NVM, and this requires taking the AdminQ lock. Because of this, we lock the AdminQ during