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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: Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@suse.com> Tested-by: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@nvidia.com> Reviewed-by: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@nvidia.com> Acked-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@nvidia.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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