Implementing .shutdown method for efa module

[Tao Liu]

Hi Jason & Michael,

Kindly ping... Any progress for the efa .shutdown implementing? Thanks
in advance!

Thanks,
Tao Liu


On Wed, Apr 3, 2024 at 11:44 PM Jason Gunthorpe <jgg at ziepe.ca> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Apr 01, 2024 at 04:23:32PM +0300, Margolin, Michael wrote:
> > Jason
> >
> > Thanks for your response, efa_remove() is performing reset to the device
> > which should stop all DMA from the device.
> >
> > Except skipping cleanups that are unnecessary for shutdown flow are there
> > any other reasons to prefer a separate function for shutdown?
>
> Yes you should skip "cleanups" like removing the IB device and
> otherwise as there is a risk of system hang/deadlock in a shutdown
> handler context.
>
> Jason
>