1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
index 60d2b8ebba16..556dcc162a62 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/bnx2x/bnx2x_main.c
@@ -13368,6 +13368,12 @@ static int bnx2x_init_one(struct pci_dev *pdev,
         bool is_vf;
         int cnic_cnt;
 
+        /* Management FW 'remembers' living interfaces. Allow it some time
+         * to forget previously living interfaces, allowing a proper re-load.
+         */
+        if (is_kdump_kernel())
+                msleep(5000);
+
         /* An estimated maximum supported CoS number according to the chip
          * version.
          * We will try to roughly estimate the maximum number of CoSes this chip