ixgbe: Allow the VF driver to be loaded before the PF driver

The PF Reset Done bit should not be set in the extended control register
until the PF has actually completed the bring up process.  It is a mis-
interpretation of the purpose of this bit to assume it should be set
when the physical reset of the device is done.  Instead it should be used
to indicate to the VFs when the PF is ready to provide them with required
services.  This is not until after the PF is finished coming up and ready
to process mailbox events.

Signed-off-by: Greg Rose <gregory.v.rose@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

1 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
index c92b5b8b318..d4ed6adb797 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_82599.c
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@ static s32 ixgbe_setup_copper_link_82599(struct ixgbe_hw *hw,
 static s32 ixgbe_reset_hw_82599(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
 {
         s32 status = 0;
-        u32 ctrl, ctrl_ext;
+        u32 ctrl;
         u32 i;
         u32 autoc;
         u32 autoc2;
@@ -945,10 +945,6 @@ static s32 ixgbe_reset_hw_82599(struct ixgbe_hw *hw)
                 status = IXGBE_ERR_RESET_FAILED;
                 hw_dbg(hw, "Reset polling failed to complete.\n");
         }
-        /* Clear PF Reset Done bit so PF/VF Mail Ops can work */
-        ctrl_ext = IXGBE_READ_REG(hw, IXGBE_CTRL_EXT);
-        ctrl_ext |= IXGBE_CTRL_EXT_PFRSTD;
-        IXGBE_WRITE_REG(hw, IXGBE_CTRL_EXT, ctrl_ext);
 
         msleep(50);