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[net-next,05/13] i40evf: add comment

Message ID 20170219063341.8039-6-jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com
State Accepted, archived
Delegated to: David Miller
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Kirsher, Jeffrey T Feb. 19, 2017, 6:33 a.m. UTC 
From: Mitch Williams <mitch.a.williams@intel.com>

Add a comment to reduce confusion.

Change-ID: I3d5819c0f3f5174680442ae54398a073d4a61f4f
Signed-off-by: Mitch Williams <mitch.a.williams@intel.com>
Tested-by: Andrew Bowers <andrewx.bowers@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
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 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index 5673dbd2cf7d..f35dcaac5bb7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -2153,6 +2153,11 @@  static int i40evf_close(struct net_device *netdev)
 	adapter->state = __I40EVF_DOWN_PENDING;
 	i40evf_free_traffic_irqs(adapter);
 
+	/* We explicitly don't free resources here because the hardware is
+	 * still active and can DMA into memory. Resources are cleared in
+	 * i40evf_virtchnl_completion() after we get confirmation from the PF
+	 * driver that the rings have been stopped.
+	 */
 	return 0;
 }