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mlx5e_safe_switch_channels is used to modify channel parameters and/or hardware configuration in a safe way, so that if anything goes wrong, everything reverts to the old configuration and remains in a consistent state. However, this function only works when the channels are open. When the caller needs to modify some parameters, first it has to check that the channels are open, otherwise it has to assign parameters directly, and such boilerplate repeats in many different places. This commit prepares for the refactoring of such places by allowing mlx5e_safe_switch_channels to work when the channels are closed. In this case it will assign the new parameters and run the preactivate hook. Signed-off-by: Maxim Mikityanskiy <maximmi@mellanox.com> Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@nvidia.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.