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iflib: Add new shared flag to iflib: IFLIB_ADMIN_ALWAYS_RUN
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Authored by erj on May 25 2018, 5:45 PM.
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rS334231: iflib: Add new shared flag: IFLIB_ADMIN_ALWAYS_RUN
Summary

ixl(4)'s nvmupdate utility expects the nvmupdate process to run
while the interface is down; these nvm update commands use the
admin queue, so the admin queue needs to be able to generate
interrupts and be processed while the interface is down.

So add a flag that ixl(4) sets that lets the entire admin task
run even when the interface is marked down/IFF_DRV_RUNNING isn't set.

With this change, nvmupdate should function like it did pre-iflib.

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erj created this revision.May 25 2018, 5:45 PM
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Harbormaster completed remote builds in B16845: Diff 43003.May 25 2018, 5:45 PM
erj set the repository for this revision to rS FreeBSD src repository - subversion.May 25 2018, 5:46 PM
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sbruno accepted this revision.May 25 2018, 5:58 PM
This revision is now accepted and ready to land.May 25 2018, 5:58 PM
gallatin added inline comments.May 25 2018, 6:31 PM
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erj updated this revision to Diff 43015.May 25 2018, 7:36 PM
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This revision now requires review to proceed.May 25 2018, 7:36 PM
erj marked an inline comment as done.May 25 2018, 7:37 PM
Harbormaster completed remote builds in B16851: Diff 43015.May 25 2018, 7:37 PM
gallatin accepted this revision.May 25 2018, 8:16 PM
This revision is now accepted and ready to land.May 25 2018, 8:16 PM
Closed by commit rS334231: iflib: Add new shared flag: IFLIB_ADMIN_ALWAYS_RUN (authored by erj). · Explain WhyMay 26 2018, 12:46 AM
This revision was automatically updated to reflect the committed changes.
erj mentioned this in D15577: Update ixl(4) to use iflib..May 26 2018, 1:08 AM

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