[ofw] assert on ipoib_port.c @ 3629

[Tzachi Dar]

I'll try your suggestion, and let you know if it works or not.

In any case, if I was not clear enough, this happens when the machine is
going up and not down, so I don't think that halt was called there.

Thanks
Tzachi 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alex Estrin [mailto:alex.estrin at qlogic.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 11:03 PM
> To: Tzachi Dar; ofw at lists.openfabrics.org
> Subject: RE: [ofw] assert on ipoib_port.c @ 3629
> 
> Tzachi,
> 
> > 
> > While rebooting a machine with our latest code I have received the 
> > assert above:
> 
> I think network can issue DHCPDISCOVER when adapter indicates 
> connect status change:
> Please see ipoib_port.c @ lines 4573-4579.(rev. 1748).
> Reporting NDIS_STATUS_MEDIA_DISCONNECT/CONNECT to the Netowrk 
> while port is destroying probably a bad idea.
> WDK doc chapter "Indicating Connection Status" says:
> "...
> Additional requirements for indicating media connection 
> status changes for miniport drivers are as follows:
> ...
> Halting
> A miniport driver must not indicate any media connection 
> status changes when NDIS calls MiniportHalt. "
> 
> I wonder if network will try to send that bogus request on 
> reboot with lines 4573-4579 removed.
>   
> Thanks,
> Alex.
>