Re: [PATCH iwl-net v2 1/4] ixgbe: Refactor device operations to check whether netdev is available

On Tue, Sep 22, 2026 at 11:35:55AM +0000, Sergey Temerkhanov wrote:

Refactor several ixgbe driver operations to check whether the
netdev they operate on is enabled. This will allow the system
to get synchronized, for example, during the PCI resets.

Fixes: f7f37e7ff2b9 ("ixgbe: handle close/suspend race with netif_device_detach/present")
Signed-off-by: Sergey Temerkhanov <redacted>
Reviewed-by: Aleksandr Loktionov <redacted>

I think the foce changes in this patch should be called out in
the patch description. Or, if feasible, moved to a separate patch.

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