net/mlx5: Split the load/unload flow into hardware and software flows

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Gather all software context creating/destroying in one function and call
it once in the first load and in the last unload.
load/unload functions will now receive indication if we need to
create/destroy the software contexts.
In internal/pci error do the unload/load flows without releasing the
software objects.
In this way we perserve the sw core state and it help us restoring old
driver state after PCI error/shutdown.

Signed-off-by: Mohamad Haj Yahia <mohamad@mellanox.com>
Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed <saeedm@mellanox.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

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Mohamad Haj Yahia 2016-09-09 17:35:20 +03:00 • committed by David S. Miller

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drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c

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