ixgbe: Fix potential memory leak/driver panic issue while setting up Tx & Rx ring parameters

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While setting up the ring parameters using ethtool the driver can
panic or leak memory as ixgbe_open tries to setup tx & rx resources.
The updated logic will use ixgbe_down/up after successful allocation of
tx & rx resources

Signed-off-by: Mallikarjuna R Chilakala <mallikarjuna.chilakala@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter P Waskiewicz Jr <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
CC: stable@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

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Mallikarjuna R Chilakala 2009-03-31 21:35:24 +00:00 • committed by David S. Miller

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drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethtool.c

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