+static int bnx2x_open_epilog(struct bnx2x *bp)
+{
+ /* Enable sriov via delayed work. This must be done via delayed work
+ * because it causes the probe of the vf devices to be run, which invoke
+ * register_netdevice which must have rtnl lock taken. As we are holding
+ * the lock right now, that could only work if the probe would not take
+ * the lock. However, as the probe of the vf may be called from other
+ * contexts as well (such as passthrough to vm failes) it can't assume
+ * the lock is being held for it. Using delayed work here allows the
+ * probe code to simply take the lock (i.e. wait for it to be released
+ * if it is being held).
+ */
+ smp_mb__before_clear_bit();
+ set_bit(BNX2X_SP_RTNL_ENABLE_SRIOV, &bp->sp_rtnl_state);
+ smp_mb__after_clear_bit();
+ schedule_delayed_work(&bp->sp_rtnl_task, 0);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+