--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmvnic.c @@ -5733,10 +5733,14 @@ static ssize_t failover_store(struct dev be64_to_cpu(session_token)); rc = plpar_hcall_norets(H_VIOCTL, adapter->vdev->unit_address, H_SESSION_ERR_DETECTED, session_token, 0, 0); - if (rc) + if (rc) { netdev_err(netdev, "H_VIOCTL initiated failover failed, rc %ld\n", rc); + goto last_resort; + } + + return count; last_resort: netdev_dbg(netdev, "Trying to send CRQ_CMD, the last resort\n");