@@ -2185,6 +2185,9 @@ static int nicvf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
nic->max_queues *= 2;
nic->ptp_clock = ptp_clock;
+ /* Initialize mutex that serializes usage of VF's mailbox */
+ mutex_init(&nic->rx_mode_mtx);
+
/* MAP VF's configuration registers */
nic->reg_base = pcim_iomap(pdev, PCI_CFG_REG_BAR_NUM, 0);
if (!nic->reg_base) {
@@ -2261,7 +2264,6 @@ static int nicvf_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
INIT_WORK(&nic->rx_mode_work.work, nicvf_set_rx_mode_task);
spin_lock_init(&nic->rx_mode_wq_lock);
- mutex_init(&nic->rx_mode_mtx);
err = register_netdev(netdev);
if (err) {