be2net: Use MCC queue for cmds that may be called in BH context
Currenlty multicast_set and promiscuous_config cmds -- that may be called in BH context -- use the blocking MCC mbox to post cmds. An mbox cmd is protected via a spin_lock(cmd_lock) and not spin_lock_bh() as it is undesirable to disable BHs while a blocking mbox cmd is in progress (and take long to finish.) This can lockup a cmd in progress in process context. So, these two cmds in BH context must use the MCC queue to post cmds. Signed-off-by: Sathya Perla <sathyap@serverengines.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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