…
> +++ b/net/core/netdev-genl.c
…
> int netdev_nl_bind_rx_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
> {
…
> + rtnl_lock();
> +
> + netdev = __dev_get_by_index(genl_info_net(info), ifindex);
…
> +err_unlock:
> + rtnl_unlock();
> + return err;
> }
…
Would you become interested to apply another lock guard?
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.10-rc3/source/include/linux/cleanup.h#L124
Will scope-based resource management become more attractive
(also for the current source code adjustment)?
Regards,
Markus
