Re: [PATCH net-next] net: revert to lockless TC_SETUP_BLOCK and TC_SETUP_FT

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Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>:

On Fri,  7 Mar 2025 20:47:26 -0800 you wrote:
> There is a couple of places from which we can arrive to ndo_setup_tc
> with TC_SETUP_BLOCK/TC_SETUP_FT:
> - netlink
> - netlink notifier
> - netdev notifier
> 
> Locking netdev too deep in this call chain seems to be problematic
> (especially assuming some/all of the call_netdevice_notifiers
> NETDEV_UNREGISTER) might soon be running with the instance lock).
> Revert to lockless ndo_setup_tc for TC_SETUP_BLOCK/TC_SETUP_FT. NFT
> framework already takes care of most of the locking. Document
> the assumptions.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] net: revert to lockless TC_SETUP_BLOCK and TC_SETUP_FT
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/0a13c1e0a449

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