On Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:00:55 -0400 Jason Gunthorpe wrote: > > > ifindex is only stable so long as you are holding a reference on the > > > netdev.. > > > > Does not compute. Can you elaborate what you mean, Jason? > > I mean you can't replace a netdev pointer with an ifindex, you can't > reliably get back to the same netdev from ifindex alone. With the right use of locking and the netdev notifier the ifindex is as good as a pointer. I just wanted to point out that taking a reference makes no difference here.
