netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v4 0/4] rtnetlink: preparation patches for further rtnl lock pushdown/removal

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Date:   Thu, 28 Sep 2017 10:21:03 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     fw@...len.de
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4 0/4] rtnetlink: preparation patches for
 further rtnl lock pushdown/removal

From: Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 13:58:39 +0200

> Patches split large rtnl_fill_ifinfo into smaller chunks
> to better see which parts
> 
> 1. require rtnl
> 2. do not require it at all
> 3. rely on rtnl locking now but could be converted
> 
> Changes since v3:
> 
> I dropped the 'ifalias' patch, I have a change to decouple ifalias and
> rtnl mutex, I will send it once this series has been merged.

Series applied.