netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: devlink: remove redundant rtnl lock assert

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Date:   Tue, 13 Aug 2019 17:01:27 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
To:     Vlad Buslov <vladbu@...lanox.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, jhs@...atatu.com, xiyou.wangcong@...il.com,
        jiri@...nulli.us, davem@...emloft.net,
        Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: devlink: remove redundant rtnl lock
 assert

On Mon, 12 Aug 2019 20:02:02 +0300, Vlad Buslov wrote:
> It is enough for caller of devlink_compat_switch_id_get() to hold the net
> device to guarantee that devlink port is not destroyed concurrently. Remove
> rtnl lock assertion and modify comment to warn user that they must hold
> either rtnl lock or reference to net device. This is necessary to
> accommodate future implementation of rtnl-unlocked TC offloads driver
> callbacks.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vlad Buslov <vladbu@...lanox.com>
> Acked-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>

Looks good, applied.