netdev - Re: [PATCH net] devlink: protect devlink dump by the instance lock

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Date:   Sat, 17 Dec 2022 05:20:16 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, edumazet@...gle.com,
        pabeni@...hat.com, jacob.e.keller@...el.com, jiri@...dia.com,
        moshe@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] devlink: protect devlink dump by the instance lock

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (master)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Thu, 15 Dec 2022 20:41:22 -0800 you wrote:
> Take the instance lock around devlink_nl_fill() when dumping,
> doit takes it already.
> 
> We are only dumping basic info so in the worst case we were risking
> data races around the reload statistics. Also note that the reloads
> themselves had not been under the instance lock until recently, so
> the selection of the Fixes tag is inherently questionable.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] devlink: protect devlink dump by the instance lock
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/214964a13ab5

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