linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next] net/af_packet: registration process optimization in packet

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Message-Id: <166376161664.20264.16952481668732388176.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date:   Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:00:16 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Ziyang Xuan <william.xuanziyang@...wei.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net/af_packet: registration process optimization in
 packet_init()

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (master)
by David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:

On Thu, 15 Sep 2022 09:08:35 +0800 you wrote:
> Now, register_pernet_subsys() and register_netdevice_notifier() are both
> after sock_register(). It can create PF_PACKET socket and process socket
> once sock_register() successfully. It is possible PF_PACKET socket is
> creating but register_pernet_subsys() and register_netdevice_notifier()
> are not registered yet. Thus net->packet.sklist_lock and net->packet.sklist
> will be accessed without initialization that is done in packet_net_init().
> Although this is a low probability scenario.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] net/af_packet: registration process optimization in packet_init()
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/63b7c2ebcc1d

You are awesome, thank you!
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