linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v1 3/4] net: add granular lock for the netdev netlink socket

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Message-ID: <20250307095049.39cba053@kernel.org>
Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2025 09:50:49 -0800
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@...ichev.me>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v1 3/4] net: add granular lock for the netdev
 netlink socket

On Fri,  7 Mar 2025 07:57:24 -0800 Stanislav Fomichev wrote:
> As we move away from rtnl_lock for queue ops, introduce
> per-netdev_nl_sock lock.

What is it protecting?