linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net v4] octeon_ep_vf: Resolve netdevice usage count issue

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Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2025 02:00:35 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Sathesh B Edara <sedara@...vell.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hgani@...vell.com,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net v4] octeon_ep_vf: Resolve netdevice usage count issue

Hello:

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

On Thu, 24 Apr 2025 06:39:44 -0700 you wrote:
> The netdevice usage count increases during transmit queue timeouts
> because netdev_hold is called in ndo_tx_timeout, scheduling a task
> to reinitialize the card. Although netdev_put is called at the end
> of the scheduled work, rtnl_unlock checks the reference count during
> cleanup. This could cause issues if transmit timeout is called on
> multiple queues.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net,v4] octeon_ep_vf: Resolve netdevice usage count issue
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/8548c84c004b

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