linux-kernel - Re: [RFT net-next v4 0/2] net: Split ndo_set_rx

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Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 09:27:58 +0530
From: I Viswanath <viswanathiyyappan@...il.com>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
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Subject: Re: [RFT net-next v4 0/2] net: Split ndo_set_rx_mode into snapshot
 and deferred write

On Wed, 19 Nov 2025 at 00:20, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org> wrote:
>
> Broken as in patch titles or broken as in it crashes the kernel?
> Both are true.
Yeah, I will fix both

> Just to be safe "as soon as possible" hopefully
> takes into account our "no reposts within 24h" rule.
> https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/next/process/maintainer-netdev.html
Yes, It does

> Also I'm not sure what you mean by RFT, doubt anyone will test this
> for you, and you're modifying virtio which you should be able to test
> yourself.. RFC or PATCH is the choice.

Just to be clear, would testing packet flow with all the possible mode
combinations
under heavy traffic be sufficient and exhaustive? I think this should
be PATCH once
I sort everything out