linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/6] net/mlx5: Move notifiers outside the devlink lock

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Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 04:40:29 +0000
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/6] net/mlx5: Move notifiers outside the devlink
 lock

Hello:

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

On Sun, 16 Nov 2025 22:45:34 +0200 you wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This series by Cosmin moves blocking notifier registration in the mlx5
> driver outside the devlink lock during probe.
> 
> This is mostly a no-op refactoring that consists of multiple pieces.
> It is necessary because upcoming code will introduce a potential locking
> cycle between the devlink lock and the blocking notifier head mutexes,
> so these notifiers must move out of the devlink-locked critical section.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,1/6] net/mlx5: Initialize events outside devlink lock
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/b6b03097f982
  - [net-next,2/6] net/mlx5: Move the esw mode notifier chain outside the devlink lock
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/3fee828789b1
  - [net-next,3/6] net/mlx5: Move the vhca event notifier outside of the devlink lock
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/d3a356db853b
  - [net-next,4/6] net/mlx5: Move the SF HW table notifier outside the devlink lock
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/e63c9c5f0a48
  - [net-next,5/6] net/mlx5: Move the SF table notifiers outside the devlink lock
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/d4a0acbd94c2
  - [net-next,6/6] net/mlx5: Move SF dev table notifier registration outside the PF devlink lock
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/64ad6470c882

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