linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next] gve: Fix race condition on tx->dropped

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Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2025 02:20:21 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Harshitha Ramamurthy <hramamurthy@...gle.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, joshwash@...gle.com, andrew+netdev@...n.ch,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] gve: Fix race condition on tx->dropped_pkt
 update

Hello:

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

On Thu, 27 Nov 2025 00:07:51 +0000 you wrote:
> From: Max Yuan <maxyuan@...gle.com>
> 
> The tx->dropped_pkt counter is a 64-bit integer that is incremented
> directly. On 32-bit architectures, this operation is not atomic and
> can lead to read/write tearing if a reader accesses the counter during
> the update. This can result in incorrect values being reported for
> dropped packets.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] gve: Fix race condition on tx->dropped_pkt update
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/858b1d07e491

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