netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] net: core: rcuify rtnl af

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Message-Id: <20171016.212656.1943805874831429952.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Mon, 16 Oct 2017 21:26:56 +0100 (WEST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     fw@...len.de
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] net: core: rcuify rtnl af_ops

From: Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2017 15:44:34 +0200

> None of the rtnl af_ops callbacks sleep, so they can be called while
> holding rcu read lock.
> 
> Switch handling of af_ops to rcu.
> 
> This would allow to later call af_ops functions without holding
> the rtnl mutex anymore.

Series applied, thanks.