netdev - RE: [PATCH] hv_netvsc: Fix a deadlock by getting rtnl_lock earlier in netvsc

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Date:   Thu, 30 Aug 2018 00:58:48 +0000
From:   Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:     KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>,
        Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "olaf@...fle.de" <olaf@...fle.de>,
        "apw@...onical.com" <apw@...onical.com>,
        "jasowang@...hat.com" <jasowang@...hat.com>,
        vkuznets <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        "marcelo.cerri@...onical.com" <marcelo.cerri@...onical.com>,
        Josh Poulson <jopoulso@...rosoft.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] hv_netvsc: Fix a deadlock by getting rtnl_lock earlier in
 netvsc_probe()

> From: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2018 17:49
> 
> From: Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>
> Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2018 21:20:03 +0000
> 
> > ---
> >  drivers/net/hyperv/netvsc_drv.c | 11 ++++++++++-
> >  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> >
> > FYI: these are the related 3 paths which show the deadlock:
> 
> This incredibly useful information belongs in the commit log
> message, and therefore before the --- and signoffs.

Hi David,
I was afraid the call-traces are too detailed. :-)

Can you please move the info to before the --- line?

Or, should I resend the patch with the commit log updated?

Thanks,
-- Dexuan