netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 09/12] net-sysfs: remove the rtnl lock when accessing the xps maps

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Date:   Tue, 09 Feb 2021 10:20:57 +0100
From:   Antoine Tenart <atenart@...nel.org>
To:     Alexander Duyck <alexander.duyck@...il.com>
Cc:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 09/12] net-sysfs: remove the rtnl lock when accessing the xps maps

Quoting Antoine Tenart (2021-02-09 10:12:11)
> 
> As the sb_dev pointer is protected by the rtnl lock, we'll have to keep
> the lock. I'll move that patch at the end of the series (it'll be easier
> to add the get_device/put_device logic with the xps_queue_show
> function). I'll also move netdev_txq_to_tc out of xps_queue_show, to
> call it under the rtnl lock taken.

That was not very clear. I meant I won't remove the rtnl lock, but will
try not to take it for too long, using get_device/put_device. We'll see
if I'll have a dedicated patch for that or not.