netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: initialize net->net

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Message-ID: <6e49fb4c-5110-417d-6b2b-3176f609cd7c@iogearbox.net>
Date:   Wed, 10 Feb 2021 15:50:32 +0100
From:   Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>
To:     Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Lorenz Bauer <lmb@...udflare.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: initialize net->net_cookie at netns setup

On 2/10/21 3:41 PM, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> It is simpler to make net->net_cookie a plain u64
> written once in setup_net() instead of looping
> and using atomic64 helpers.
> 
> Lorenz Bauer wants to add SO_NETNS_COOKIE socket option
> and this patch would makes his patch series simpler.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> Cc: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>
> Cc: Lorenz Bauer <lmb@...udflare.com>

Acked-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>