netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] alx: use fine-grained locking instead of RTNL

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Date:   Thu, 13 May 2021 20:20:10 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, zhubr.2@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] alx: use fine-grained locking instead of RTNL

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (refs/heads/master):

On Wed, 12 May 2021 12:19:50 +0200 you wrote:
> In the alx driver, all locking depended on the RTNL, but
> that causes issues with ipconfig ("ip=..." command line)
> because that waits for the netdev to have a carrier while
> holding the RTNL, but the alx workers etc. require RTNL,
> so the carrier won't be set until the RTNL is dropped and
> can be acquired by alx workers. This causes long delays
> at boot, as reported by Nikolai Zhubr.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] alx: use fine-grained locking instead of RTNL
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/4a5fe57e7751

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