netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: ipconfig: Release the rtnl

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Message-Id: <163542840769.2633.15242995859268025107.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date:   Thu, 28 Oct 2021 13:40:07 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Maxime Chevallier <maxime.chevallier@...tlin.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, linux@...linux.org.uk,
        yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, dsahern@...nel.org, kuba@...nel.org,
        atenart@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, thomas.petazzoni@...tlin.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: ipconfig: Release the rtnl_lock while
 waiting for carrier

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (master)
by David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:

On Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:18:04 +0200 you wrote:
> While waiting for a carrier to come on one of the netdevices, some
> devices will require to take the rtnl lock at some point to fully
> initialize all parts of the link.
> 
> That's the case for SFP, where the rtnl is taken when a module gets
> detected. This prevents mounting an NFS rootfs over an SFP link.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v2] net: ipconfig: Release the rtnl_lock while waiting for carrier
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/ee046d9a22a4

You are awesome, thank you!
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