netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: avoid quadratic behavior in netdev_wait_allrefs

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Date:   Fri, 18 Feb 2022 07:28:11 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:     "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: avoid quadratic behavior in
 netdev_wait_allrefs_any()

On Thu, 17 Feb 2022 22:54:30 -0800 Eric Dumazet wrote:
> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> If the list of devices has N elements, netdev_wait_allrefs_any()
> is called N times, and linkwatch_forget_dev() is called N*(N-1)/2 times.
> 
> Fix this by calling linkwatch_forget_dev() only once per device.
> 
> Fixes: faab39f63c1f ("net: allow out-of-order netdev unregistration")
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Yup, I was on the fence on this one, I went for keeping all linkwatch
stuff in one function and minimal changes. Clearly underestimated the
number of netdevs your cases are destroying at once :)