netdev - Re: [PATCH net v2] net: xdp: don't call notifiers during driver init

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Date:   Fri, 17 Mar 2023 04:40:19 +0000
From:   patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, edumazet@...gle.com,
        pabeni@...hat.com, ast@...nel.org, daniel@...earbox.net,
        hawk@...nel.org, john.fastabend@...il.com, lorenzo@...nel.org,
        tariqt@...dia.com, bpf@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2] net: xdp: don't call notifiers during driver init

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Thu, 16 Mar 2023 15:02:34 -0700 you wrote:
> Drivers will commonly perform feature setting during init, if they use
> the xdp_set_features_flag() helper they'll likely run into an ASSERT_RTNL()
> inside call_netdevice_notifiers_info().
> 
> Don't call the notifier until the device is actually registered.
> Nothing should be tracking the device until its registered and
> after its unregistration has started.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net,v2] net: xdp: don't call notifiers during driver init
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/769639c1fe8a

You are awesome, thank you!
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