netdev - Re: [PATCH net] af_packet: do not use READ_ONCE() in packet

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Message-Id: 
 <168542401973.30709.17193286061562512197.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 30 May 2023 05:20:19 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
 netdev@...r.kernel.org, eric.dumazet@...il.com, kuniyu@...zon.com,
 willemb@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] af_packet: do not use READ_ONCE() in packet_bind()

Hello:

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

On Fri, 26 May 2023 15:43:42 +0000 you wrote:
> A recent patch added READ_ONCE() in packet_bind() and packet_bind_spkt()
> 
> This is better handled by reading pkt_sk(sk)->num later
> in packet_do_bind() while appropriate lock is held.
> 
> READ_ONCE() in writers are often an evidence of something being wrong.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] af_packet: do not use READ_ONCE() in packet_bind()
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/6ffc57ea0042

You are awesome, thank you!
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