netdev - Re: [patch net-next v3 1/7] net: treat possible_net_t net pointer as an RCU one and add read_pnet

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Message-ID: <20231017084947.GI1751252@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:49:47 +0200
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
	davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next v3 1/7] net: treat possible_net_t net pointer as
 an RCU one and add read_pnet_rcu()

On Fri, Oct 13, 2023 at 02:10:23PM +0200, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...dia.com>
> 
> Make the net pointer stored in possible_net_t structure annotated as
> an RCU pointer. Change the access helpers to treat it as such.
> Introduce read_pnet_rcu() helper to allow caller to dereference
> the net pointer under RCU read lock.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...dia.com>

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>