netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: core: synchronize link-watch when carrier is queried

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Message-Id: 
 <170183882873.31476.13099879725465635985.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2023 05:00:28 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, johannes.berg@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: core: synchronize link-watch when carrier is queried

Hello:

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

On Mon,  4 Dec 2023 21:47:07 +0100 you wrote:
> From: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>
> 
> There are multiple ways to query for the carrier state: through
> rtnetlink, sysfs, and (possibly) ethtool. Synchronize linkwatch
> work before these operations so that we don't have a situation
> where userspace queries the carrier state between the driver's
> carrier off->on transition and linkwatch running and expects it
> to work, when really (at least) TX cannot work until linkwatch
> has run.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] net: core: synchronize link-watch when carrier is queried
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/facd15dfd691

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