netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/6] net: avoid slow rcu synchronizations in cleanup

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Message-Id: 
 <170774042630.14948.14659988438736910273.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2024 12:20:26 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
 dsahern@...nel.org, pablo@...filter.org, fw@...len.de,
 netdev@...r.kernel.org, eric.dumazet@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/6] net: avoid slow rcu synchronizations in
 cleanup_net()

Hello:

This series was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:

On Fri,  9 Feb 2024 15:30:55 +0000 you wrote:
> RTNL is a contended mutex, we prefer to expedite rcu synchronizations
> in contexts we hold RTNL.
> 
> Similarly, cleanup_net() is a single threaded critical component and
> should also use synchronize_rcu_expedited() even when not holding RTNL.
> 
> First patch removes a barrier with no clear purpose in ipv6_mc_down()
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,1/6] ipv6: mcast: remove one synchronize_net() barrier in ipv6_mc_down()
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/17ef8efc00b3
  - [net-next,2/6] net: use synchronize_net() in dev_change_name()
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/4cd582ffa5a9
  - [net-next,3/6] bridge: vlan: use synchronize_net() when holding RTNL
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/48ebf6ebbc91
  - [net-next,4/6] ipv4/fib: use synchronize_net() when holding RTNL
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/2cd0c51e3baf
  - [net-next,5/6] net: use synchronize_rcu_expedited in cleanup_net()
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/78c3253f27e5
  - [net-next,6/6] netfilter: conntrack: expedite rcu in nf_conntrack_cleanup_net_list
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/1ebb85f9c03d

You are awesome, thank you!
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