netdev - Re: [PATCH net] packet: annotate data-races around ignore

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Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2024 12:02:02 -0400
From: Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com>
To: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>, 
 Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com>
Cc: "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, 
 Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, 
 Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, 
 netdev@...r.kernel.org, 
 eric.dumazet@...il.com, 
 syzbot+c669c1136495a2e7c31f@...kaller.appspotmail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] packet: annotate data-races around ignore_outgoing

Eric Dumazet wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 14, 2024 at 4:33 PM Willem de Bruijn
> <willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com> wrote:
> >
> > Should we also include a WRITE_ONCE on the fanout prot_hook:
> >
> >         match->prot_hook.ignore_outgoing = type_flags & PACKET_FANOUT_FLAG_IGNORE_OUTGOING;
> 
> This is not needed, the variable is not yet visible by other cpus.

Oh of course. Thanks.

Reviewed-by: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>