netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/2] rtnetlink: add guard for RTNL

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Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2024 08:04:09 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Cc: Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
 jhs@...atatu.com, victor@...atatu.com, pctammela@...atatu.com,
 martin@...ongswan.org, horms@...nel.org, Johannes Berg
 <johannes.berg@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/2] rtnetlink: add guard for RTNL

On Tue, 2 Apr 2024 14:31:31 +0200 Jiri Pirko wrote:
> >Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>  
> 
> Since you add couple of helpers, I believe it is a nice custom to add a
> couple of patches that actually uses them. Would that make sense?

We discussed on v1, we want to open up the use in new code but
I don't see any benefit in rewriting existing, well tested code.
The first users are likely to be in wireless.