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

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Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2024 09:27:52 +0100
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, jiri@...nulli.us, jhs@...atatu.com,
	victor@...atatu.com, kuba@...nel.org, pctammela@...atatu.com,
	martin@...ongswan.org, Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/2] rtnetlink: add guard for RTNL

On Thu, Mar 28, 2024 at 08:27:49AM +0100, Johannes Berg wrote:
> From: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>
> 
> The new guard/scoped_gard can be useful for the RTNL as well,
> so add a guard definition for it. It gets used like
> 
>  {
>    guard(rtnl)();
>    // RTNL held until end of block
>  }
> 
> or
> 
>   scoped_guard(rtnl) {
>     // RTNL held in this block
>   }
> 
> as with any other guard/scoped_guard.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>

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