netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v6 0/6] Remove RTNL lock protection of CVQ

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Date: Tue, 07 May 2024 10:50:27 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Daniel Jurgens <danielj@...dia.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v6 0/6] Remove RTNL lock protection of CVQ

Hello:

This series was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>:

On Fri, 3 May 2024 23:24:39 +0300 you wrote:
> Currently the buffer used for control VQ commands is protected by the
> RTNL lock. Previously this wasn't a major concern because the control VQ
> was only used during device setup and user interaction. With the recent
> addition of dynamic interrupt moderation the control VQ may be used
> frequently during normal operation.
> 
> This series removes the RNTL lock dependency by introducing a mutex
> to protect the control buffer and writing SGs to the control VQ.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v6,1/6] virtio_net: Store RSS setting in virtnet_info
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/fce29030c565
  - [net-next,v6,2/6] virtio_net: Remove command data from control_buf
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/ff7c7d9f5261
  - [net-next,v6,3/6] virtio_net: Add a lock for the command VQ.
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/6f45ab3e0409
  - [net-next,v6,4/6] virtio_net: Do DIM update for specified queue only
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/650d77c51e24
  - [net-next,v6,5/6] virtio_net: Add a lock for per queue RX coalesce
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/4d4ac2ececd3
  - [net-next,v6,6/6] virtio_net: Remove rtnl lock protection of command buffers
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/f8befdb21be0

You are awesome, thank you!
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