netdev - Re: [PATCH net] ipv6: bring NLM_DONE out to a separate recv() again

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Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2024 00:30:27 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, edumazet@...gle.com,
 pabeni@...hat.com, zenczykowski@...il.com, sbrivio@...hat.com,
 i.maximets@....org, dsahern@...nel.org, donald.hunter@...il.com,
 maze@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] ipv6: bring NLM_DONE out to a separate recv() again

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Tue, 18 Jun 2024 12:39:14 -0700 you wrote:
> Commit under Fixes optimized the number of recv() calls
> needed during RTM_GETROUTE dumps, but we got multiple
> reports of applications hanging on recv() calls.
> Applications expect that a route dump will be terminated
> with a recv() reading an individual NLM_DONE message.
> 
> Coalescing NLM_DONE is perfectly legal in netlink,
> but even tho reporters fixed the code in respective
> projects, chances are it will take time for those
> applications to get updated. So revert to old behavior
> (for now)?
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] ipv6: bring NLM_DONE out to a separate recv() again
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/02a176d42a88

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