netdev - Re: [PATCH RESEND net-next v2] netpoll: Use rtnl_dereference() for npinfo pointer access

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Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 03:10:29 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org,
 pabeni@...hat.com, horms@...nel.org, michal.kubiak@...el.com,
 netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 herbert@...dor.apana.org.au, jacob.e.keller@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND net-next v2] netpoll: Use rtnl_dereference() for
 npinfo pointer access

Hello:

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

On Mon, 02 Dec 2024 16:22:05 -0800 you wrote:
> In the __netpoll_setup() function, when accessing the device's npinfo
> pointer, replace rcu_access_pointer() with rtnl_dereference(). This
> change is more appropriate, as suggested by Herbert Xu[1].
> 
> The function is called with the RTNL mutex held, and the pointer is
> being dereferenced later, so, dereference earlier and just reuse the
> pointer for the if/else.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [RESEND,net-next,v2] netpoll: Use rtnl_dereference() for npinfo pointer access
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/a9ab02ed97c6

You are awesome, thank you!
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