netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 01/11] net: add netdev_lock() / netdev

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Message-ID: <Z4bo9O5gGG2OBNXJ@LQ3V64L9R2>
Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:45:08 -0800
From: Joe Damato <jdamato@...tly.com>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, edumazet@...gle.com,
	pabeni@...hat.com, andrew+netdev@...n.ch, horms@...nel.org,
	anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com, przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com,
	jiri@...nulli.us
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 01/11] net: add netdev_lock() / netdev_unlock()
 helpers

On Mon, Jan 13, 2025 at 07:51:07PM -0800, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> Add helpers for locking the netdev instance and use it in drivers
> and the shaper code. This will make grepping for the lock usage
> much easier, as we extend the lock to cover more fields.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
> ---
> CC: anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com
> CC: przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com
> CC: jiri@...nulli.us
> ---
>  include/linux/netdevice.h                   | 23 ++++++-
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/iavf/iavf_main.c | 74 ++++++++++-----------
>  drivers/net/netdevsim/ethtool.c             |  4 +-
>  net/shaper/shaper.c                         |  6 +-
>  4 files changed, 63 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Joe Damato <jdamato@...tly.com>