netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: better track kernel sockets lifetime

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 <174018483374.2253519.6479884431062849848.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2025 00:40:33 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
 netdev@...r.kernel.org, kuniyu@...zon.com, eric.dumazet@...il.com,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: better track kernel sockets lifetime

Hello:

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

On Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:18:54 +0000 you wrote:
> While kernel sockets are dismantled during pernet_operations->exit(),
> their freeing can be delayed by any tx packets still held in qdisc
> or device queues, due to skb_set_owner_w() prior calls.
> 
> This then trigger the following warning from ref_tracker_dir_exit() [1]
> 
> To fix this, make sure that kernel sockets own a reference on net->passive.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] net: better track kernel sockets lifetime
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/5c70eb5c593d

You are awesome, thank you!
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