netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: let lockdep compare instance locks

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Date: Wed, 21 May 2025 01:20:53 +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, andrew+netdev@...n.ch, horms@...nel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: let lockdep compare instance locks

Hello:

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

On Sat, 17 May 2025 13:08:10 -0700 you wrote:
> AFAIU always returning -1 from lockdep's compare function
> basically disables checking of dependencies between given
> locks. Try to be a little more precise about what guarantees
> that instance locks won't deadlock.
> 
> Right now we only nest them under protection of rtnl_lock.
> Mostly in unregister_netdevice_many() and dev_close_many().
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v2] net: let lockdep compare instance locks
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/4c2bd7913f52

You are awesome, thank you!
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