netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: Use NAPI_* in test

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Message-Id: 
 <175764120924.2369958.13903342123293251981.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 01:40:09 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Samiullah Khawaja <skhawaja@...gle.com>
Cc: kuba@...nel.org, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
 pabeni@...hat.com, willemb@...gle.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: Use NAPI_* in test_bit when stopping napi
 kthread

Hello:

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

On Wed, 10 Sep 2025 20:37:16 +0000 you wrote:
> napi_stop_kthread waits for the NAPI_STATE_SCHED_THREADED to be unset
> before stopping the kthread. But it uses test_bit with the
> NAPIF_STATE_SCHED_THREADED and that might stop the kthread early before
> the flag is unset.
> 
> Use the NAPI_* variant of the NAPI state bits in test_bit instead.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] net: Use NAPI_* in test_bit when stopping napi kthread
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/247981eecd3d

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