netdev - RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next 1/9] ice: enforce RTNL assumption of queue NAPI manipulation

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Message-ID: <IA1PR11MB62416EE1C34A051C07FFEAA88B1BA@IA1PR11MB6241.namprd11.prod.outlook.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:13:44 +0000
From: "Rinitha, SX" <sx.rinitha@...el.com>
To: "Kitszel, Przemyslaw" <przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com>,
	"intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org" <intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org>,
	"Nguyen, Anthony L" <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>
CC: "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, Simon Horman
	<horms@...nel.org>, "Kitszel, Przemyslaw" <przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com>,
	"Keller, Jacob E" <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next 1/9] ice: enforce RTNL
 assumption of queue NAPI manipulation

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan <intel-wired-lan-bounces@...osl.org> On Behalf Of Przemek Kitszel
> Sent: 12 September 2025 18:36
> To: intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org; Nguyen, Anthony L <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>
> Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org; Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>; Kitszel, Przemyslaw <przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com>; Keller, Jacob E <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
> Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-next 1/9] ice: enforce RTNL assumption of queue NAPI manipulation
>
> Instead of making assumptions in comments move them into code.
> Be also more precise, RTNL must be locked only when there is NAPI, and we have VSIs w/o NAPI that call ice_vsi_clear_napi_queues() during rmmod.
>
> Signed-off-by: Przemek Kitszel <przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com>
> ---
> CC:Larysa Zaremba <larysa.zaremba@...el.com>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ice/ice_lib.c | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>

Tested-by: Rinitha S <sx.rinitha@...el.com> (A Contingent worker at Intel)