netdev - Re: [PATCH net] ipv6: annotate data-race in ndisc_router

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Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 02:50:07 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
 dsahern@...nel.org, horms@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net] ipv6: annotate data-race in ndisc_router_discovery()

Hello:

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

On Sun, 18 Jan 2026 15:29:41 +0000 you wrote:
> syzbot found that ndisc_router_discovery() could read and write
> in6_dev->ra_mtu without holding a lock [1]
> 
> This looks fine, IFLA_INET6_RA_MTU is best effort.
> 
> Add READ_ONCE()/WRITE_ONCE() to document the race.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net] ipv6: annotate data-race in ndisc_router_discovery()
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/9a063f96d87e

You are awesome, thank you!
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