Re: [PATCH v2 net-next 0/7] rtnetlink: allow selected handlers to run without rtnl

On 8/10/17 5:29 AM, Florian Westphal wrote:

David Ahern [off-list ref] wrote:

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On 8/9/17 6:21 PM, David Miller wrote:

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Ok series applied, let's see where this goes :-)

1 hour in, 1 problem reported

Its even worse.  Would you rather see a revert?

no.

I'm sure that you are aware that the widespread rtnl usage is a
problem because it does hurt scalability. I still think its worth trying
to disentangle this where possible.

agreed. Going to be pain along the way, but it needs to be done. Thanks
for taking the initiative on it.