Re: [PATCH net-next v2 10/12] net: ethtool: ioctl: concentrate the locking

[PATCH net-next v2 00/12] net: ethtool: let ops locked drivers run without rtnl_lock · Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> · 2026-06-05
[PATCH net-next v2 01/12] net: ethtool: serialize broadcast notification sequence allocation · Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> · 2026-06-05
Re: [PATCH net-next v2 01/12] net: ethtool: serialize broadcast notification sequence allocation · Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com> · 2026-06-09
[PATCH net-next v2 02/12] net: ethtool: relax ethnl_req_get_phydev() locking assertion · Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> · 2026-06-05
Re: [PATCH net-next v2 02/12] net: ethtool: relax ethnl_req_get_phydev() locking assertion · Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com> · 2026-06-09
[PATCH net-next v2 03/12] net: ethtool: make dev->hwprov ops-protected · Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> · 2026-06-05
Re: [PATCH net-next v2 03/12] net: ethtool: make dev->hwprov ops-protected · Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com> · 2026-06-09
[PATCH net-next v2 04/12] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock on Netlink path for GET ops · Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> · 2026-06-05
Re: [PATCH net-next v2 04/12] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock on Netlink path for GET ops · Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com> · 2026-06-09
[PATCH net-next v2 05/12] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock on Netlink path for SET ops · Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> · 2026-06-05
Re: [PATCH net-next v2 05/12] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock on Netlink path for SET ops · Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@intel.com> · 2026-06-08
Re: [PATCH net-next v2 05/12] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock on Netlink path for SET ops · Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> · 2026-06-08
Re: [PATCH net-next v2 05/12] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock on Netlink path for SET ops · Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@intel.com> · 2026-06-09
Re: [PATCH net-next v2 05/12] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock on Netlink path for SET ops · Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com> · 2026-06-09
[PATCH net-next v2 06/12] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock in cable test handlers · Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> · 2026-06-05
Re: [PATCH net-next v2 06/12] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock in cable test handlers · Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@intel.com> · 2026-06-08
Re: [PATCH net-next v2 06/12] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock in cable test handlers · Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com> · 2026-06-09
[PATCH net-next v2 07/12] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock in ethnl_tsinfo_dumpit() · Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> · 2026-06-05
Re: [PATCH net-next v2 07/12] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock in ethnl_tsinfo_dumpit() · Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com> · 2026-06-09
[PATCH net-next v2 08/12] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock in ethnl_act_module_fw_flash() · Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> · 2026-06-05
Re: [PATCH net-next v2 08/12] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock in ethnl_act_module_fw_flash() · Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com> · 2026-06-09
[PATCH net-next v2 09/12] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock in RSS context handlers · Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> · 2026-06-05
Re: [PATCH net-next v2 09/12] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock in RSS context handlers · Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com> · 2026-06-09
[PATCH net-next v2 10/12] net: ethtool: ioctl: concentrate the locking · Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> · 2026-06-05
Re: [PATCH net-next v2 10/12] net: ethtool: ioctl: concentrate the locking · Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com> · 2026-06-09
[PATCH net-next v2 11/12] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock on IOCTL path · Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> · 2026-06-05
Re: [PATCH net-next v2 11/12] net: ethtool: optionally skip rtnl_lock on IOCTL path · Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com> · 2026-06-09
[PATCH net-next v2 12/12] docs: net: ethtool: document ops-locked drivers and op_needs_rtnl · Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> · 2026-06-05
Re: [PATCH net-next v2 12/12] docs: net: ethtool: document ops-locked drivers and op_needs_rtnl · Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com> · 2026-06-09
Re: [PATCH net-next v2 00/12] net: ethtool: let ops locked drivers run without rtnl_lock · Stanislav Fomichev <hidden> · 2026-06-05
Re: [PATCH net-next v2 00/12] net: ethtool: let ops locked drivers run without rtnl_lock · Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> · 2026-06-06
Re: [PATCH net-next v2 00/12] net: ethtool: let ops locked drivers run without rtnl_lock · Stanislav Fomichev <hidden> · 2026-06-08
Re: [PATCH net-next v2 00/12] net: ethtool: let ops locked drivers run without rtnl_lock · Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@intel.com> · 2026-06-08
Re: [PATCH net-next v2 00/12] net: ethtool: let ops locked drivers run without rtnl_lock · Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@intel.com> · 2026-06-08
Re: [PATCH net-next v2 00/12] net: ethtool: let ops locked drivers run without rtnl_lock · Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@intel.com> · 2026-06-08
Re: [PATCH net-next v2 00/12] net: ethtool: let ops locked drivers run without rtnl_lock · Tony Nguyen <anthony.l.nguyen@intel.com> · 2026-06-08
Re: [PATCH net-next v2 00/12] net: ethtool: let ops locked drivers run without rtnl_lock · Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> · 2026-06-09
Re: [PATCH net-next v2 00/12] net: ethtool: let ops locked drivers run without rtnl_lock · patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@kernel.org · 2026-06-09

From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Date: 2026-06-09 15:46:14

On Thu, Jun 4, 2026 at 5:29 PM Jakub Kicinski [off-list ref] wrote:

Add another layer of helper functions to make upcoming locking
changes easier. Otherwise we'd need a pretty complex goto
structure. netdev instance lock is now taken slightly sooner
but that should not be an issue since rtnl_lock is already held,
anyway.

Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>

Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>

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