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Re: [PATCH net-next] macsec: no longer rely on RTNL in macsec_fill_info()

From: Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@google.com>
Date: 2026-07-01 22:28:00

On Wed, Jul 1, 2026 at 2:43 AM Eric Dumazet [off-list ref] wrote:
Add READ_ONCE()/WRITE_ONCE() annotations on fields that can be
changed concurrently in macsec_changelink() and macsec_update_offload():

- secy->key_len
- secy->xpn
- tx_sc->encoding_sa
- tx_sc->encrypt
- secy->protect_frames
- tx_sc->send_sci
- tx_sc->end_station
- tx_sc->scb
- secy->replay_protect
- secy->validate_frames
- secy->replay_window
- macsec->offload

This allows macsec_fill_info() to run locklessly without RTNL.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@google.com>
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