I would like to move netconsole to use RCU on the hot path for
a while instead of target_list_lock. My goal is to have no lock on the
tx side at all and eventually drop CON_NBCON_ATOMIC_UNSAFE, if that is
possible [1].
Start removing target_list_lock on certain parts of the code. This patch
transform the userdata array into a RCU-protected pointer, and use the
dynamic mutex as the write lock.
Added a selftest, given we didn't have any netconsole selftest for
userdata operations. Feel free to drop it if this is not user, dear
maintainers.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20251121-nbcon-v1-0-503d17b2b4af@debian.org/[1 (local)]
Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>
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Breno Leitao (2):
netconsole: publish the userdata payload with RCU
selftests: netconsole: add a userdata torture test
drivers/net/netconsole.c | 88 ++++----
.../selftests/drivers/net/netconsole/Makefile | 1 +
.../drivers/net/netconsole/netcons_userdata.sh | 224 +++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 279 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
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base-commit: 8ba098e6b6ff0db8edf28528d1552be261af30d4
change-id: 20260801-netcons-userdata-rcu-40446e018f86
Best regards,
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Breno Leitao [off-list ref]