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Re: [PATCH net-next v3 0/2] netconsole: replace target_list_lock by RCU on userdata hot path

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Date: 2026-08-13 13:12:27
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Hello:

This series was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Paolo Abeni [off-list ref]:

On Mon, 10 Aug 2026 02:36:10 -0700 you wrote:
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
transforms the userdata array into a RCU-protected pointer, and uses the
dynamic mutex as the write lock.

[...]
Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v3,1/2] netconsole: publish the userdata payload with RCU
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/a9560343d4e9
  - [net-next,v3,2/2] selftests: netconsole: add a userdata torture test
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/3d2452c2fb2f

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