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[net-next,v2,0/2] net: bring back dev_addr_sem

Message ID 20250312190513.1252045-1-sdf@fomichev.me (mailing list archive)
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Stanislav Fomichev March 12, 2025, 7:05 p.m. UTC 
Kohei reports an issue with dev_addr_sem conversion to netdev instance
lock in [0]. Based on the discussion, switching to netdev instance
lock to protect the address might not work for the devices that
are not using netdev ops lock.
Bring dev_addr_sem instance lock back but fix the ordering.

0: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20250308203835.60633-2-enjuk@amazon.com

Stanislav Fomichev (2):
  Revert "net: replace dev_addr_sem with netdev instance lock"
  net: reorder dev_addr_sem lock

 drivers/net/tap.c         |  2 +-
 drivers/net/tun.c         |  2 +-
 include/linux/netdevice.h |  4 +++-
 net/core/dev.c            | 41 +++++++++++++--------------------------
 net/core/dev.h            |  3 ++-
 net/core/dev_api.c        | 19 ++++++++++++++++--
 net/core/dev_ioctl.c      |  2 +-
 net/core/net-sysfs.c      |  7 +++++--
 net/core/rtnetlink.c      | 17 +++++++++++-----
 9 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)