[PATCH net-next v12 03/13] netdev: support binding dma-buf to netdevice

Markus Elfring Markus.Elfring at web.de
Fri Jun 14 08:36:11 UTC 2024


…
> +++ b/net/core/netdev-genl.c
…
>  int netdev_nl_bind_rx_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
>  {
…
> +	rtnl_lock();
> +
> +	netdev = __dev_get_by_index(genl_info_net(info), ifindex);
…
> +err_unlock:
> +	rtnl_unlock();
> +	return err;
>  }
…

Would you become interested to apply another lock guard?
https://elixir.bootlin.com/linux/v6.10-rc3/source/include/linux/cleanup.h#L124

Will scope-based resource management become more attractive
(also for the current source code adjustment)?

Regards,
Markus


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