kernel/linux.git/Documentation/netlink, branch v7.0-rc7

net: shaper: protect from late creation of hierarchy

2026-03-19T12:47:15+00:00

We look up a netdev during prep of Netlink ops (pre- callbacks) and take a ref to it. Then later in the body of the callback we take its lock or RCU which are the actual protections. The netdev may get unregistered in between the time we take the ref and the time we lock it. We may allocate the hierarchy after flush has already run, which would lead to a leak. Take the instance lock in pre- already, this saves us from the race and removes the need for dedicated lock/unlock callbacks completely. After all, if there's any chance of write happening concurrently with the flush - we're back to leaking the hierarchy. We may take the lock for devices which don't support shapers but we're only dealing with SET operations here, not taking the lock would be optimizing for an error case. Fixes: 93954b40f6a4 ("net-shapers: implement NL set and delete operations") Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20260309173450.538026-1-p@1g4.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260317161014.779569-2-kuba@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni

Merge tag 'nfsd-7.0-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/cel/linux

2026-03-02T17:05:20+00:00

Pull nfsd fixes from Chuck Lever: - Restore previous nfsd thread count reporting behavior - Fix credential reference leaks in the NFSD netlink admin protocol * tag 'nfsd-7.0-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/cel/linux: nfsd: report the requested maximum number of threads instead of number running nfsd: Fix cred ref leak in nfsd_nl_listener_set_doit(). nfsd: Fix cred ref leak in nfsd_nl_threads_set_doit().

nfsd: report the requested maximum number of threads instead of number running

2026-02-24T15:27:51+00:00

The current netlink and /proc interfaces deviate from their traditional values when dynamic threading is enabled, and there is currently no way to know what the current setting is. This patch brings the reporting back in line with traditional behavior. Make these interfaces report the requested maximum number of threads instead of the number currently running. Also, update documentation and comments to reflect that this value represents a maximum and not the number currently running. Fixes: d8316b837c2c ("nfsd: add controls to set the minimum number of threads per pool") Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever

Merge tag 'nfsd-7.0' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/cel/linux

2026-02-12T16:23:53+00:00

Pull nfsd updates from Chuck Lever: "Neil Brown and Jeff Layton contributed a dynamic thread pool sizing mechanism for NFSD. The sunrpc layer now tracks minimum and maximum thread counts per pool, and NFSD adjusts running thread counts based on workload: idle threads exit after a timeout when the pool exceeds its minimum, and new threads spawn automatically when all threads are busy. Administrators control this behavior via the nfsdctl netlink interface. Rick Macklem, FreeBSD NFS maintainer, generously contributed server- side support for the POSIX ACL extension to NFSv4, as specified in draft-ietf-nfsv4-posix-acls. This extension allows NFSv4 clients to get and set POSIX access and default ACLs using native NFSv4 operations, eliminating the need for sideband protocols. The feature is gated by a Kconfig option since the IETF draft has not yet been ratified. Chuck Lever delivered numerous improvements to the xdrgen tool. Error reporting now covers parsing, AST transformation, and invalid declarations. Generated enum decoders validate incoming values against valid enumerator lists. New features include pass-through line support for embedding C directives in XDR specifications, 16-bit integer types, and program number definitions. Several code generation issues were also addressed. When an administrator revokes NFSv4 state for a filesystem via the unlock_fs interface, ongoing async COPY operations referencing that filesystem are now cancelled, with CB_OFFLOAD callbacks notifying affected clients. The remaining patches in this pull request are clean-ups and minor optimizations. Sincere thanks to all contributors, reviewers, testers, and bug reporters who participated in the v7.0 NFSD development cycle" * tag 'nfsd-7.0' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/cel/linux: (45 commits) NFSD: Add POSIX ACL file attributes to SUPPATTR bitmasks NFSD: Add POSIX draft ACL support to the NFSv4 SETATTR operation NFSD: Add support for POSIX draft ACLs for file creation NFSD: Add support for XDR decoding POSIX draft ACLs NFSD: Refactor nfsd_setattr()'s ACL error reporting NFSD: Do not allow NFSv4 (N)VERIFY to check POSIX ACL attributes NFSD: Add nfsd4_encode_fattr4_posix_access_acl NFSD: Add nfsd4_encode_fattr4_posix_default_acl NFSD: Add nfsd4_encode_fattr4_acl_trueform_scope NFSD: Add nfsd4_encode_fattr4_acl_trueform Add RPC language definition of NFSv4 POSIX ACL extension NFSD: Add a Kconfig setting to enable support for NFSv4 POSIX ACLs xdrgen: Implement pass-through lines in specifications nfsd: cancel async COPY operations when admin revokes filesystem state nfsd: add controls to set the minimum number of threads per pool nfsd: adjust number of running nfsd threads based on activity sunrpc: allow svc_recv() to return -ETIMEDOUT and -EBUSY sunrpc: split new thread creation into a separate function sunrpc: introduce the concept of a minimum number of threads per pool sunrpc: track the max number of requested threads in a pool ...

Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net

2026-02-11T14:14:35+00:00

Merge in late fixes in preparation for the net-next PR. Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni

mptcp: fix kdoc warnings

2026-02-07T04:35:06+00:00

The following warnings were visible: $ ./scripts/kernel-doc -Wall -none \ net/mptcp/ include/net/mptcp.h include/uapi/linux/mptcp*.h \ include/trace/events/mptcp.h Warning: net/mptcp/token.c:108 No description found for return value of 'mptcp_token_new_request' Warning: net/mptcp/token.c:151 No description found for return value of 'mptcp_token_new_connect' Warning: net/mptcp/token.c:246 No description found for return value of 'mptcp_token_get_sock' Warning: net/mptcp/token.c:298 No description found for return value of 'mptcp_token_iter_next' Warning: net/mptcp/protocol.c:4431 No description found for return value of 'mptcp_splice_read' Warning: include/uapi/linux/mptcp_pm.h:13 missing initial short description on line: * enum mptcp_event_type Address all of them: either by using the 'Return:' keyword, or by adding a missing initial short description. The MPTCP CI will soon report issues with kdoc to avoid introducing new issues and being flagged by the Netdev CI. Reviewed-by: Geliang Tang Reviewed-by: Randy Dunlap Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260205-net-mptcp-misc-fixes-6-19-rc8-v2-3-c2720ce75c34@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

dpll: expose fractional frequency offset in ppt

2026-01-30T02:21:16+00:00

Currently, the dpll subsystem exports the fractional frequency offset (FFO) in parts per million (ppm). This granularity is insufficient for high-precision synchronization scenarios which often require parts per trillion (ppt) resolution. Add a new netlink attribute DPLL_A_PIN_FRACTIONAL_FREQUENCY_OFFSET_PPT to expose the FFO in ppt. Update the dpll netlink core to expect the driver-provided FFO value to be in ppt. To maintain backward compatibility with existing userspace tools, populate the legacy DPLL_A_PIN_FRACTIONAL_FREQUENCY_OFFSET attribute by dividing the new ppt value by 1,000,000. Update the zl3073x and mlx5 drivers to provide the FFO value in ppt: - zl3073x: adjust the fixed-point calculation to produce ppt (10^12) instead of ppm (10^6). - mlx5: scale the existing ppm value by 1,000,000. Signed-off-by: Ivan Vecera Reviewed-by: Arkadiusz Kubalewski Reviewed-by: Jiri Pirko Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260126162253.27890-1-ivecera@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

nfsd: add controls to set the minimum number of threads per pool

2026-01-28T15:15:42+00:00

Add a new "min_threads" variable to the nfsd_net, along with the corresponding netlink interface, to set that value from userland. Pass that value to svc_set_pool_threads() and svc_set_num_threads(). Signed-off-by: Jeff Layton Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever

geneve: add netlink support for GRO hint

2026-01-23T19:31:14+00:00

Allow configuring and dumping the new device option, and cache its value into the geneve socket itself. The new option is not tie to it any code yet. Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni Link: https://patch.msgid.link/2295d4e4d1e919a3189425141bbc71c7850a2de0.1769011015.git.pabeni@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net

2026-01-23T04:14:36+00:00

Cross-merge networking fixes after downstream PR (net-6.19-rc7). Conflicts: drivers/net/ethernet/huawei/hinic3/hinic3_irq.c b35a6fd37a00 ("hinic3: Add adaptive IRQ coalescing with DIM") fb2bb2a1ebf7 ("hinic3: Fix netif_queue_set_napi queue_index input parameter error") https://lore.kernel.org/fc0a7fdf08789a52653e8ad05281a0a849e79206.1768915707.git.zhuyikai1@h-partners.com drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/wifi7/hw.c 31707572108d ("wifi: ath12k: Fix wrong P2P device link id issue") c26f294fef2a ("wifi: ath12k: Move ieee80211_ops callback to the arch specific module") https://lore.kernel.org/20260114123751.6a208818@canb.auug.org.au Adjacent changes: drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath12k/mac.c 8b8d6ee53dfd ("wifi: ath12k: Fix scan state stuck in ABORTING after cancel_remain_on_channel") 914c890d3b90 ("wifi: ath12k: Add framework for hardware specific ieee80211_ops registration") Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski