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authorJinliang Zheng <alexjlzheng@tencent.com>2026-05-11 18:30:58 +0300
committerJakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>2026-05-14 05:03:05 +0300
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macsec: introduce dedicated workqueue for SA crypto cleanup
Introduce a dedicated ordered workqueue, macsec_wq, which will be used by subsequent patches to defer SA crypto cleanup (crypto_free_aead and related teardown) out of softirq context. Using a dedicated workqueue instead of system_wq allows macsec_exit() to drain exactly the work items belonging to this module via destroy_workqueue(), without interfering with unrelated work items on system_wq or causing unexpected delays elsewhere. rcu_barrier() in macsec_exit() ensures all in-flight rcu_work callbacks have enqueued their work items before destroy_workqueue() drains and destroys the queue, making the two-step teardown correct and complete. The same sequence is kept in the error path of macsec_init() as a precaution, to mirror macsec_exit() and stay safe if work ever becomes queueable before this point in the future. While at it, rename the error labels in macsec_init() from the resource-named style (rtnl:, notifier:, wq:) to the err_xxx: style (err_rtnl:, err_notifier:, err_destroy_wq:) to align with the broader kernel convention. Signed-off-by: Jinliang Zheng <alexjlzheng@tencent.com> Reviewed-by: Sabrina Dubroca <sd@queasysnail.net> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260511153102.2640368-2-alexjlzheng@tencent.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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