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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2024-10-03 19:44:00 +0300
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2024-10-03 19:44:00 +0300
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Merge tag 'net-6.12-rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net
Pull networking fixes from Paolo Abeni: "Including fixes from ieee802154, bluetooth and netfilter. Current release - regressions: - eth: mlx5: fix wrong reserved field in hca_cap_2 in mlx5_ifc - eth: am65-cpsw: fix forever loop in cleanup code Current release - new code bugs: - eth: mlx5: HWS, fixed double-free in error flow of creating SQ Previous releases - regressions: - core: avoid potential underflow in qdisc_pkt_len_init() with UFO - core: test for not too small csum_start in virtio_net_hdr_to_skb() - vrf: revert "vrf: remove unnecessary RCU-bh critical section" - bluetooth: - fix uaf in l2cap_connect - fix possible crash on mgmt_index_removed - dsa: improve shutdown sequence - eth: mlx5e: SHAMPO, fix overflow of hd_per_wq - eth: ip_gre: fix drops of small packets in ipgre_xmit Previous releases - always broken: - core: fix gso_features_check to check for both dev->gso_{ipv4_,}max_size - core: fix tcp fraglist segmentation after pull from frag_list - netfilter: nf_tables: prevent nf_skb_duplicated corruption - sctp: set sk_state back to CLOSED if autobind fails in sctp_listen_start - mac802154: fix potential RCU dereference issue in mac802154_scan_worker - eth: fec: restart PPS after link state change" * tag 'net-6.12-rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net: (48 commits) sctp: set sk_state back to CLOSED if autobind fails in sctp_listen_start dt-bindings: net: xlnx,axi-ethernet: Add missing reg minItems doc: net: napi: Update documentation for napi_schedule_irqoff net/ncsi: Disable the ncsi work before freeing the associated structure net: phy: qt2025: Fix warning: unused import DeviceId gso: fix udp gso fraglist segmentation after pull from frag_list bridge: mcast: Fail MDB get request on empty entry vrf: revert "vrf: Remove unnecessary RCU-bh critical section" net: ethernet: ti: am65-cpsw: Fix forever loop in cleanup code net: phy: realtek: Check the index value in led_hw_control_get ppp: do not assume bh is held in ppp_channel_bridge_input() selftests: rds: move include.sh to TEST_FILES net: test for not too small csum_start in virtio_net_hdr_to_skb() net: gso: fix tcp fraglist segmentation after pull from frag_list ipv4: ip_gre: Fix drops of small packets in ipgre_xmit net: stmmac: dwmac4: extend timeout for VLAN Tag register busy bit check net: add more sanity checks to qdisc_pkt_len_init() net: avoid potential underflow in qdisc_pkt_len_init() with UFO net: ethernet: ti: cpsw_ale: Fix warning on some platforms net: microchip: Make FDMA config symbol invisible ...
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@@ -144,9 +144,8 @@ IRQ should only be unmasked after a successful call to napi_complete_done():
napi_schedule_irqoff() is a variant of napi_schedule() which takes advantage
of guarantees given by being invoked in IRQ context (no need to
-mask interrupts). Note that PREEMPT_RT forces all interrupts
-to be threaded so the interrupt may need to be marked ``IRQF_NO_THREAD``
-to avoid issues on real-time kernel configurations.
+mask interrupts). napi_schedule_irqoff() will fall back to napi_schedule() if
+IRQs are threaded (such as if ``PREEMPT_RT`` is enabled).
Instance to queue mapping
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