Re: [PATCH net v3 1/3] netpoll: fix incorrect refcount handling causing incorrect cleanup

From: Jakub Kicinski

Date: Mon Sep 08 2025 - 21:30:10 EST


On Mon, 8 Sep 2025 13:47:24 -0700 Calvin Owens wrote:
> I wonder if there might be a demon lurking in bonding+netpoll that this
> was papering over? Not a reason not to fix the leaks IMO, I'm just
> curious, I don't want to spend time on it if you already did :)

+1, I also feel like it'd be good to have some bonding tests in place
when we're removing a hack added specifically for bonding.