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

[Jakub Kicinski]

On Wed, 10 Sep 2025 07:12:03 -0700 Breno Leitao wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 09, 2025 at 04:16:25PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> > On Tue, 9 Sep 2025 13:17:27 -0700 Breno Leitao wrote:  
> > > On Mon, Sep 08, 2025 at 06:29:58PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:  
> > > > 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.    
> > > 
> > > Do you prefer to have a separated bonding selftest, or, is it better to
> > > add some bond operations in the torture selftest?  
> > 
> > Normal test is preferable, given the flakiness rate and patch volume
> > I'm a bit scared of randomized testing as part of CI.  
> 
> Ok, I will create a selftest to cover the netpoll part of bonding, as
> soon as my understanding is good enough. I don't think it will be quick,
> but, it is on my hi-pri todo list.
> 
> Do you want to have the selftest done before merging this patch, or, can
> they go in parallel?

I said "it'd be good to have some bonding tests in place when we're
removing a hack added specifically for bonding."
"In place" means part of CI when we're merging this fix.
Please read emails more carefully.