Re: [PATCH net-next v9 0/7] Introduce async callback ndo_set_rx_mode_async

[Jakub Kicinski]

On Sat, 14 Mar 2026 23:58:02 +0530 I Viswanath wrote:
> This is an implementation of the idea provided by Jakub here
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20250923163727.5e97abdb@xxxxxxxxxx/
> 
> The set_rx_mode callback is invoked under the addr_lock spinlock which
> makes it illegal to sleep. This means set_rx_mode is prone to
> sleep-in-atomic bugs as drivers have a tendency to do the I/O directly
> in the callback.

Stan is actively working on this:
https://lore.kernel.org/20260313145113.1424442-1-sdf@xxxxxxxxxxx
I feel like I spent enough time reviewing your attempts and Stan
will not need as much maintainer attention to bring this to 
a closure so let him cook. Sorry.