Re: [PATCH net-next v10 3/6] net: add a generation counter for dev->mc changes

From: Yuyang Huang

Date: Sat Oct 10 2026 - 09:33:00 EST


> - [Medium] netlink: AF_PACKET multicast dump misses changes due to
> reading sequence after loop

This seems real, I will send a v11 patch, will sample before the
walk, and once more after it for the
NLMSG_DONE check.

> - [Low] __hw_addr_changed() (net/core/dev_addr_lists.c) does
> atomic_inc(&dev_net(list->mc_dev)->dev_mc_genid).

Same as every other dev->mc writer under the address lock, nothing new.