Re: [PATCH net] netlink: Do not call the unbind callback with the table locked

[Anil Kaushik]

On Mon, Nov 2, 2026 at 5:43 PM <netdev-bot+sinfo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> This is an automated message. This series looks like a fix, but its
> commit messages seem to be missing some information:
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>  - Whether the issue was actually triggered, or is only theoretical
>    (e.g. found by code inspection). If it was triggered please include
>    the symptoms, like the stack trace or error messages.
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> Please do not repost the series just to address the above. Instead,
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> then.
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> The evaluation is done by an LLM so it may be wrong, if you think
> that is the case please reply and explain.

Found by Sashiko, not seen in production. I triggered the hang in a
VM, with a test-only msleep() to widen the window. It does not hang
with this patch.

Regards
Anil