Re: [PATCH] net/ncsi: fix locking in Get MAC Address handling
From: Jakub Kicinski
Date: Thu Jan 09 2025 - 11:33:49 EST
On Thu, 9 Jan 2025 17:50:54 +0300 Paul Fertser wrote:
> Obtaining RTNL lock in a response handler is not allowed since it runs
> in an atomic softirq context. Postpone setting the MAC address by adding
> a dedicated step to the configuration FSM.
>
> Fixes: 790071347a0a ("net/ncsi: change from ndo_set_mac_address to dev_set_mac_address")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Potin Lai <potin.lai@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Neat!
Potin, please give this a test ASAP.