[ANNOUNCE] v6.17.5-rt7

From: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
Date: Fri Oct 24 2025 - 10:55:31 EST


Dear RT folks!

I'm pleased to announce the v6.17.5-rt7 patch set.

Changes since v6.17.5-rt6:

- The previously introduced gro-cells related suffered from a missing
unlock. Patch by Eric Dumazet.

Known issues
- Yoann Congal reported a bit spinlock in dm_exception_table_lock().
https://lore.kernel.org/all/Z8GTjqgDe_5EkE3t@P-ASN-ECS-830T8C3.local

The delta patch against v6.17.5-rt6 is appended below and can be found here:

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/rt/6.17/incr/patch-6.17.5-rt6-rt7.patch.xz

You can get this release via the git tree at:

https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rt/linux-rt-devel.git v6.17.5-rt7

The RT patch against v6.17.5 can be found here:

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/rt/6.17/older/patch-6.17.5-rt7.patch.xz

The split quilt queue is available at:

https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/projects/rt/6.17/older/patches-6.17.5-rt7.tar.xz

Sebastian

diff --git a/localversion-rt b/localversion-rt
index 8fc605d806670..045478966e9f1 100644
--- a/localversion-rt
+++ b/localversion-rt
@@ -1 +1 @@
--rt6
+-rt7
diff --git a/net/core/gro_cells.c b/net/core/gro_cells.c
index b43911562f4d1..fd57b845de333 100644
--- a/net/core/gro_cells.c
+++ b/net/core/gro_cells.c
@@ -43,12 +43,11 @@ int gro_cells_receive(struct gro_cells *gcells, struct sk_buff *skb)
if (skb_queue_len(&cell->napi_skbs) == 1)
napi_schedule(&cell->napi);

- if (have_bh_lock)
- local_unlock_nested_bh(&gcells->cells->bh_lock);
-
res = NET_RX_SUCCESS;

unlock:
+ if (have_bh_lock)
+ local_unlock_nested_bh(&gcells->cells->bh_lock);
rcu_read_unlock();
return res;
}