[PATCH net-next 0/6] net/mlx5: Move notifiers outside the devlink lock
From: Tariq Toukan
Date: Sun Nov 16 2025 - 15:47:42 EST
Hi,
This series by Cosmin moves blocking notifier registration in the mlx5
driver outside the devlink lock during probe.
This is mostly a no-op refactoring that consists of multiple pieces.
It is necessary because upcoming code will introduce a potential locking
cycle between the devlink lock and the blocking notifier head mutexes,
so these notifiers must move out of the devlink-locked critical section.
Regards,
Tariq
Cosmin Ratiu (6):
net/mlx5: Initialize events outside devlink lock
net/mlx5: Move the esw mode notifier chain outside the devlink lock
net/mlx5: Move the vhca event notifier outside of the devlink lock
net/mlx5: Move the SF HW table notifier outside the devlink lock
net/mlx5: Move the SF table notifiers outside the devlink lock
net/mlx5: Move SF dev table notifier registration outside the PF
devlink lock
.../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.c | 13 +--
.../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/eswitch.h | 7 +-
.../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c | 70 +++++++++++----
.../ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/dev/dev.c | 48 ++++++----
.../ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/dev/dev.h | 11 +++
.../ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/devlink.c | 90 ++++++++++++-------
.../ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/hw_table.c | 61 ++++++++-----
.../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/sf.h | 20 ++++-
.../mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/vhca_event.c | 69 ++++++--------
.../mellanox/mlx5/core/sf/vhca_event.h | 5 ++
include/linux/mlx5/driver.h | 10 ++-
11 files changed, 253 insertions(+), 151 deletions(-)
base-commit: c9dfb92de0738eb7fe6a591ad1642333793e8b6e
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