Re: [PATCH net v2 12/16] keys: Add refcounting to user-defined key type payload

From: David Howells

Date: Mon Jul 13 2026 - 04:13:07 EST


Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I get the relaxing part when it comes to RCU read lock but why does it
> carry fixes tag? The commit message does not do a great job on
> explaining this part.

It's the first part of a multipatch fix (it was originally in one patch and I
just duplicated the Fixes). I can remove the Fixes line though - as you point
out, this patch is not technically a fix in itself.

David