Re: [PATCH net] tipc: fix infinite loop in __tipc_nl_compat_dumpit

From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf

Date: Tue Jul 21 2026 - 18:32:04 EST


Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>:

On Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:49:35 -0300 you wrote:
> cmd->dumpit callback can return a negative errno, causing an infinite
> loop due to the while(len) condition. As the loop never terminates,
> genl_mutex is never released, and other tasks waiting on it starve in D
> state.
>
> Check dumpit's return value, propagate it and jump to err_out on error.
>
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
- [net] tipc: fix infinite loop in __tipc_nl_compat_dumpit
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net/c/22f8aa35964e

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