Re: [PATCH net-next] net: replace mc_dev with a flag in netdev_hw_addr_list
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
Date: Fri Nov 13 2026 - 19:50:34 EST
Hello:
This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>:
On Wed, 11 Nov 2026 11:31:21 +0900 you wrote:
> Commit 646cb8868bd2 ("net: add a generation counter for dev->mc
> changes") added an mc_dev back pointer to struct netdev_hw_addr_list,
> so the list helpers can find the netns of a dev->mc list. Only dev->mc
> sets it, but the pointer makes every list 8 bytes larger: 32 to 40
> bytes on 64-bit. struct net_device holds four of these lists, and some
> drivers keep arrays of them.
>
> [...]
Here is the summary with links:
- [net-next] net: replace mc_dev with a flag in netdev_hw_addr_list
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/980d54ce8b29
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