From: Jakub Kicinski Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2025 00:27:51 +0000 (-0700) Subject: Merge branch 'net-maintain-netif-vs-dev-prefix-semantics' X-Git-Url: http://git.ipfire.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=e07ba344a46500ec7c11e4b7e3e47b03b09ef58d;p=thirdparty%2Flinux.git Merge branch 'net-maintain-netif-vs-dev-prefix-semantics' Stanislav Fomichev says: ==================== net: maintain netif vs dev prefix semantics Commit cc34acd577f1 ("docs: net: document new locking reality") introduced netif_ vs dev_ function semantics: the former expects locked netdev, the latter takes care of the locking. We don't strictly follow this semantics on either side, but there are more dev_xxx handlers now that don't fit. Rename them to netif_xxx where appropriate. We care only about driver-visible APIs, don't touch stack-internal routines. The rest seem to be ok: * dev_xdp_prog_count - mostly called by sw drivers (bonding), should not matter * dev_get_by_xxx - too many to reasonably cleanup, already have different flavors * dev_fetch_sw_netstats - don't need instance lock * dev_get_tstats64 - never called directly, only as an ndo callback * dev_pick_tx_zero - never called directly, only as an ndo callback * dev_add_pack / dev_remove_pack - called early enough (in module init) to not matter * dev_get_iflink - mostly called by sw drivers, should not matter * dev_fill_forward_path - ditto * dev_getbyhwaddr_rcu - ditto * dev_getbyhwaddr - ditto * dev_getfirstbyhwtype - ditto * dev_valid_name - ditto * __dev_forward_skb dev_forward_skb dev_queue_xmit_nit - established helpers, no netif vs dev distinction ==================== Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250717172333.1288349-1-sdf@fomichev.me Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski --- e07ba344a46500ec7c11e4b7e3e47b03b09ef58d