RE: [EXTERNAL] Re: [PATCH net, 1/2] net: core: Fix missing init of llist_node in setup_net()

[Haiyang Zhang]

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> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [PATCH net, 1/2] net: core: Fix missing init of
> llist_node in setup_net()
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> On Tue, Jul 22, 2025 at 4:51 PM Haiyang Zhang
> <haiyangz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > From: Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Add init_llist_node for lock-less list nodes in struct net in
> > setup_net(), so we can test if a node is on a list or not.
> >
> > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Fixes: d6b3358a2813 ("llist: add interface to check if a node is on a
> list.")
> 
> No Fixes tag is needed because we didn't have a need to
> test if net is queued for destruction.

I know the original patch wasn't buggy.
This tag is just for the stable backport version hint.

In another thread, Eric Dumazet recommended Fixes tag for patches for "stable":
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/netdevbpf/patch/1752870014-28909-1-git-send-email-haiyangz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

Thanks,
- Haiyang