[PATCH net-next v2 12/13] net: warn ops-locked drivers still using ndo_set_rx_mode
From: Stanislav Fomichev
Date: Wed Mar 18 2026 - 11:15:52 EST
Now that all in-tree ops-locked drivers have been converted to
ndo_set_rx_mode_async, add a warning in register_netdevice to catch
any remaining or newly added drivers that use ndo_set_rx_mode with
ops locking. This ensures future driver authors are guided toward
the async path.
Also route ops-locked devices through dev_rx_mode_work even if they
lack rx_mode NDOs, to ensure netdev_ops_assert_locked() does not fire
on the legacy path where only RTNL is held.
Signed-off-by: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/core/dev.c | 8 +++++++-
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index d50d6dc6ac1f..187cd7b5074f 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -9778,7 +9778,8 @@ void __dev_set_rx_mode(struct net_device *dev)
if (!netif_up_and_present(dev))
return;
- if (ops->ndo_set_rx_mode_async || ops->ndo_change_rx_flags) {
+ if (ops->ndo_set_rx_mode_async || ops->ndo_change_rx_flags ||
+ netdev_need_ops_lock(dev)) {
queue_work(rx_mode_wq, &dev->rx_mode_work);
return;
}
@@ -11470,6 +11471,11 @@ int register_netdevice(struct net_device *dev)
goto err_uninit;
}
+ if (netdev_need_ops_lock(dev) &&
+ dev->netdev_ops->ndo_set_rx_mode &&
+ !dev->netdev_ops->ndo_set_rx_mode_async)
+ netdev_WARN(dev, "ops-locked drivers should use ndo_set_rx_mode_async\n");
+
ret = netdev_do_alloc_pcpu_stats(dev);
if (ret)
goto err_uninit;
--
2.53.0