Re: [PATCH net v2] net: netrom: fix lock order inversion in nr_add_node, nr_del_node and nr_dec_obs

[Jakub Kicinski]

On Mon,  6 Apr 2026 19:49:04 +0800 Mashiro Chen wrote:
> nr_del_node() and nr_dec_obs() acquire nr_node_list_lock first, then
> call nr_remove_neigh() which internally acquires nr_neigh_list_lock.
> nr_add_node() acquires node_lock first, then calls nr_remove_neigh()
> which acquires nr_neigh_list_lock.

Can we please merge nr_node_list_lock and nr_neigh_list_lock
into one instead?

Lets try to simplify this code as much as possible.
It's a maintenance nightmare and has fewer users than syzbot reports
(i'm not joking).