Some kernel customers exporting network interfaces may require sleep during the iteration. Netlink and linsysfs can be the examples.
This change adds the generic iteration interface, similar to if_foreach(), but allowing the callback to sleep.
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ifnet: add if_foreach_sleep() to allow ifnet iterations with sleep. melifaro on Mar 4 2023, 10:10 AM. Authored by Tags None Referenced Files
Details Some kernel customers exporting network interfaces may require sleep during the iteration. Netlink and linsysfs can be the examples. This change adds the generic iteration interface, similar to if_foreach(), but allowing the callback to sleep.
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Comment Actions As discussed in email, if_foreach_sleep() sounds like the loop itself inserts a delay. I suggest changing it to if_foreach_sleepable(), which more accurately conveys that it can sleep (or use callbacks that can sleep), not that that it does sleep. |