Re: [nf-next PATCH v7 0/6] Dynamic hook interface binding part 1

[Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>]

On Thu, Jan 09, 2025 at 06:31:31PM +0100, Phil Sutter wrote:
> Changes since v6:
> - Rebase onto "netfilter: nf_tables: imbalance in flowtable binding"
>   patch which is in nf-25-01-09 tag but missing in nf-next
> - Drop patch 7 which removed __nft_unregister_flowtable_net_hooks(): The
>   function is no longer a duplicate of nft_netdev_unregister_hooks()
> 
> This series makes netdev hooks store the interface name spec they were
> created for and establishes this stored name as the key identifier. The
> previous one which is the hook's 'ops.dev' pointer is thereby freed to
> vanish, so a vanishing netdev no longer has to drag the hook along with
> it. (Patches 2-4)
> 
> Furthermore, it aligns behaviour of netdev-family chains with that of
> flowtables in situations of vanishing interfaces. When previously a
> chain losing its last interface was torn down and deleted, it may now
> remain in place (albeit with no remaining interfaces). (Patch 5)
> 
> Patch 6 is a cleanup following patch 5, patch 1 is an independent
> code simplification.

Series applied to nf-next, thanks Phil.