On Tuesday, 27 October 2026 09:55:21 CET netdev-bot+sashiko@kernel.org wrote:
> batman-adv: Close OGM aggregation before transmission
> 
> This patch makes the OGM send worker mark the forwarding packet as a full
> aggregate under forw_bat_list_lock before it calls batadv_iv_ogm_emit().
> After that, no other context can append OGMs while the packet is being
> emitted and cloned. The packet stays on forw_bat_list so interface purging
> can still find it.
> 
> > diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
> > index 158d2b8f04036..85e99506a53f5 100644
> > --- a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
> > +++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
> > @@ -1909,6 +1909,11 @@ static void batadv_iv_send_outstanding_bat_ogm_packet(struct work_struct *work)
> >  		goto out;
> >  	}
> >  
> > +	/* Mark aggregate as full before forcing emit. */
> > +	spin_lock_bh(&bat_priv->forw_bat_list_lock);
> > +	forw_packet->num_packets = BATADV_MAX_AGGREGATION_PACKETS;
> > +	spin_unlock_bh(&bat_priv->forw_bat_list_lock);
> 
> [Severity: Low]
> This isn't a bug, but should the kernel-doc for num_packets be updated
> to match this new use?

https://patchwork.open-mesh.org/project/b.a.t.m.a.n./patch/20261027-kdoc-num_packets-v1-1-1fa6d584b7b3@narfation.org/

Regards,
	Sven