On Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:39:52 -0700 Stephen Hemminger <[email protected]> wrote:
> Several drivers and the ethdev layer initialize pthread mutexes > in shared memory with default (process-private) attributes. > This is undefined behavior when secondary processes use them. > > This series adds PTHREAD_PROCESS_SHARED to all affected mutexes. > All are on control paths (firmware mailbox, hotplug, flow ops, > PHY negotiation) where sleeping is acceptable. > > See POSIX spec: > https://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/009696899/functions/pthread_mutexattr_getpshared.html > > Bugzilla ID: 662 I would like someone to review and ack some or all of these patches.
