linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net v2] ethtool: plca: fix plca enable data type while parsing the value

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Date:   Thu, 7 Sep 2023 20:44:50 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Parthiban Veerasooran <Parthiban.Veerasooran@...rochip.com>
Cc:     <piergiorgio.beruto@...il.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
        <edumazet@...gle.com>, <pabeni@...hat.com>, <andrew@...n.ch>,
        <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <horatiu.vultur@...rochip.com>, <Woojung.Huh@...rochip.com>,
        <Nicolas.Ferre@...rochip.com>, <Thorsten.Kummermehr@...rochip.com>,
        <UNGLinuxDriver@...rochip.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2] ethtool: plca: fix plca enable data type while
 parsing the value

On Fri, 8 Sep 2023 19:33:46 +0530 Parthiban Veerasooran wrote:
> The ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_ENABLED data type is u8. But while parsing the
> value from the attribute, nla_get_u32() is used in the plca_update_sint()
> function instead of nla_get_u8(). So plca_cfg.enabled variable is updated
> with some garbage value instead of 0 or 1 and always enables plca even
> though plca is disabled through ethtool application. This bug has been
> fixed by parsing the values based on the attributes type in the policy.
> 
> Fixes: 8580e16c28f3 ("net/ethtool: add netlink interface for the PLCA RS")
> Signed-off-by: Parthiban Veerasooran <Parthiban.Veerasooran@...rochip.com>

One second look you need to fix the date on your system and resend.
The patch came to us with a date 24h in the future it will confuse
patchwork.