netdev - [PATCH 42/51] gen_stats: Stop using NLA

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Date:	Sun,  1 Apr 2012 22:58:32 -0400
From:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: [PATCH 42/51] gen_stats: Stop using NLA_PUT*().

From: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>

These macros contain a hidden goto, and are thus extremely error
prone and make code hard to audit.

Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
---
 net/core/gen_stats.c |    3 ++-
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/core/gen_stats.c b/net/core/gen_stats.c
index 0452eb2..ddedf21 100644
--- a/net/core/gen_stats.c
+++ b/net/core/gen_stats.c
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 static inline int
 gnet_stats_copy(struct gnet_dump *d, int type, void *buf, int size)
 {
-	NLA_PUT(d->skb, type, size, buf);
+	if (nla_put(d->skb, type, size, buf))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
 	return 0;

 nla_put_failure:
-- 
1.7.7.6

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