netdev - Re: [PATCH net iproute2 v3 1/2] mpls: always set type as RTN

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Date:	Tue, 02 Jun 2015 16:22:34 -0500
From:	ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman)
To:	Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
Cc:	stephen@...workplumber.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	rshearma@...cade.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	vivek@...ulusnetworks.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net iproute2 v3 1/2] mpls: always set type as RTN_UNICAST for route add/deletes

Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com> writes:

> From: Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
>
> Kernel expects type RTN_UNICAST for mpls route/dels

There almost a bug in this patch.  You test req.r.rtm_family just
before the default case of AF_UNSPEC is set to AF_INET.  Which should
not affect anything in this case but is down right confusing to think
about, and could lead to maintenance problems in the future.

Otherwise
Acked-by: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@...ssion.com>


> Signed-off-by: Vivek Venkataraman <vivek@...ulusnetworks.com>
> Signed-off-by: Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
> Reviewed-by: Robert Shearman <rshearma@...cade.com> 
> ---
>  ip/iproute.c |    5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/ip/iproute.c b/ip/iproute.c
> index 670a4c6..71c088b 100644
> --- a/ip/iproute.c
> +++ b/ip/iproute.c
> @@ -803,6 +803,7 @@ static int iproute_modify(int cmd, unsigned flags, int argc, char **argv)
>  	int scope_ok = 0;
>  	int table_ok = 0;
>  	int raw = 0;
> +	int type_ok = 0;
>  
>  	memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
>  
> @@ -1095,6 +1096,7 @@ static int iproute_modify(int cmd, unsigned flags, int argc, char **argv)
>  			    rtnl_rtntype_a2n(&type, *argv) == 0) {
>  				NEXT_ARG();
>  				req.r.rtm_type = type;
> +				type_ok = 1;
>  			}
>  
>  			if (matches(*argv, "help") == 0)
> @@ -1160,6 +1162,9 @@ static int iproute_modify(int cmd, unsigned flags, int argc, char **argv)
>  		}
>  	}
>  
> +	if (!type_ok && req.r.rtm_family == AF_MPLS)
> +		req.r.rtm_type = RTN_UNICAST;
> +
>  	if (req.r.rtm_family == AF_UNSPEC)
>  		req.r.rtm_family = AF_INET;
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