netdev - Re: [PATCH net] sctp: asconf process should treat multiple address parameter as unrecognized parameter

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Date:	Tue, 25 Aug 2015 20:43:10 +0800
From:	lucien xin <lucien.xin@...il.com>
To:	vyasevic@...hat.com
Cc:	network dev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Marcelo Ricardo Leitner <mleitner@...hat.com>,
	davem <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] sctp: asconf process should treat multiple address
 parameter as unrecognized parameter

On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 8:39 PM, lucien xin <lucien.xin@...il.com> wrote:
>>
>> I think it would be much better to catch this in the validation stage.
>> If an implementation inserts multiple address parameters, we don't really know
>> which one we should be using.
>>
>
> the params of ASCONF chunk should consist of one *Address Parameter* and one
> or more *ASCONF Parameters*. besides, the address parameter should be in the
> beginning. so the first one must be our choice.
>
> if we cat this in the validation stage, I think it will be hard to treat it as a
> unrecognized parameter,
because *unrecognized parameter* cause packet need to be built in
sctp_process_asconf(),
as current linux's implementation.
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