netdev - Re: [net,v2] neigh: fix the loop index error in neigh dump

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Date:   Sun, 27 Nov 2016 22:07:28 -0700
From:   David Ahern <dsa@...ulusnetworks.com>
To:     张胜举 <zhangshengju@...s.chinamobile.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [net,v2] neigh: fix the loop index error in neigh dump

On 11/27/16 9:50 PM, 张胜举 wrote:
> No, when dump request must be processed by multiple 'recv/recvmsg' system
> calls, 
> idx stores which dev/neigh the previous call have processed, so that next
> call will scan 
> from the right place.  

I have tested multiple calls and I do not see redundant information or missing information. 

> 
> So no matter whether the dev/neigh is filtered, the idx should be increased
> anyway.

No, it does not. Again, idx is the index in the list of devices/ of interest. It is NOT a device index nor is it the absolute index in the list. It is a relative index. The filter is the same across recvmsg calls so the idx count is absolutely fine.

Produce a test case that fails.