netdev - Re: [PATCH v8 1/5] skbuff: return -EMSGSIZE in skb_to

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Date:   Mon, 15 May 2017 14:12:48 +0100
From:   David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>
To:     "Jason A. Donenfeld" <Jason@...c4.com>
Cc:     dhowells@...hat.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
        kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
        Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>,
        Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
        Sabrina Dubroca <sd@...asysnail.net>,
        "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
        Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 1/5] skbuff: return -EMSGSIZE in skb_to_sgvec to prevent overflow

Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@...c4.com> wrote:

> +int skb_to_sgvec(struct sk_buff *skb, struct scatterlist *sg, int offset, int len)
> ...
> -int skb_to_sgvec(struct sk_buff *skb, struct scatterlist *sg, int offset, int len)

Is there a reason you moved skb_to_sgvec() in the file rather than just moving
the comment to it (since you moved the comment anyway)?

David