netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] bpf: fix return in load_bpf

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Date:   Tue, 4 Jul 2017 22:55:59 +0000
From:   Lawrence Brakmo <brakmo@...com>
To:     Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     Kernel Team <Kernel-team@...com>, Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] bpf: fix return in load_bpf_file


On 7/4/17, 3:14 PM, "Daniel Borkmann" <daniel@...earbox.net> wrote:

    On 07/04/2017 11:51 PM, Lawrence Brakmo wrote:
    > The function load_bpf_file ignores the return value of
    > load_and_attach(), so even if load_and_attach() returns an error,
    > load_bpf_file() will return 0.
    >
    > Now, load_bpf_file() can call load_and_attach() multiple times and some
    > can succeed and some could fail. I think the correct behavor is to
    > return error on the first failed load_and_attach().
    
    Your SOB is missing.

Oops, thanks. New patch forthcoming.