netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2] iplink: Fix "alias" parameter length calculations

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Date:   Thu, 18 Jan 2018 16:28:51 -0800
From:   Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:     Serhey Popovych <serhe.popovych@...il.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2] iplink: Fix "alias" parameter length
 calculations

On Thu, 18 Jan 2018 16:24:40 +0200
Serhey Popovych <serhe.popovych@...il.com> wrote:

> We need NEXT_ARG() to get *argv pointing to "alias"
> parameter value. Overwise we get and check "alias"
> string length.
> 
> Fixes: f88becf35e08 ("iplink: Process "alias" parameter correctly")
> Signed-off-by: Serhey Popovych <serhe.popovych@...il.com>

Good catch. Applied thanks.