netdev - Re: [PATCH ipsec-next] xfrm: Return detailed errors from xfrmi

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Date:   Fri, 27 Jul 2018 07:38:53 +0200
From:   Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>
To:     Benedict Wong <benedictwong@...gle.com>
CC:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <nharold@...gle.com>,
        <lorenzo@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH ipsec-next] xfrm: Return detailed errors from
 xfrmi_newlink

On Wed, Jul 25, 2018 at 01:45:29PM -0700, Benedict Wong wrote:
> Currently all failure modes of xfrm interface creation return EEXIST.
> This change improves the granularity of errnos provided by also
> returning ENODEV or EINVAL if failures happen in looking up the
> underlying interface, or a required parameter is not provided.
> 
> This change has been tested against the Android Kernel Networking Tests,
> with additional xfrmi_newlink tests here:
> 
> https://android-review.googlesource.com/c/kernel/tests/+/715755
> 
> Signed-off-by: Benedict Wong <benedictwong@...gle.com>

Applied to ipsec-next, thanks Benedict!