linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 1/6] vxlan: refactor verification and application of configuration

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Message-ID: <a250dc2b-1249-2cfe-6f39-06b7f0874f59@universe-factory.net>
Date:   Fri, 23 Jun 2017 14:02:26 +0200
From:   Matthias Schiffer <mschiffer@...verse-factory.net>
To:     Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
        Jiri Benc <jbenc@...hat.com>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, hannes@...essinduktion.org, pshelar@....org,
        aduyck@...antis.com, roopa@...ulusnetworks.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, dev@...nvswitch.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 1/6] vxlan: refactor verification and
 application of configuration

On 06/23/2017 12:23 PM, Johannes Berg wrote:
> On Fri, 2017-06-23 at 12:13 +0200, Matthias Schiffer wrote:
>>
>> I was told the extended netlink error facilities were not ready yet,
>> has that changed since the last release?
> 
> Yes, the facility is in the kernel tree now.
> 
>> Anyways, I will gladly work on improving the error handling if
>> someone can give me a pointer how these extended netlink errors are
>> used.
> 
> Just grep for 'netlink_ext_ack' :)
> 
> johannes
> 

Thanks for the hint.

It seems though that rtnl_link_ops.newlink/changelink don't allow passing
the extack yet... how do we proceed here? Treewide change (maybe by someone
who knows their Coccinelle-fu?), or would the introduction of new versions
of the newlink and changelink fields be more acceptable, so drivers can be
moved to the new API one by one?

Matthias



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