netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2] netem: Fail cleanly if user input is wrong

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Date:	Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:22:12 -0800
From:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
To:	Vijay Subramanian <subramanian.vijay@...il.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2] netem: Fail cleanly if user input is wrong

On Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:50:25 -0800
Vijay Subramanian <subramanian.vijay@...il.com> wrote:

> (Resending patch since it looks like my earlier mail did not make it to
> netdev). 
> 
> netem reordering requires that the delay parameter be given. Currently, if no
> delay is given, tc prints the error message but still installs the qdisc. Fix
> this by printing the usage and failing cleanly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vijay Subramanian <subramanian.vijay@...il.com>
> ---
>  tc/q_netem.c |    2 ++
>  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tc/q_netem.c b/tc/q_netem.c
> index b1fd452..23164d9 100644
> --- a/tc/q_netem.c
> +++ b/tc/q_netem.c
> @@ -395,6 +395,8 @@ static int netem_parse_opt(struct qdisc_util *qu, int argc, char **argv,
>  	if (reorder.probability) {
>  		if (opt.latency == 0) {
>  			fprintf(stderr, "reordering not possible without specifying some delay\n");
> +			explain();
> +			return -1;
>  		}
>  		if (opt.gap == 0)
>  			opt.gap = 1;

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