netdev - Re: [PATCH] colons are invalid characters in netdev names

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Date:	Tue, 17 Feb 2015 19:33:25 -0600
From:	Matthew Thode <mthode@...ode.org>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
CC:	davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] colons are invalid characters in netdev names

On 02/17/2015 07:28 PM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Feb 2015 17:15:42 -0600
> Matthew Thode <mthode@...ode.org> wrote:
> 
>> colons are used as a separator in netdev device lookup in dev_ioctl.c
>>
>> Specific functions are SIOCGIFTXQLEN SIOCETHTOOL SIOCSIFNAME
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Matthew Thode <mthode@...ode.org>
> 
> What is the exact sequence that causes the problem?
> SIOCSIFNAME already strips of colon.
> 
> 
It strips the name one access, not creation.  You can create a dummy
device and not access it, escaping doesn't seem to help.

ip link add name foo:asdasd type dummy
ip link del dev foo:asdasd              # will not be deleted

-- 
Matthew Thode


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