netdev - Re: [net-next v2] ipv4: inet_bind: check the addr

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Date:	Tue, 2 Jun 2015 18:13:38 +0300
From:	Denis Kirjanov <kda@...ux-powerpc.org>
To:	Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [net-next v2] ipv4: inet_bind: check the addr_len first

On 6/2/15, Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> On Tue, Jun 2, 2015, at 14:21, Denis Kirjanov wrote:
>> Perform the address length check first, before calling
>> the proto specific bind() function
>
> Can you give more detail why you did this change and what bug it fixes?
I've sent the v2 version with the net-next tag. The idea is simple:
check the error condition first and then do the useful work.

>
> Thanks,
> Hannes
>
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