netdev - Re: [PATCH net 0/2] vxlan: fix error reporting

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Date:   Fri, 2 Sep 2016 18:41:50 +0200
From:   Jiri Benc <jbenc@...hat.com>
To:     Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 0/2] vxlan: fix error reporting

On Fri, 2 Sep 2016 09:03:11 -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Fri,  2 Sep 2016 13:37:10 +0200
> Jiri Benc <jbenc@...hat.com> wrote:
> 
> > This patchset improves checking for invalid configuration in VXLAN and fixes
> > problems with duplicated and inappropriate error messages.
> > 
> > Jiri Benc (2):
> >   vxlan: reject multicast destination without an interface
> >   vxlan: fix duplicated and wrong error messages
> > 
> >  drivers/net/vxlan.c | 38 ++++++++++++--------------------------
> >  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
> > 
> 
> These should also be detected and rejected in iproute2
> errors in kernel log are user unfriendly api.

I agree and I intend to send a patch once this is accepted.

 Jiri