netdev - Re: [PATCH v3 net-next 1/2] tools: psock_lib: tighten conditions checked in sock

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Date:   Wed, 4 Jan 2017 17:55:54 -0500
From:   Sowmini Varadhan <sowmini.varadhan@...cle.com>
To:     Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>
Cc:     linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        daniel@...earbox.net, willemb@...gle.com, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 net-next 1/2] tools: psock_lib: tighten conditions
 checked in sock_setfilter

On (01/04/17 15:37), Shuah Khan wrote:
> > +	/* the filter below checks for all of the following conditions that
> > +	 * are based on the contents of create_payload()
> > +	 *  ether type 0x800 and
> > +	 *  ip proto udp     and
> > +	 *  ip len == ip_len and
> > +	 *  udp[38] == 'a' or udp[38] == 'b'
> > +	 */
> 
> Looks like you have to do v4 anyway, please make sure your comment
> block is one of the acceptable formats based on coding style:
> 
> https://marc.info/?l=linux-crypto-vger&m=146799837129319&w=2

BTW, the above is conformant with the comment style required for
networking:

https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.txt

which seems to be used in psock_fanout.c and reuseport_bpf.c as well.

Thanks
--Sowmini