netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: ndisc.c: reduce size of __ndisc_fill_addr

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Date:   Sat, 27 May 2017 18:15:14 +0300
From:   Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@...il.com>
To:     Linyu.Yuan@...atel-sbell.com.cn
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: ndisc.c: reduce size of
 __ndisc_fill_addr_option()

> --- a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
> +++ b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
> @@ -148,17 +148,18 @@ void __ndisc_fill_addr_option(struct sk_buff *skb, int type, void *data,

>  	space -= data_len;
> -	if (space > 0)
> -		memset(opt, 0, space);
> +
> +	memset(opt, 0, space);

This can't be right.

And what size are you reducing?