netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: add netlink_ext_ack support to rtnl_link

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Message-Id: <20170625.115012.1229577774043704298.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Sun, 25 Jun 2017 11:50:12 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: add netlink_ext_ack support to
 rtnl_link_ops

From: Matthias Schiffer <mschiffer@...verse-factory.net>
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2017 13:35:17 +0200

> The following functions are extended with a netlink_ext_ack argument to
> allow extended error reporting:
> 
> * validate
> * newlink
> * changelink
> * slave_validate
> * slave_changelink
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matthias Schiffer <mschiffer@...verse-factory.net>

Like David Ahern, I think you should split this patch up.

Thanks.