netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2] devlink: don't enforce NETLINK_{CAP,EXT}

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Date:   Fri, 1 Jun 2018 16:54:57 +0200
From:   Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:     Ivan Vecera <ivecera@...hat.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, Arkadi Sharshevsky <arkadis@...lanox.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2] devlink: don't enforce NETLINK_{CAP,EXT}_ACK
 sock opts

Fri, Jun 01, 2018 at 10:18:49AM CEST, ivecera@...hat.com wrote:
>Since commit 049c58539f5d ("devlink: mnlg: Add support for extended ack")
>devlink requires NETLINK_{CAP,EXT}_ACK. This prevents devlink from
>working with older kernels that don't support these features.
>
>host # ./devlink/devlink
>Failed to connect to devlink Netlink
>
>Fixes: 049c58539f5d ("devlink: mnlg: Add support for extended ack")

Acked-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>

Thanks!