netdev - RE: [PATCH v2 1/5] netlink: remove NLA_NESTED

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Thu, 20 Sep 2018 14:54:59 +0000
From:   David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
To:     'Johannes Berg' <johannes@...solutions.net>,
        "linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
        Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 1/5] netlink: remove NLA_NESTED_COMPAT

From: Johannes Berg
> Sent: 19 September 2018 20:49
> This isn't used anywhere, so we might as well get rid of it.
> 
> Reviewed-by: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>
> ---
>  include/net/netlink.h |  2 --
>  lib/nlattr.c          | 11 -----------
>  2 files changed, 13 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/net/netlink.h b/include/net/netlink.h
> index 318b1ded3833..b680fe365e91 100644
> --- a/include/net/netlink.h
> +++ b/include/net/netlink.h
> @@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ enum {
>  	NLA_FLAG,
>  	NLA_MSECS,
>  	NLA_NESTED,
> -	NLA_NESTED_COMPAT,
>  	NLA_NUL_STRING,
>  	NLA_BINARY,
>  	NLA_S8,
...

Is it safe to remove an item from this emun ?

	David

-
Registered Address Lakeside, Bramley Road, Mount Farm, Milton Keynes, MK1 1PT, UK
Registration No: 1397386 (Wales)