netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 05/20] netlink: Add new socket option to enable strict checking on dumps

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Date:   Fri, 5 Oct 2018 12:43:55 -0600
From:   David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
To:     Christian Brauner <christian@...uner.io>,
        David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, jbenc@...hat.com,
        stephen@...workplumber.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 05/20] netlink: Add new socket option to enable
 strict checking on dumps

On 10/5/18 11:36 AM, Christian Brauner wrote:
>> diff --git a/include/linux/netlink.h b/include/linux/netlink.h
>> index 88c8a2d83eb3..36bdca2aa42d 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/netlink.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/netlink.h
>> @@ -179,6 +179,8 @@ struct netlink_callback {
>>  	struct netlink_ext_ack	*extack;
>>  	u16			family;
>>  	u16			min_dump_alloc;
>> +	unsigned int		strict_check:1,
>> +				unused:31;
> 
> I like this idea a lot. :) but I'm not a fan of bitfields if not
> necessary. Is that really necessary here?
> 

no strong opinions on a bitfield vs a bool.