netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net: sched: cls_flower: validate nested enc_opts

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Date:   Fri, 9 Nov 2018 20:58:12 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     oss-drivers@...ronome.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net: sched: cls_flower: validate nested
 enc_opts_policy to avoid build warning

On Fri, 09 Nov 2018 20:40:25 -0800 (PST), David Miller wrote:
> From: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
> Date: Fri,  9 Nov 2018 14:41:22 -0800
> 
> > TCA_FLOWER_KEY_ENC_OPTS and TCA_FLOWER_KEY_ENC_OPTS_MASK can only
> > currently contain further nested attributes, which are parsed by
> > hand, so the policy is never actually used.  Add the validation
> > anyway to avoid potential bugs when other attributes are added
> > and to make the attribute structure slightly more clear.  Validation
> > will also set extact to point to bad attribute on error.
> > 
> > Fixes: 0a6e77784f49 ("net/sched: allow flower to match tunnel options")
> > Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
> > Acked-by: Simon Horman <simon.horman@...ronome.com>  
> 
> If this fixes a build warning, please include the build warning
> message in your commit log.
> 
> Thanks!

Ah, sorry, it's a W=1 warning, which should have been mentioned, too.
I'll repost shortly!