netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2-next 2/3] ip link: Drop cache entry on name changes

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]

Message-ID: <20190107160650.16d956d0@hermes.lan>
Date:   Mon, 7 Jan 2019 16:06:50 -0800
From:   Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:     David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2-next 2/3] ip link: Drop cache entry on name
 changes

On Mon,  7 Jan 2019 14:55:51 -0800
David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org> wrote:

> +int iplink_parse(int argc, char **argv, struct iplink_req *req, char **type,
> +		 bool *name_change);

Not a real fan of adding another by reference return value flag.
It makes the logic flow more complex.

Is there another way? Caching in general is dicey anyway.