netdev - Re: [patch iproute2-next v3 2/2] ip: allow to use alternative names as handle

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 for Android: free password hash cracker in your pocket

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

Date:   Tue, 15 Oct 2019 14:34:56 -0400
From:   David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
To:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com,
        stephen@...workplumber.org, roopa@...ulusnetworks.com,
        dcbw@...hat.com, nikolay@...ulusnetworks.com, mkubecek@...e.cz,
        andrew@...n.ch, parav@...lanox.com, saeedm@...lanox.com,
        f.fainelli@...il.com, sd@...asysnail.net, sbrivio@...hat.com,
        pabeni@...hat.com, mlxsw@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [patch iproute2-next v3 2/2] ip: allow to use alternative names
 as handle

On 10/9/19 8:49 AM, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
> 
> Extend ll_name_to_index() to get the index of a netdevice using
> alternative interface name. Allow alternative long names to pass checks
> in couple of ip link/addr commands.

you don't add altnames to the name_hash, so the lookup can not find a
match based on altname.