netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/4] net: sched: add vxlan option support to act_tunnel

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Date:   Wed, 20 Nov 2019 09:17:04 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
To:     Xin Long <lucien.xin@...il.com>
Cc:     network dev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, davem <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Simon Horman <simon.horman@...ronome.com>,
        "dsahern@...il.com" <dsahern@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/4] net: sched: add vxlan option support to
 act_tunnel_key

On Wed, 20 Nov 2019 13:08:39 +0800, Xin Long wrote:
> > >  static const struct nla_policy
> > > @@ -64,6 +66,11 @@ geneve_opt_policy[TCA_TUNNEL_KEY_ENC_OPT_GENEVE_MAX + 1] = {
> > >                                                      .len = 128 },
> > >  };
> > >
> > > +static const struct nla_policy
> > > +vxlan_opt_policy[TCA_TUNNEL_KEY_ENC_OPT_VXLAN_MAX + 1] = {  
> >
> > [TCA_TUNNEL_KEY_ENC_OPT_VXLAN_UNSPEC] =
> >         { .strict_type_start = TCA_TUNNEL_KEY_ENC_OPT_VXLAN_UNSPEC + 1, }
> >  
> > > +     [TCA_TUNNEL_KEY_ENC_OPT_VXLAN_GBP]         = { .type = NLA_U32 },
> > > +};
> > > +  
> But vxlan_opt_policy is a new policy, and it will be parsed by
> nla_parse_nested()
> where NL_VALIDATE_STRICT has been used.
> 
> .strict_type_start is used for setting NL_VALIDATE_STRICT for some new
> option appending on an old policy.
> 
> So I think .strict_type_start is not needed here.

Hm, that's what I thought but then we were asked to add it in
act_mpls.c. I should've checked the code.

Anyway, we should probably clean up act_mpls.c and act_ct.c so people
don't copy it unnecessarily.