netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2 v5 1/2] ip-xfrm: Fix getprotobynumber() result to be print for each call.

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Date:   Mon, 16 Dec 2019 20:47:26 -0800
From:   Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:     "mizuta.takeshi@...itsu.com" <mizuta.takeshi@...itsu.com>
Cc:     "'netdev@...r.kernel.org'" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "'davem@...emloft.net'" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2 v5 1/2] ip-xfrm: Fix getprotobynumber() result
 to be print for each call.

On Mon, 16 Dec 2019 04:01:03 +0000
"mizuta.takeshi@...itsu.com" <mizuta.takeshi@...itsu.com> wrote:

> Running "ip xfrm state help" shows wrong protocol.
> 
>   $ ip xfrm state help
>   <snip>
>   UPSPEC := proto { { tcp | tcp | tcp | tcp } [ sport PORT ] [ dport PORT ] |
>                   { icmp | icmp | icmp } [ type NUMBER ] [ code NUMBER ] |
> 
> In order to get the character string from the protocol number, getprotobynumber(3) is called.
> However, since the address obtained by getprotobynumber(3) is static,
> it is necessary to print a character string each time getprotobynumber(3) is called.
> 
> Signed-off-by: MIZUTA Takeshi <mizuta.takeshi@...itsu.com>

These two patches do not apply to current git version of iproute2.