netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 3/8] net: bridge: vlan: add rtm definitions and dump support

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Date:   Tue, 14 Jan 2020 18:36:47 +0200
From:   Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@...ulusnetworks.com>
To:     David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, roopa@...ulusnetworks.com,
        davem@...emloft.net, bridge@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 3/8] net: bridge: vlan: add rtm definitions and
 dump support

On 14/01/2020 17:34, David Ahern wrote:
> On 1/14/20 6:55 AM, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
>> On Mon, 13 Jan 2020 17:52:28 +0200, Nikolay Aleksandrov wrote:
>>> +static int br_vlan_rtm_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
>>> +{
>>> +	int idx = 0, err = 0, s_idx = cb->args[0];
>>> +	struct net *net = sock_net(skb->sk);
>>> +	struct br_vlan_msg *bvm;
>>> +	struct net_device *dev;
>>> +
>>> +	if (cb->nlh->nlmsg_len < nlmsg_msg_size(sizeof(*bvm))) {
>>
>> I wonder if it'd be useful to make this a strict != check? At least
>> when strict validation is on? Perhaps we'll one day want to extend 
>> the request?
>>
> 
> +1. All new code should be using the strict checks.
> 

IIRC, I did it to be able to add filter attributes later, but it should just use nlmsg_parse()
instead and all will be taken care of.
I'll respin v2 with that change.

Thanks,
 Nik