netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: vlan: Avoid using BUG() in vlan_proto

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Date:   Fri, 25 Sep 2020 14:12:34 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     f.fainelli@...il.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, olteanv@...il.com, vladimir.oltean@....com,
        kuba@...nel.org, ap420073@...il.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: vlan: Avoid using BUG() in
 vlan_proto_idx()

From: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2020 17:27:44 -0700

> While we should always make sure that we specify a valid VLAN protocol
> to vlan_proto_idx(), killing the machine when an invalid value is
> specified is too harsh and not helpful for debugging. All callers are
> capable of dealing with an error returned by vlan_proto_idx() so check
> the index value and propagate it accordingly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
> ---
> Changes in v2:
> - changed signature to return int
> - changed message to use ntohs()
> - renamed an index variable to 'pidx' instead of 'pdix'

Applied, thanks Florian.