netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net/core: check length before updating Ethertype in skb_mpls

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Date:   Sun, 04 Oct 2020 14:29:22 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     martin.varghese@...ia.com
Cc:     gnault@...hat.com, kuba@...nel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        dcaratti@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net/core: check length before updating Ethertype
 in skb_mpls_{push,pop}

From: "Varghese, Martin (Nokia - IN/Bangalore)" <martin.varghese@...ia.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 2020 14:50:58 +0000

> Is this check redundant. I believe Openvswitch already takes care of it ?

Openvswitch isn't the only user of these skb_mpls_*() helpers.