netdev - [PATCH iproute2] mptcp: avoid uninitialised errno usage

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Date:   Mon,  3 May 2021 12:36:31 +0200
From:   Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
To:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
Subject: [PATCH iproute2] mptcp: avoid uninitialised errno usage

The function called *might* set errno based on errno value in NLMSG_ERROR
message, but in case no such message exists errno is left alone.

This may cause ip to fail with
    "can't subscribe to mptcp events: Success"

on kernels that support mptcp but lack event support (all kernels <= 5.11).

Set errno to a meaningful value.  This will then still exit with the
more specific 'permission denied' or some such when called by process
that lacks CAP_NET_ADMIN on 5.12 and later.

Fixes: ff619e4fd370 ("mptcp: add support for event monitoring")
Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
---
 ip/ipmptcp.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/ip/ipmptcp.c b/ip/ipmptcp.c
index 5f490f0026d9..504b5b2f5329 100644
--- a/ip/ipmptcp.c
+++ b/ip/ipmptcp.c
@@ -491,6 +491,9 @@ out:

 static int mptcp_monitor(void)
 {
+	/* genl_add_mcast_grp may or may not set errno */
+	errno = EOPNOTSUPP;
+
 	if (genl_add_mcast_grp(&genl_rth, genl_family, MPTCP_PM_EV_GRP_NAME) < 0) {
 		perror("can't subscribe to mptcp events");
 		return 1;
-- 
2.26.3