netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2-next] ip: add AMT support

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Date:   Sun, 24 Oct 2021 16:46:41 -0700
From:   Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:     Taehee Yoo <ap420073@...il.com>
Cc:     dsahern@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2-next] ip: add AMT support

On Sat, 23 Oct 2021 19:36:11 +0000
Taehee Yoo <ap420073@...il.com> wrote:

> +	if (tb[IFLA_AMT_MODE] && RTA_PAYLOAD(tb[IFLA_AMT_MODE]) < sizeof(__u32))
> +		return;

What is this check here for? Is there a case where kernel returns
data without valid mode?

> +
> +	if (tb[IFLA_AMT_MODE]) {
> +		print_string(PRINT_ANY,
> +			     "mode",
> +			     "%s ",
> +			     modename[rta_getattr_u32(tb[IFLA_AMT_MODE])]);
> +	}