netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] rtnl: allocate more attr tables on the heap

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Date:   Sat, 30 Apr 2022 10:32:25 +0300
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, pabeni@...hat.com,
        edumazet@...gle.com, petrm@...dia.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] rtnl: allocate more attr tables on the heap

Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org> writes:

> Commit a293974590cf ("rtnetlink: avoid frame size warning in rtnl_newlink()")
> moved to allocating the largest attribute array of rtnl_newlink()
> on the heap. Kalle reports the stack has grown above 1k again:
>
>   net/core/rtnetlink.c:3557:1: error: the frame size of 1104 bytes is larger than 1024 bytes [-Werror=frame-larger-than=]
>
> Move more attrs to the heap, wrap them in a struct.
> Don't bother with linkinfo, it's referenced a lot and we take
> its size so it's awkward to move, plus it's small (6 elements).
>
> Reported-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>

I don't see the warning anymore, thanks!

Tested-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...nel.org>

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