netdev - Re: [PATCH net] ethtool:add netlink attr in rss get reply only if value is not null

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Date:   Fri, 13 Jan 2023 11:40:29 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Sudheer Mogilappagari <sudheer.mogilappagari@...el.com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, mkubecek@...e.cz,
        sridhar.samudrala@...el.com, anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] ethtool:add netlink attr in rss get reply only if
 value is not null

On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:56:07 -0800 Sudheer Mogilappagari wrote:
> Current code for RSS_GET ethtool command includes netlink attributes
> in reply message to user space even if they are null. Added checks
> to include netlink attribute in reply message only if a value is
> received from driver. Drivers might return null for RSS indirection
> table or hash key. Instead of including attributes with empty value
> in the reply message, add netlink attribute only if there is content.
> 
> Fixes: 7112a04664bf ("ethtool: add netlink based get rss support")
> Signed-off-by: Sudheer Mogilappagari <sudheer.mogilappagari@...el.com>

Applied, thanks!