netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 net-next] ethtool: ignore unused/unreliable fields in set

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Message-Id: 
 <170969522913.30303.10118184261588288842.git-patchwork-notify@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2024 03:20:29 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
Cc: andrew@...n.ch, linux@...linux.org.uk, pabeni@...hat.com, kuba@...nel.org,
 davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 net-next] ethtool: ignore unused/unreliable fields in
 set_eee op

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Sat, 2 Mar 2024 15:18:27 +0100 you wrote:
> This function is used with the set_eee() ethtool operation. Certain
> fields of struct ethtool_keee() are relevant only for the get_eee()
> operation. In addition, in case of the ioctl interface, we have no
> guarantee that userspace sends sane values in struct ethtool_eee.
> Therefore explicitly ignore all fields not needed for set_eee().
> This protects from drivers trying to use unchecked and unreliable
> data, relying on specific userspace behavior.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [v2,net-next] ethtool: ignore unused/unreliable fields in set_eee op
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/344f7a465149

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