netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp_metrics: use netlink policy for IPv6 addr len validation

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Message-ID: <20240816143549.41234094@hermes.local>
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 14:35:49 -0700
From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, edumazet@...gle.com,
 pabeni@...hat.com, dsahern@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp_metrics: use netlink policy for IPv6 addr
 len validation

On Fri, 16 Aug 2024 14:22:44 -0700
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org> wrote:

> Use the netlink policy to validate IPv6 address length.
> Destination address currently has policy for max len set,
> and source has no policy validation. In both cases
> the code does the real check. With correct policy
> check the code can be removed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>

Reviewed-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>