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

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Message-ID: <ccf2296a-f5c6-4618-87cb-891a6ff2d76f@kernel.org>
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 19:30:19 -0600
From: David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, davem@...emloft.net
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, edumazet@...gle.com, pabeni@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp_metrics: use netlink policy for IPv6 addr
 len validation

On 8/16/24 3:22 PM, Jakub Kicinski 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>
> ---
> CC: dsahern@...nel.org
> ---
>  net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c | 10 ++++++----
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 

Reviewed-by: David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>