netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v8 01/24] netlink: add NLA_POLICY_MAX

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Message-ID: <20241007085337.2ffff440@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2024 08:53:37 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Antonio Quartulli <antonio@...nvpn.net>
Cc: Donald Hunter <donald.hunter@...il.com>, Eric Dumazet
 <edumazet@...gle.com>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, Shuah Khan
 <shuah@...nel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org, sd@...asysnail.net, ryazanov.s.a@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v8 01/24] netlink: add NLA_POLICY_MAX_LEN macro

On Mon, 7 Oct 2024 12:04:22 +0200 Antonio Quartulli wrote:
> > Or we could check if len(self.checks) <= 1 early and throw our hands up
> > if there is more, for now?  
> 
> We already perform the same check in the 'else' branch below.
> It'd be about moving it at the beginning of the function and bail out if 
> true, right?
> 
> Should I modify this patch and move the check above?

I just sent the refactor patch, that seemed easier than explaining ;)