netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 08/13] macsec: add NLA_POLICY_MAX for MACSEC_OFFLOAD_ATTR_TYPE and IFLA_MACSEC

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Message-ID: <20250827185149.48b45add@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 18:51:49 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Sabrina Dubroca <sd@...asysnail.net>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 08/13] macsec: add NLA_POLICY_MAX for
 MACSEC_OFFLOAD_ATTR_TYPE and IFLA_MACSEC_OFFLOAD

On Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:16:26 +0200 Sabrina Dubroca wrote:
> This is equivalent to the existing checks allowing either
> MACSEC_OFFLOAD_OFF or calling macsec_check_offload.

AFAICT "equivalent" is a bit misleading as we didn't have validation.
But seems low risk.