netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 06/13] macsec: use NLA_UINT for MACSEC_SA_ATTR

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Message-ID: <20250827185415.68d178c3@kernel.org>
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2025 18:54:15 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Sabrina Dubroca <sd@...asysnail.net>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 06/13] macsec: use NLA_UINT for
 MACSEC_SA_ATTR_PN

On Tue, 26 Aug 2025 15:16:24 +0200 Sabrina Dubroca wrote:
> MACSEC_SA_ATTR_PN is either a u32 or a u64, we can now use NLA_UINT
> for this instead of a custom binary type. We can then use a min check
> within the policy.
> 
> We need to keep the length checks done in macsec_{add,upd}_{rx,tx}sa
> based on whether the device is set up for XPN (with 64b PNs instead of
> 32b).
> 
> On the dump side, keep the existing custom code as userspace may
> expect a u64 when using XPN, and nla_put_uint may only output a u32
> attribute if the value fits.

I think this is a slight functional change on big endian.
I suppose we don't care..