Thread (4 messages) 4 messages, 4 authors, 2022-08-29

Re: [PATCH net-next] genetlink: start to validate reserved header bytes

From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@kernel.org
Date: 2022-08-29 12:26:55
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Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (master)
by David S. Miller [off-list ref]:

On Wed, 24 Aug 2022 17:18:30 -0700 you wrote:
We had historically not checked that genlmsghdr.reserved
is 0 on input which prevents us from using those precious
bytes in the future.

One use case would be to extend the cmd field, which is
currently just 8 bits wide and 256 is not a lot of commands
for some core families.

[...]
Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] genetlink: start to validate reserved header bytes
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/9c5d03d36251

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