# Re: \[PATCH\] rtnetlink: Fix problem with buffer allocation

- From: David Miller \<davem@davemloft.net\>
- Date: 2012-02-21 21:16:46 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2012/02/10889175
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2012/02/10889174/t.md

```text

Greg, where is the code that guards the actual dumping of the VF
information based upon the ext mask?

I only see the ext mask controlling the sizing of the SKB.  What good
is that if we still dump the VFs?
```