IPv6 routing, NLM_F_* flag support: warn if new route is created without NLM_F_CREATE
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PATCH 1/2 IPv6 routing, NLM_F_* flag support: warn if new route is created without NLM_F_CREATE
The support for NLM_F_* flags at IPv6 routing requests.
Warn if NLM_F_CREATE flag is not defined for RTM_NEWROUTE request, creating new table. Later NLM_F_CREATE may be required for new route creation.
Patch created against linux-3.2-rc1
Signed-off-by Matti Vaittinen <[email protected]>
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net/ipv6/route.c +11 -2
@@ -1230,9 +1230,18 @@if (cfg->fc_metric ==0 ) cfg->fc_metric =IP6_RT_PRIO_USER ; - table =fib6_new_table (net, cfg->fc_table); + err = -ENOBUFS ; +if (NULL != cfg->fc_nlinfo.nlh && + !(cfg->fc_nlinfo.nlh->nlmsg_flags&NLM_F_CREATE )) { + table =fib6_get_table (net, cfg->fc_table); +if (table ==NULL ) { +printk (KERN_WARNING "IPv6: NLM_F_CREATE should be specified when creating new route\n" ); + table =fib6_new_table (net, cfg->fc_table); + } + }else { + table =fib6_new_table (net, cfg->fc_table); + }if (table ==NULL ) { - err = -ENOBUFS ; goto out; }
From: Matti Vaittinen <[email protected]>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2011 12:14:49 +0200
Quoted 9 lines
The support for NLM_F_* flags at IPv6 routing requests.
Warn if
NLM_F_CREATEflag is not defined forRTM_NEWROUTErequest, creating new table. LaterNLM_F_CREATEmay be required for new route creation.Patch created against linux-3.2-rc1
Signed-off-by Matti Vaittinen <[email protected]>
Applied.