Re: [PATCH net-next v2 5/5] ethtool: strset: check nla_len overflow

Stanislav Fomichev
2026-04-09T20:39:42Z

On 04/09, Andrew Lunn wrote:
> > I guess... Should we update ethtool.yaml doc to tell the users to prefer
> > ioctl over netlink for strset-get and mention this new EMSGSIZE?
>
> No. The ioctl is deprecated. It can still be used for drivers which
> need it, but netlink is the preferred method.

I'm with you on deprecating ioctl and pushing for netlink, but I'm not sure
how we can recommend this specific api call if it consistently can return
EMSGSIZE for some devices? Or am I reading this whole series wrong?