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

Andrew Lunn
2026-04-09T16:12:49Z

> 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.

Andrew