Re: [patch v1, kernel 3.2.1] RTNETLINK adjusting values of min_ifinfo_dump_size

[David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>]

From: Štefan Gula <steweg@ynet.sk>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:01:44 +0100

> 2012/1/26 David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>:
>> From: Stefan Gula <steweg@ynet.sk>
>> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:43:15 +0100 (CET)
>>
>>> From: Stefan Gula <steweg@gmail.com>
>>>
>>> This patch extends the rtnetlink.c. The problem is that calcit, which
>>> returns the value min_ifinfo_dump_size, is called without ability to
>>> get device info as well (struct net_device *dev is not accessible from
>>> it). This create a problem if required size of struct sk_buff *skb is
>>> not enough big to comply with all data returned by fill_info function
> 0>> for the interface that required size can vary over time, e.g. some
>>> dynamic structures will be putted to skb like hlists or lists. To do
>>> this patch extends the do_setlink function with recalculating of
>>> min_ifinfo_dump_size accordingly to device type and get_size
>>> functions.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Stefan Gula <steweg@gmail.com>
>>
>> This commit message is terrible, and the reason I know it's terrible
>> is because even after reading it I still had to go read the code
>> in order to understand what your change even does or why it's even
>> necessary.
>>
>> How about this:
>>
>>        Setting link parameters on a netdevice changes the value
>>        of if_nlmsg_size(), therefore it is necessary to recalculate
>>        min_ifinfo_dump_size.
>>
> Sound good... do I have to resubmit the patch with the correct description?

Yes.