Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH net-next v2 0/2] MCTP sockaddr padding check/initialisation fixup | From | Jeremy Kerr <> | Date | Fri, 05 Nov 2021 07:59:17 +0800 |
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Hi Jakub,
> > This pair of patches introduces checks for padding fields of struct > > sockaddr_mctp/sockaddr_mctp_ext to ease their re-use for possible > > extensions in the future; as well as zeroing of these fields > > in the respective sockaddr filling routines. While the first > > commit > > is definitely an ABI breakage, it is proposed in hopes that the > > change > > is made soon enough (the interface appeared only in Linux 5.15) > > to avoid affecting any existing user space. > > Seems reasonable, Jeremy can you send an ack?
Yep, will do ASAP - I'm planning also send references to the commits ton the userspace side, so that we have a record of where everything lines up on the updated ABI.
I'll have that done later today.
Cheers,
Jeremy
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