forked from Minki/linux
mainlining shenanigans
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Currently, rtnl_fdb_dump() assumes the family header is 'struct ifinfomsg', which is not always true -- 'struct ndmsg' is used by iproute2 ('ip neigh'). The problem is, the function bails out early if nlmsg_parse() fails, which does occur for iproute2 usage of 'struct ndmsg' because the payload length is shorter than the family header alone (as 'struct ifinfomsg' is assumed). This breaks backward compatibility with userspace -- nothing is sent back. Some examples with iproute2 and netlink library for go [1]: 1) $ bridge fdb show 33:33:00:00:00:01 dev ens3 self permanent 01:00:5e:00:00:01 dev ens3 self permanent 33:33:ff:15:98:30 dev ens3 self permanent This one works, as it uses 'struct ifinfomsg'. fdb_show() @ iproute2/bridge/fdb.c """ .n.nlmsg_len = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(struct ifinfomsg)), ... if (rtnl_dump_request(&rth, RTM_GETNEIGH, [...] """ 2) $ ip --family bridge neigh RTNETLINK answers: Invalid argument Dump terminated This one fails, as it uses 'struct ndmsg'. do_show_or_flush() @ iproute2/ip/ipneigh.c """ .n.nlmsg_type = RTM_GETNEIGH, .n.nlmsg_len = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(struct ndmsg)), """ 3) $ ./neighlist < no output > This one fails, as it uses 'struct ndmsg'-based. neighList() @ netlink/neigh_linux.go """ req := h.newNetlinkRequest(unix.RTM_GETNEIGH, [...] msg := Ndmsg{ """ The actual breakage was introduced by commit |
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Linux kernel ============ There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first. In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or ``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/ There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory, several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation. See Documentation/00-INDEX for a list of what is contained in each file. Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.