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

From: Andrew Lunn

Date: Thu Apr 09 2026 - 12:19:34 EST


> 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