Re: [PATCH] net/sched: ematch: check nla_put_nohdr() return value in tcf_em_tree_dump()
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
Date: Wed Sep 23 2026 - 22:26:28 EST
Hello:
This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>:
On Sat, 19 Sep 2026 21:06:24 +0000 you wrote:
> When tcf_em_tree_dump() was converted from the legacy rtnetlink
> `RTA_PUT_NOHDR` macro (which contained an implicit `goto
> rtattr_failure;`) to `nla_put_nohdr()`, the return value check on
> `nla_put_nohdr()` was omitted for container/simple matches and raw match
> payloads.
>
> If the netlink dump skb runs out of tailroom at `nla_put_nohdr()`, the
> error is silently ignored and `match_start->nla_len` is finalized
> without the match payload, emitting a malformed/truncated
> TCA_EMATCH_TREE_LIST attribute to userspace instead of returning `-1`
> via `nla_put_failure` so rtnetlink can reallocate and retry the dump.
>
> [...]
Here is the summary with links:
- net/sched: ematch: check nla_put_nohdr() return value in tcf_em_tree_dump()
https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/528de6832b21
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