Re: [PATCH v5] net: ip, diag -- Add diag interface for raw sockets

[Jamal Hadi Salim]

On 16-09-28 06:51 AM, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 06:43:01AM -0400, Jamal Hadi Salim wrote:

[..]
> > I dont know how compilation will fail but you may be right with note:
> > that is not how pads have been used in the past. They are supposed to
> > cosmetic annotation which indicates "here's a hole; use it in the
> > future if you are looking to add something". And someone in the
> > future can claim them. I am not sure if MBZ philosophy applies.
>
> This structure is uapi, so anyone has complete rights to reference
> @pad in the userspace programs. Sure it would be more clear to remove
> the @pad completely, but if we choose so I think it's better to do
> on top instead and then if someone complain we can easily revert
> the single trivial commit instead of this big patch.

I am conflicted.
A field labelled "pad" does not appear to be valid as "UAPI". It is
a cosmetic indicator. If you did sizeof() with or without it being
present the value doesnt change.
BTW: There is at least one major structure in inet diag has a hole
today and doesnt have a padding indicator.

> If protocol goes over u8 then complete inet_diag_req_v2 structure will
> have to be reworked becaue @sdiag_protocol is u8 as well. IOW, once
> someone liftup IPPROTO_MAX > 255, he will notice the problem immediately
> because diag for such module simply stop working properly.

ok.

cheers,
jamal