Re: [PATCH net 3/3] ethtool: reject unrecognized request flags

[Sergei Shtylyov]

Hello!

On 15.03.2020 20:17, Michal Kubecek wrote:

> As pointed out by Jakub Kicinski, we ethtool netlink code should respond

   s/we/the/?

> with an error if request head has flags set which are not recognized by
> kernel, either as a mistake or because it expects functionality introduced
> in later kernel versions.
>
> To avoid unnecessary roundtrips, use extack cookie to  provide the
> information about supported request flags.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@xxxxxxx>
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MBR, Sergei