Re: [PATCH] macsec: Support 32bit PN netlink attribute for XPN links
From: Era Mayflower
Date: Wed Jun 24 2020 - 06:27:25 EST
On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 1:32 AM Era Mayflower <mayflowerera@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 10:02 AM Era Mayflower <mayflowerera@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > On Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 1:23 AM David Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > From: Era Mayflower <mayflowerera@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2020 00:41:14 +0900
> > >
> > > > + if (tb_sa[MACSEC_SA_ATTR_PN]) {
> > >
> > > validate_add_rxsa() requires that MACSET_SA_ATTR_PN be non-NULL, so
> > > you don't need to add this check here.
> > >
> >
> > validate_add_rxsa() did not originally contain that requirement.
> > It does exist in validate_add_txsa(), which means that providing a PN
> > is necessary only when creating TXSA.
> > When creating an RXSA without providing a PN it will be set to 1
> > (init_rx_sa+15).
> > This is the original behavior which of course can be changed.
> >
> > - Era.
>
> Sorry for the time issues, just noticed I sent the previous mail with
> future time.
> Fixed it permanently on my computer.
Hello, is there any news?
- Era.