[RFC PATCH net-next 3/6] net: dsa: add more extack messages in dsa_user_add_cls_matchall_mirred()

From: Vladimir Oltean
Date: Fri Sep 13 2024 - 11:30:52 EST


Do not leave -EOPNOTSUPP errors without an explanation. It is confusing
for the user to figure out what is wrong otherwise.

Signed-off-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@xxxxxxx>
---
net/dsa/user.c | 17 ++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/dsa/user.c b/net/dsa/user.c
index 143e566e26b9..42ff3415c808 100644
--- a/net/dsa/user.c
+++ b/net/dsa/user.c
@@ -1377,11 +1377,17 @@ dsa_user_add_cls_matchall_mirred(struct net_device *dev,
struct dsa_port *to_dp;
int err;

- if (cls->common.protocol != htons(ETH_P_ALL))
+ if (cls->common.protocol != htons(ETH_P_ALL)) {
+ NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+ "Can only offload \"protocol all\" matchall filter");
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ }

- if (!ds->ops->port_mirror_add)
+ if (!ds->ops->port_mirror_add) {
+ NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+ "Switch does not support mirroring operation");
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ }

if (!flow_action_basic_hw_stats_check(&cls->rule->action,
cls->common.extack))
@@ -1485,9 +1491,13 @@ static int dsa_user_add_cls_matchall(struct net_device *dev,
bool ingress)
{
const struct flow_action *action = &cls->rule->action;
+ struct netlink_ext_ack *extack = cls->common.extack;

- if (!flow_offload_has_one_action(action))
+ if (!flow_offload_has_one_action(action)) {
+ NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
+ "Cannot offload matchall filter with more than one action");
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ }

switch (action->entries[0].id) {
case FLOW_ACTION_MIRRED:
@@ -1495,6 +1505,7 @@ static int dsa_user_add_cls_matchall(struct net_device *dev,
case FLOW_ACTION_POLICE:
return dsa_user_add_cls_matchall_police(dev, cls, ingress);
default:
+ NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack, "Unknown action");
break;
}

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