Re: [PATCH 6.12.y] net: add missing ns_capable check for peer netns

[Greg KH]

On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 08:25:31AM +0000, Maximilian Heyne wrote:
> The upstream commit 7b735ef81286 ("rtnetlink: add missing
> netlink_ns_capable() check for peer netns") doesn't apply on older
> stable kernels due to refactoring. Therefore, this patch is an attempt
> to implement the same capability check just directly in the respective
> interface types.

Why can't we take the full series of patches instead?  Otherwise this is
going to be a pain over time for any other fixes/updates in this area,
right?

And if not, then we need acks from the maintainers here...

thanks,

greg k-h