Re: [iproute2-next v3 3/3] devlink: add dry run attribute support to devlink flash

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On Mon, 25 Jul 2022 13:56:50 -0700
Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> To avoid potential issues, only allow the attribute to be added to
> commands when the kernel recognizes it. This is important because some
> commands do not perform strict validation. If we were to add the
> attribute without this check, an old kernel may silently accept the
> command and perform an update even when dry_run was requested.

Sigh. Looks like the old kernels are buggy. The workaround in userspace
is also likely to be source of bugs.



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