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Re: [PATCH v3] netlink: Return unsigned value for nla_len()

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Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>:

On Wed,  6 Dec 2023 12:59:07 -0800 you wrote:
> The return value from nla_len() is never expected to be negative, and can
> never be more than struct nlattr::nla_len (a u16). Adjust the prototype
> on the function. This will let GCC's value range optimization passes
> know that the return can never be negative, and can never be larger than
> u16. As recently discussed[1], this silences the following warning in
> GCC 12+:
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [v3] netlink: Return unsigned value for nla_len()
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/172db56d90d2

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