On Wed, Aug 24, 2022 at 8:18 PM Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > We had historically not checked that genlmsghdr.reserved > is 0 on input which prevents us from using those precious > bytes in the future. > > One use case would be to extend the cmd field, which is > currently just 8 bits wide and 256 is not a lot of commands > for some core families. > > To make sure that new families do the right thing by default > put the onus of opting out of validation on existing families. > > Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > CC: jiri@xxxxxxxxxxx > CC: johannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > CC: linux-block@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > CC: osmocom-net-gprs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > CC: linux-wpan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > CC: wireguard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > CC: linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > CC: linux-scsi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > CC: target-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > CC: linux-pm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > CC: virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > CC: linux-cifs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > CC: cluster-devel@xxxxxxxxxx > CC: mptcp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > CC: lvs-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > CC: netfilter-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > CC: linux-security-module@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > CC: dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > CC: linux-s390@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > CC: tipc-discussion@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > --- > drivers/block/nbd.c | 1 + > drivers/net/gtp.c | 1 + > drivers/net/ieee802154/mac802154_hwsim.c | 1 + > drivers/net/macsec.c | 1 + > drivers/net/team/team.c | 1 + > drivers/net/wireguard/netlink.c | 1 + > drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c | 1 + > drivers/target/target_core_user.c | 1 + > drivers/thermal/thermal_netlink.c | 1 + > drivers/vdpa/vdpa.c | 1 + > fs/cifs/netlink.c | 1 + > fs/dlm/netlink.c | 1 + > fs/ksmbd/transport_ipc.c | 1 + > include/linux/genl_magic_func.h | 1 + > include/net/genetlink.h | 3 +++ > kernel/taskstats.c | 1 + > net/batman-adv/netlink.c | 1 + > net/core/devlink.c | 1 + > net/core/drop_monitor.c | 1 + > net/ethtool/netlink.c | 1 + > net/hsr/hsr_netlink.c | 1 + > net/ieee802154/netlink.c | 1 + > net/ieee802154/nl802154.c | 1 + > net/ipv4/fou.c | 1 + > net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c | 1 + > net/ipv6/ila/ila_main.c | 1 + > net/ipv6/ioam6.c | 1 + > net/ipv6/seg6.c | 1 + > net/l2tp/l2tp_netlink.c | 1 + > net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c | 1 + > net/ncsi/ncsi-netlink.c | 1 + > net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c | 1 + > net/netlabel/netlabel_calipso.c | 1 + > net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c | 1 + > net/netlabel/netlabel_mgmt.c | 1 + > net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c | 1 + > net/netlink/genetlink.c | 4 ++++ > net/nfc/netlink.c | 1 + > net/openvswitch/conntrack.c | 1 + > net/openvswitch/datapath.c | 3 +++ > net/openvswitch/meter.c | 1 + > net/psample/psample.c | 1 + > net/smc/smc_netlink.c | 3 ++- > net/smc/smc_pnet.c | 3 ++- > net/tipc/netlink.c | 1 + > net/tipc/netlink_compat.c | 1 + > net/wireless/nl80211.c | 1 + > 47 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) Acked-by: Paul Moore <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> (NetLabel) -- paul-moore.com