Samir Bellabes wrote: > Patrick McHardy <kaber@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> Samir Bellabes wrote: >>> +++ b/security/snet/include/snet_netlink.h >>> + SNET_A_VERSION, /* (NLA_U32) the snet protocol version */ >> You're using this to check for a "compliant protocol version" below. >> This shouldn't be needed as any protocol changes need to be done >> in a compatible fashion. > > what if userspace lib is using a old protocol version ? kernel and > userspace will use incompatible protocol, which may result in errors. Any protocol changes need to be done in a compatible fashion once this is in the upstream kernel, so that case should never happen. > The idea of this 'version' mecanism is to prevent such > incompatibilities, even if the userspace is (un)volontary not using the > good library (which may be the one tagged in the same time as the kernel > running) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netfilter-devel" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
