Re: [PATCH nft v3 1/2] json: drop handling missing json() hook in expr_print_json()

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On Fri, Nov 03, 2023 at 05:25:13PM +0100, Thomas Haller wrote:
[...]
> +	/* The json() hooks of "symbol_expr_ops" and "variable_expr_ops" are
> +	 * known to be NULL, but for such expressions we never expect to call
> +	 * expr_print_json().
> +	 *
> +	 * All other expr_ops must have a json() hook.
> +	 *
> +	 * Unconditionally access the hook (and segfault in case of a bug).  */
> +	return expr_ops(expr)->json(expr, octx);

This does not make sense to me. You're deliberately dropping any error
handling and accept a segfault because "it should never happen"? All it
takes is someone to add a new expression type and forget about the JSON
API.

If you absolutely have to remove that fallback code, at least add a
BUG() explaining the situation. The sysadmin looking at the segfault
report in syslog won't see your comment above.

Cheers, Phil



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