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Merge branch 'net-introduce-nlmsg_payload-helper'
authorJakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:28:57 +0000 (08:28 -0700)
committerJakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:28:57 +0000 (08:28 -0700)
commit2f8cc49d869cbfa6f72068774b3de420536c21ac
tree0c732021c626771e27b8f53a49e269f288d13de8
parent0418711f60bbc6c35ba21fc78c6e3bc913036d2f
parent8ff953036110bf1804b054b730300c8377bdde5e
Merge branch 'net-introduce-nlmsg_payload-helper'

Breno Leitao says:

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net: Introduce nlmsg_payload helper

In the current codebase, there are multiple instances where the
structure size is checked before assigning it to a Netlink message. This
check is crucial for ensuring that the structure is correctly mapped
onto the Netlink message, providing a layer of security.

To streamline this process, Jakub Kicinski suggested creating a helper
function, `nlmsg_payload`, which verifies if the structure fits within
the message. If it does, the function returns the data; otherwise, it
returns NULL. This approach simplifies the code and reduces redundancy.

This patchset introduces the `nlmsg_payload` helper and updates several
parts of the code to use it. Further updates will follow in subsequent
patchsets.

v1: https://lore.kernel.org/20250411-nlmsg-v1-0-ddd4e065cb15@debian.org
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Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250414-nlmsg-v2-0-3d90cb42c6af@debian.org
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>