2019-05-13, 17:13:36 +0200, Nicolas Dichtel wrote: > Le 13/05/2019 à 17:08, Sabrina Dubroca a écrit : > > 2019-05-13, 16:50:51 +0200, Nicolas Dichtel wrote: > >> Le 13/05/2019 à 15:47, Sabrina Dubroca a écrit : > >>> Currently, nla_put_iflink() doesn't put the IFLA_LINK attribute when > >>> iflink == ifindex. > >>> > >>> In some cases, a device can be created in a different netns with the > >>> same ifindex as its parent. That device will not dump its IFLA_LINK > >>> attribute, which can confuse some userspace software that expects it. > >>> For example, if the last ifindex created in init_net and foo are both > >>> 8, these commands will trigger the issue: > >>> > >>> ip link add parent type dummy # ifindex 9 > >>> ip link add link parent netns foo type macvlan # ifindex 9 in ns foo > >>> > >>> So, in case a device puts the IFLA_LINK_NETNSID attribute in a dump, > >>> always put the IFLA_LINK attribute as well. > >>> > >>> Thanks to Dan Winship for analyzing the original OpenShift bug down to > >>> the missing netlink attribute. > >>> > >>> Analyzed-by: Dan Winship <d...@redhat.com> > >>> Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2") > >> I would say: > >> Fixes: 5e6700b3bf98 ("sit: add support of x-netns") > >> > >> Because before this patch, there was no device with an iflink that can be > >> put in > >> another netns. > > > > That tells us how far back we might want to backport this fix, but not > > which commit introduced the bug. I think Fixes should refer to the > > introduction of the faulty code, not to what patch made it visible (if > > we can find both). > No sure to follow you. The problem you describe cannot happen before commit > 5e6700b3bf98, so there cannot be a "faulty" patch before that commit.
What about macvlan devices? >From commit b863ceb7ddce ("[NET]: Add macvlan driver"): static int macvlan_init(struct net_device *dev) { ... dev->iflink = lowerdev->ifindex; ... } vlan devices also had an iflink assigned since commit ddd7bf9fe4e5. What am I missing? -- Sabrina