@@ -3698,6 +3698,8 @@ int dev_set_alias(struct net_device *, const char *, size_t);
int dev_get_alias(const struct net_device *, char *, size_t);
int dev_change_net_namespace(struct net_device *, struct net *, const char *);
int __dev_set_mtu(struct net_device *, int);
+int dev_validate_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int mtu,
+ struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
int dev_set_mtu_ext(struct net_device *dev, int mtu,
struct netlink_ext_ack *extack);
int dev_set_mtu(struct net_device *, int);
@@ -8194,6 +8194,22 @@ int __dev_set_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(__dev_set_mtu);
+int dev_validate_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu,
+ struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+ /* MTU must be positive, and in range */
+ if (new_mtu < 0 || new_mtu < dev->min_mtu) {
+ NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "mtu less than device minimum");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+
+ if (dev->max_mtu > 0 && new_mtu > dev->max_mtu) {
+ NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "mtu greater than device maximum");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+
/**
* dev_set_mtu_ext - Change maximum transfer unit
* @dev: device
@@ -8210,16 +8226,9 @@ int dev_set_mtu_ext(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu,
if (new_mtu == dev->mtu)
return 0;
- /* MTU must be positive, and in range */
- if (new_mtu < 0 || new_mtu < dev->min_mtu) {
- NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "mtu less than device minimum");
- return -EINVAL;
- }
-
- if (dev->max_mtu > 0 && new_mtu > dev->max_mtu) {
- NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "mtu greater than device maximum");
- return -EINVAL;
- }
+ err = dev_validate_mtu(dev, new_mtu, extack);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
if (!netif_device_present(dev))
return -ENODEV;
@@ -3048,8 +3048,17 @@ struct net_device *rtnl_create_link(struct net *net, const char *ifname,
dev->rtnl_link_ops = ops;
dev->rtnl_link_state = RTNL_LINK_INITIALIZING;
- if (tb[IFLA_MTU])
- dev->mtu = nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_MTU]);
+ if (tb[IFLA_MTU]) {
+ u32 mtu = nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_MTU]);
+ int err;
+
+ err = dev_validate_mtu(dev, mtu, extack);
+ if (err) {
+ free_netdev(dev);
+ return ERR_PTR(err);
+ }
+ dev->mtu = mtu;
+ }
if (tb[IFLA_ADDRESS]) {
memcpy(dev->dev_addr, nla_data(tb[IFLA_ADDRESS]),
nla_len(tb[IFLA_ADDRESS]));