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[ovs-dev,net-next,v4] net: openvswitch: Check vport netdev name

Message ID 20240418023242.259542-1-jun.gu@easystack.cn
State Superseded
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Series [ovs-dev,net-next,v4] net: openvswitch: Check vport netdev name | expand

Commit Message

Jun Gu April 18, 2024, 2:32 a.m. UTC 
Ensure that the provided netdev name is not one of its aliases to
prevent unnecessary creation and destruction of the vport by
ovs-vswitchd.

Signed-off-by: Jun Gu <jun.gu@easystack.cn>
Acked-by: Eelco Chaudron <echaudro@redhat.com>
---
 net/openvswitch/vport-netdev.c | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Comments

Jakub Kicinski April 18, 2024, 3:38 p.m. UTC | #1 
On Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:32:42 +0800 jun.gu wrote:
> +	if ((!vport->dev) || strcmp(name, ovs_vport_name(vport))) {

Please drop the unnecessary brackets.
When you repost, start a new thread, do not post new version
in-reply-to.
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diff --git a/net/openvswitch/vport-netdev.c b/net/openvswitch/vport-netdev.c
index 903537a5da22..7003e76b8172 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/vport-netdev.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/vport-netdev.c
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@  struct vport *ovs_netdev_link(struct vport *vport, const char *name)
 	int err;
 
 	vport->dev = dev_get_by_name(ovs_dp_get_net(vport->dp), name);
-	if (!vport->dev) {
+	/* Ensure that the device exists and that the provided
+	 * name is not one of its aliases.
+	 */
+	if ((!vport->dev) || strcmp(name, ovs_vport_name(vport))) {
 		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto error_free_vport;
 	}