IPv6 routing, NLM_F_* flag support: warn if new route is created without NLM_F_CREATE
The support for NLM_F_* flags at IPv6 routing requests.
Warn if NLM_F_CREATE flag is not defined for RTM_NEWROUTE request,
creating new table. Later NLM_F_CREATE may be required for
new route creation.
Patch created against linux-3.2-rc1
Signed-off-by: Matti Vaittinen <Mazziesaccount@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 8473016..05c89be 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -1230,9 +1230,18 @@
if (cfg->fc_metric == 0)
cfg->fc_metric = IP6_RT_PRIO_USER;
- table = fib6_new_table(net, cfg->fc_table);
+ err = -ENOBUFS;
+ if (NULL != cfg->fc_nlinfo.nlh &&
+ !(cfg->fc_nlinfo.nlh->nlmsg_flags&NLM_F_CREATE)) {
+ table = fib6_get_table(net, cfg->fc_table);
+ if (table == NULL) {
+ printk(KERN_WARNING "IPv6: NLM_F_CREATE should be specified when creating new route\n");
+ table = fib6_new_table(net, cfg->fc_table);
+ }
+ } else {
+ table = fib6_new_table(net, cfg->fc_table);
+ }
if (table == NULL) {
- err = -ENOBUFS;
goto out;
}