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    rtnetlink: always put IFLA_LINK for links with a link-netnsid · feadc4b6
    Sabrina Dubroca authored
    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.
    
    v2: change Fixes tag, it's been here forever, as Nicolas Dichtel said
        add Nicolas' ack
    v3: change Fixes tag
        fix subject typo, spotted by Edward Cree
    Analyzed-by: default avatarDan Winship <danw@redhat.com>
    Fixes: d8a5ec67 ("[NET]: netlink support for moving devices between network namespaces.")
    Signed-off-by: default avatarSabrina Dubroca <sd@queasysnail.net>
    Acked-by: default avatarNicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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