Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 net-next 1/4] rtnetlink: enable alt_ifname for setlink/newlink

From: Jakub Kicinski <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 5 Apr 2022 17:41:49 -0700

On Tue,  5 Apr 2022 15:42:34 +0200 Florent Fourcot wrote:
> buffer called "ifname" given in function rtnl_dev_get
> is always valid when called by setlink/newlink,
> but contains only empty string when IFLA_IFNAME is not given. So
> IFLA_ALT_IFNAME is always ignored
> 
> This patch fixes rtnl_dev_get function with a remove of ifname argument,
> and move ifname copy in do_setlink when required.
> 
> It extends feature of commit 76c9ac0ee878,
> "net: rtnetlink: add possibility to use alternative names as message
> handle""
> 
> Changes in v2:
>  * Remove ifname argument in rtnl_dev_get/do_setlink
>    functions (simplify code)
> 
> Changes in v3:
>  * Simplify rtnl_dev_get signature
> 
> CC: Jiri Pirko <[email-masked]>
> Signed-off-by: Florent Fourcot <[email-masked]>
> Signed-off-by: Brian Baboch <[email-masked]>

This patch needs to be after patch 3, AFAICT. Otherwise someone running
a bisection and landing in between the two will have a buggy build.

Please provide a cover letter for the series, now that it's 4 patches.