From: Jiri Pirko <j...@resnulli.us> Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 15:16:56 +0200
> It's ugly. Plus user may pass garbage in pads from current apps. %100 agreed. > Why you don't just use new attributes? I don't get it. I still > don't understand why people feel need to do struct style message > passing in TLV-designed Netlink interface... Also agreed, I don't see why it's such a big deal. Once we define a structure, let's set it in stone and don't try to modify it's layout or meaning. It is the only safe approach. We made netlink have attributes exactly for this reason.
