Re: [tipc-discussion] [net 1/1] tipc: initialize 'validated' field of received packets

[David M. <da...@da...>]

From: Jon Maloy <jon...@er...>
Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 23:43:44 +0200

> The tipc_msg_validate() function leaves a boolean flag 'validated' in
> the validated buffer's control block, to avoid performing this action
> more than once. However, at reception of new packets, the position of
> this field may already have been set by lower layer protocols, so
> that the packet is erroneously perceived as already validated by TIPC.
> 
> We fix this by initializing the said field to 'false' before performing
> the initial validation.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jon Maloy <jon...@er...>

Applied.