--- /dev/null
+From 028c5aa18b5273c029f0278232d922ee1a164de6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
+Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 13:54:46 +0200
+Subject: ip: use rtnl_send_check() on flush commands, closes 6962
+
+function old new delta
+rtnl_send_check - 160 +160
+xrtnl_wilddump_request 64 66 +2
+ipneigh_list_or_flush 714 706 -8
+rtnl_send 69 - -69
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+(add/remove: 1/1 grow/shrink: 1/1 up/down: 162/-77) Total: 85 bytes
+
+Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@googlemail.com>
+---
+ networking/libiproute/ipaddress.c | 6 ++++--
+ networking/libiproute/ipneigh.c | 9 ++++----
+ networking/libiproute/iproute.c | 5 ++++-
+ networking/libiproute/libnetlink.c | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
+ networking/libiproute/libnetlink.h | 19 +++++++++++++++--
+ 5 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/networking/libiproute/ipaddress.c
++++ b/networking/libiproute/ipaddress.c
+@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
+
+ struct filter_t {
+ char *label;
++ /* Flush cmd buf. If !NULL, print_addrinfo() constructs flush commands in it */
+ char *flushb;
+ struct rtnl_handle *rth;
+ int scope, scopemask;
+@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ struct filter_t {
+ smallint showqueue;
+ smallint oneline;
+ smallint up;
++ /* Misnomer. Does not mean "flushed something" */
++ /* More like "flush commands were constructed by print_addrinfo()" */
+ smallint flushed;
+ inet_prefix pfx;
+ } FIX_ALIASING;
+@@ -201,7 +204,7 @@ static NOINLINE int print_linkinfo(const
+
+ static int flush_update(void)
+ {
+- if (rtnl_send(G_filter.rth, G_filter.flushb, G_filter.flushp) < 0) {
++ if (rtnl_send_check(G_filter.rth, G_filter.flushb, G_filter.flushp) < 0) {
+ bb_perror_msg("can't send flush request");
+ return -1;
+ }
+@@ -507,7 +510,6 @@ int FAST_FUNC ipaddr_list_or_flush(char
+ xrtnl_dump_filter(&rth, store_nlmsg, &ainfo);
+ }
+
+-
+ if (G_filter.family && G_filter.family != AF_PACKET) {
+ struct nlmsg_list **lp;
+ lp = &linfo;
+--- a/networking/libiproute/ipneigh.c
++++ b/networking/libiproute/ipneigh.c
+@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@ struct filter_t {
+ int state;
+ int unused_only;
+ inet_prefix pfx;
++ /* Misnomer. Does not mean "flushed N something" */
++ /* More like "no_of_flush_commands_constructed_by_print_neigh()" */
+ int flushed;
++ /* Flush cmd buf. If !NULL, print_neigh() constructs flush commands in it */
+ char *flushb;
+ int flushp;
+ int flushe;
+@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ typedef struct filter_t filter_t;
+
+ static int flush_update(void)
+ {
+- if (rtnl_send(G_filter.rth, G_filter.flushb, G_filter.flushp) < 0) {
++ if (rtnl_send_check(G_filter.rth, G_filter.flushb, G_filter.flushp) < 0) {
+ bb_perror_msg("can't send flush request");
+ return -1;
+ }
+@@ -299,9 +302,7 @@ static int FAST_FUNC ipneigh_list_or_flu
+ G_filter.rth = &rth;
+
+ while (round < MAX_ROUNDS) {
+- if (xrtnl_wilddump_request(&rth, G_filter.family, RTM_GETNEIGH) < 0) {
+- bb_perror_msg_and_die("can't send dump request");
+- }
++ xrtnl_wilddump_request(&rth, G_filter.family, RTM_GETNEIGH);
+ G_filter.flushed = 0;
+ if (xrtnl_dump_filter(&rth, print_neigh, NULL) < 0) {
+ bb_perror_msg_and_die("flush terminated");
+--- a/networking/libiproute/iproute.c
++++ b/networking/libiproute/iproute.c
+@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@
+
+ struct filter_t {
+ int tb;
++ /* Misnomer. Does not mean "flushed something" */
++ /* More like "flush commands were constructed by print_route()" */
+ smallint flushed;
++ /* Flush cmd buf. If !NULL, print_route() constructs flush commands in it */
+ char *flushb;
+ int flushp;
+ int flushe;
+@@ -53,7 +56,7 @@ typedef struct filter_t filter_t;
+
+ static int flush_update(void)
+ {
+- if (rtnl_send(G_filter.rth, G_filter.flushb, G_filter.flushp) < 0) {
++ if (rtnl_send_check(G_filter.rth, G_filter.flushb, G_filter.flushp) < 0) {
+ bb_perror_msg("can't send flush request");
+ return -1;
+ }
+--- a/networking/libiproute/libnetlink.c
++++ b/networking/libiproute/libnetlink.c
+@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void FAST_FUNC xrtnl_open(struct rtnl_ha
+ rth->seq = time(NULL);
+ }
+
+-int FAST_FUNC xrtnl_wilddump_request(struct rtnl_handle *rth, int family, int type)
++void FAST_FUNC xrtnl_wilddump_request(struct rtnl_handle *rth, int family, int type)
+ {
+ struct {
+ struct nlmsghdr nlh;
+@@ -48,18 +48,45 @@ int FAST_FUNC xrtnl_wilddump_request(str
+ req.nlh.nlmsg_seq = rth->dump = ++rth->seq;
+ req.g.rtgen_family = family;
+
+- return rtnl_send(rth, (void*)&req, sizeof(req));
++ rtnl_send(rth, (void*)&req, sizeof(req));
+ }
+
+-//TODO: pass rth->fd instead of full rth?
+-int FAST_FUNC rtnl_send(struct rtnl_handle *rth, char *buf, int len)
++/* A version which checks for e.g. EPERM errors.
++ * Try: setuidgid 1:1 ip addr flush dev eth0
++ */
++int FAST_FUNC rtnl_send_check(struct rtnl_handle *rth, const void *buf, int len)
+ {
+- struct sockaddr_nl nladdr;
++ struct nlmsghdr *h;
++ int status;
++ char resp[1024];
++
++ status = write(rth->fd, buf, len);
++ if (status < 0)
++ return status;
++
++ /* Check for immediate errors */
++ status = recv(rth->fd, resp, sizeof(resp), MSG_DONTWAIT|MSG_PEEK);
++ if (status < 0) {
++ if (errno == EAGAIN) /* if no error, this happens */
++ return 0;
++ return -1;
++ }
++
++ for (h = (struct nlmsghdr *)resp;
++ NLMSG_OK(h, status);
++ h = NLMSG_NEXT(h, status)
++ ) {
++ if (h->nlmsg_type == NLMSG_ERROR) {
++ struct nlmsgerr *err = (struct nlmsgerr*)NLMSG_DATA(h);
++ if (h->nlmsg_len < NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(struct nlmsgerr)))
++ bb_error_msg("ERROR truncated");
++ else
++ errno = -err->error;
++ return -1;
++ }
++ }
+
+- memset(&nladdr, 0, sizeof(nladdr));
+- nladdr.nl_family = AF_NETLINK;
+-
+- return xsendto(rth->fd, buf, len, (struct sockaddr*)&nladdr, sizeof(nladdr));
++ return 0;
+ }
+
+ int FAST_FUNC rtnl_dump_request(struct rtnl_handle *rth, int type, void *req, int len)
+--- a/networking/libiproute/libnetlink.h
++++ b/networking/libiproute/libnetlink.h
+@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ struct rtnl_handle {
+
+ extern void xrtnl_open(struct rtnl_handle *rth) FAST_FUNC;
+ #define rtnl_close(rth) (close((rth)->fd))
+-extern int xrtnl_wilddump_request(struct rtnl_handle *rth, int fam, int type) FAST_FUNC;
++extern void xrtnl_wilddump_request(struct rtnl_handle *rth, int fam, int type) FAST_FUNC;
+ extern int rtnl_dump_request(struct rtnl_handle *rth, int type, void *req, int len) FAST_FUNC;
+ extern int xrtnl_dump_filter(struct rtnl_handle *rth,
+ int (*filter)(const struct sockaddr_nl*, struct nlmsghdr *n, void*) FAST_FUNC,
+@@ -34,8 +34,23 @@ extern int rtnl_talk(struct rtnl_handle
+ int (*junk)(struct sockaddr_nl *,struct nlmsghdr *n, void *),
+ void *jarg) FAST_FUNC;
+
+-extern int rtnl_send(struct rtnl_handle *rth, char *buf, int) FAST_FUNC;
++int rtnl_send_check(struct rtnl_handle *rth, const void *buf, int len) FAST_FUNC;
++//TODO: pass rth->fd instead of full rth?
++static ALWAYS_INLINE void rtnl_send(struct rtnl_handle *rth, const void *buf, int len)
++{
++ // Used to be:
++ //struct sockaddr_nl nladdr;
++ //memset(&nladdr, 0, sizeof(nladdr));
++ //nladdr.nl_family = AF_NETLINK;
++ //return xsendto(rth->fd, buf, len, (struct sockaddr*)&nladdr, sizeof(nladdr));
+
++ // iproute2-4.2.0 simplified the above to:
++ //return send(rth->fd, buf, len, 0);
++
++ // We are using even shorter:
++ xwrite(rth->fd, buf, len);
++ // and convert to void, inline.
++}
+
+ extern int addattr32(struct nlmsghdr *n, int maxlen, int type, uint32_t data) FAST_FUNC;
+ extern int addattr_l(struct nlmsghdr *n, int maxlen, int type, void *data, int alen) FAST_FUNC;