@@ -1407,9 +1407,15 @@ static int nl802154_trigger_scan(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
u8 type;
int err;
- /* Monitors are not allowed to perform scans */
- if (wpan_dev->iftype == NL802154_IFTYPE_MONITOR)
+ if (wpan_dev->iftype == NL802154_IFTYPE_MONITOR) {
+ NL_SET_ERR_MSG(info->extack, "Monitors are not allowed to perform scans");
return -EPERM;
+ }
+
+ if (!nla_get_u8(info->attrs[NL802154_ATTR_SCAN_TYPE])) {
+ NL_SET_ERR_MSG(info->extack, "Malformed request, missing scan type");
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
request = kzalloc(sizeof(*request), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!request)
@@ -1424,7 +1430,7 @@ static int nl802154_trigger_scan(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
request->type = type;
break;
default:
- pr_err("Unsupported scan type: %d\n", type);
+ NL_SET_ERR_MSG_FMT(info->extack, "Unsupported scan type: %d", type);
err = -EINVAL;
goto free_request;
}
@@ -1576,12 +1582,13 @@ nl802154_send_beacons(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
struct cfg802154_beacon_request *request;
int err;
- /* Only coordinators can send beacons */
- if (wpan_dev->iftype != NL802154_IFTYPE_COORD)
+ if (wpan_dev->iftype != NL802154_IFTYPE_COORD) {
+ NL_SET_ERR_MSG(info->extack, "Only coordinators can send beacons");
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ }
if (wpan_dev->pan_id == cpu_to_le16(IEEE802154_PANID_BROADCAST)) {
- pr_err("Device is not part of any PAN\n");
+ NL_SET_ERR_MSG(info->extack, "Device is not part of any PAN");
return -EPERM;
}
Instead of printing error messages in the kernel log, let's use extack. When there is a netlink error returned that could be further specified with a string, use extack as well. Apply this logic to the very recent scan/beacon infrastructure. Fixes: 45755ce4bf46 ("ieee802154: Add support for user scanning requests") Fixes: 7ed3b259eca1 ("ieee802154: Add support for user beaconing requests") Suggested-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Miquel Raynal <miquel.raynal@bootlin.com> --- net/ieee802154/nl802154.c | 19 +++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)