On Thu, May 21, 2026 at 08:01:46PM +0200, Stefano Brivio wrote:
11;rgb:ffff/ffff/ffff> Commit 3c469013cfaa ("netlink: add subscription on changes in NDP/ARP
> table") added the descriptor for the new socket, int nl_sock_neigh,
> next to the variables for the existing sockets, without updating the
> comment, and before the variable reserved for the sequence number.
> 
> That seems to suggest that the sequence number applies to the notifier
> socket as well, but that's not the case. Further, the comment didn't
> match anymore.
> 
> Move the variable declaration for nl_sock_neigh below, and add a
> separate comment for it, actually describing it. While at it, fix the
> indentation.
> 
> Fixes: 3c469013cfaa ("netlink: add subscription on changes in NDP/ARP table")
> Signed-off-by: Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@redhat.com>

Reviewed-by: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>

> ---
>  netlink.c | 10 ++++++----
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/netlink.c b/netlink.c
> index 0863734..8d20dbb 100644
> --- a/netlink.c
> +++ b/netlink.c
> @@ -56,10 +56,12 @@
>  #define NLBUFSIZ 65536
>  
>  /* Socket in init, in target namespace, sequence (just needs to be monotonic) */
> -int nl_sock		 = -1;
> -int nl_sock_ns		 = -1;
> -static int nl_sock_neigh = -1;
> -static int nl_seq	 = 1;
> +int nl_sock			= -1;
> +int nl_sock_ns			= -1;
> +static int nl_seq		=  1;
> +
> +/* Socket for neighbour event notifier */
> +static int nl_sock_neigh	= -1;
>  
>  /**
>   * nl_sock_init_do() - Set up netlink sockets in init or target namespace
> -- 
> 2.43.0
> 

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