Refuse "ip link add/replace" without device type parameter
Fix confusing error message noticed by Martin Josefsson:
Fix typo noticed by Phil Oester: information vs. informatin
# ip link add
RTNETLINK answers: Operation not supported
The reason is missing device type information, refuse this and print a message.
Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
diff --git a/ip/iplink.c b/ip/iplink.c
index 81122ae..1c6b0d4 100644
--- a/ip/iplink.c
+++ b/ip/iplink.c
@@ -336,6 +336,10 @@
return -1;
}
linkinfo->rta_len = (void *)NLMSG_TAIL(&req.n) - (void *)linkinfo;
+ } else if (flags & NLM_F_CREATE) {
+ fprintf(stderr, "Not enough information: \"type\" argument "
+ "is required\n");
+ return -1;
}
if (!(flags & NLM_F_CREATE)) {
