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1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index 3e84279c4123..ec931b080156 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -4842,10 +4842,12 @@ static int rtnl_bridge_notify(struct net_device *dev)
if (err < 0)
goto errout;
- if (!skb->len) {
- err = -EINVAL;
+ /* Notification info is only filled for bridge ports, not the bridge
+ * device itself. Therefore, a zero notification length is valid and
+ * should not result in an error.
+ */
+ if (!skb->len)
goto errout;
- }
rtnl_notify(skb, net, 0, RTNLGRP_LINK, NULL, GFP_ATOMIC);
return 0;