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-rw-r--r--sysdep/linux/netlink.c7
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/sysdep/linux/netlink.c b/sysdep/linux/netlink.c
index 27b1a617..ccd62f26 100644
--- a/sysdep/linux/netlink.c
+++ b/sysdep/linux/netlink.c
@@ -164,7 +164,14 @@ nl_open_sock(struct nl_sock *nl)
static void
nl_set_strict_dump(struct nl_sock *nl, int strict)
{
+ /*
+ * Strict checking is not necessary, it improves behavior on newer kernels.
+ * If it is not available (missing SOL_NETLINK compile-time, or ENOPROTOOPT
+ * run-time), we can just ignore it.
+ */
+#ifdef SOL_NETLINK
setsockopt(nl->fd, SOL_NETLINK, NETLINK_GET_STRICT_CHK, &strict, sizeof(strict));
+#endif
}
static void