On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 5:21 PM Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> wrote:

> I wonder. There is something inherently risky about making
> a precedent for user space depending on invalid kernel output.

In this instance, it's not depending on the invalid output at all.
Rather, the patch depends on a different and valid output that imparts
equivalent information. I do hear the concern though.

Regards,
Edwin Peer