| Message ID | 20180207013713.2432-2-pablo@netfilter.org |
|---|---|
| State | RFC, archived |
| Delegated to: | David Miller |
| Headers | show |
| Series | Netlink bus descriptions | expand |
On Wed, 2018-02-07 at 02:37 +0100, Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote: > The new generic netlink description infrastructure needs this new type > to describe padding attributes. > > Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org> > --- > include/net/netlink.h | 2 ++ > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) > > diff --git a/include/net/netlink.h b/include/net/netlink.h > index 0c154f98e987..76e850ead593 100644 > --- a/include/net/netlink.h > +++ b/include/net/netlink.h > @@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ enum { > NLA_S32, > NLA_S64, > NLA_BITFIELD32, > + NLA_PAD, > __NLA_TYPE_MAX, > }; > > @@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ enum { > * given type fits, using it verifies minimum length > * just like "All other" > * NLA_BITFIELD32 A 32-bit bitmap/bitselector attribute > + * NLA_PAD Empty attribute to align next attribute to 64-bits I guess this should also move to uapi/linux/netlink.h. johannes
diff --git a/include/net/netlink.h b/include/net/netlink.h index 0c154f98e987..76e850ead593 100644 --- a/include/net/netlink.h +++ b/include/net/netlink.h @@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ enum { NLA_S32, NLA_S64, NLA_BITFIELD32, + NLA_PAD, __NLA_TYPE_MAX, }; @@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ enum { * given type fits, using it verifies minimum length * just like "All other" * NLA_BITFIELD32 A 32-bit bitmap/bitselector attribute + * NLA_PAD Empty attribute to align next attribute to 64-bits * All other Minimum length of attribute payload * * Example:
The new generic netlink description infrastructure needs this new type to describe padding attributes. Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org> --- include/net/netlink.h | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)