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[libnftnl,3/3] desc: add set description

Message ID 20220120000402.916332-4-pablo@netfilter.org
State Deferred
Delegated to: Pablo Neira
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Series add description infrastructure | expand

Commit Message

Pablo Neira Ayuso Jan. 20, 2022, 12:04 a.m. UTC
Add a new object to describe a set. Add helpers to build and to parse
the userdata set description.

Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
---
 include/desc.h           |  25 +++
 include/libnftnl/desc.h  |  31 ++++
 include/libnftnl/udata.h |  18 +-
 src/desc.c               | 360 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 427 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

Comments

Phil Sutter March 10, 2022, 11:31 a.m. UTC | #1
Hi,

On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 01:04:02AM +0100, Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote:
[...]
> diff --git a/src/desc.c b/src/desc.c
> index f73e74c2c7d3..c8b3195db850 100644
> --- a/src/desc.c
> +++ b/src/desc.c
[...]
> +static int nftnl_set_desc_build_dtype(struct nftnl_udata_buf *udbuf,
> +				      const struct nftnl_set_desc *dset)
> +{
> +	struct nftnl_udata *nest;
> +	int i, err;
> +
> +	switch (dset->type) {
> +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_TYPEOF:
> +		nest = nftnl_udata_nest_start(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_KEY);
> +		for (i = 0; i < dset->key.num_type; i++) {
> +			err = __nftnl_udata_set_dtype_build(udbuf, dset->key.dtype[i], i);
> +			if (err < 0)
> +				return err;
> +		}
> +		nftnl_udata_nest_end(udbuf, nest);
> +		break;
> +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_DATATYPE:
> +		nest = nftnl_udata_nest_start(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_DATA);
> +		for (i = 0; i < dset->data.num_type; i++) {
> +			err = __nftnl_udata_set_dtype_build(udbuf, dset->data.dtype[i], i);
> +			if (err < 0)
> +				return err;
> +		}
> +		nftnl_udata_nest_end(udbuf, nest);
> +		break;
> +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_UNSPEC:
> +		return -1;
> +	}
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +static int __nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof(struct nftnl_udata_buf *udbuf,
> +					 const struct nftnl_expr_desc *dexpr,
> +					 uint8_t attr_type)
> +{
> +	struct nftnl_udata *nest;
> +	int err;
> +
> +	nest = nftnl_udata_nest_start(udbuf, attr_type);
> +	err = nftnl_expr_desc_build(udbuf, dexpr);
> +	nftnl_udata_nest_end(udbuf, nest);
> +
> +	return err;
> +}
> +
> +static int nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof(struct nftnl_udata_buf *udbuf,
> +				       const struct nftnl_set_desc *dset)
> +{
> +	struct nftnl_udata *nest;
> +	int i;
> +
> +	switch (dset->type) {
> +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_TYPEOF:
> +		nest = nftnl_udata_nest_start(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_KEY_TYPEOF);
> +		for (i = 0; i < dset->key.num_typeof; i++)
> +			__nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof(udbuf, dset->key.expr[i], i);
> +
> +		nftnl_udata_nest_end(udbuf, nest);
> +		break;
> +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_DATATYPE:
> +		nest = nftnl_udata_nest_start(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_DATA_TYPEOF);
> +		for (i = 0; i < dset->key.num_typeof; i++)
> +			__nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof(udbuf, dset->data.expr[i], i);
> +
> +		nftnl_udata_nest_end(udbuf, nest);
> +		break;
> +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_UNSPEC:
> +		return -1;
> +	}
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(nftnl_set_desc_build_udata);
> +int nftnl_set_desc_build_udata(struct nftnl_udata_buf *udbuf,
> +			       const struct nftnl_set_desc *dset)
> +{
> +	if (!nftnl_udata_put_u32(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_FLAGS, dset->flags))
> +		return -1;
> +
> +	switch (dset->type) {
> +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_DATATYPE:
> +		return nftnl_set_desc_build_dtype(udbuf, dset);
> +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_TYPEOF:
> +		return nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof(udbuf, dset);
> +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_UNSPEC:
> +		return -1;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (!nftnl_udata_put_strz(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_COMMENT, dset->comment))
> +		return -1;
> +
> +	return -1;
> +}

This is odd: Depending on dset->type, nftnl_set_desc_build_udata() calls
either nftnl_set_desc_build_dtype() or nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof().
Yet both check dset->type again. This looks like a mix-up of set/map key
and data definitions and typeof vs. "regular" definition styles.

Cheers, Phil
Pablo Neira Ayuso March 10, 2022, 11:24 p.m. UTC | #2
On Thu, Mar 10, 2022 at 12:31:15PM +0100, Phil Sutter wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 01:04:02AM +0100, Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote:
> [...]
> > diff --git a/src/desc.c b/src/desc.c
> > index f73e74c2c7d3..c8b3195db850 100644
> > --- a/src/desc.c
> > +++ b/src/desc.c
> [...]
> > +static int nftnl_set_desc_build_dtype(struct nftnl_udata_buf *udbuf,
> > +				      const struct nftnl_set_desc *dset)
> > +{
> > +	struct nftnl_udata *nest;
> > +	int i, err;
> > +
> > +	switch (dset->type) {
> > +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_TYPEOF:
> > +		nest = nftnl_udata_nest_start(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_KEY);
> > +		for (i = 0; i < dset->key.num_type; i++) {
> > +			err = __nftnl_udata_set_dtype_build(udbuf, dset->key.dtype[i], i);
> > +			if (err < 0)
> > +				return err;
> > +		}
> > +		nftnl_udata_nest_end(udbuf, nest);
> > +		break;
> > +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_DATATYPE:
> > +		nest = nftnl_udata_nest_start(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_DATA);
> > +		for (i = 0; i < dset->data.num_type; i++) {
> > +			err = __nftnl_udata_set_dtype_build(udbuf, dset->data.dtype[i], i);
> > +			if (err < 0)
> > +				return err;
> > +		}
> > +		nftnl_udata_nest_end(udbuf, nest);
> > +		break;
> > +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_UNSPEC:
> > +		return -1;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static int __nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof(struct nftnl_udata_buf *udbuf,
> > +					 const struct nftnl_expr_desc *dexpr,
> > +					 uint8_t attr_type)
> > +{
> > +	struct nftnl_udata *nest;
> > +	int err;
> > +
> > +	nest = nftnl_udata_nest_start(udbuf, attr_type);
> > +	err = nftnl_expr_desc_build(udbuf, dexpr);
> > +	nftnl_udata_nest_end(udbuf, nest);
> > +
> > +	return err;
> > +}
> > +
> > +static int nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof(struct nftnl_udata_buf *udbuf,
> > +				       const struct nftnl_set_desc *dset)
> > +{
> > +	struct nftnl_udata *nest;
> > +	int i;
> > +
> > +	switch (dset->type) {
> > +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_TYPEOF:
> > +		nest = nftnl_udata_nest_start(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_KEY_TYPEOF);
> > +		for (i = 0; i < dset->key.num_typeof; i++)
> > +			__nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof(udbuf, dset->key.expr[i], i);
> > +
> > +		nftnl_udata_nest_end(udbuf, nest);
> > +		break;
> > +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_DATATYPE:
> > +		nest = nftnl_udata_nest_start(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_DATA_TYPEOF);
> > +		for (i = 0; i < dset->key.num_typeof; i++)
> > +			__nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof(udbuf, dset->data.expr[i], i);
> > +
> > +		nftnl_udata_nest_end(udbuf, nest);
> > +		break;
> > +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_UNSPEC:
> > +		return -1;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	return 0;
> > +}
> > +
> > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(nftnl_set_desc_build_udata);
> > +int nftnl_set_desc_build_udata(struct nftnl_udata_buf *udbuf,
> > +			       const struct nftnl_set_desc *dset)
> > +{
> > +	if (!nftnl_udata_put_u32(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_FLAGS, dset->flags))
> > +		return -1;
> > +
> > +	switch (dset->type) {
> > +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_DATATYPE:
> > +		return nftnl_set_desc_build_dtype(udbuf, dset);
> > +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_TYPEOF:
> > +		return nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof(udbuf, dset);
> > +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_UNSPEC:
> > +		return -1;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	if (!nftnl_udata_put_strz(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_COMMENT, dset->comment))
> > +		return -1;
> > +
> > +	return -1;
> > +}
> 
> This is odd: Depending on dset->type, nftnl_set_desc_build_udata() calls
> either nftnl_set_desc_build_dtype() or nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof().

That's indeed incorrect, nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof() should be:

static int nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof(struct nftnl_udata_buf *udbuf,
				       const struct nftnl_set_desc *dset)
{
	struct nftnl_udata *nest;
	int i;

	nest = nftnl_udata_nest_start(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_KEY_TYPEOF);
	for (i = 0; i < dset->key.num_typeof; i++)
		__nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof(udbuf, dset->key.expr[i], i);

	nftnl_udata_nest_end(udbuf, nest);

	return 0;
}

The idea is: A set can either use datatype or typeof to define the
elements that it stores. Then, a concatenation is possible.

> Yet both check dset->type again. This looks like a mix-up of set/map key
> and data definitions and typeof vs. "regular" definition styles.

This patchset was a sketch PoC, I should have label it more explicit
as such.
Phil Sutter March 11, 2022, 2:03 p.m. UTC | #3
On Fri, Mar 11, 2022 at 12:24:33AM +0100, Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 10, 2022 at 12:31:15PM +0100, Phil Sutter wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 01:04:02AM +0100, Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote:
> > [...]
> > > diff --git a/src/desc.c b/src/desc.c
> > > index f73e74c2c7d3..c8b3195db850 100644
> > > --- a/src/desc.c
> > > +++ b/src/desc.c
> > [...]
> > > +static int nftnl_set_desc_build_dtype(struct nftnl_udata_buf *udbuf,
> > > +				      const struct nftnl_set_desc *dset)
> > > +{
> > > +	struct nftnl_udata *nest;
> > > +	int i, err;
> > > +
> > > +	switch (dset->type) {
> > > +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_TYPEOF:
> > > +		nest = nftnl_udata_nest_start(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_KEY);
> > > +		for (i = 0; i < dset->key.num_type; i++) {
> > > +			err = __nftnl_udata_set_dtype_build(udbuf, dset->key.dtype[i], i);
> > > +			if (err < 0)
> > > +				return err;
> > > +		}
> > > +		nftnl_udata_nest_end(udbuf, nest);
> > > +		break;
> > > +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_DATATYPE:
> > > +		nest = nftnl_udata_nest_start(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_DATA);
> > > +		for (i = 0; i < dset->data.num_type; i++) {
> > > +			err = __nftnl_udata_set_dtype_build(udbuf, dset->data.dtype[i], i);
> > > +			if (err < 0)
> > > +				return err;
> > > +		}
> > > +		nftnl_udata_nest_end(udbuf, nest);
> > > +		break;
> > > +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_UNSPEC:
> > > +		return -1;
> > > +	}
> > > +
> > > +	return 0;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static int __nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof(struct nftnl_udata_buf *udbuf,
> > > +					 const struct nftnl_expr_desc *dexpr,
> > > +					 uint8_t attr_type)
> > > +{
> > > +	struct nftnl_udata *nest;
> > > +	int err;
> > > +
> > > +	nest = nftnl_udata_nest_start(udbuf, attr_type);
> > > +	err = nftnl_expr_desc_build(udbuf, dexpr);
> > > +	nftnl_udata_nest_end(udbuf, nest);
> > > +
> > > +	return err;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +static int nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof(struct nftnl_udata_buf *udbuf,
> > > +				       const struct nftnl_set_desc *dset)
> > > +{
> > > +	struct nftnl_udata *nest;
> > > +	int i;
> > > +
> > > +	switch (dset->type) {
> > > +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_TYPEOF:
> > > +		nest = nftnl_udata_nest_start(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_KEY_TYPEOF);
> > > +		for (i = 0; i < dset->key.num_typeof; i++)
> > > +			__nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof(udbuf, dset->key.expr[i], i);
> > > +
> > > +		nftnl_udata_nest_end(udbuf, nest);
> > > +		break;
> > > +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_DATATYPE:
> > > +		nest = nftnl_udata_nest_start(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_DATA_TYPEOF);
> > > +		for (i = 0; i < dset->key.num_typeof; i++)
> > > +			__nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof(udbuf, dset->data.expr[i], i);
> > > +
> > > +		nftnl_udata_nest_end(udbuf, nest);
> > > +		break;
> > > +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_UNSPEC:
> > > +		return -1;
> > > +	}
> > > +
> > > +	return 0;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(nftnl_set_desc_build_udata);
> > > +int nftnl_set_desc_build_udata(struct nftnl_udata_buf *udbuf,
> > > +			       const struct nftnl_set_desc *dset)
> > > +{
> > > +	if (!nftnl_udata_put_u32(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_FLAGS, dset->flags))
> > > +		return -1;
> > > +
> > > +	switch (dset->type) {
> > > +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_DATATYPE:
> > > +		return nftnl_set_desc_build_dtype(udbuf, dset);
> > > +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_TYPEOF:
> > > +		return nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof(udbuf, dset);
> > > +	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_UNSPEC:
> > > +		return -1;
> > > +	}
> > > +
> > > +	if (!nftnl_udata_put_strz(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_COMMENT, dset->comment))
> > > +		return -1;
> > > +
> > > +	return -1;
> > > +}
> > 
> > This is odd: Depending on dset->type, nftnl_set_desc_build_udata() calls
> > either nftnl_set_desc_build_dtype() or nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof().
> 
> That's indeed incorrect, nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof() should be:
> 
> static int nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof(struct nftnl_udata_buf *udbuf,
> 				       const struct nftnl_set_desc *dset)
> {
> 	struct nftnl_udata *nest;
> 	int i;
> 
> 	nest = nftnl_udata_nest_start(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_KEY_TYPEOF);
> 	for (i = 0; i < dset->key.num_typeof; i++)
> 		__nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof(udbuf, dset->key.expr[i], i);
> 
> 	nftnl_udata_nest_end(udbuf, nest);
> 
> 	return 0;
> }

Ah, so only the NFTNL_DESC_SET_TYPEOF case content.

> The idea is: A set can either use datatype or typeof to define the
> elements that it stores. Then, a concatenation is possible.
> 
> > Yet both check dset->type again. This looks like a mix-up of set/map key
> > and data definitions and typeof vs. "regular" definition styles.
> 
> This patchset was a sketch PoC, I should have label it more explicit
> as such.

Sure, I was aware of that. Figuring out how to make use of it is a bit
of forensics though. The API is not identical to the one internally in
nftables it replaces and since I don't know how it is supposed to
function but only see how it may function based on the existing code, it
is not easy to figure out which pieces are missing or where to adjust
either this series or nftables code.

Cheers, Phil
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Patch

diff --git a/include/desc.h b/include/desc.h
index 2f61a1e5963e..135f1a7b6317 100644
--- a/include/desc.h
+++ b/include/desc.h
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@ 
 #ifndef _LIBNFTNL_DESC_INTERNAL_H_
 #define _LIBNFTNL_DESC_INTERNAL_H_
 
+#include <libnftnl/udata.h>
+
 struct nftnl_expr_desc {
 	uint32_t	etype;
 	uint32_t	byteorder;
@@ -22,4 +24,27 @@  struct nftnl_dtype_desc {
 	uint32_t	len;
 };
 
+#define NFTNL_SET_DESC_MAX        6
+
+struct nftnl_concat_desc {
+	union {
+		struct {
+			const struct nftnl_expr_desc	*expr[NFTNL_SET_DESC_MAX];
+			uint32_t			num_typeof;
+		};
+		struct {
+			const struct nftnl_dtype_desc	*dtype[NFTNL_SET_DESC_MAX];
+			uint32_t			num_type;
+		};
+	};
+};
+
+struct nftnl_set_desc {
+	enum nftnl_set_desc_type	type;
+	uint32_t			flags;
+	struct nftnl_concat_desc	key;
+	struct nftnl_concat_desc	data;
+	char				comment[NFTNL_UDATA_COMMENT_MAXLEN];
+};
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/libnftnl/desc.h b/include/libnftnl/desc.h
index cb1cac91f934..aa14145d4b41 100644
--- a/include/libnftnl/desc.h
+++ b/include/libnftnl/desc.h
@@ -69,6 +69,37 @@  int nftnl_dtype_desc_build(struct nftnl_udata_buf *udbuf,
 int nftnl_dtype_desc_parse(const struct nftnl_udata *attr,
 			    struct nftnl_dtype_desc *dtype);
 
+enum nftnl_set_desc_type {
+	NFTNL_DESC_SET_UNSPEC	= 0,
+	NFTNL_DESC_SET_DATATYPE,
+	NFTNL_DESC_SET_TYPEOF,
+};
+
+enum nftnl_set_desc_types {
+	NFTNL_DESC_SET_TYPE,
+	NFTNL_DESC_SET_KEY,
+	NFTNL_DESC_SET_DATA,
+	NFTNL_DESC_SET_FLAGS,
+	NFTNL_DESC_SET_COMMENT,
+	__NFTNL_DESC_SET_MAX
+};
+#define NFTNL_DESC_SET_MAX (__NFTNL_DESC_SET_MAX - 1)
+
+struct nftnl_set_desc;
+
+struct nftnl_set_desc *nftnl_set_desc_alloc(void);
+void nftnl_set_desc_free(struct nftnl_set_desc *dset);
+int nftnl_set_desc_set(struct nftnl_set_desc *dset, enum nftnl_set_desc_types type,
+		       const void *data, uint32_t data_len);
+int nftnl_set_desc_add_expr(struct nftnl_set_desc *su, enum nftnl_set_desc_types type,
+			    const struct nftnl_expr_desc *dexpr);
+int nftnl_set_desc_add_datatype(struct nftnl_set_desc *dset, enum nftnl_set_desc_types type,
+				const struct nftnl_dtype_desc *dtype);
+int nftnl_set_desc_build_udata(struct nftnl_udata_buf *udbuf,
+			       const struct nftnl_set_desc *dset);
+int nftnl_set_desc_parse_udata(const char *udata, uint32_t len,
+			       struct nftnl_set_desc *dset);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } /* extern "C" */
 #endif
diff --git a/include/libnftnl/udata.h b/include/libnftnl/udata.h
index dbf3a60ff06e..3349ae7bf7b1 100644
--- a/include/libnftnl/udata.h
+++ b/include/libnftnl/udata.h
@@ -37,14 +37,18 @@  enum nftnl_udata_obj_types {
 #define NFTNL_UDATA_COMMENT_MAXLEN	128
 
 enum nftnl_udata_set_types {
-	NFTNL_UDATA_SET_KEYBYTEORDER,
-	NFTNL_UDATA_SET_DATABYTEORDER,
-	NFTNL_UDATA_SET_MERGE_ELEMENTS,
-	NFTNL_UDATA_SET_KEY_TYPEOF,
-	NFTNL_UDATA_SET_DATA_TYPEOF,
-	NFTNL_UDATA_SET_EXPR,
-	NFTNL_UDATA_SET_DATA_INTERVAL,
+	NFTNL_UDATA_SET_KEYBYTEORDER,	/* not used in newer versions */
+	NFTNL_UDATA_SET_DATABYTEORDER,	/* not used in newer versions */
+	NFTNL_UDATA_SET_MERGE_ELEMENTS,	/* not used in newer versions */
+	NFTNL_UDATA_SET_KEY_TYPEOF,	/* not used in newer versions */
+	NFTNL_UDATA_SET_DATA_TYPEOF,	/* not used in newer versions */
+	NFTNL_UDATA_SET_EXPR,		/* not used in newer versions */
+	NFTNL_UDATA_SET_DATA_INTERVAL,	/* not used in newer versions */
 	NFTNL_UDATA_SET_COMMENT,
+	NFTNL_UDATA_SET_TYPE,
+	NFTNL_UDATA_SET_KEY,
+	NFTNL_UDATA_SET_DATA,
+	NFTNL_UDATA_SET_FLAGS,
 	__NFTNL_UDATA_SET_MAX
 };
 #define NFTNL_UDATA_SET_MAX (__NFTNL_UDATA_SET_MAX - 1)
diff --git a/src/desc.c b/src/desc.c
index f73e74c2c7d3..c8b3195db850 100644
--- a/src/desc.c
+++ b/src/desc.c
@@ -236,3 +236,363 @@  int nftnl_dtype_desc_parse(const struct nftnl_udata *attr,
 
 	return err;
 }
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(nftnl_set_desc_alloc);
+struct nftnl_set_desc *nftnl_set_desc_alloc(void)
+{
+	return calloc(1, sizeof(struct nftnl_set_desc));
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(nftnl_set_desc_free);
+void nftnl_set_desc_free(struct nftnl_set_desc *dset)
+{
+	uint32_t i;
+
+	if (dset->type == NFTNL_DESC_SET_TYPEOF) {
+		for (i = 0; i < dset->key.num_typeof; i++)
+			free((void *)dset->key.expr[i]);
+		for (i = 0; i < dset->data.num_typeof; i++)
+			free((void *)dset->data.expr[i]);
+	}
+
+	free(dset);
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(nftnl_set_desc_set);
+int nftnl_set_desc_set(struct nftnl_set_desc *dset, enum nftnl_set_desc_types type,
+		       const void *data, uint32_t data_len)
+{
+	switch (type) {
+	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_TYPE:
+		memcpy(&dset->type, data, data_len);
+		break;
+	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_KEY:
+	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_DATA:
+		/* use nftnl_set_desc_add_expr() */
+		return -1;
+	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_FLAGS:
+		memcpy(&dset->flags, data, data_len);
+		break;
+	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_COMMENT:
+		memcpy(dset->comment, data, data_len);
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(nftnl_set_desc_add_expr);
+int nftnl_set_desc_add_expr(struct nftnl_set_desc *dset, uint32_t type,
+			    const struct nftnl_expr_desc *dexpr)
+{
+	switch (type) {
+	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_KEY:
+		if (dset->key.num_typeof >= NFTNL_DESC_SET_MAX)
+			return -1;
+
+		dset->key.expr[dset->key.num_typeof++] = dexpr;
+		break;
+	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_DATA:
+		if (dset->key.num_type >= NFTNL_DESC_SET_MAX)
+			return -1;
+
+		dset->data.expr[dset->key.num_typeof++] = dexpr;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(nftnl_set_desc_add_datatype);
+int nftnl_set_desc_add_datatype(struct nftnl_set_desc *dset, uint32_t type,
+				 const struct nftnl_dtype_desc *dtype)
+{
+	switch (type) {
+	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_KEY:
+		if (dset->data.num_typeof >= NFTNL_DESC_SET_MAX)
+			return -1;
+
+		dset->key.dtype[dset->data.num_typeof++] = dtype;
+		break;
+	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_DATA:
+		if (dset->data.num_type >= NFTNL_DESC_SET_MAX)
+			return -1;
+
+		dset->data.dtype[dset->data.num_type++] = dtype;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __nftnl_udata_set_dtype_build(struct nftnl_udata_buf *udbuf,
+					 const struct nftnl_dtype_desc *dtype,
+					 uint8_t attr_type)
+{
+	struct nftnl_udata *nest;
+	int err;
+
+	nest = nftnl_udata_nest_start(udbuf, attr_type);
+	err = nftnl_dtype_desc_build(udbuf, dtype);
+	nftnl_udata_nest_end(udbuf, nest);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int nftnl_set_desc_build_dtype(struct nftnl_udata_buf *udbuf,
+				      const struct nftnl_set_desc *dset)
+{
+	struct nftnl_udata *nest;
+	int i, err;
+
+	switch (dset->type) {
+	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_TYPEOF:
+		nest = nftnl_udata_nest_start(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_KEY);
+		for (i = 0; i < dset->key.num_type; i++) {
+			err = __nftnl_udata_set_dtype_build(udbuf, dset->key.dtype[i], i);
+			if (err < 0)
+				return err;
+		}
+		nftnl_udata_nest_end(udbuf, nest);
+		break;
+	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_DATATYPE:
+		nest = nftnl_udata_nest_start(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_DATA);
+		for (i = 0; i < dset->data.num_type; i++) {
+			err = __nftnl_udata_set_dtype_build(udbuf, dset->data.dtype[i], i);
+			if (err < 0)
+				return err;
+		}
+		nftnl_udata_nest_end(udbuf, nest);
+		break;
+	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_UNSPEC:
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof(struct nftnl_udata_buf *udbuf,
+					 const struct nftnl_expr_desc *dexpr,
+					 uint8_t attr_type)
+{
+	struct nftnl_udata *nest;
+	int err;
+
+	nest = nftnl_udata_nest_start(udbuf, attr_type);
+	err = nftnl_expr_desc_build(udbuf, dexpr);
+	nftnl_udata_nest_end(udbuf, nest);
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof(struct nftnl_udata_buf *udbuf,
+				       const struct nftnl_set_desc *dset)
+{
+	struct nftnl_udata *nest;
+	int i;
+
+	switch (dset->type) {
+	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_TYPEOF:
+		nest = nftnl_udata_nest_start(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_KEY_TYPEOF);
+		for (i = 0; i < dset->key.num_typeof; i++)
+			__nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof(udbuf, dset->key.expr[i], i);
+
+		nftnl_udata_nest_end(udbuf, nest);
+		break;
+	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_DATATYPE:
+		nest = nftnl_udata_nest_start(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_DATA_TYPEOF);
+		for (i = 0; i < dset->key.num_typeof; i++)
+			__nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof(udbuf, dset->data.expr[i], i);
+
+		nftnl_udata_nest_end(udbuf, nest);
+		break;
+	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_UNSPEC:
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(nftnl_set_desc_build_udata);
+int nftnl_set_desc_build_udata(struct nftnl_udata_buf *udbuf,
+			       const struct nftnl_set_desc *dset)
+{
+	if (!nftnl_udata_put_u32(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_FLAGS, dset->flags))
+		return -1;
+
+	switch (dset->type) {
+	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_DATATYPE:
+		return nftnl_set_desc_build_dtype(udbuf, dset);
+	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_TYPEOF:
+		return nftnl_set_desc_build_typeof(udbuf, dset);
+	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_UNSPEC:
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (!nftnl_udata_put_strz(udbuf, NFTNL_UDATA_SET_COMMENT, dset->comment))
+		return -1;
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int parse_concat(const struct nftnl_udata *attr, void *data)
+{
+	const struct nftnl_udata **ud = data;
+	uint8_t type = nftnl_udata_type(attr);
+
+	if (type >= 10)
+		return -1;
+
+	ud[type] = attr;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int nftnl_set_desc_parse_datatype(const struct nftnl_udata *attr,
+					 struct nftnl_concat_desc *concat)
+{
+	const struct nftnl_udata *ud[NFTNL_DESC_SET_MAX + 1];
+	struct nftnl_dtype_desc *dtype;
+	int err, i;
+
+	err = nftnl_udata_parse(nftnl_udata_get(attr), nftnl_udata_len(attr),
+				parse_concat, ud);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < array_size(ud); i++) {
+		if (!ud[i])
+			break;
+
+		dtype = nftnl_dtype_desc_alloc();
+		err = nftnl_dtype_desc_parse(ud[i], dtype);
+		if (err < 0) {
+			nftnl_dtype_desc_free(dtype);
+			break;
+		}
+		concat->dtype[concat->num_type++] = dtype;
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int nftnl_set_desc_parse_typeof(const struct nftnl_udata *attr,
+				       struct nftnl_concat_desc *concat)
+{
+	const struct nftnl_udata *ud[NFTNL_DESC_SET_MAX + 1];
+	struct nftnl_expr_desc *dexpr;
+	int err, i;
+
+	err = nftnl_udata_parse(nftnl_udata_get(attr), nftnl_udata_len(attr),
+				parse_concat, ud);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < array_size(ud); i++) {
+		if (!ud[i])
+			break;
+
+		dexpr = nftnl_expr_desc_alloc();
+		err = nftnl_expr_desc_parse(ud[i], dexpr);
+		if (err < 0) {
+			nftnl_expr_desc_free(dexpr);
+			break;
+		}
+		concat->expr[concat->num_typeof++] = dexpr;
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int nftnl_set_desc_parse_concat(const struct nftnl_udata *attr,
+				       struct nftnl_concat_desc *concat,
+				       enum nftnl_set_desc_type type)
+{
+	int err;
+
+	switch (type) {
+	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_DATATYPE:
+		err = nftnl_set_desc_parse_datatype(attr, concat);
+		break;
+	case NFTNL_DESC_SET_TYPEOF:
+		err = nftnl_set_desc_parse_typeof(attr, concat);
+		break;
+	default:
+		err = -1;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int parse_set_desc(const struct nftnl_udata *attr, void *data)
+{
+	const struct nftnl_udata **ud = data;
+	uint8_t type = nftnl_udata_type(attr);
+	uint8_t len = nftnl_udata_len(attr);
+
+	switch (type) {
+	case NFTNL_UDATA_SET_TYPE:
+	case NFTNL_UDATA_SET_FLAGS:
+		if (len != sizeof(uint32_t))
+			return -1;
+		break;
+	case NFTNL_UDATA_SET_KEY:
+	case NFTNL_UDATA_SET_DATA:
+	case NFTNL_UDATA_SET_COMMENT:
+		break;
+	default:
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	ud[type] = attr;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(nftnl_set_desc_parse_udata);
+int nftnl_set_desc_parse_udata(const char *udata, uint32_t len,
+			       struct nftnl_set_desc *dset)
+{
+	const struct nftnl_udata *ud[NFTNL_UDATA_SET_MAX + 1];
+	int err;
+
+	err = nftnl_udata_parse(udata, len, parse_set_desc, ud);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (ud[NFTNL_UDATA_SET_TYPE])
+		dset->type = nftnl_udata_get_u32(ud[NFTNL_UDATA_SET_TYPE]);
+
+	if (ud[NFTNL_UDATA_SET_KEY]) {
+		err = nftnl_set_desc_parse_concat(ud[NFTNL_UDATA_SET_KEY],
+						  &dset->key, dset->type);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	if (ud[NFTNL_UDATA_SET_DATA]) {
+		err = nftnl_set_desc_parse_concat(ud[NFTNL_UDATA_SET_DATA],
+						  &dset->data, dset->type);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	if (ud[NFTNL_UDATA_SET_FLAGS]) {
+		dset->flags = nftnl_udata_get_u32(ud[NFTNL_UDATA_SET_FLAGS]);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	if (ud[NFTNL_UDATA_SET_COMMENT]) {
+		memcpy(dset->comment, nftnl_udata_get(ud[NFTNL_UDATA_SET_COMMENT]),
+		       nftnl_udata_len(ud[NFTNL_UDATA_SET_COMMENT]));
+	}
+
+	return err;
+}