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Diffstat (limited to 'include')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/netfilter/ipset/ip_set.h | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/net/netlink.h | 26 |
2 files changed, 24 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/ipset/ip_set.h b/include/linux/netfilter/ipset/ip_set.h index f2e1e6b13ca4c..965dc6c6653ee 100644 --- a/include/linux/netfilter/ipset/ip_set.h +++ b/include/linux/netfilter/ipset/ip_set.h @@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ ip_set_get_h16(const struct nlattr *attr) return ntohs(nla_get_be16(attr)); } -#define ipset_nest_start(skb, attr) nla_nest_start(skb, attr | NLA_F_NESTED) +#define ipset_nest_start(skb, attr) nla_nest_start(skb, attr) #define ipset_nest_end(skb, start) nla_nest_end(skb, start) static inline int nla_put_ipaddr4(struct sk_buff *skb, int type, __be32 ipaddr) diff --git a/include/net/netlink.h b/include/net/netlink.h index 23f27b0b3cef0..1f18b47f41b4b 100644 --- a/include/net/netlink.h +++ b/include/net/netlink.h @@ -1415,13 +1415,18 @@ static inline void *nla_memdup(const struct nlattr *src, gfp_t gfp) } /** - * nla_nest_start - Start a new level of nested attributes + * nla_nest_start_noflag - Start a new level of nested attributes * @skb: socket buffer to add attributes to * @attrtype: attribute type of container * - * Returns the container attribute + * This function exists for backward compatibility to use in APIs which never + * marked their nest attributes with NLA_F_NESTED flag. New APIs should use + * nla_nest_start() which sets the flag. + * + * Returns the container attribute or NULL on error */ -static inline struct nlattr *nla_nest_start(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype) +static inline struct nlattr *nla_nest_start_noflag(struct sk_buff *skb, + int attrtype) { struct nlattr *start = (struct nlattr *)skb_tail_pointer(skb); @@ -1432,6 +1437,21 @@ static inline struct nlattr *nla_nest_start(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype) } /** + * nla_nest_start - Start a new level of nested attributes, with NLA_F_NESTED + * @skb: socket buffer to add attributes to + * @attrtype: attribute type of container + * + * Unlike nla_nest_start_noflag(), mark the nest attribute with NLA_F_NESTED + * flag. This is the preferred function to use in new code. + * + * Returns the container attribute or NULL on error + */ +static inline struct nlattr *nla_nest_start(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype) +{ + return nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, attrtype | NLA_F_NESTED); +} + +/** * nla_nest_end - Finalize nesting of attributes * @skb: socket buffer the attributes are stored in * @start: container attribute |