linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/8] netlink: align attributes when needed (patchset #3)

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Date:	Tue, 26 Apr 2016 12:02:24 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, sd@...asysnail.net,
	johannes@...solutions.net, kvalo@...eaurora.org,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, jack@...e.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, pshelar@...ira.com,
	dev@...nvswitch.org, jhs@...atatu.com, philipp.reisner@...bit.com,
	lars.ellenberg@...bit.com, drbd-dev@...ts.linbit.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/8] netlink: align attributes when needed
 (patchset #3)

From: Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2016 10:06:10 +0200

> The last user of nla_put_u64() is block/drbd. This module does not use
> standard netlink API (see all the stuff in include/linux/genl_magic_struct.h
> and include/linux/genl_magic_func.h).

Yet another example where doing things in a special unique way creates
headaches and pain for everyone... sigh.

> I didn't modify it because it's seems hard to do it whithout testing
> and fully understanding the context (for example, why
> include/linux/drbd_genl.h is not part of uapi?).  Any thoughts?

I think you'll need to work with the drbd maintainer(s) to resolve
this and test the result.

Series applied, thanks.