linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 3/6] tools: ynl-gen: use uapi mask definition in NLA_POLICY

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Message-ID: <20251013175956.7a2fcf6d@kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 17:59:56 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: Asbjørn Sloth Tønnesen
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 3/6] tools: ynl-gen: use uapi mask definition
 in NLA_POLICY_MASK

On Mon, 13 Oct 2025 16:50:00 +0000 Asbjørn Sloth Tønnesen wrote:
> Currently when generating policies using NLA_POLICY_MASK(), then
> we emit a pre-computed decimal mask.
> 
> When render-max is set, then we can re-use the mask definition,
> that has been generated in the uapi header.

This will encourage people to render masks in uAPI which just pollutes
the uAPI files.