netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v5] rtnetlink: add new RTM

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Message-ID: <5716FD7C.4080901@cumulusnetworks.com>
Date:	Tue, 19 Apr 2016 20:54:36 -0700
From:	Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com, eric.dumazet@...il.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, jhs@...atatu.com, tgraf@...g.ch
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v5] rtnetlink: add new RTM_GETSTATS message to
 dump link stats

On 4/19/16, 4:50 PM, David Miller wrote:
> From: Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
> Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2016 21:08:21 +0200
>
>> Le 19/04/2016 20:47, Eric Dumazet a écrit :
>>> Since we want to use this in other places, we could define a helper.
>>>
>>> nla_align_64bit(skb, attribute)  or something.
>> Yes, with the corresponding nla_total_size_64bit()
> Good, idea, committed the following:
>
> Roopa, please use these helpers in your RTM_GETSTATS patch.

will do.
>
> Thank you.
>
> ====================
> [PATCH] net: Add helpers for 64-bit aligning netlink attributes.
>
> Suggested-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
> Suggested-by: Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
> ---
>  
these look really nice.

Thanks!