netdev - RE: [PATCH v2 1/5] netlink: remove NLA_NESTED

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Message-ID: <1811E905-CD9B-4346-AF17-CE9DBEBBE4F6@sipsolutions.net>
Date:   Thu, 20 Sep 2018 16:56:17 +0200
From:   Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:     David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>,
        "linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
        Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v2 1/5] netlink: remove NLA_NESTED_COMPAT




>> @@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ enum {
>>  	NLA_FLAG,
>>  	NLA_MSECS,
>>  	NLA_NESTED,
>> -	NLA_NESTED_COMPAT,
>>  	NLA_NUL_STRING,
>>  	NLA_BINARY,
>>  	NLA_S8,
>...
>
>Is it safe to remove an item from this emun ?

I believe it is, since it's not part of uapi. At least as long as you recompile all netlink policies afterwards.

johannes 
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