netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] netlink: introduce NLA_POLICY_MAX

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Date:   Thu, 27 Oct 2022 19:39:31 -0700
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
Cc:     Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] netlink: introduce NLA_POLICY_MAX_BE

On Fri, 28 Oct 2022 01:35:00 +0200 Florian Westphal wrote:
> > In fact we could easily just have three extra types NLA_BE16, NLA_BE32
> > and NLA_BE64 types without even stealing a bit?  
> 
> Sure, I can make a patch if there is consensus that new types are the
> way to go.

The NLA_BE* idea seems appealing, but if the implementation gets
tedious either way works for me.