netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 08/12] tools: ynl-gen: mutli-attr: support binary types with struct

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Message-ID: <715b9cb4-55a3-4df1-a87e-c8eb852d3e20@intel.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2025 08:55:32 -0700
From: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, <davem@...emloft.net>
CC: <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <edumazet@...gle.com>, <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	<andrew+netdev@...n.ch>, <horms@...nel.org>, <donald.hunter@...il.com>,
	<sdf@...ichev.me>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 08/12] tools: ynl-gen: mutli-attr: support binary
 types with struct



On 4/23/2025 7:12 PM, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> Binary types with struct are fixed size, relatively easy to
> handle for multi attr. Declare the member as a pointer.
> Count the members, allocate an array, copy in the data.
> Allow the netlink attr to be smaller or larger than our view
> of the struct in case the build headers are newer or older
> than the running kernel.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
> ---
Reviewed-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>