netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 04/12] tools: ynl: let classic netlink requests specify extra nlflags

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Message-ID: <m2y0vor49d.fsf@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:15:26 +0100
From: Donald Hunter <donald.hunter@...il.com>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net,  netdev@...r.kernel.org,  edumazet@...gle.com,
  pabeni@...hat.com,  andrew+netdev@...n.ch,  horms@...nel.org,
  jacob.e.keller@...el.com,  sdf@...ichev.me,  jdamato@...tly.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 04/12] tools: ynl: let classic netlink
 requests specify extra nlflags

Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org> writes:

> Classic netlink makes extensive use of flags. Support specifying
> them the same way as attributes are specified (using a helper),
> for example:
>
>      rt_link_newlink_req_set_nlflags(req, NLM_F_CREATE | NLM_F_ECHO);
>
> Wrap the code up in a RenderInfo predicate. I think that some
> genetlink families may want this, too. It should be easy to
> add a spec property later.
>
> Reviewed-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>

Reviewed-by: Donald Hunter <donald.hunter@...il.com>