Re: [PATCH libmnl] src: attr: Add mnl_attr_get_uint() function

[Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>]

On Sun, Sep 29, 2024 at 10:42:44AM +0000, Danielle Ratson wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Is there a plan to build a new version soon? 
> I am asking since I am planning to use this function in ethtool.

ASAP

> Thanks,
> Danielle
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Phil Sutter <phil@nwl.cc>
> > Sent: Wednesday, 31 July 2024 10:15
> > To: Danielle Ratson <danieller@nvidia.com>
> > Cc: netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org; pablo@netfilter.org; fw@strlen.de; mlxsw
> > <mlxsw@nvidia.com>
> > Subject: Re: [PATCH libmnl] src: attr: Add mnl_attr_get_uint() function
> > 
> > On Wed, Jul 31, 2024 at 09:35:51AM +0300, Danielle Ratson wrote:
> > > NLA_UINT attributes have a 4-byte payload if possible, and an 8-byte
> > > one if necessary.
> > >
> > > There are some NLA_UINT attributes that lack an appropriate getter
> > function.
> > >
> > > Add a function mnl_attr_get_uint() to cover that extract these. Since
> > > we need to dispatch on length anyway, make the getter truly universal
> > > by supporting also u8 and u16.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Danielle Ratson <danieller@nvidia.com>
> > 
> > Patch applied, thanks!