Re: [PATCH net-next v10 1/4] net netlink: Add new type NLA_FLAG_BITS

[Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>]

Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 12:53:00PM CEST, jhs@mojatatu.com wrote:
>On 17-06-13 01:32 AM, Jiri Pirko wrote:
>> Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 09:58:33PM CEST, dsahern@gmail.com wrote:
>> > On 6/12/17 1:22 PM, Jiri Pirko wrote:
>> > > 
>> > > > 3. IMO since these are nla prefixes and new NLA type they should be in
>> > > > uapi/linux/netlink.h
>> > > Including NLA_* type enum? I think it is reasonable.
>> > 
>> > well, maybe not the NLA_BITFIELD. That enum is for policy validation
>> > kernel side so not really part of the API.
>> 
>> Yeah, now I see it. Agreed.
>> 
>
>Jiri, you agreed to a name change? ;-> I want to have some of what
>David A. ate yesterday.

I ok with either of the tree (1 Jamal's, 2 DaveA's) variants.


>
>I agree it is a good idea to have arbitrary size bitmask so we dont
>run out of bit space but we need to restrict the max length possible.
>I dont agree to using the netlink.h as the best location for this
>but lets move on.

Suggest a better place, I don't see one.


>Do you or David A. want to take a crack at this?  I am a little tied
>up.

No time right now. Maybe in July I could allocate some cycles for this.