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* Re: [PATCH v2 0/2] drbd: switch from genl_magic to YNL
From: Christoph Böhmwalder @ 2026-05-06 12:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Jens Axboe
  Cc: drbd-dev, linux-kernel, Lars Ellenberg, Philipp Reisner,
	linux-block, Donald Hunter, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, netdev
In-Reply-To: <20260506123926.1944290-1-christoph.boehmwalder@linbit.com>

On Wed, May 06, 2026 at 02:39:24PM +0200, Christoph Böhmwalder wrote:
>DRBD's genetlink interface was defined using a custom multi-include
>macro system, genl_magic_{func,struct}.h. This system generated struct
>definitions, netlink policies, serialization functions and more
>from a single "magic" header.
>It never really caught on; DRBD is its only user, its internal macro
>jungle is next to impossible to understand, and even harder to debug.
>
>This series replaces it with the standard solution, YNL.
>The *_gen.[ch] files were created with a modified YNL generator, but
>these modifications are not shipped because the current DRBD family is
>effectively frozen.
>
>Note: this family primarily aims for compatibility with existing
>userspace. The next planned step is a new (also YNL-based) family,
>"drbd2", which will implement all the actual modern recommendations for
>new netlink families.
>
>Changes from v1:
>- Remove YNL generator patches, ship just the generated code

Sorry everyone, this series was based on an old commit and does not
compile. Please disregard and look at v3 instead.

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* [PATCH v3] net: lan966x: avoid unregistering netdev on register failure
From: Myeonghun Pak @ 2026-05-06 12:43 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Horatiu Vultur, UNGLinuxDriver, Andrew Lunn, David S. Miller,
	Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni, Ijae Kim
  Cc: Myeonghun Pak, netdev, linux-kernel

lan966x_probe_port() stores the newly allocated net_device in the
port before calling register_netdev(). If register_netdev() fails,
the probe error path calls lan966x_cleanup_ports(), which sees
port->dev and calls unregister_netdev() for a device that was never
registered.

Destroy the phylink instance created for this port and clear port->dev
before returning the registration error. The common cleanup path now skips
ports without port->dev before reaching the registered netdev cleanup, so
it only handles ports that reached the registered-netdev lifetime.

This also avoids treating an uninitialized FDMA netdev and the failed port
as a NULL == NULL match in the common cleanup path.

Fixes: d28d6d2e37d1 ("net: lan966x: add port module support")
Co-developed-by: Ijae Kim <ae878000@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Ijae Kim <ae878000@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Myeonghun Pak <mhun512@gmail.com>
---
Changes in v3:
- Make lan966x_cleanup_ports() skip ports without port->dev, so the
  common cleanup path does not run registered-netdev, XDP, FDMA, or
  phylink cleanup for a port whose netdev registration failed.
- Keep the register_netdev() failure path responsible for destroying the
  newly created phylink and clearing port->dev before returning.

Changes in v2:
- Require port->dev to be non-NULL before calling the FDMA netdev cleanup
  path, avoiding a NULL == NULL match when register_netdev() fails before
  FDMA NAPI has been initialized.

 drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.c | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.c
index 47752d3fde..1179a6e127 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/microchip/lan966x/lan966x_main.c
@@ -749,11 +749,10 @@ static void lan966x_cleanup_ports(struct lan966x *lan966x)
 
 	for (p = 0; p < lan966x->num_phys_ports; p++) {
 		port = lan966x->ports[p];
-		if (!port)
+		if (!port || !port->dev)
 			continue;
 
-		if (port->dev)
-			unregister_netdev(port->dev);
+		unregister_netdev(port->dev);
 
 		lan966x_xdp_port_deinit(port);
 		if (lan966x->fdma && lan966x->fdma_ndev == port->dev)
@@ -873,6 +872,9 @@ static int lan966x_probe_port(struct lan966x *lan966x, u32 p,
 	err = register_netdev(dev);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(lan966x->dev, "register_netdev failed\n");
+		phylink_destroy(phylink);
+		port->phylink = NULL;
+		port->dev = NULL;
 		return err;
 	}
 

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* Re: [PATCH net 1/1] batman-adv: stop caching unowned originator pointers in BAT IV
From: Simon Horman @ 2026-05-06 12:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: n05ec
  Cc: 'Simon Horman', b.a.t.m.a.n, netdev, marek.lindner, sw,
	antonio, sven, davem, edumazet, kuba, pabeni, yuantan098,
	yifanwucs, tomapufckgml, bird, wangjiexun2025
In-Reply-To: <e12a51ee998808be6381780d6aaf32e093dc7d1e.1777692024.git.wangjiexun2025@gmail.com>

From: 'Simon Horman' <horms@kernel.org>

This is an AI-generated review of your patch. The human sending this
email has considered the AI review valid, or at least plausible.
Full review at: https://netdev-ai.bots.linux.dev/sashiko/

I do have concerns that this review needs to be addressed in
order for this patch to progress.

OTOH, there is another AI-generated review of this patch available at
https://sashiko.dev. In that case, I believe the review relates to
a pre-existing condition, and addressing that (or not) can be treated
as a follow-up.

---
batman-adv: stop caching unowned originator pointers in BAT IV

This patch removes the orig_node back-pointer cached inside each BAT IV
neigh_node and resolves the originator on demand via batadv_orig_hash_find()
from the stored neighbor address. Tagged Fixes: c6c8fea29769 and
Cc: stable@kernel.org.

> diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
> index f28e9cbf8ad5..168b413dd18b 100644
> --- a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
> +++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c

[ ... ]

> @@ -1372,8 +1380,8 @@ batadv_iv_ogm_process_per_outif(const struct sk_buff *skb, int ogm_offset,
>  
>  	router = batadv_orig_router_get(orig_node, if_outgoing);
>  	if (router) {
> -		router_router = batadv_orig_router_get(router->orig_node,
> -						       if_outgoing);
> +		router_router = batadv_orig_to_router(bat_priv, router->addr,
> +						      if_outgoing);
>  		router_ifinfo = batadv_neigh_ifinfo_get(router, if_outgoing);
>  	}

Is this replacement semantically equivalent to the original call?

The previous code used batadv_orig_router_get() on the cached orig_node to
fetch router_router. The new code calls batadv_orig_to_router(), which
internally runs batadv_find_router():

    net/batman-adv/originator.c:batadv_orig_to_router() {
        orig_node = batadv_orig_hash_find(bat_priv, orig_addr);
        ...
        neigh_node = batadv_find_router(bat_priv, orig_node, if_outgoing);
        ...
    }

batadv_find_router() has a bonding path that is taken when
recv_if == BATADV_IF_DEFAULT and bonding is enabled:

    net/batman-adv/routing.c:batadv_find_router() {
        ...
        if (!(recv_if == BATADV_IF_DEFAULT &&
              atomic_read(&bat_priv->bonding)))
            return router;

        /* bonding: loop through the list of possible routers ... */
        ...
        if (next_candidate) {
            ...
            batadv_last_bonding_replace(orig_node, next_candidate);
        } else if (first_candidate) {
            ...
            batadv_last_bonding_replace(orig_node, first_candidate);
        } else {
            batadv_last_bonding_replace(orig_node, NULL);
        }
        ...
    }

batadv_iv_ogm_process() invokes batadv_iv_ogm_process_per_outif() once with
BATADV_IF_DEFAULT per received OGM:

    net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c:batadv_iv_ogm_process() {
        ...
        batadv_iv_ogm_process_per_outif(skb, ogm_offset, orig_node,
                                        if_incoming, BATADV_IF_DEFAULT);
        ...
    }

With bonding enabled, does every received OGM now rotate
orig_node->last_bonding_candidate on the last-hop neighbor's originator via
batadv_last_bonding_replace(), where previously that state was advanced only
from forwarding paths?

And can the bonding candidate selection return a different router_router than
batadv_orig_router_get() would have, which then feeds the subsequent
loop-avoidance check?

    if (router && router_router &&
        (batadv_compare_eth(router->addr, prev_sender)) &&
        !(batadv_compare_eth(ogm_packet->orig, prev_sender)) &&
        (batadv_compare_eth(router->addr, router_router->addr))) {
        ...
        goto out;
    }

The sister helper added by this same patch, batadv_iv_ogm_neigh_ifinfo_sum(),
uses batadv_orig_hash_find() followed by batadv_iv_orig_ifinfo_sum() rather
than batadv_orig_to_router():

> +static u8 batadv_iv_ogm_neigh_ifinfo_sum(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
> +					 const struct batadv_neigh_node *neigh_node)
> +{
> +	struct batadv_orig_node *orig_neigh;
> +	u8 sum;
> +
> +	orig_neigh = batadv_orig_hash_find(bat_priv, neigh_node->addr);
> +	if (!orig_neigh)
> +		return 0;
> +
> +	sum = batadv_iv_orig_ifinfo_sum(orig_neigh, neigh_node->if_incoming);
> +	batadv_orig_node_put(orig_neigh);
> +
> +	return sum;
> +}

Would a similar pattern work here, something like:

    orig = batadv_orig_hash_find(bat_priv, router->addr);
    router_router = batadv_orig_router_get(orig, if_outgoing);
    batadv_orig_node_put(orig);

so that the lookup avoids invoking the bonding candidate machinery from the
OGM processing path?

The commit message describes only removing an unowned cached originator
pointer and does not mention a routing or bonding behavior change. Is the
change in router_router resolution intentional, and if so could the commit
message call it out?

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* Re: assert in phylink.c with lan7801 and dp83tc811 since kernel 6.18
From: Andrew Lunn @ 2026-05-06 12:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Sven Schuchmann; +Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
In-Reply-To: <BEZP281MB22458F571CC8251C141D933CD93F2@BEZP281MB2245.DEUP281.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM>

> So for me it somewhere happens in phylink_validate_mac_and_pcs()

I was expecting to see more debug output, but reading the code, i was
also thinking we need to look at phylink_validate_mac_and_pcs().

You are going in the correct direction putting lots of printk() in the
code. We need to find where it returns EINVAL:

static int phylink_validate_mac_and_pcs(struct phylink *pl,
					unsigned long *supported,
					struct phylink_link_state *state)
{
	struct phylink_pcs *pcs = NULL;
	unsigned long capabilities;
	int ret;

	/* Get the PCS for this interface mode */
	if (pl->mac_ops->mac_select_pcs) {
		pcs = pl->mac_ops->mac_select_pcs(pl->config, state->interface);
		if (IS_ERR(pcs))
			return PTR_ERR(pcs);
Possibly.


	}

	if (pcs) {
		/* The PCS, if present, must be setup before phylink_create()
		 * has been called. If the ops is not initialised, print an
		 * error and backtrace rather than oopsing the kernel.
		 */
		if (!pcs->ops) {
			phylink_err(pl, "interface %s: uninitialised PCS\n",
				    phy_modes(state->interface));
			dump_stack();
We don't see a stack dump, so not here.

			return -EINVAL;
		}

		/* Ensure that this PCS supports the interface which the MAC
		 * returned it for. It is an error for the MAC to return a PCS
		 * that does not support the interface mode.
		 */
		if (!phy_interface_empty(pcs->supported_interfaces) &&
		    !test_bit(state->interface, pcs->supported_interfaces)) {
			phylink_err(pl, "MAC returned PCS which does not support %s\n",
				    phy_modes(state->interface));
No error message....				    
			return -EINVAL;
		}

		/* Validate the link parameters with the PCS */
		if (pcs->ops->pcs_validate) {
			ret = pcs->ops->pcs_validate(pcs, supported, state);
			if (ret < 0 || phylink_is_empty_linkmode(supported))
Could be...			
				return -EINVAL;

			/* Ensure the advertising mask is a subset of the
			 * supported mask.
			 */
			linkmode_and(state->advertising, state->advertising,
				     supported);
		}
	}

	/* Then validate the link parameters with the MAC */
	if (pl->mac_ops->mac_get_caps)
		capabilities = pl->mac_ops->mac_get_caps(pl->config,
							 state->interface);
	else
		capabilities = pl->config->mac_capabilities;

	phylink_validate_mask_caps(supported, state, capabilities);

	return phylink_is_empty_linkmode(supported) ? -EINVAL : 0;

Also possible.

}

In the end, we are probably going to find that what the MAC says its
capabilities are don't match what the PCS says it can do.

Thinking about that, it says phy mode RGMII. You generally don't use a
PCS with RGMII, so that is suspicious.

    Andrew

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* [PATCH v2 2/2] drbd: replace genl_magic with explicit netlink serialization
From: Christoph Böhmwalder @ 2026-05-06 12:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Jens Axboe
  Cc: drbd-dev, linux-kernel, Lars Ellenberg, Philipp Reisner,
	linux-block, Donald Hunter, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, netdev,
	Christoph Böhmwalder
In-Reply-To: <20260506123926.1944290-1-christoph.boehmwalder@linbit.com>

Replace the genl_magic multi-include macro system with explicit
serialization and parsing.

The *_gen files were initially produced from a YNL spec via a
customized ynl-gen-c, but the DRBD netlink family is effectively
frozen, so the generator is kept unmodified.
All new functionality will land in a separate, properly-designed
family.
Carry the resulting code as ordinary in-tree source rather than
landing the spec and generator changes that produced it.

The bulk of the changes are mechanical renames to fit the YNL naming
conventions:
  - Handler functions: drbd_adm_* -> drbd_nl_*_doit/dumpit
  - GENL_MAGIC_VERSION -> DRBD_FAMILY_VERSION
  - GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY_HDRSZ -> sizeof(struct drbd_genlmsghdr)
  - drbd_genl_family -> drbd_nl_family
  - Attribute IDs: T_* -> DRBD_A_*

Remove the nested_attr_tb static global buffer and move to a per-call
allocation approach: each deserialization manages its own nested
attribute table. This will be needed anyway when we eventually move
to parallel_ops, and it's actually simpler this way, so make the
move now.

Replace the functionality of the "sensitive" flag: this was only used
by a single field (shared_secret); open-code redaction logic for that
locally.

Also replace the "invariant" flag: this only had a couple of users,
and those basically never change. Hard code the check directly inline.

The genl_family struct itself is defined manually in drbd_nl.c.

Also replace a couple of drbd-specific wrappers (nla_put_u64_0pad,
drbd_nla_find_nested) with standard kernel functions while we're at
it.

Finally, completely remove the genl_magic system; DRBD was its only
user.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Böhmwalder <christoph.boehmwalder@linbit.com>
---
 drivers/block/drbd/Makefile       |    1 +
 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_debugfs.c |    2 +-
 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h     |    4 +-
 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c    |    6 +-
 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c      |  416 +++--
 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl_gen.c  | 2606 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl_gen.h  |  395 +++++
 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_proc.c    |    2 +-
 include/linux/drbd_genl.h         |  536 ------
 include/linux/drbd_genl_api.h     |   16 -
 include/linux/genl_magic_func.h   |  413 -----
 include/linux/genl_magic_struct.h |  272 ---
 include/uapi/linux/drbd_genl.h    |  359 ++++
 13 files changed, 3606 insertions(+), 1422 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl_gen.c
 create mode 100644 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl_gen.h
 delete mode 100644 include/linux/drbd_genl.h
 delete mode 100644 include/linux/drbd_genl_api.h
 delete mode 100644 include/linux/genl_magic_func.h
 delete mode 100644 include/linux/genl_magic_struct.h
 create mode 100644 include/uapi/linux/drbd_genl.h

diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/Makefile b/drivers/block/drbd/Makefile
index 187eaf81f0f8..5faaa8a8e7f0 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/Makefile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ drbd-y := drbd_buildtag.o drbd_bitmap.o drbd_proc.o
 drbd-y += drbd_worker.o drbd_receiver.o drbd_req.o drbd_actlog.o
 drbd-y += drbd_main.o drbd_strings.o drbd_nl.o
 drbd-y += drbd_interval.o drbd_state.o
+drbd-y += drbd_nl_gen.o
 drbd-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_FS) += drbd_debugfs.o
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_BLK_DEV_DRBD)     += drbd.o
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_debugfs.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_debugfs.c
index 12460b584bcb..371abcd7e880 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_debugfs.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_debugfs.c
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ static int drbd_version_show(struct seq_file *m, void *ignored)
 {
 	seq_printf(m, "# %s\n", drbd_buildtag());
 	seq_printf(m, "VERSION=%s\n", REL_VERSION);
-	seq_printf(m, "API_VERSION=%u\n", GENL_MAGIC_VERSION);
+	seq_printf(m, "API_VERSION=%u\n", DRBD_FAMILY_VERSION);
 	seq_printf(m, "PRO_VERSION_MIN=%u\n", PRO_VERSION_MIN);
 	seq_printf(m, "PRO_VERSION_MAX=%u\n", PRO_VERSION_MAX);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
index f3d746a6d6fd..48b45c3142f7 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
@@ -32,14 +32,16 @@
 #include <net/tcp.h>
 #include <linux/lru_cache.h>
 #include <linux/prefetch.h>
-#include <linux/drbd_genl_api.h>
 #include <linux/drbd.h>
 #include "drbd_config.h"
+#include "drbd_nl_gen.h"
 #include "drbd_strings.h"
 #include "drbd_state.h"
 #include "drbd_protocol.h"
 #include "drbd_polymorph_printk.h"
 
+extern struct genl_family drbd_nl_family;
+
 /* shared module parameters, defined in drbd_main.c */
 #ifdef CONFIG_DRBD_FAULT_INJECTION
 extern int drbd_enable_faults;
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
index 200d464e984b..a18554ff6314 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c
@@ -2324,7 +2324,7 @@ static void drbd_cleanup(void)
 	if (retry.wq)
 		destroy_workqueue(retry.wq);
 
-	drbd_genl_unregister();
+	genl_unregister_family(&drbd_nl_family);
 
 	idr_for_each_entry(&drbd_devices, device, i)
 		drbd_delete_device(device);
@@ -2846,7 +2846,7 @@ static int __init drbd_init(void)
 	mutex_init(&resources_mutex);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&drbd_resources);
 
-	err = drbd_genl_register();
+	err = genl_register_family(&drbd_nl_family);
 	if (err) {
 		pr_err("unable to register generic netlink family\n");
 		goto fail;
@@ -2876,7 +2876,7 @@ static int __init drbd_init(void)
 
 	pr_info("initialized. "
 	       "Version: " REL_VERSION " (api:%d/proto:%d-%d)\n",
-	       GENL_MAGIC_VERSION, PRO_VERSION_MIN, PRO_VERSION_MAX);
+	       DRBD_FAMILY_VERSION, PRO_VERSION_MIN, PRO_VERSION_MAX);
 	pr_info("%s\n", drbd_buildtag());
 	pr_info("registered as block device major %d\n", DRBD_MAJOR);
 	return 0; /* Success! */
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
index d997d274092c..00e402808cdb 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c
@@ -31,59 +31,13 @@
 
 #include <net/genetlink.h>
 
-/* .doit */
-// int drbd_adm_create_resource(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-// int drbd_adm_delete_resource(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-
-int drbd_adm_new_minor(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int drbd_adm_del_minor(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-
-int drbd_adm_new_resource(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int drbd_adm_del_resource(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int drbd_adm_down(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-
-int drbd_adm_set_role(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int drbd_adm_attach(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int drbd_adm_disk_opts(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int drbd_adm_detach(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int drbd_adm_connect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int drbd_adm_net_opts(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int drbd_adm_resize(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int drbd_adm_start_ov(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int drbd_adm_new_c_uuid(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int drbd_adm_disconnect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int drbd_adm_invalidate(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int drbd_adm_invalidate_peer(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int drbd_adm_pause_sync(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int drbd_adm_resume_sync(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int drbd_adm_suspend_io(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int drbd_adm_resume_io(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int drbd_adm_outdate(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int drbd_adm_resource_opts(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int drbd_adm_get_status(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-int drbd_adm_get_timeout_type(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-/* .dumpit */
-int drbd_adm_get_status_all(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb);
-int drbd_adm_dump_resources(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb);
-int drbd_adm_dump_devices(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb);
-int drbd_adm_dump_devices_done(struct netlink_callback *cb);
-int drbd_adm_dump_connections(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb);
-int drbd_adm_dump_connections_done(struct netlink_callback *cb);
-int drbd_adm_dump_peer_devices(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb);
-int drbd_adm_dump_peer_devices_done(struct netlink_callback *cb);
-int drbd_adm_get_initial_state(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb);
-
-#include <linux/drbd_genl_api.h>
-
-static int drbd_pre_doit(const struct genl_split_ops *ops,
-			 struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-static void drbd_post_doit(const struct genl_split_ops *ops,
-			   struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
-
-#define GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY_PRE_DOIT	drbd_pre_doit
-#define GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY_POST_DOIT	drbd_post_doit
-
-#include <linux/genl_magic_func.h>
+#include "drbd_nl_gen.h"
+
+static int drbd_genl_multicast_events(struct sk_buff *skb, gfp_t flags)
+{
+	return genlmsg_multicast(&drbd_nl_family, skb, 0,
+				 DRBD_NLGRP_EVENTS, flags);
+}
 
 static atomic_t drbd_genl_seq = ATOMIC_INIT(2); /* two. */
 static atomic_t notify_genl_seq = ATOMIC_INIT(2); /* two. */
@@ -114,7 +68,7 @@ static int drbd_msg_put_info(struct sk_buff *skb, const char *info)
 	if (!nla)
 		return err;
 
-	err = nla_put_string(skb, T_info_text, info);
+	err = nla_put_string(skb, DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_REPLY_INFO_TEXT, info);
 	if (err) {
 		nla_nest_cancel(skb, nla);
 		return err;
@@ -135,7 +89,7 @@ static int drbd_msg_sprintf_info(struct sk_buff *skb, const char *fmt, ...)
 	if (!nla)
 		return err;
 
-	txt = nla_reserve(skb, T_info_text, 256);
+	txt = nla_reserve(skb, DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_REPLY_INFO_TEXT, 256);
 	if (!txt) {
 		nla_nest_cancel(skb, nla);
 		return err;
@@ -187,6 +141,15 @@ static const unsigned int drbd_genl_cmd_flags[] = {
 	[DRBD_ADM_DOWN]           = DRBD_ADM_NEED_RESOURCE,
 };
 
+/* Detect attempts to change invariant attributes in a _change_ handler. */
+#define has_invariant(ntb, attr)						\
+({									\
+	bool __found = !!(ntb)[attr];					\
+	if (__found)							\
+		pr_info("must not change invariant attr: %s\n", #attr);	\
+	__found;							\
+})
+
 /*
  * At this point, we still rely on the global genl_lock().
  * If we want to avoid that, and allow "genl_family.parallel_ops", we may need
@@ -210,7 +173,7 @@ static int drbd_adm_prepare(struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx,
 	}
 
 	adm_ctx->reply_dh = genlmsg_put_reply(adm_ctx->reply_skb,
-					info, &drbd_genl_family, 0, cmd);
+					info, &drbd_nl_family, 0, cmd);
 	/* put of a few bytes into a fresh skb of >= 4k will always succeed.
 	 * but anyways */
 	if (!adm_ctx->reply_dh) {
@@ -223,9 +186,11 @@ static int drbd_adm_prepare(struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx,
 
 	adm_ctx->volume = VOLUME_UNSPECIFIED;
 	if (info->attrs[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT]) {
+		struct nlattr **ntb;
 		struct nlattr *nla;
-		/* parse and validate only */
-		err = drbd_cfg_context_from_attrs(NULL, info);
+
+		/* parse and validate, get nested attribute table */
+		err = drbd_cfg_context_ntb_from_attrs(&ntb, info);
 		if (err)
 			goto fail;
 
@@ -234,18 +199,21 @@ static int drbd_adm_prepare(struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx,
 		err = nla_put_nohdr(adm_ctx->reply_skb,
 				info->attrs[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT]->nla_len,
 				info->attrs[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT]);
-		if (err)
+		if (err) {
+			kfree(ntb);
 			goto fail;
+		}
 
 		/* and assign stuff to the adm_ctx */
-		nla = nested_attr_tb[T_ctx_volume];
+		nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_VOLUME];
 		if (nla)
 			adm_ctx->volume = nla_get_u32(nla);
-		nla = nested_attr_tb[T_ctx_resource_name];
+		nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_RESOURCE_NAME];
 		if (nla)
 			adm_ctx->resource_name = nla_data(nla);
-		adm_ctx->my_addr = nested_attr_tb[T_ctx_my_addr];
-		adm_ctx->peer_addr = nested_attr_tb[T_ctx_peer_addr];
+		adm_ctx->my_addr = ntb[DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_MY_ADDR];
+		adm_ctx->peer_addr = ntb[DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_PEER_ADDR];
+		kfree(ntb);
 		if ((adm_ctx->my_addr &&
 		     nla_len(adm_ctx->my_addr) > sizeof(adm_ctx->connection->my_addr)) ||
 		    (adm_ctx->peer_addr &&
@@ -259,7 +227,7 @@ static int drbd_adm_prepare(struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx,
 	adm_ctx->device = minor_to_device(d_in->minor);
 
 	/* We are protected by the global genl_lock().
-	 * But we may explicitly drop it/retake it in drbd_adm_set_role(),
+	 * But we may explicitly drop it/retake it in drbd_nl_set_role(),
 	 * so make sure this object stays around. */
 	if (adm_ctx->device)
 		kref_get(&adm_ctx->device->kref);
@@ -334,8 +302,8 @@ static int drbd_adm_prepare(struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx,
 	return err;
 }
 
-static int drbd_pre_doit(const struct genl_split_ops *ops,
-			 struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int drbd_pre_doit(const struct genl_split_ops *ops,
+		  struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx;
 	u8 cmd = info->genlhdr->cmd;
@@ -362,8 +330,8 @@ static int drbd_pre_doit(const struct genl_split_ops *ops,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void drbd_post_doit(const struct genl_split_ops *ops,
-			   struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+void drbd_post_doit(const struct genl_split_ops *ops,
+		    struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx = info->user_ptr[0];
 
@@ -828,7 +796,7 @@ static const char *from_attrs_err_to_txt(int err)
 		"invalid attribute value";
 }
 
-int drbd_adm_set_role(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+static int drbd_nl_set_role(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx = info->user_ptr[0];
 	struct set_role_parms parms;
@@ -868,6 +836,16 @@ int drbd_adm_set_role(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int drbd_nl_primary_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return drbd_nl_set_role(skb, info);
+}
+
+int drbd_nl_secondary_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return drbd_nl_set_role(skb, info);
+}
+
 /* Initializes the md.*_offset members, so we are able to find
  * the on disk meta data.
  *
@@ -962,7 +940,7 @@ char *ppsize(char *buf, unsigned long long size)
  *  peer may not initiate a resize.
  */
 /* Note these are not to be confused with
- * drbd_adm_suspend_io/drbd_adm_resume_io,
+ * drbd_nl_suspend_io_doit/drbd_nl_resume_io_doit,
  * which are (sub) state changes triggered by admin (drbdsetup),
  * and can be long lived.
  * This changes an device->flag, is triggered by drbd internals,
@@ -1574,13 +1552,14 @@ static int disk_opts_check_al_size(struct drbd_device *device, struct disk_conf
 	return err;
 }
 
-int drbd_adm_disk_opts(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int drbd_nl_chg_disk_opts_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx = info->user_ptr[0];
 	enum drbd_ret_code retcode;
 	struct drbd_device *device;
 	struct disk_conf *new_disk_conf, *old_disk_conf;
 	struct fifo_buffer *old_plan = NULL, *new_plan = NULL;
+	struct nlattr **ntb;
 	int err;
 	unsigned int fifo_size;
 
@@ -1612,13 +1591,29 @@ int drbd_adm_disk_opts(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	if (should_set_defaults(info))
 		set_disk_conf_defaults(new_disk_conf);
 
-	err = disk_conf_from_attrs_for_change(new_disk_conf, info);
+	err = disk_conf_from_attrs(new_disk_conf, info);
 	if (err && err != -ENOMSG) {
 		retcode = ERR_MANDATORY_TAG;
 		drbd_msg_put_info(adm_ctx->reply_skb, from_attrs_err_to_txt(err));
 		goto fail_unlock;
 	}
 
+	err = disk_conf_ntb_from_attrs(&ntb, info);
+	if (!err) {
+		if (has_invariant(ntb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_BACKING_DEV) ||
+		    has_invariant(ntb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_META_DEV) ||
+		    has_invariant(ntb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_META_DEV_IDX) ||
+		    has_invariant(ntb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISK_SIZE) ||
+		    has_invariant(ntb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_MAX_BIO_BVECS)) {
+			retcode = ERR_MANDATORY_TAG;
+			drbd_msg_put_info(adm_ctx->reply_skb,
+				"cannot change invariant setting");
+			kfree(ntb);
+			goto fail_unlock;
+		}
+		kfree(ntb);
+	}
+
 	if (!expect(device, new_disk_conf->resync_rate >= 1))
 		new_disk_conf->resync_rate = 1;
 
@@ -1796,7 +1791,7 @@ void drbd_backing_dev_free(struct drbd_device *device, struct drbd_backing_dev *
 	kfree(ldev);
 }
 
-int drbd_adm_attach(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int drbd_nl_attach_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx = info->user_ptr[0];
 	struct drbd_device *device;
@@ -2236,7 +2231,7 @@ static int adm_detach(struct drbd_device *device, int force)
  * Then we transition to D_DISKLESS, and wait for put_ldev() to return all
  * internal references as well.
  * Only then we have finally detached. */
-int drbd_adm_detach(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int drbd_nl_detach_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx = info->user_ptr[0];
 	enum drbd_ret_code retcode;
@@ -2434,12 +2429,13 @@ static void free_crypto(struct crypto *crypto)
 	crypto_free_shash(crypto->verify_tfm);
 }
 
-int drbd_adm_net_opts(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int drbd_nl_chg_net_opts_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx = info->user_ptr[0];
 	enum drbd_ret_code retcode;
 	struct drbd_connection *connection;
 	struct net_conf *old_net_conf, *new_net_conf = NULL;
+	struct nlattr **ntb;
 	int err;
 	int ovr; /* online verify running */
 	int rsr; /* re-sync running */
@@ -2476,13 +2472,26 @@ int drbd_adm_net_opts(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	if (should_set_defaults(info))
 		set_net_conf_defaults(new_net_conf);
 
-	err = net_conf_from_attrs_for_change(new_net_conf, info);
+	err = net_conf_from_attrs(new_net_conf, info);
 	if (err && err != -ENOMSG) {
 		retcode = ERR_MANDATORY_TAG;
 		drbd_msg_put_info(adm_ctx->reply_skb, from_attrs_err_to_txt(err));
 		goto fail;
 	}
 
+	err = net_conf_ntb_from_attrs(&ntb, info);
+	if (!err) {
+		if (has_invariant(ntb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_DISCARD_MY_DATA) ||
+		    has_invariant(ntb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_TENTATIVE)) {
+			retcode = ERR_MANDATORY_TAG;
+			drbd_msg_put_info(adm_ctx->reply_skb,
+				"cannot change invariant setting");
+			kfree(ntb);
+			goto fail;
+		}
+		kfree(ntb);
+	}
+
 	retcode = check_net_options(connection, new_net_conf);
 	if (retcode != NO_ERROR)
 		goto fail;
@@ -2575,7 +2584,7 @@ static void peer_device_to_info(struct peer_device_info *info,
 	info->peer_resync_susp_dependency = device->state.aftr_isp;
 }
 
-int drbd_adm_connect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int drbd_nl_connect_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct connection_info connection_info;
 	enum drbd_notification_type flags;
@@ -2790,7 +2799,7 @@ static enum drbd_state_rv conn_try_disconnect(struct drbd_connection *connection
 	return rv;
 }
 
-int drbd_adm_disconnect(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int drbd_nl_disconnect_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx = info->user_ptr[0];
 	struct disconnect_parms parms;
@@ -2845,7 +2854,7 @@ void resync_after_online_grow(struct drbd_device *device)
 		_drbd_request_state(device, NS(conn, C_WF_SYNC_UUID), CS_VERBOSE + CS_SERIALIZE);
 }
 
-int drbd_adm_resize(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int drbd_nl_resize_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx = info->user_ptr[0];
 	struct disk_conf *old_disk_conf, *new_disk_conf = NULL;
@@ -2981,7 +2990,7 @@ int drbd_adm_resize(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	goto fail;
 }
 
-int drbd_adm_resource_opts(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int drbd_nl_resource_opts_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx = info->user_ptr[0];
 	enum drbd_ret_code retcode;
@@ -3019,7 +3028,7 @@ int drbd_adm_resource_opts(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int drbd_adm_invalidate(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int drbd_nl_invalidate_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx = info->user_ptr[0];
 	struct drbd_device *device;
@@ -3097,7 +3106,7 @@ static int drbd_bmio_set_susp_al(struct drbd_device *device,
 	return rv;
 }
 
-int drbd_adm_invalidate_peer(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int drbd_nl_inval_peer_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx = info->user_ptr[0];
 	int retcode; /* drbd_ret_code, drbd_state_rv */
@@ -3148,7 +3157,7 @@ int drbd_adm_invalidate_peer(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int drbd_adm_pause_sync(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int drbd_nl_pause_sync_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx = info->user_ptr[0];
 	enum drbd_ret_code retcode;
@@ -3168,7 +3177,7 @@ int drbd_adm_pause_sync(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int drbd_adm_resume_sync(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int drbd_nl_resume_sync_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx = info->user_ptr[0];
 	union drbd_dev_state s;
@@ -3196,12 +3205,12 @@ int drbd_adm_resume_sync(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int drbd_adm_suspend_io(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int drbd_nl_suspend_io_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	return drbd_adm_simple_request_state(skb, info, NS(susp, 1));
 }
 
-int drbd_adm_resume_io(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int drbd_nl_resume_io_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx = info->user_ptr[0];
 	struct drbd_device *device;
@@ -3257,7 +3266,7 @@ int drbd_adm_resume_io(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int drbd_adm_outdate(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int drbd_nl_outdate_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	return drbd_adm_simple_request_state(skb, info, NS(disk, D_OUTDATED));
 }
@@ -3272,16 +3281,20 @@ static int nla_put_drbd_cfg_context(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (!nla)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if (device &&
-	    nla_put_u32(skb, T_ctx_volume, device->vnr))
+	    nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_VOLUME, device->vnr))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
-	if (nla_put_string(skb, T_ctx_resource_name, resource->name))
+	if (nla_put_string(skb, DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_RESOURCE_NAME, resource->name))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if (connection) {
 		if (connection->my_addr_len &&
-		    nla_put(skb, T_ctx_my_addr, connection->my_addr_len, &connection->my_addr))
+		    nla_put(skb, DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_MY_ADDR,
+			    connection->my_addr_len,
+			    &connection->my_addr))
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 		if (connection->peer_addr_len &&
-		    nla_put(skb, T_ctx_peer_addr, connection->peer_addr_len, &connection->peer_addr))
+		    nla_put(skb, DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_PEER_ADDR,
+			    connection->peer_addr_len,
+			    &connection->peer_addr))
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 	}
 	nla_nest_end(skb, nla);
@@ -3300,7 +3313,7 @@ static int nla_put_drbd_cfg_context(struct sk_buff *skb,
  */
 static struct nlattr *find_cfg_context_attr(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int attr)
 {
-	const unsigned hdrlen = GENL_HDRLEN + GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY_HDRSZ;
+	const unsigned int hdrlen = GENL_HDRLEN + sizeof(struct drbd_genlmsghdr);
 	struct nlattr *nla;
 
 	nla = nla_find(nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen), nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen),
@@ -3312,7 +3325,7 @@ static struct nlattr *find_cfg_context_attr(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int attr
 
 static void resource_to_info(struct resource_info *, struct drbd_resource *);
 
-int drbd_adm_dump_resources(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
+int drbd_nl_get_resources_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
 	struct drbd_genlmsghdr *dh;
 	struct drbd_resource *resource;
@@ -3340,7 +3353,7 @@ int drbd_adm_dump_resources(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 
 put_result:
 	dh = genlmsg_put(skb, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid,
-			cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq, &drbd_genl_family,
+			cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq, &drbd_nl_family,
 			NLM_F_MULTI, DRBD_ADM_GET_RESOURCES);
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	if (!dh)
@@ -3350,15 +3363,15 @@ int drbd_adm_dump_resources(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	err = nla_put_drbd_cfg_context(skb, resource, NULL, NULL);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
-	err = res_opts_to_skb(skb, &resource->res_opts, !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN));
+	err = res_opts_to_skb(skb, &resource->res_opts);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 	resource_to_info(&resource_info, resource);
-	err = resource_info_to_skb(skb, &resource_info, !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN));
+	err = resource_info_to_skb(skb, &resource_info);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 	resource_statistics.res_stat_write_ordering = resource->write_ordering;
-	err = resource_statistics_to_skb(skb, &resource_statistics, !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN));
+	err = resource_statistics_to_skb(skb, &resource_statistics);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 	cb->args[0] = (long)resource;
@@ -3423,7 +3436,7 @@ int drbd_adm_dump_devices_done(struct netlink_callback *cb) {
 
 static void device_to_info(struct device_info *, struct drbd_device *);
 
-int drbd_adm_dump_devices(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
+int drbd_nl_get_devices_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
 	struct nlattr *resource_filter;
 	struct drbd_resource *resource;
@@ -3436,7 +3449,8 @@ int drbd_adm_dump_devices(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 
 	resource = (struct drbd_resource *)cb->args[0];
 	if (!cb->args[0] && !cb->args[1]) {
-		resource_filter = find_cfg_context_attr(cb->nlh, T_ctx_resource_name);
+		resource_filter = find_cfg_context_attr(cb->nlh,
+				DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_RESOURCE_NAME);
 		if (resource_filter) {
 			retcode = ERR_RES_NOT_KNOWN;
 			resource = drbd_find_resource(nla_data(resource_filter));
@@ -3465,7 +3479,7 @@ int drbd_adm_dump_devices(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 
 put_result:
 	dh = genlmsg_put(skb, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid,
-			cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq, &drbd_genl_family,
+			cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq, &drbd_nl_family,
 			NLM_F_MULTI, DRBD_ADM_GET_DEVICES);
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	if (!dh)
@@ -3481,18 +3495,18 @@ int drbd_adm_dump_devices(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 			struct disk_conf *disk_conf =
 				rcu_dereference(device->ldev->disk_conf);
 
-			err = disk_conf_to_skb(skb, disk_conf, !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN));
+			err = disk_conf_to_skb(skb, disk_conf);
 			put_ldev(device);
 			if (err)
 				goto out;
 		}
 		device_to_info(&device_info, device);
-		err = device_info_to_skb(skb, &device_info, !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN));
+		err = device_info_to_skb(skb, &device_info);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 
 		device_to_statistics(&device_statistics, device);
-		err = device_statistics_to_skb(skb, &device_statistics, !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN));
+		err = device_statistics_to_skb(skb, &device_statistics);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 		cb->args[1] = minor + 1;
@@ -3514,7 +3528,7 @@ int drbd_adm_dump_connections_done(struct netlink_callback *cb)
 
 enum { SINGLE_RESOURCE, ITERATE_RESOURCES };
 
-int drbd_adm_dump_connections(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
+int drbd_nl_get_connections_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
 	struct nlattr *resource_filter;
 	struct drbd_resource *resource = NULL, *next_resource;
@@ -3527,7 +3541,8 @@ int drbd_adm_dump_connections(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	rcu_read_lock();
 	resource = (struct drbd_resource *)cb->args[0];
 	if (!cb->args[0]) {
-		resource_filter = find_cfg_context_attr(cb->nlh, T_ctx_resource_name);
+		resource_filter = find_cfg_context_attr(cb->nlh,
+				DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_RESOURCE_NAME);
 		if (resource_filter) {
 			retcode = ERR_RES_NOT_KNOWN;
 			resource = drbd_find_resource(nla_data(resource_filter));
@@ -3591,7 +3606,7 @@ int drbd_adm_dump_connections(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 
 put_result:
 	dh = genlmsg_put(skb, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid,
-			cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq, &drbd_genl_family,
+			cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq, &drbd_nl_family,
 			NLM_F_MULTI, DRBD_ADM_GET_CONNECTIONS);
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	if (!dh)
@@ -3606,16 +3621,16 @@ int drbd_adm_dump_connections(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 			goto out;
 		net_conf = rcu_dereference(connection->net_conf);
 		if (net_conf) {
-			err = net_conf_to_skb(skb, net_conf, !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN));
+			err = net_conf_to_skb(skb, net_conf);
 			if (err)
 				goto out;
 		}
 		connection_to_info(&connection_info, connection);
-		err = connection_info_to_skb(skb, &connection_info, !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN));
+		err = connection_info_to_skb(skb, &connection_info);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 		connection_statistics.conn_congested = test_bit(NET_CONGESTED, &connection->flags);
-		err = connection_statistics_to_skb(skb, &connection_statistics, !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN));
+		err = connection_statistics_to_skb(skb, &connection_statistics);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 		cb->args[2] = (long)connection;
@@ -3676,7 +3691,7 @@ int drbd_adm_dump_peer_devices_done(struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	return put_resource_in_arg0(cb, 9);
 }
 
-int drbd_adm_dump_peer_devices(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
+int drbd_nl_get_peer_devices_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
 	struct nlattr *resource_filter;
 	struct drbd_resource *resource;
@@ -3688,7 +3703,8 @@ int drbd_adm_dump_peer_devices(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 
 	resource = (struct drbd_resource *)cb->args[0];
 	if (!cb->args[0] && !cb->args[1]) {
-		resource_filter = find_cfg_context_attr(cb->nlh, T_ctx_resource_name);
+		resource_filter = find_cfg_context_attr(cb->nlh,
+				DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_RESOURCE_NAME);
 		if (resource_filter) {
 			retcode = ERR_RES_NOT_KNOWN;
 			resource = drbd_find_resource(nla_data(resource_filter));
@@ -3735,7 +3751,7 @@ int drbd_adm_dump_peer_devices(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 
 put_result:
 	dh = genlmsg_put(skb, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid,
-			cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq, &drbd_genl_family,
+			cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq, &drbd_nl_family,
 			NLM_F_MULTI, DRBD_ADM_GET_PEER_DEVICES);
 	err = -ENOMEM;
 	if (!dh)
@@ -3751,11 +3767,11 @@ int drbd_adm_dump_peer_devices(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 		peer_device_to_info(&peer_device_info, peer_device);
-		err = peer_device_info_to_skb(skb, &peer_device_info, !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN));
+		err = peer_device_info_to_skb(skb, &peer_device_info);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 		peer_device_to_statistics(&peer_device_statistics, peer_device);
-		err = peer_device_statistics_to_skb(skb, &peer_device_statistics, !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN));
+		err = peer_device_statistics_to_skb(skb, &peer_device_statistics);
 		if (err)
 			goto out;
 		cb->args[1] = minor;
@@ -3795,11 +3811,11 @@ static int nla_put_status_info(struct sk_buff *skb, struct drbd_device *device,
 	/* If sib != NULL, this is drbd_bcast_event, which anyone can listen
 	 * to.  So we better exclude_sensitive information.
 	 *
-	 * If sib == NULL, this is drbd_adm_get_status, executed synchronously
+	 * If sib == NULL, this is drbd_nl_get_status_doit, executed synchronously
 	 * in the context of the requesting user process. Exclude sensitive
 	 * information, unless current has superuser.
 	 *
-	 * NOTE: for drbd_adm_get_status_all(), this is a netlink dump, and
+	 * NOTE: for drbd_nl_get_status_dumpit(), this is a netlink dump, and
 	 * relies on the current implementation of netlink_dump(), which
 	 * executes the dump callback successively from netlink_recvmsg(),
 	 * always in the context of the receiving process */
@@ -3812,7 +3828,7 @@ static int nla_put_status_info(struct sk_buff *skb, struct drbd_device *device,
 	if (nla_put_drbd_cfg_context(skb, resource, the_only_connection(resource), device))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
-	if (res_opts_to_skb(skb, &device->resource->res_opts, exclude_sensitive))
+	if (res_opts_to_skb(skb, &device->resource->res_opts))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
@@ -3820,14 +3836,24 @@ static int nla_put_status_info(struct sk_buff *skb, struct drbd_device *device,
 		struct disk_conf *disk_conf;
 
 		disk_conf = rcu_dereference(device->ldev->disk_conf);
-		err = disk_conf_to_skb(skb, disk_conf, exclude_sensitive);
+		err = disk_conf_to_skb(skb, disk_conf);
 	}
 	if (!err) {
 		struct net_conf *nc;
 
 		nc = rcu_dereference(first_peer_device(device)->connection->net_conf);
-		if (nc)
-			err = net_conf_to_skb(skb, nc, exclude_sensitive);
+		if (nc) {
+			if (exclude_sensitive) {
+				struct net_conf nc_clean = *nc;
+
+				memset(nc_clean.shared_secret, 0,
+				       sizeof(nc_clean.shared_secret));
+				nc_clean.shared_secret_len = 0;
+				err = net_conf_to_skb(skb, &nc_clean);
+			} else {
+				err = net_conf_to_skb(skb, nc);
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 	if (err)
@@ -3836,42 +3862,57 @@ static int nla_put_status_info(struct sk_buff *skb, struct drbd_device *device,
 	nla = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, DRBD_NLA_STATE_INFO);
 	if (!nla)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
-	if (nla_put_u32(skb, T_sib_reason, sib ? sib->sib_reason : SIB_GET_STATUS_REPLY) ||
-	    nla_put_u32(skb, T_current_state, device->state.i) ||
-	    nla_put_u64_0pad(skb, T_ed_uuid, device->ed_uuid) ||
-	    nla_put_u64_0pad(skb, T_capacity, get_capacity(device->vdisk)) ||
-	    nla_put_u64_0pad(skb, T_send_cnt, device->send_cnt) ||
-	    nla_put_u64_0pad(skb, T_recv_cnt, device->recv_cnt) ||
-	    nla_put_u64_0pad(skb, T_read_cnt, device->read_cnt) ||
-	    nla_put_u64_0pad(skb, T_writ_cnt, device->writ_cnt) ||
-	    nla_put_u64_0pad(skb, T_al_writ_cnt, device->al_writ_cnt) ||
-	    nla_put_u64_0pad(skb, T_bm_writ_cnt, device->bm_writ_cnt) ||
-	    nla_put_u32(skb, T_ap_bio_cnt, atomic_read(&device->ap_bio_cnt)) ||
-	    nla_put_u32(skb, T_ap_pending_cnt, atomic_read(&device->ap_pending_cnt)) ||
-	    nla_put_u32(skb, T_rs_pending_cnt, atomic_read(&device->rs_pending_cnt)))
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_SIB_REASON,
+		       sib ? sib->sib_reason : SIB_GET_STATUS_REPLY) ||
+	    nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_CURRENT_STATE,
+		       device->state.i) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_ED_UUID,
+			     device->ed_uuid, 0) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_CAPACITY,
+			     get_capacity(device->vdisk), 0) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_SEND_CNT,
+			     device->send_cnt, 0) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_RECV_CNT,
+			     device->recv_cnt, 0) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_READ_CNT,
+			     device->read_cnt, 0) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_WRIT_CNT,
+			     device->writ_cnt, 0) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_AL_WRIT_CNT,
+			     device->al_writ_cnt, 0) ||
+	    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_BM_WRIT_CNT,
+			     device->bm_writ_cnt, 0) ||
+	    nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_AP_BIO_CNT,
+		       atomic_read(&device->ap_bio_cnt)) ||
+	    nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_AP_PENDING_CNT,
+		       atomic_read(&device->ap_pending_cnt)) ||
+	    nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_RS_PENDING_CNT,
+		       atomic_read(&device->rs_pending_cnt)))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
 	if (got_ldev) {
 		int err;
 
 		spin_lock_irq(&device->ldev->md.uuid_lock);
-		err = nla_put(skb, T_uuids, sizeof(si->uuids), device->ldev->md.uuid);
+		err = nla_put(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_UUIDS,
+			     sizeof(si->uuids),
+			     device->ldev->md.uuid);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&device->ldev->md.uuid_lock);
 
 		if (err)
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 
-		if (nla_put_u32(skb, T_disk_flags, device->ldev->md.flags) ||
-		    nla_put_u64_0pad(skb, T_bits_total, drbd_bm_bits(device)) ||
-		    nla_put_u64_0pad(skb, T_bits_oos,
-				     drbd_bm_total_weight(device)))
+		if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_DISK_FLAGS, device->ldev->md.flags) ||
+		    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_BITS_TOTAL, drbd_bm_bits(device), 0) ||
+		    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_BITS_OOS,
+				      drbd_bm_total_weight(device), 0))
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 		if (C_SYNC_SOURCE <= device->state.conn &&
 		    C_PAUSED_SYNC_T >= device->state.conn) {
-			if (nla_put_u64_0pad(skb, T_bits_rs_total,
-					     device->rs_total) ||
-			    nla_put_u64_0pad(skb, T_bits_rs_failed,
-					     device->rs_failed))
+			if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_BITS_RS_TOTAL,
+					      device->rs_total, 0) ||
+			    nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_BITS_RS_FAILED,
+					      device->rs_failed, 0))
 				goto nla_put_failure;
 		}
 	}
@@ -3882,17 +3923,17 @@ static int nla_put_status_info(struct sk_buff *skb, struct drbd_device *device,
 		case SIB_GET_STATUS_REPLY:
 			break;
 		case SIB_STATE_CHANGE:
-			if (nla_put_u32(skb, T_prev_state, sib->os.i) ||
-			    nla_put_u32(skb, T_new_state, sib->ns.i))
+			if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_PREV_STATE, sib->os.i) ||
+			    nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_NEW_STATE, sib->ns.i))
 				goto nla_put_failure;
 			break;
 		case SIB_HELPER_POST:
-			if (nla_put_u32(skb, T_helper_exit_code,
+			if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_HELPER_EXIT_CODE,
 					sib->helper_exit_code))
 				goto nla_put_failure;
 			fallthrough;
 		case SIB_HELPER_PRE:
-			if (nla_put_string(skb, T_helper, sib->helper_name))
+			if (nla_put_string(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_HELPER, sib->helper_name))
 				goto nla_put_failure;
 			break;
 		}
@@ -3907,7 +3948,7 @@ static int nla_put_status_info(struct sk_buff *skb, struct drbd_device *device,
 	return err;
 }
 
-int drbd_adm_get_status(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int drbd_nl_get_status_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx = info->user_ptr[0];
 	enum drbd_ret_code retcode;
@@ -3997,7 +4038,7 @@ static int get_one_status(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 		}
 
 		dh = genlmsg_put(skb, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid,
-				cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq, &drbd_genl_family,
+				cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq, &drbd_nl_family,
 				NLM_F_MULTI, DRBD_ADM_GET_STATUS);
 		if (!dh)
 			goto out;
@@ -4017,7 +4058,7 @@ static int get_one_status(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 				struct net_conf *nc;
 
 				nc = rcu_dereference(connection->net_conf);
-				if (nc && net_conf_to_skb(skb, nc, 1) != 0)
+				if (nc && net_conf_to_skb(skb, nc) != 0)
 					goto cancel;
 			}
 			goto done;
@@ -4059,9 +4100,9 @@ static int get_one_status(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
  *
  * Once things are setup properly, we call into get_one_status().
  */
-int drbd_adm_get_status_all(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
+int drbd_nl_get_status_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
-	const unsigned hdrlen = GENL_HDRLEN + GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY_HDRSZ;
+	const unsigned int hdrlen = GENL_HDRLEN + sizeof(struct drbd_genlmsghdr);
 	struct nlattr *nla;
 	const char *resource_name;
 	struct drbd_resource *resource;
@@ -4084,7 +4125,7 @@ int drbd_adm_get_status_all(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	/* No explicit context given.  Dump all. */
 	if (!nla)
 		goto dump;
-	nla = nla_find_nested(nla, T_ctx_resource_name);
+	nla = nla_find_nested(nla, DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_RESOURCE_NAME);
 	/* context given, but no name present? */
 	if (!nla)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -4107,7 +4148,7 @@ int drbd_adm_get_status_all(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	return get_one_status(skb, cb);
 }
 
-int drbd_adm_get_timeout_type(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int drbd_nl_get_timeout_type_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx = info->user_ptr[0];
 	enum drbd_ret_code retcode;
@@ -4125,7 +4166,7 @@ int drbd_adm_get_timeout_type(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 		test_bit(USE_DEGR_WFC_T, &adm_ctx->device->flags) ? UT_DEGRADED :
 		UT_DEFAULT;
 
-	err = timeout_parms_to_priv_skb(adm_ctx->reply_skb, &tp);
+	err = timeout_parms_to_skb(adm_ctx->reply_skb, &tp);
 	if (err) {
 		nlmsg_free(adm_ctx->reply_skb);
 		adm_ctx->reply_skb = NULL;
@@ -4136,7 +4177,7 @@ int drbd_adm_get_timeout_type(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int drbd_adm_start_ov(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int drbd_nl_start_ov_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx = info->user_ptr[0];
 	struct drbd_device *device;
@@ -4182,7 +4223,7 @@ int drbd_adm_start_ov(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 }
 
 
-int drbd_adm_new_c_uuid(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int drbd_nl_new_c_uuid_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx = info->user_ptr[0];
 	struct drbd_device *device;
@@ -4285,7 +4326,7 @@ static void resource_to_info(struct resource_info *info,
 	info->res_susp_fen = resource->susp_fen;
 }
 
-int drbd_adm_new_resource(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int drbd_nl_new_resource_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct drbd_connection *connection;
 	struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx = info->user_ptr[0];
@@ -4348,7 +4389,7 @@ static void device_to_info(struct device_info *info,
 }
 
 
-int drbd_adm_new_minor(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int drbd_nl_new_minor_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx = info->user_ptr[0];
 	struct drbd_genlmsghdr *dh = genl_info_userhdr(info);
@@ -4455,7 +4496,7 @@ static enum drbd_ret_code adm_del_minor(struct drbd_device *device)
 		return ERR_MINOR_CONFIGURED;
 }
 
-int drbd_adm_del_minor(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int drbd_nl_del_minor_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx = info->user_ptr[0];
 	enum drbd_ret_code retcode;
@@ -4504,7 +4545,7 @@ static int adm_del_resource(struct drbd_resource *resource)
 	return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
-int drbd_adm_down(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int drbd_nl_down_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx = info->user_ptr[0];
 	struct drbd_resource *resource;
@@ -4567,7 +4608,7 @@ int drbd_adm_down(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int drbd_adm_del_resource(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+int drbd_nl_del_resource_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct drbd_config_context *adm_ctx = info->user_ptr[0];
 	struct drbd_resource *resource;
@@ -4601,7 +4642,7 @@ void drbd_bcast_event(struct drbd_device *device, const struct sib_info *sib)
 		goto failed;
 
 	err = -EMSGSIZE;
-	d_out = genlmsg_put(msg, 0, seq, &drbd_genl_family, 0, DRBD_EVENT);
+	d_out = genlmsg_put(msg, 0, seq, &drbd_nl_family, 0, DRBD_ADM_EVENT);
 	if (!d_out) /* cannot happen, but anyways. */
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	d_out->minor = device_to_minor(device);
@@ -4632,7 +4673,7 @@ static int nla_put_notification_header(struct sk_buff *msg,
 		.nh_type = type,
 	};
 
-	return drbd_notification_header_to_skb(msg, &nh, true);
+	return drbd_notification_header_to_skb(msg, &nh);
 }
 
 int notify_resource_state(struct sk_buff *skb,
@@ -4656,7 +4697,7 @@ int notify_resource_state(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	}
 
 	err = -EMSGSIZE;
-	dh = genlmsg_put(skb, 0, seq, &drbd_genl_family, 0, DRBD_RESOURCE_STATE);
+	dh = genlmsg_put(skb, 0, seq, &drbd_nl_family, 0, DRBD_ADM_RESOURCE_STATE);
 	if (!dh)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	dh->minor = -1U;
@@ -4664,10 +4705,10 @@ int notify_resource_state(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (nla_put_drbd_cfg_context(skb, resource, NULL, NULL) ||
 	    nla_put_notification_header(skb, type) ||
 	    ((type & ~NOTIFY_FLAGS) != NOTIFY_DESTROY &&
-	     resource_info_to_skb(skb, resource_info, true)))
+	     resource_info_to_skb(skb, resource_info)))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	resource_statistics.res_stat_write_ordering = resource->write_ordering;
-	err = resource_statistics_to_skb(skb, &resource_statistics, !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN));
+	err = resource_statistics_to_skb(skb, &resource_statistics);
 	if (err)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	genlmsg_end(skb, dh);
@@ -4708,7 +4749,7 @@ int notify_device_state(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	}
 
 	err = -EMSGSIZE;
-	dh = genlmsg_put(skb, 0, seq, &drbd_genl_family, 0, DRBD_DEVICE_STATE);
+	dh = genlmsg_put(skb, 0, seq, &drbd_nl_family, 0, DRBD_ADM_DEVICE_STATE);
 	if (!dh)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	dh->minor = device->minor;
@@ -4716,10 +4757,10 @@ int notify_device_state(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (nla_put_drbd_cfg_context(skb, device->resource, NULL, device) ||
 	    nla_put_notification_header(skb, type) ||
 	    ((type & ~NOTIFY_FLAGS) != NOTIFY_DESTROY &&
-	     device_info_to_skb(skb, device_info, true)))
+	     device_info_to_skb(skb, device_info)))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	device_to_statistics(&device_statistics, device);
-	device_statistics_to_skb(skb, &device_statistics, !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN));
+	device_statistics_to_skb(skb, &device_statistics);
 	genlmsg_end(skb, dh);
 	if (multicast) {
 		err = drbd_genl_multicast_events(skb, GFP_NOWAIT);
@@ -4758,7 +4799,7 @@ int notify_connection_state(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	}
 
 	err = -EMSGSIZE;
-	dh = genlmsg_put(skb, 0, seq, &drbd_genl_family, 0, DRBD_CONNECTION_STATE);
+	dh = genlmsg_put(skb, 0, seq, &drbd_nl_family, 0, DRBD_ADM_CONNECTION_STATE);
 	if (!dh)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	dh->minor = -1U;
@@ -4766,10 +4807,10 @@ int notify_connection_state(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (nla_put_drbd_cfg_context(skb, connection->resource, connection, NULL) ||
 	    nla_put_notification_header(skb, type) ||
 	    ((type & ~NOTIFY_FLAGS) != NOTIFY_DESTROY &&
-	     connection_info_to_skb(skb, connection_info, true)))
+	     connection_info_to_skb(skb, connection_info)))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	connection_statistics.conn_congested = test_bit(NET_CONGESTED, &connection->flags);
-	connection_statistics_to_skb(skb, &connection_statistics, !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN));
+	connection_statistics_to_skb(skb, &connection_statistics);
 	genlmsg_end(skb, dh);
 	if (multicast) {
 		err = drbd_genl_multicast_events(skb, GFP_NOWAIT);
@@ -4809,7 +4850,7 @@ int notify_peer_device_state(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	}
 
 	err = -EMSGSIZE;
-	dh = genlmsg_put(skb, 0, seq, &drbd_genl_family, 0, DRBD_PEER_DEVICE_STATE);
+	dh = genlmsg_put(skb, 0, seq, &drbd_nl_family, 0, DRBD_ADM_PEER_DEVICE_STATE);
 	if (!dh)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	dh->minor = -1U;
@@ -4817,10 +4858,10 @@ int notify_peer_device_state(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (nla_put_drbd_cfg_context(skb, resource, peer_device->connection, peer_device->device) ||
 	    nla_put_notification_header(skb, type) ||
 	    ((type & ~NOTIFY_FLAGS) != NOTIFY_DESTROY &&
-	     peer_device_info_to_skb(skb, peer_device_info, true)))
+	     peer_device_info_to_skb(skb, peer_device_info)))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	peer_device_to_statistics(&peer_device_statistics, peer_device);
-	peer_device_statistics_to_skb(skb, &peer_device_statistics, !capable(CAP_SYS_ADMIN));
+	peer_device_statistics_to_skb(skb, &peer_device_statistics);
 	genlmsg_end(skb, dh);
 	if (multicast) {
 		err = drbd_genl_multicast_events(skb, GFP_NOWAIT);
@@ -4859,7 +4900,7 @@ void notify_helper(enum drbd_notification_type type,
 		goto fail;
 
 	err = -EMSGSIZE;
-	dh = genlmsg_put(skb, 0, seq, &drbd_genl_family, 0, DRBD_HELPER);
+	dh = genlmsg_put(skb, 0, seq, &drbd_nl_family, 0, DRBD_ADM_HELPER);
 	if (!dh)
 		goto fail;
 	dh->minor = device ? device->minor : -1;
@@ -4867,7 +4908,7 @@ void notify_helper(enum drbd_notification_type type,
 	mutex_lock(&notification_mutex);
 	if (nla_put_drbd_cfg_context(skb, resource, connection, device) ||
 	    nla_put_notification_header(skb, type) ||
-	    drbd_helper_info_to_skb(skb, &helper_info, true))
+	    drbd_helper_info_to_skb(skb, &helper_info))
 		goto unlock_fail;
 	genlmsg_end(skb, dh);
 	err = drbd_genl_multicast_events(skb, GFP_NOWAIT);
@@ -4892,7 +4933,7 @@ static int notify_initial_state_done(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int seq)
 	int err;
 
 	err = -EMSGSIZE;
-	dh = genlmsg_put(skb, 0, seq, &drbd_genl_family, 0, DRBD_INITIAL_STATE_DONE);
+	dh = genlmsg_put(skb, 0, seq, &drbd_nl_family, 0, DRBD_ADM_INITIAL_STATE_DONE);
 	if (!dh)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	dh->minor = -1U;
@@ -4987,7 +5028,7 @@ static int get_initial_state(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 		return skb->len;
 }
 
-int drbd_adm_get_initial_state(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
+int drbd_nl_get_initial_state_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 {
 	struct drbd_resource *resource;
 	LIST_HEAD(head);
@@ -5035,3 +5076,20 @@ int drbd_adm_get_initial_state(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	cb->args[2] = cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq;
 	return get_initial_state(skb, cb);
 }
+
+static const struct genl_multicast_group drbd_nl_mcgrps[] = {
+	[DRBD_NLGRP_EVENTS] = { .name = "events", },
+};
+
+struct genl_family drbd_nl_family __ro_after_init = {
+	.name		= "drbd",
+	.version	= DRBD_FAMILY_VERSION,
+	.hdrsize	= NLA_ALIGN(sizeof(struct drbd_genlmsghdr)),
+	.split_ops	= drbd_nl_ops,
+	.n_split_ops	= ARRAY_SIZE(drbd_nl_ops),
+	.mcgrps		= drbd_nl_mcgrps,
+	.n_mcgrps	= ARRAY_SIZE(drbd_nl_mcgrps),
+	.resv_start_op	= 42,
+	.module		= THIS_MODULE,
+	.netnsok	= true,
+};
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl_gen.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl_gen.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fb44b948cec8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl_gen.c
@@ -0,0 +1,2606 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: ((GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note) OR BSD-3-Clause)
+
+#include <net/netlink.h>
+#include <net/genetlink.h>
+
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include "drbd_nl_gen.h"
+
+#include <uapi/linux/drbd_genl.h>
+#include <linux/drbd.h>
+#include <linux/drbd_limits.h>
+
+/* Common nested types */
+const struct nla_policy drbd_connection_info_nl_policy[DRBD_A_CONNECTION_INFO_CONN_ROLE + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_A_CONNECTION_INFO_CONN_CONNECTION_STATE] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_CONNECTION_INFO_CONN_ROLE] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+};
+
+const struct nla_policy drbd_connection_statistics_nl_policy[DRBD_A_CONNECTION_STATISTICS_CONN_CONGESTED + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_A_CONNECTION_STATISTICS_CONN_CONGESTED] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+};
+
+const struct nla_policy drbd_detach_parms_nl_policy[DRBD_A_DETACH_PARMS_FORCE_DETACH + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_A_DETACH_PARMS_FORCE_DETACH] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+};
+
+const struct nla_policy drbd_device_info_nl_policy[DRBD_A_DEVICE_INFO_DEV_DISK_STATE + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_A_DEVICE_INFO_DEV_DISK_STATE] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+};
+
+const struct nla_policy drbd_device_statistics_nl_policy[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_HISTORY_UUIDS + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_SIZE] = { .type = NLA_U64, },
+	[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_READ] = { .type = NLA_U64, },
+	[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_WRITE] = { .type = NLA_U64, },
+	[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_AL_WRITES] = { .type = NLA_U64, },
+	[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_BM_WRITES] = { .type = NLA_U64, },
+	[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_UPPER_PENDING] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_LOWER_PENDING] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_UPPER_BLOCKED] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+	[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_LOWER_BLOCKED] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+	[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_AL_SUSPENDED] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+	[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_EXPOSED_DATA_UUID] = { .type = NLA_U64, },
+	[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_CURRENT_UUID] = { .type = NLA_U64, },
+	[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_DISK_FLAGS] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_HISTORY_UUIDS] = NLA_POLICY_MAX_LEN(DRBD_NL_HISTORY_UUIDS_SIZE),
+};
+
+const struct nla_policy drbd_disconnect_parms_nl_policy[DRBD_A_DISCONNECT_PARMS_FORCE_DISCONNECT + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_A_DISCONNECT_PARMS_FORCE_DISCONNECT] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+};
+
+const struct nla_policy drbd_disk_conf_nl_policy[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISABLE_WRITE_SAME + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_BACKING_DEV] = { .type = NLA_NUL_STRING, .len = 128, },
+	[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_META_DEV] = { .type = NLA_NUL_STRING, .len = 128, },
+	[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_META_DEV_IDX] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISK_SIZE] = { .type = NLA_U64, },
+	[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_MAX_BIO_BVECS] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_ON_IO_ERROR] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_FENCING] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_RESYNC_RATE] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_RESYNC_AFTER] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_AL_EXTENTS] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_C_PLAN_AHEAD] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_C_DELAY_TARGET] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_C_FILL_TARGET] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_C_MAX_RATE] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_C_MIN_RATE] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISK_BARRIER] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+	[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISK_FLUSHES] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+	[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISK_DRAIN] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+	[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_MD_FLUSHES] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+	[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISK_TIMEOUT] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_READ_BALANCING] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_AL_UPDATES] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+	[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISCARD_ZEROES_IF_ALIGNED] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+	[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_RS_DISCARD_GRANULARITY] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISABLE_WRITE_SAME] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+};
+
+const struct nla_policy drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy[DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_PEER_ADDR + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_VOLUME] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_RESOURCE_NAME] = { .type = NLA_NUL_STRING, .len = 128, },
+	[DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_MY_ADDR] = NLA_POLICY_MAX_LEN(128),
+	[DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_PEER_ADDR] = NLA_POLICY_MAX_LEN(128),
+};
+
+const struct nla_policy drbd_net_conf_nl_policy[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_SOCK_CHECK_TIMEO + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_SHARED_SECRET] = { .type = NLA_NUL_STRING, .len = SHARED_SECRET_MAX, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_CRAM_HMAC_ALG] = { .type = NLA_NUL_STRING, .len = SHARED_SECRET_MAX, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_INTEGRITY_ALG] = { .type = NLA_NUL_STRING, .len = SHARED_SECRET_MAX, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_VERIFY_ALG] = { .type = NLA_NUL_STRING, .len = SHARED_SECRET_MAX, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_CSUMS_ALG] = { .type = NLA_NUL_STRING, .len = SHARED_SECRET_MAX, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_WIRE_PROTOCOL] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_CONNECT_INT] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_TIMEOUT] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_PING_INT] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_PING_TIMEO] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_SNDBUF_SIZE] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_RCVBUF_SIZE] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_KO_COUNT] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_MAX_BUFFERS] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_MAX_EPOCH_SIZE] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_UNPLUG_WATERMARK] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_AFTER_SB_0P] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_AFTER_SB_1P] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_AFTER_SB_2P] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_RR_CONFLICT] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_ON_CONGESTION] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_CONG_FILL] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_CONG_EXTENTS] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_TWO_PRIMARIES] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_DISCARD_MY_DATA] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_TCP_CORK] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_ALWAYS_ASBP] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_TENTATIVE] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_USE_RLE] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_CSUMS_AFTER_CRASH_ONLY] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+	[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_SOCK_CHECK_TIMEO] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+};
+
+const struct nla_policy drbd_new_c_uuid_parms_nl_policy[DRBD_A_NEW_C_UUID_PARMS_CLEAR_BM + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_A_NEW_C_UUID_PARMS_CLEAR_BM] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+};
+
+const struct nla_policy drbd_peer_device_info_nl_policy[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_PEER_RESYNC_SUSP_DEPENDENCY + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_PEER_REPL_STATE] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_PEER_DISK_STATE] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_PEER_RESYNC_SUSP_USER] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_PEER_RESYNC_SUSP_PEER] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_PEER_RESYNC_SUSP_DEPENDENCY] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+};
+
+const struct nla_policy drbd_peer_device_statistics_nl_policy[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_FLAGS + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_RECEIVED] = { .type = NLA_U64, },
+	[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_SENT] = { .type = NLA_U64, },
+	[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_PENDING] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_UNACKED] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_OUT_OF_SYNC] = { .type = NLA_U64, },
+	[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_RESYNC_FAILED] = { .type = NLA_U64, },
+	[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_BITMAP_UUID] = { .type = NLA_U64, },
+	[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_FLAGS] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+};
+
+const struct nla_policy drbd_res_opts_nl_policy[DRBD_A_RES_OPTS_ON_NO_DATA + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_A_RES_OPTS_CPU_MASK] = { .type = NLA_NUL_STRING, .len = DRBD_CPU_MASK_SIZE, },
+	[DRBD_A_RES_OPTS_ON_NO_DATA] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+};
+
+const struct nla_policy drbd_resize_parms_nl_policy[DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_AL_STRIPE_SIZE + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_RESIZE_SIZE] = { .type = NLA_U64, },
+	[DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_RESIZE_FORCE] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+	[DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_NO_RESYNC] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+	[DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_AL_STRIPES] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_AL_STRIPE_SIZE] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+};
+
+const struct nla_policy drbd_resource_info_nl_policy[DRBD_A_RESOURCE_INFO_RES_SUSP_FEN + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_A_RESOURCE_INFO_RES_ROLE] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+	[DRBD_A_RESOURCE_INFO_RES_SUSP] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+	[DRBD_A_RESOURCE_INFO_RES_SUSP_NOD] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+	[DRBD_A_RESOURCE_INFO_RES_SUSP_FEN] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+};
+
+const struct nla_policy drbd_resource_statistics_nl_policy[DRBD_A_RESOURCE_STATISTICS_RES_STAT_WRITE_ORDERING + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_A_RESOURCE_STATISTICS_RES_STAT_WRITE_ORDERING] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+};
+
+const struct nla_policy drbd_set_role_parms_nl_policy[DRBD_A_SET_ROLE_PARMS_ASSUME_UPTODATE + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_A_SET_ROLE_PARMS_ASSUME_UPTODATE] = { .type = NLA_U8, },
+};
+
+const struct nla_policy drbd_start_ov_parms_nl_policy[DRBD_A_START_OV_PARMS_OV_STOP_SECTOR + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_A_START_OV_PARMS_OV_START_SECTOR] = { .type = NLA_U64, },
+	[DRBD_A_START_OV_PARMS_OV_STOP_SECTOR] = { .type = NLA_U64, },
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_GET_STATUS - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_get_status_do_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_GET_STATUS - dump */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_get_status_dump_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_NEW_MINOR - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_new_minor_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_DEL_MINOR - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_del_minor_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_NEW_RESOURCE - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_new_resource_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_OPTS + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+	[DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_OPTS] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_res_opts_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_DEL_RESOURCE - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_del_resource_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_RESOURCE_OPTS - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_resource_opts_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_OPTS + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+	[DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_OPTS] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_res_opts_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_CONNECT - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_connect_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_NET_CONF + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+	[DRBD_NLA_NET_CONF] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_net_conf_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_DISCONNECT - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_disconnect_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_DISCONNECT_PARMS + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+	[DRBD_NLA_DISCONNECT_PARMS] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_disconnect_parms_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_ATTACH - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_attach_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_DISK_CONF + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+	[DRBD_NLA_DISK_CONF] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_disk_conf_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_RESIZE - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_resize_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_RESIZE_PARMS + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+	[DRBD_NLA_RESIZE_PARMS] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_resize_parms_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_PRIMARY - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_primary_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_SET_ROLE_PARMS + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+	[DRBD_NLA_SET_ROLE_PARMS] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_set_role_parms_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_SECONDARY - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_secondary_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_SET_ROLE_PARMS + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+	[DRBD_NLA_SET_ROLE_PARMS] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_set_role_parms_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_NEW_C_UUID - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_new_c_uuid_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_NEW_C_UUID_PARMS + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+	[DRBD_NLA_NEW_C_UUID_PARMS] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_new_c_uuid_parms_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_START_OV - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_start_ov_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_START_OV_PARMS + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_START_OV_PARMS] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_start_ov_parms_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_DETACH - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_detach_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_DETACH_PARMS + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+	[DRBD_NLA_DETACH_PARMS] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_detach_parms_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_INVALIDATE - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_invalidate_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_INVAL_PEER - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_inval_peer_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_PAUSE_SYNC - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_pause_sync_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_RESUME_SYNC - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_resume_sync_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_SUSPEND_IO - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_suspend_io_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_RESUME_IO - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_resume_io_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_OUTDATE - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_outdate_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_GET_TIMEOUT_TYPE - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_get_timeout_type_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_DOWN - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_down_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_CHG_DISK_OPTS - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_chg_disk_opts_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_DISK_CONF + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+	[DRBD_NLA_DISK_CONF] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_disk_conf_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_CHG_NET_OPTS - do */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_chg_net_opts_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_NET_CONF + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+	[DRBD_NLA_NET_CONF] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_net_conf_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_GET_RESOURCES - dump */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_get_resources_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_STATISTICS + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+	[DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_INFO] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_resource_info_nl_policy),
+	[DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_STATISTICS] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_resource_statistics_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_GET_DEVICES - dump */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_get_devices_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_DEVICE_STATISTICS + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+	[DRBD_NLA_DEVICE_INFO] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_device_info_nl_policy),
+	[DRBD_NLA_DEVICE_STATISTICS] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_device_statistics_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_GET_CONNECTIONS - dump */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_get_connections_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_CONNECTION_STATISTICS + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+	[DRBD_NLA_CONNECTION_INFO] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_connection_info_nl_policy),
+	[DRBD_NLA_CONNECTION_STATISTICS] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_connection_statistics_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_GET_PEER_DEVICES - dump */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_get_peer_devices_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+	[DRBD_NLA_PEER_DEVICE_INFO] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_peer_device_info_nl_policy),
+	[DRBD_NLA_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_peer_device_statistics_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* DRBD_ADM_GET_INITIAL_STATE - dump */
+static const struct nla_policy drbd_get_initial_state_nl_policy[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT + 1] = {
+	[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT] = NLA_POLICY_NESTED(drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy),
+};
+
+/* Ops table for drbd */
+const struct genl_split_ops drbd_nl_ops[32] = {
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_GET_STATUS,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_get_status_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_get_status_do_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT,
+		.flags		= GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_GET_STATUS,
+		.dumpit		= drbd_nl_get_status_dumpit,
+		.policy		= drbd_get_status_dump_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT,
+		.flags		= GENL_CMD_CAP_DUMP,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_NEW_MINOR,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_new_minor_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_new_minor_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT,
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_DEL_MINOR,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_del_minor_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_del_minor_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT,
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_NEW_RESOURCE,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_new_resource_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_new_resource_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_OPTS,
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_DEL_RESOURCE,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_del_resource_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_del_resource_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT,
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_RESOURCE_OPTS,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_resource_opts_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_resource_opts_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_OPTS,
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_CONNECT,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_connect_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_connect_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_NET_CONF,
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_DISCONNECT,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_disconnect_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_disconnect_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_DISCONNECT_PARMS,
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_ATTACH,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_attach_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_attach_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_DISK_CONF,
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_RESIZE,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_resize_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_resize_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_RESIZE_PARMS,
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_PRIMARY,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_primary_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_primary_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_SET_ROLE_PARMS,
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_SECONDARY,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_secondary_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_secondary_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_SET_ROLE_PARMS,
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_NEW_C_UUID,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_new_c_uuid_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_new_c_uuid_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_NEW_C_UUID_PARMS,
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_START_OV,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_start_ov_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_start_ov_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_START_OV_PARMS,
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_DETACH,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_detach_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_detach_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_DETACH_PARMS,
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_INVALIDATE,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_invalidate_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_invalidate_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT,
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_INVAL_PEER,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_inval_peer_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_inval_peer_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT,
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_PAUSE_SYNC,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_pause_sync_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_pause_sync_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT,
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_RESUME_SYNC,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_resume_sync_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_resume_sync_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT,
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_SUSPEND_IO,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_suspend_io_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_suspend_io_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT,
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_RESUME_IO,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_resume_io_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_resume_io_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT,
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_OUTDATE,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_outdate_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_outdate_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT,
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_GET_TIMEOUT_TYPE,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_get_timeout_type_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_get_timeout_type_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT,
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_DOWN,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_down_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_down_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT,
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_CHG_DISK_OPTS,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_chg_disk_opts_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_chg_disk_opts_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_DISK_CONF,
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_CHG_NET_OPTS,
+		.pre_doit	= drbd_pre_doit,
+		.doit		= drbd_nl_chg_net_opts_doit,
+		.post_doit	= drbd_post_doit,
+		.policy		= drbd_chg_net_opts_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_NET_CONF,
+		.flags		= GENL_ADMIN_PERM | GENL_CMD_CAP_DO,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_GET_RESOURCES,
+		.dumpit		= drbd_nl_get_resources_dumpit,
+		.policy		= drbd_get_resources_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_STATISTICS,
+		.flags		= GENL_CMD_CAP_DUMP,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_GET_DEVICES,
+		.dumpit		= drbd_nl_get_devices_dumpit,
+		.done		= drbd_adm_dump_devices_done,
+		.policy		= drbd_get_devices_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_DEVICE_STATISTICS,
+		.flags		= GENL_CMD_CAP_DUMP,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_GET_CONNECTIONS,
+		.dumpit		= drbd_nl_get_connections_dumpit,
+		.done		= drbd_adm_dump_connections_done,
+		.policy		= drbd_get_connections_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_CONNECTION_STATISTICS,
+		.flags		= GENL_CMD_CAP_DUMP,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_GET_PEER_DEVICES,
+		.dumpit		= drbd_nl_get_peer_devices_dumpit,
+		.done		= drbd_adm_dump_peer_devices_done,
+		.policy		= drbd_get_peer_devices_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS,
+		.flags		= GENL_CMD_CAP_DUMP,
+	},
+	{
+		.cmd		= DRBD_ADM_GET_INITIAL_STATE,
+		.dumpit		= drbd_nl_get_initial_state_dumpit,
+		.policy		= drbd_get_initial_state_nl_policy,
+		.maxattr	= DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT,
+		.flags		= GENL_CMD_CAP_DUMP,
+	},
+};
+
+static const struct genl_multicast_group drbd_nl_mcgrps[] = {
+	[DRBD_NLGRP_EVENTS] = { "events", },
+};
+
+static int __drbd_cfg_context_from_attrs(struct drbd_cfg_context *s,
+		struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+		struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const int maxtype = DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_PEER_ADDR;
+	struct nlattr *tla = info->attrs[DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT];
+	struct nlattr **ntb;
+	struct nlattr *nla;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table)
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = NULL;
+	if (!tla)
+		return -ENOMSG;
+	ntb = kcalloc(DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_PEER_ADDR + 1, sizeof(*ntb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ntb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(ntb, maxtype, tla, drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy, NULL);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_VOLUME];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->ctx_volume = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_RESOURCE_NAME];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->ctx_resource_name_len = nla_strscpy(s->ctx_resource_name, nla, 128);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_MY_ADDR];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->ctx_my_addr_len = nla_memcpy(s->ctx_my_addr, nla, 128);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_PEER_ADDR];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->ctx_peer_addr_len = nla_memcpy(s->ctx_peer_addr, nla, 128);
+
+out:
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table && (!err || err == -ENOMSG))
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = ntb;
+	else
+		kfree(ntb);
+	return err;
+}
+
+int drbd_cfg_context_from_attrs(struct drbd_cfg_context *s,
+				struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __drbd_cfg_context_from_attrs(s, NULL, info);
+}
+
+int drbd_cfg_context_ntb_from_attrs(
+			struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+			struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __drbd_cfg_context_from_attrs(NULL, ret_nested_attribute_table, info);
+}
+
+static int __disk_conf_from_attrs(struct disk_conf *s,
+		struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+		struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const int maxtype = DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISABLE_WRITE_SAME;
+	struct nlattr *tla = info->attrs[DRBD_NLA_DISK_CONF];
+	struct nlattr **ntb;
+	struct nlattr *nla;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table)
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = NULL;
+	if (!tla)
+		return -ENOMSG;
+	ntb = kcalloc(DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISABLE_WRITE_SAME + 1, sizeof(*ntb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ntb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(ntb, maxtype, tla, drbd_disk_conf_nl_policy, NULL);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_BACKING_DEV];
+	if (nla) {
+		if (s)
+			s->backing_dev_len = nla_strscpy(s->backing_dev, nla, 128);
+	} else {
+		pr_info("<< missing required attr: backing_dev\n");
+		err = -ENOMSG;
+	}
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_META_DEV];
+	if (nla) {
+		if (s)
+			s->meta_dev_len = nla_strscpy(s->meta_dev, nla, 128);
+	} else {
+		pr_info("<< missing required attr: meta_dev\n");
+		err = -ENOMSG;
+	}
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_META_DEV_IDX];
+	if (nla) {
+		if (s)
+			s->meta_dev_idx = nla_get_s32(nla);
+	} else {
+		pr_info("<< missing required attr: meta_dev_idx\n");
+		err = -ENOMSG;
+	}
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISK_SIZE];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->disk_size = nla_get_u64(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_MAX_BIO_BVECS];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->max_bio_bvecs = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_ON_IO_ERROR];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->on_io_error = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_FENCING];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->fencing = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_RESYNC_RATE];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->resync_rate = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_RESYNC_AFTER];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->resync_after = nla_get_s32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_AL_EXTENTS];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->al_extents = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_C_PLAN_AHEAD];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->c_plan_ahead = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_C_DELAY_TARGET];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->c_delay_target = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_C_FILL_TARGET];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->c_fill_target = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_C_MAX_RATE];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->c_max_rate = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_C_MIN_RATE];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->c_min_rate = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISK_BARRIER];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->disk_barrier = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISK_FLUSHES];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->disk_flushes = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISK_DRAIN];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->disk_drain = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_MD_FLUSHES];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->md_flushes = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISK_TIMEOUT];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->disk_timeout = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_READ_BALANCING];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->read_balancing = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_AL_UPDATES];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->al_updates = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISCARD_ZEROES_IF_ALIGNED];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->discard_zeroes_if_aligned = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_RS_DISCARD_GRANULARITY];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->rs_discard_granularity = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISABLE_WRITE_SAME];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->disable_write_same = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+out:
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table && (!err || err == -ENOMSG))
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = ntb;
+	else
+		kfree(ntb);
+	return err;
+}
+
+int disk_conf_from_attrs(struct disk_conf *s,
+				struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __disk_conf_from_attrs(s, NULL, info);
+}
+
+int disk_conf_ntb_from_attrs(
+			struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+			struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __disk_conf_from_attrs(NULL, ret_nested_attribute_table, info);
+}
+
+static int __res_opts_from_attrs(struct res_opts *s,
+		struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+		struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const int maxtype = DRBD_A_RES_OPTS_ON_NO_DATA;
+	struct nlattr *tla = info->attrs[DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_OPTS];
+	struct nlattr **ntb;
+	struct nlattr *nla;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table)
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = NULL;
+	if (!tla)
+		return -ENOMSG;
+	ntb = kcalloc(DRBD_A_RES_OPTS_ON_NO_DATA + 1, sizeof(*ntb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ntb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(ntb, maxtype, tla, drbd_res_opts_nl_policy, NULL);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_RES_OPTS_CPU_MASK];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->cpu_mask_len = nla_strscpy(s->cpu_mask, nla, DRBD_CPU_MASK_SIZE);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_RES_OPTS_ON_NO_DATA];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->on_no_data = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+out:
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table && (!err || err == -ENOMSG))
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = ntb;
+	else
+		kfree(ntb);
+	return err;
+}
+
+int res_opts_from_attrs(struct res_opts *s,
+				struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __res_opts_from_attrs(s, NULL, info);
+}
+
+int res_opts_ntb_from_attrs(
+			struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+			struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __res_opts_from_attrs(NULL, ret_nested_attribute_table, info);
+}
+
+static int __net_conf_from_attrs(struct net_conf *s,
+		struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+		struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const int maxtype = DRBD_A_NET_CONF_SOCK_CHECK_TIMEO;
+	struct nlattr *tla = info->attrs[DRBD_NLA_NET_CONF];
+	struct nlattr **ntb;
+	struct nlattr *nla;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table)
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = NULL;
+	if (!tla)
+		return -ENOMSG;
+	ntb = kcalloc(DRBD_A_NET_CONF_SOCK_CHECK_TIMEO + 1, sizeof(*ntb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ntb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(ntb, maxtype, tla, drbd_net_conf_nl_policy, NULL);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_SHARED_SECRET];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->shared_secret_len = nla_strscpy(s->shared_secret, nla, SHARED_SECRET_MAX);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_CRAM_HMAC_ALG];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->cram_hmac_alg_len = nla_strscpy(s->cram_hmac_alg, nla, SHARED_SECRET_MAX);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_INTEGRITY_ALG];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->integrity_alg_len = nla_strscpy(s->integrity_alg, nla, SHARED_SECRET_MAX);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_VERIFY_ALG];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->verify_alg_len = nla_strscpy(s->verify_alg, nla, SHARED_SECRET_MAX);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_CSUMS_ALG];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->csums_alg_len = nla_strscpy(s->csums_alg, nla, SHARED_SECRET_MAX);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_WIRE_PROTOCOL];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->wire_protocol = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_CONNECT_INT];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->connect_int = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_TIMEOUT];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->timeout = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_PING_INT];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->ping_int = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_PING_TIMEO];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->ping_timeo = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_SNDBUF_SIZE];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->sndbuf_size = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_RCVBUF_SIZE];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->rcvbuf_size = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_KO_COUNT];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->ko_count = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_MAX_BUFFERS];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->max_buffers = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_MAX_EPOCH_SIZE];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->max_epoch_size = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_UNPLUG_WATERMARK];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->unplug_watermark = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_AFTER_SB_0P];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->after_sb_0p = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_AFTER_SB_1P];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->after_sb_1p = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_AFTER_SB_2P];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->after_sb_2p = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_RR_CONFLICT];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->rr_conflict = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_ON_CONGESTION];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->on_congestion = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_CONG_FILL];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->cong_fill = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_CONG_EXTENTS];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->cong_extents = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_TWO_PRIMARIES];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->two_primaries = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_DISCARD_MY_DATA];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->discard_my_data = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_TCP_CORK];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->tcp_cork = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_ALWAYS_ASBP];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->always_asbp = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_TENTATIVE];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->tentative = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_USE_RLE];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->use_rle = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_CSUMS_AFTER_CRASH_ONLY];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->csums_after_crash_only = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_SOCK_CHECK_TIMEO];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->sock_check_timeo = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+out:
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table && (!err || err == -ENOMSG))
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = ntb;
+	else
+		kfree(ntb);
+	return err;
+}
+
+int net_conf_from_attrs(struct net_conf *s,
+				struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __net_conf_from_attrs(s, NULL, info);
+}
+
+int net_conf_ntb_from_attrs(
+			struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+			struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __net_conf_from_attrs(NULL, ret_nested_attribute_table, info);
+}
+
+static int __set_role_parms_from_attrs(struct set_role_parms *s,
+		struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+		struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const int maxtype = DRBD_A_SET_ROLE_PARMS_ASSUME_UPTODATE;
+	struct nlattr *tla = info->attrs[DRBD_NLA_SET_ROLE_PARMS];
+	struct nlattr **ntb;
+	struct nlattr *nla;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table)
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = NULL;
+	if (!tla)
+		return -ENOMSG;
+	ntb = kcalloc(DRBD_A_SET_ROLE_PARMS_ASSUME_UPTODATE + 1, sizeof(*ntb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ntb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(ntb, maxtype, tla, drbd_set_role_parms_nl_policy, NULL);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_SET_ROLE_PARMS_ASSUME_UPTODATE];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->assume_uptodate = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+out:
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table && (!err || err == -ENOMSG))
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = ntb;
+	else
+		kfree(ntb);
+	return err;
+}
+
+int set_role_parms_from_attrs(struct set_role_parms *s,
+				struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __set_role_parms_from_attrs(s, NULL, info);
+}
+
+int set_role_parms_ntb_from_attrs(
+			struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+			struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __set_role_parms_from_attrs(NULL, ret_nested_attribute_table, info);
+}
+
+static int __resize_parms_from_attrs(struct resize_parms *s,
+		struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+		struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const int maxtype = DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_AL_STRIPE_SIZE;
+	struct nlattr *tla = info->attrs[DRBD_NLA_RESIZE_PARMS];
+	struct nlattr **ntb;
+	struct nlattr *nla;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table)
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = NULL;
+	if (!tla)
+		return -ENOMSG;
+	ntb = kcalloc(DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_AL_STRIPE_SIZE + 1, sizeof(*ntb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ntb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(ntb, maxtype, tla, drbd_resize_parms_nl_policy, NULL);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_RESIZE_SIZE];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->resize_size = nla_get_u64(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_RESIZE_FORCE];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->resize_force = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_NO_RESYNC];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->no_resync = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_AL_STRIPES];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->al_stripes = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_AL_STRIPE_SIZE];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->al_stripe_size = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+out:
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table && (!err || err == -ENOMSG))
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = ntb;
+	else
+		kfree(ntb);
+	return err;
+}
+
+int resize_parms_from_attrs(struct resize_parms *s,
+				struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __resize_parms_from_attrs(s, NULL, info);
+}
+
+int resize_parms_ntb_from_attrs(
+			struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+			struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __resize_parms_from_attrs(NULL, ret_nested_attribute_table, info);
+}
+
+static int __start_ov_parms_from_attrs(struct start_ov_parms *s,
+		struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+		struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const int maxtype = DRBD_A_START_OV_PARMS_OV_STOP_SECTOR;
+	struct nlattr *tla = info->attrs[DRBD_NLA_START_OV_PARMS];
+	struct nlattr **ntb;
+	struct nlattr *nla;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table)
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = NULL;
+	if (!tla)
+		return -ENOMSG;
+	ntb = kcalloc(DRBD_A_START_OV_PARMS_OV_STOP_SECTOR + 1, sizeof(*ntb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ntb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(ntb, maxtype, tla, drbd_start_ov_parms_nl_policy, NULL);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_START_OV_PARMS_OV_START_SECTOR];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->ov_start_sector = nla_get_u64(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_START_OV_PARMS_OV_STOP_SECTOR];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->ov_stop_sector = nla_get_u64(nla);
+
+out:
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table && (!err || err == -ENOMSG))
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = ntb;
+	else
+		kfree(ntb);
+	return err;
+}
+
+int start_ov_parms_from_attrs(struct start_ov_parms *s,
+				struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __start_ov_parms_from_attrs(s, NULL, info);
+}
+
+int start_ov_parms_ntb_from_attrs(
+			struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+			struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __start_ov_parms_from_attrs(NULL, ret_nested_attribute_table, info);
+}
+
+static int __new_c_uuid_parms_from_attrs(struct new_c_uuid_parms *s,
+		struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+		struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const int maxtype = DRBD_A_NEW_C_UUID_PARMS_CLEAR_BM;
+	struct nlattr *tla = info->attrs[DRBD_NLA_NEW_C_UUID_PARMS];
+	struct nlattr **ntb;
+	struct nlattr *nla;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table)
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = NULL;
+	if (!tla)
+		return -ENOMSG;
+	ntb = kcalloc(DRBD_A_NEW_C_UUID_PARMS_CLEAR_BM + 1, sizeof(*ntb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ntb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(ntb, maxtype, tla, drbd_new_c_uuid_parms_nl_policy, NULL);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_NEW_C_UUID_PARMS_CLEAR_BM];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->clear_bm = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+out:
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table && (!err || err == -ENOMSG))
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = ntb;
+	else
+		kfree(ntb);
+	return err;
+}
+
+int new_c_uuid_parms_from_attrs(struct new_c_uuid_parms *s,
+				struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __new_c_uuid_parms_from_attrs(s, NULL, info);
+}
+
+int new_c_uuid_parms_ntb_from_attrs(
+			struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+			struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __new_c_uuid_parms_from_attrs(NULL, ret_nested_attribute_table, info);
+}
+
+static int __disconnect_parms_from_attrs(struct disconnect_parms *s,
+		struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+		struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const int maxtype = DRBD_A_DISCONNECT_PARMS_FORCE_DISCONNECT;
+	struct nlattr *tla = info->attrs[DRBD_NLA_DISCONNECT_PARMS];
+	struct nlattr **ntb;
+	struct nlattr *nla;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table)
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = NULL;
+	if (!tla)
+		return -ENOMSG;
+	ntb = kcalloc(DRBD_A_DISCONNECT_PARMS_FORCE_DISCONNECT + 1, sizeof(*ntb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ntb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(ntb, maxtype, tla, drbd_disconnect_parms_nl_policy, NULL);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DISCONNECT_PARMS_FORCE_DISCONNECT];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->force_disconnect = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+out:
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table && (!err || err == -ENOMSG))
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = ntb;
+	else
+		kfree(ntb);
+	return err;
+}
+
+int disconnect_parms_from_attrs(struct disconnect_parms *s,
+				struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __disconnect_parms_from_attrs(s, NULL, info);
+}
+
+int disconnect_parms_ntb_from_attrs(
+			struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+			struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __disconnect_parms_from_attrs(NULL, ret_nested_attribute_table, info);
+}
+
+static int __detach_parms_from_attrs(struct detach_parms *s,
+		struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+		struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const int maxtype = DRBD_A_DETACH_PARMS_FORCE_DETACH;
+	struct nlattr *tla = info->attrs[DRBD_NLA_DETACH_PARMS];
+	struct nlattr **ntb;
+	struct nlattr *nla;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table)
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = NULL;
+	if (!tla)
+		return -ENOMSG;
+	ntb = kcalloc(DRBD_A_DETACH_PARMS_FORCE_DETACH + 1, sizeof(*ntb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ntb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(ntb, maxtype, tla, drbd_detach_parms_nl_policy, NULL);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DETACH_PARMS_FORCE_DETACH];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->force_detach = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+out:
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table && (!err || err == -ENOMSG))
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = ntb;
+	else
+		kfree(ntb);
+	return err;
+}
+
+int detach_parms_from_attrs(struct detach_parms *s,
+				struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __detach_parms_from_attrs(s, NULL, info);
+}
+
+int detach_parms_ntb_from_attrs(
+			struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+			struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __detach_parms_from_attrs(NULL, ret_nested_attribute_table, info);
+}
+
+static int __resource_info_from_attrs(struct resource_info *s,
+		struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+		struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const int maxtype = DRBD_A_RESOURCE_INFO_RES_SUSP_FEN;
+	struct nlattr *tla = info->attrs[DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_INFO];
+	struct nlattr **ntb;
+	struct nlattr *nla;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table)
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = NULL;
+	if (!tla)
+		return -ENOMSG;
+	ntb = kcalloc(DRBD_A_RESOURCE_INFO_RES_SUSP_FEN + 1, sizeof(*ntb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ntb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(ntb, maxtype, tla, drbd_resource_info_nl_policy, NULL);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_RESOURCE_INFO_RES_ROLE];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->res_role = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_RESOURCE_INFO_RES_SUSP];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->res_susp = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_RESOURCE_INFO_RES_SUSP_NOD];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->res_susp_nod = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_RESOURCE_INFO_RES_SUSP_FEN];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->res_susp_fen = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+out:
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table && (!err || err == -ENOMSG))
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = ntb;
+	else
+		kfree(ntb);
+	return err;
+}
+
+int resource_info_from_attrs(struct resource_info *s,
+				struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __resource_info_from_attrs(s, NULL, info);
+}
+
+int resource_info_ntb_from_attrs(
+			struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+			struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __resource_info_from_attrs(NULL, ret_nested_attribute_table, info);
+}
+
+static int __device_info_from_attrs(struct device_info *s,
+		struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+		struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const int maxtype = DRBD_A_DEVICE_INFO_DEV_DISK_STATE;
+	struct nlattr *tla = info->attrs[DRBD_NLA_DEVICE_INFO];
+	struct nlattr **ntb;
+	struct nlattr *nla;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table)
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = NULL;
+	if (!tla)
+		return -ENOMSG;
+	ntb = kcalloc(DRBD_A_DEVICE_INFO_DEV_DISK_STATE + 1, sizeof(*ntb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ntb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(ntb, maxtype, tla, drbd_device_info_nl_policy, NULL);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DEVICE_INFO_DEV_DISK_STATE];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->dev_disk_state = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+out:
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table && (!err || err == -ENOMSG))
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = ntb;
+	else
+		kfree(ntb);
+	return err;
+}
+
+int device_info_from_attrs(struct device_info *s,
+				struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __device_info_from_attrs(s, NULL, info);
+}
+
+int device_info_ntb_from_attrs(
+			struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+			struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __device_info_from_attrs(NULL, ret_nested_attribute_table, info);
+}
+
+static int __connection_info_from_attrs(struct connection_info *s,
+		struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+		struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const int maxtype = DRBD_A_CONNECTION_INFO_CONN_ROLE;
+	struct nlattr *tla = info->attrs[DRBD_NLA_CONNECTION_INFO];
+	struct nlattr **ntb;
+	struct nlattr *nla;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table)
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = NULL;
+	if (!tla)
+		return -ENOMSG;
+	ntb = kcalloc(DRBD_A_CONNECTION_INFO_CONN_ROLE + 1, sizeof(*ntb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ntb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(ntb, maxtype, tla, drbd_connection_info_nl_policy, NULL);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_CONNECTION_INFO_CONN_CONNECTION_STATE];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->conn_connection_state = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_CONNECTION_INFO_CONN_ROLE];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->conn_role = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+out:
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table && (!err || err == -ENOMSG))
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = ntb;
+	else
+		kfree(ntb);
+	return err;
+}
+
+int connection_info_from_attrs(struct connection_info *s,
+				struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __connection_info_from_attrs(s, NULL, info);
+}
+
+int connection_info_ntb_from_attrs(
+			struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+			struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __connection_info_from_attrs(NULL, ret_nested_attribute_table, info);
+}
+
+static int __peer_device_info_from_attrs(struct peer_device_info *s,
+		struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+		struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const int maxtype = DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_PEER_RESYNC_SUSP_DEPENDENCY;
+	struct nlattr *tla = info->attrs[DRBD_NLA_PEER_DEVICE_INFO];
+	struct nlattr **ntb;
+	struct nlattr *nla;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table)
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = NULL;
+	if (!tla)
+		return -ENOMSG;
+	ntb = kcalloc(DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_PEER_RESYNC_SUSP_DEPENDENCY + 1, sizeof(*ntb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ntb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(ntb, maxtype, tla, drbd_peer_device_info_nl_policy, NULL);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_PEER_REPL_STATE];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->peer_repl_state = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_PEER_DISK_STATE];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->peer_disk_state = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_PEER_RESYNC_SUSP_USER];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->peer_resync_susp_user = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_PEER_RESYNC_SUSP_PEER];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->peer_resync_susp_peer = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_PEER_RESYNC_SUSP_DEPENDENCY];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->peer_resync_susp_dependency = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+out:
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table && (!err || err == -ENOMSG))
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = ntb;
+	else
+		kfree(ntb);
+	return err;
+}
+
+int peer_device_info_from_attrs(struct peer_device_info *s,
+				struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __peer_device_info_from_attrs(s, NULL, info);
+}
+
+int peer_device_info_ntb_from_attrs(
+			struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+			struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __peer_device_info_from_attrs(NULL, ret_nested_attribute_table, info);
+}
+
+static int __resource_statistics_from_attrs(struct resource_statistics *s,
+		struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+		struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const int maxtype = DRBD_A_RESOURCE_STATISTICS_RES_STAT_WRITE_ORDERING;
+	struct nlattr *tla = info->attrs[DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_STATISTICS];
+	struct nlattr **ntb;
+	struct nlattr *nla;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table)
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = NULL;
+	if (!tla)
+		return -ENOMSG;
+	ntb = kcalloc(DRBD_A_RESOURCE_STATISTICS_RES_STAT_WRITE_ORDERING + 1, sizeof(*ntb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ntb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(ntb, maxtype, tla, drbd_resource_statistics_nl_policy, NULL);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_RESOURCE_STATISTICS_RES_STAT_WRITE_ORDERING];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->res_stat_write_ordering = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+out:
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table && (!err || err == -ENOMSG))
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = ntb;
+	else
+		kfree(ntb);
+	return err;
+}
+
+int resource_statistics_from_attrs(struct resource_statistics *s,
+				struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __resource_statistics_from_attrs(s, NULL, info);
+}
+
+int resource_statistics_ntb_from_attrs(
+			struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+			struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __resource_statistics_from_attrs(NULL, ret_nested_attribute_table, info);
+}
+
+static int __device_statistics_from_attrs(struct device_statistics *s,
+		struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+		struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const int maxtype = DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_HISTORY_UUIDS;
+	struct nlattr *tla = info->attrs[DRBD_NLA_DEVICE_STATISTICS];
+	struct nlattr **ntb;
+	struct nlattr *nla;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table)
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = NULL;
+	if (!tla)
+		return -ENOMSG;
+	ntb = kcalloc(DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_HISTORY_UUIDS + 1, sizeof(*ntb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ntb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(ntb, maxtype, tla, drbd_device_statistics_nl_policy, NULL);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_SIZE];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->dev_size = nla_get_u64(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_READ];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->dev_read = nla_get_u64(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_WRITE];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->dev_write = nla_get_u64(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_AL_WRITES];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->dev_al_writes = nla_get_u64(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_BM_WRITES];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->dev_bm_writes = nla_get_u64(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_UPPER_PENDING];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->dev_upper_pending = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_LOWER_PENDING];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->dev_lower_pending = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_UPPER_BLOCKED];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->dev_upper_blocked = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_LOWER_BLOCKED];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->dev_lower_blocked = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_AL_SUSPENDED];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->dev_al_suspended = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_EXPOSED_DATA_UUID];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->dev_exposed_data_uuid = nla_get_u64(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_CURRENT_UUID];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->dev_current_uuid = nla_get_u64(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_DISK_FLAGS];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->dev_disk_flags = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_HISTORY_UUIDS];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->history_uuids_len = nla_memcpy(s->history_uuids, nla, DRBD_NL_HISTORY_UUIDS_SIZE);
+
+out:
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table && (!err || err == -ENOMSG))
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = ntb;
+	else
+		kfree(ntb);
+	return err;
+}
+
+int device_statistics_from_attrs(struct device_statistics *s,
+				struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __device_statistics_from_attrs(s, NULL, info);
+}
+
+int device_statistics_ntb_from_attrs(
+			struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+			struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __device_statistics_from_attrs(NULL, ret_nested_attribute_table, info);
+}
+
+static int __connection_statistics_from_attrs(struct connection_statistics *s,
+		struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+		struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const int maxtype = DRBD_A_CONNECTION_STATISTICS_CONN_CONGESTED;
+	struct nlattr *tla = info->attrs[DRBD_NLA_CONNECTION_STATISTICS];
+	struct nlattr **ntb;
+	struct nlattr *nla;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table)
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = NULL;
+	if (!tla)
+		return -ENOMSG;
+	ntb = kcalloc(DRBD_A_CONNECTION_STATISTICS_CONN_CONGESTED + 1, sizeof(*ntb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ntb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(ntb, maxtype, tla, drbd_connection_statistics_nl_policy, NULL);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_CONNECTION_STATISTICS_CONN_CONGESTED];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->conn_congested = nla_get_u8(nla);
+
+out:
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table && (!err || err == -ENOMSG))
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = ntb;
+	else
+		kfree(ntb);
+	return err;
+}
+
+int connection_statistics_from_attrs(struct connection_statistics *s,
+				struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __connection_statistics_from_attrs(s, NULL, info);
+}
+
+int connection_statistics_ntb_from_attrs(
+			struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+			struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __connection_statistics_from_attrs(NULL, ret_nested_attribute_table, info);
+}
+
+static int __peer_device_statistics_from_attrs(struct peer_device_statistics *s,
+		struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+		struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	const int maxtype = DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_FLAGS;
+	struct nlattr *tla = info->attrs[DRBD_NLA_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS];
+	struct nlattr **ntb;
+	struct nlattr *nla;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table)
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = NULL;
+	if (!tla)
+		return -ENOMSG;
+	ntb = kcalloc(DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_FLAGS + 1, sizeof(*ntb), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!ntb)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(ntb, maxtype, tla, drbd_peer_device_statistics_nl_policy, NULL);
+	if (err)
+		goto out;
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_RECEIVED];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->peer_dev_received = nla_get_u64(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_SENT];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->peer_dev_sent = nla_get_u64(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_PENDING];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->peer_dev_pending = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_UNACKED];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->peer_dev_unacked = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_OUT_OF_SYNC];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->peer_dev_out_of_sync = nla_get_u64(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_RESYNC_FAILED];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->peer_dev_resync_failed = nla_get_u64(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_BITMAP_UUID];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->peer_dev_bitmap_uuid = nla_get_u64(nla);
+
+	nla = ntb[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_FLAGS];
+	if (nla && s)
+		s->peer_dev_flags = nla_get_u32(nla);
+
+out:
+	if (ret_nested_attribute_table && (!err || err == -ENOMSG))
+		*ret_nested_attribute_table = ntb;
+	else
+		kfree(ntb);
+	return err;
+}
+
+int peer_device_statistics_from_attrs(struct peer_device_statistics *s,
+				struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __peer_device_statistics_from_attrs(s, NULL, info);
+}
+
+int peer_device_statistics_ntb_from_attrs(
+			struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table,
+			struct genl_info *info)
+{
+	return __peer_device_statistics_from_attrs(NULL, ret_nested_attribute_table, info);
+}
+
+int drbd_cfg_reply_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct drbd_cfg_reply *s)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tla = nla_nest_start(skb, DRBD_NLA_CFG_REPLY);
+
+	if (!tla)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (nla_put(skb, DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_REPLY_INFO_TEXT, min_t(int, 0,
+			s->info_text_len + (s->info_text_len < 0)), s->info_text))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	nla_nest_end(skb, tla);
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	if (tla)
+		nla_nest_cancel(skb, tla);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+int drbd_cfg_context_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct drbd_cfg_context *s)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tla = nla_nest_start(skb, DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT);
+
+	if (!tla)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_VOLUME, s->ctx_volume))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put(skb, DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_RESOURCE_NAME, min_t(int, 128,
+			s->ctx_resource_name_len + (s->ctx_resource_name_len < 128)), s->ctx_resource_name))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put(skb, DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_MY_ADDR, min_t(int, 128,
+			s->ctx_my_addr_len), s->ctx_my_addr))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put(skb, DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_PEER_ADDR, min_t(int, 128,
+			s->ctx_peer_addr_len), s->ctx_peer_addr))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	nla_nest_end(skb, tla);
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	if (tla)
+		nla_nest_cancel(skb, tla);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+int disk_conf_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct disk_conf *s)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tla = nla_nest_start(skb, DRBD_NLA_DISK_CONF);
+
+	if (!tla)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (nla_put(skb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_BACKING_DEV, min_t(int, 128,
+			s->backing_dev_len + (s->backing_dev_len < 128)), s->backing_dev))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put(skb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_META_DEV, min_t(int, 128,
+			s->meta_dev_len + (s->meta_dev_len < 128)), s->meta_dev))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_s32(skb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_META_DEV_IDX, s->meta_dev_idx))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISK_SIZE, s->disk_size, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_MAX_BIO_BVECS, s->max_bio_bvecs))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_ON_IO_ERROR, s->on_io_error))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_FENCING, s->fencing))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_RESYNC_RATE, s->resync_rate))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_s32(skb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_RESYNC_AFTER, s->resync_after))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_AL_EXTENTS, s->al_extents))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_C_PLAN_AHEAD, s->c_plan_ahead))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_C_DELAY_TARGET, s->c_delay_target))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_C_FILL_TARGET, s->c_fill_target))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_C_MAX_RATE, s->c_max_rate))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_C_MIN_RATE, s->c_min_rate))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISK_BARRIER, s->disk_barrier))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISK_FLUSHES, s->disk_flushes))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISK_DRAIN, s->disk_drain))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_MD_FLUSHES, s->md_flushes))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISK_TIMEOUT, s->disk_timeout))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_READ_BALANCING, s->read_balancing))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_AL_UPDATES, s->al_updates))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISCARD_ZEROES_IF_ALIGNED, s->discard_zeroes_if_aligned))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_RS_DISCARD_GRANULARITY, s->rs_discard_granularity))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISABLE_WRITE_SAME, s->disable_write_same))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	nla_nest_end(skb, tla);
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	if (tla)
+		nla_nest_cancel(skb, tla);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+int res_opts_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct res_opts *s)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tla = nla_nest_start(skb, DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_OPTS);
+
+	if (!tla)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (nla_put(skb, DRBD_A_RES_OPTS_CPU_MASK, min_t(int, DRBD_CPU_MASK_SIZE,
+			s->cpu_mask_len + (s->cpu_mask_len < DRBD_CPU_MASK_SIZE)), s->cpu_mask))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_RES_OPTS_ON_NO_DATA, s->on_no_data))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	nla_nest_end(skb, tla);
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	if (tla)
+		nla_nest_cancel(skb, tla);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+int net_conf_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_conf *s)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tla = nla_nest_start(skb, DRBD_NLA_NET_CONF);
+
+	if (!tla)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (nla_put(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_SHARED_SECRET, min_t(int, SHARED_SECRET_MAX,
+			s->shared_secret_len + (s->shared_secret_len < SHARED_SECRET_MAX)), s->shared_secret))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_CRAM_HMAC_ALG, min_t(int, SHARED_SECRET_MAX,
+			s->cram_hmac_alg_len + (s->cram_hmac_alg_len < SHARED_SECRET_MAX)), s->cram_hmac_alg))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_INTEGRITY_ALG, min_t(int, SHARED_SECRET_MAX,
+			s->integrity_alg_len + (s->integrity_alg_len < SHARED_SECRET_MAX)), s->integrity_alg))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_VERIFY_ALG, min_t(int, SHARED_SECRET_MAX,
+			s->verify_alg_len + (s->verify_alg_len < SHARED_SECRET_MAX)), s->verify_alg))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_CSUMS_ALG, min_t(int, SHARED_SECRET_MAX,
+			s->csums_alg_len + (s->csums_alg_len < SHARED_SECRET_MAX)), s->csums_alg))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_WIRE_PROTOCOL, s->wire_protocol))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_CONNECT_INT, s->connect_int))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_TIMEOUT, s->timeout))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_PING_INT, s->ping_int))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_PING_TIMEO, s->ping_timeo))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_SNDBUF_SIZE, s->sndbuf_size))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_RCVBUF_SIZE, s->rcvbuf_size))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_KO_COUNT, s->ko_count))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_MAX_BUFFERS, s->max_buffers))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_MAX_EPOCH_SIZE, s->max_epoch_size))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_UNPLUG_WATERMARK, s->unplug_watermark))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_AFTER_SB_0P, s->after_sb_0p))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_AFTER_SB_1P, s->after_sb_1p))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_AFTER_SB_2P, s->after_sb_2p))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_RR_CONFLICT, s->rr_conflict))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_ON_CONGESTION, s->on_congestion))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_CONG_FILL, s->cong_fill))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_CONG_EXTENTS, s->cong_extents))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_TWO_PRIMARIES, s->two_primaries))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_DISCARD_MY_DATA, s->discard_my_data))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_TCP_CORK, s->tcp_cork))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_ALWAYS_ASBP, s->always_asbp))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_TENTATIVE, s->tentative))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_USE_RLE, s->use_rle))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_CSUMS_AFTER_CRASH_ONLY, s->csums_after_crash_only))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_NET_CONF_SOCK_CHECK_TIMEO, s->sock_check_timeo))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	nla_nest_end(skb, tla);
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	if (tla)
+		nla_nest_cancel(skb, tla);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+int set_role_parms_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct set_role_parms *s)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tla = nla_nest_start(skb, DRBD_NLA_SET_ROLE_PARMS);
+
+	if (!tla)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_SET_ROLE_PARMS_ASSUME_UPTODATE, s->assume_uptodate))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	nla_nest_end(skb, tla);
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	if (tla)
+		nla_nest_cancel(skb, tla);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+int resize_parms_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct resize_parms *s)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tla = nla_nest_start(skb, DRBD_NLA_RESIZE_PARMS);
+
+	if (!tla)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_RESIZE_SIZE, s->resize_size, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_RESIZE_FORCE, s->resize_force))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_NO_RESYNC, s->no_resync))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_AL_STRIPES, s->al_stripes))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_AL_STRIPE_SIZE, s->al_stripe_size))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	nla_nest_end(skb, tla);
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	if (tla)
+		nla_nest_cancel(skb, tla);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+int state_info_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct state_info *s)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tla = nla_nest_start(skb, DRBD_NLA_STATE_INFO);
+
+	if (!tla)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_SIB_REASON, s->sib_reason))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_CURRENT_STATE, s->current_state))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_CAPACITY, s->capacity, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_ED_UUID, s->ed_uuid, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_PREV_STATE, s->prev_state))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_NEW_STATE, s->new_state))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_UUIDS, min_t(int, DRBD_NL_UUIDS_SIZE,
+			s->uuids_len), s->uuids))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_DISK_FLAGS, s->disk_flags))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_BITS_TOTAL, s->bits_total, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_BITS_OOS, s->bits_oos, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_BITS_RS_TOTAL, s->bits_rs_total, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_BITS_RS_FAILED, s->bits_rs_failed, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_HELPER, min_t(int, 32,
+			s->helper_len + (s->helper_len < 32)), s->helper))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_HELPER_EXIT_CODE, s->helper_exit_code))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_SEND_CNT, s->send_cnt, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_RECV_CNT, s->recv_cnt, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_READ_CNT, s->read_cnt, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_WRIT_CNT, s->writ_cnt, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_AL_WRIT_CNT, s->al_writ_cnt, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_BM_WRIT_CNT, s->bm_writ_cnt, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_AP_BIO_CNT, s->ap_bio_cnt))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_AP_PENDING_CNT, s->ap_pending_cnt))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_RS_PENDING_CNT, s->rs_pending_cnt))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	nla_nest_end(skb, tla);
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	if (tla)
+		nla_nest_cancel(skb, tla);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+int start_ov_parms_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct start_ov_parms *s)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tla = nla_nest_start(skb, DRBD_NLA_START_OV_PARMS);
+
+	if (!tla)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_START_OV_PARMS_OV_START_SECTOR, s->ov_start_sector, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_START_OV_PARMS_OV_STOP_SECTOR, s->ov_stop_sector, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	nla_nest_end(skb, tla);
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	if (tla)
+		nla_nest_cancel(skb, tla);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+int new_c_uuid_parms_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct new_c_uuid_parms *s)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tla = nla_nest_start(skb, DRBD_NLA_NEW_C_UUID_PARMS);
+
+	if (!tla)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_NEW_C_UUID_PARMS_CLEAR_BM, s->clear_bm))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	nla_nest_end(skb, tla);
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	if (tla)
+		nla_nest_cancel(skb, tla);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+int timeout_parms_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct timeout_parms *s)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tla = nla_nest_start(skb, DRBD_NLA_TIMEOUT_PARMS);
+
+	if (!tla)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_TIMEOUT_PARMS_TIMEOUT_TYPE, s->timeout_type))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	nla_nest_end(skb, tla);
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	if (tla)
+		nla_nest_cancel(skb, tla);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+int disconnect_parms_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct disconnect_parms *s)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tla = nla_nest_start(skb, DRBD_NLA_DISCONNECT_PARMS);
+
+	if (!tla)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_DISCONNECT_PARMS_FORCE_DISCONNECT, s->force_disconnect))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	nla_nest_end(skb, tla);
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	if (tla)
+		nla_nest_cancel(skb, tla);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+int detach_parms_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct detach_parms *s)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tla = nla_nest_start(skb, DRBD_NLA_DETACH_PARMS);
+
+	if (!tla)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_DETACH_PARMS_FORCE_DETACH, s->force_detach))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	nla_nest_end(skb, tla);
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	if (tla)
+		nla_nest_cancel(skb, tla);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+int resource_info_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct resource_info *s)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tla = nla_nest_start(skb, DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_INFO);
+
+	if (!tla)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_RESOURCE_INFO_RES_ROLE, s->res_role))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_RESOURCE_INFO_RES_SUSP, s->res_susp))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_RESOURCE_INFO_RES_SUSP_NOD, s->res_susp_nod))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_RESOURCE_INFO_RES_SUSP_FEN, s->res_susp_fen))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	nla_nest_end(skb, tla);
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	if (tla)
+		nla_nest_cancel(skb, tla);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+int device_info_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct device_info *s)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tla = nla_nest_start(skb, DRBD_NLA_DEVICE_INFO);
+
+	if (!tla)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_DEVICE_INFO_DEV_DISK_STATE, s->dev_disk_state))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	nla_nest_end(skb, tla);
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	if (tla)
+		nla_nest_cancel(skb, tla);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+int connection_info_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct connection_info *s)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tla = nla_nest_start(skb, DRBD_NLA_CONNECTION_INFO);
+
+	if (!tla)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_CONNECTION_INFO_CONN_CONNECTION_STATE, s->conn_connection_state))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_CONNECTION_INFO_CONN_ROLE, s->conn_role))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	nla_nest_end(skb, tla);
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	if (tla)
+		nla_nest_cancel(skb, tla);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+int peer_device_info_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct peer_device_info *s)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tla = nla_nest_start(skb, DRBD_NLA_PEER_DEVICE_INFO);
+
+	if (!tla)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_PEER_REPL_STATE, s->peer_repl_state))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_PEER_DISK_STATE, s->peer_disk_state))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_PEER_RESYNC_SUSP_USER, s->peer_resync_susp_user))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_PEER_RESYNC_SUSP_PEER, s->peer_resync_susp_peer))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_PEER_RESYNC_SUSP_DEPENDENCY, s->peer_resync_susp_dependency))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	nla_nest_end(skb, tla);
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	if (tla)
+		nla_nest_cancel(skb, tla);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+int resource_statistics_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct resource_statistics *s)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tla = nla_nest_start(skb, DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_STATISTICS);
+
+	if (!tla)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_RESOURCE_STATISTICS_RES_STAT_WRITE_ORDERING, s->res_stat_write_ordering))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	nla_nest_end(skb, tla);
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	if (tla)
+		nla_nest_cancel(skb, tla);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+int device_statistics_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct device_statistics *s)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tla = nla_nest_start(skb, DRBD_NLA_DEVICE_STATISTICS);
+
+	if (!tla)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_SIZE, s->dev_size, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_READ, s->dev_read, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_WRITE, s->dev_write, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_AL_WRITES, s->dev_al_writes, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_BM_WRITES, s->dev_bm_writes, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_UPPER_PENDING, s->dev_upper_pending))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_LOWER_PENDING, s->dev_lower_pending))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_UPPER_BLOCKED, s->dev_upper_blocked))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_LOWER_BLOCKED, s->dev_lower_blocked))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_AL_SUSPENDED, s->dev_al_suspended))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_EXPOSED_DATA_UUID, s->dev_exposed_data_uuid, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_CURRENT_UUID, s->dev_current_uuid, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_DISK_FLAGS, s->dev_disk_flags))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put(skb, DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_HISTORY_UUIDS, min_t(int, DRBD_NL_HISTORY_UUIDS_SIZE,
+			s->history_uuids_len), s->history_uuids))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	nla_nest_end(skb, tla);
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	if (tla)
+		nla_nest_cancel(skb, tla);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+int connection_statistics_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct connection_statistics *s)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tla = nla_nest_start(skb, DRBD_NLA_CONNECTION_STATISTICS);
+
+	if (!tla)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (nla_put_u8(skb, DRBD_A_CONNECTION_STATISTICS_CONN_CONGESTED, s->conn_congested))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	nla_nest_end(skb, tla);
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	if (tla)
+		nla_nest_cancel(skb, tla);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+int peer_device_statistics_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct peer_device_statistics *s)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tla = nla_nest_start(skb, DRBD_NLA_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS);
+
+	if (!tla)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_RECEIVED, s->peer_dev_received, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_SENT, s->peer_dev_sent, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_PENDING, s->peer_dev_pending))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_UNACKED, s->peer_dev_unacked))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_OUT_OF_SYNC, s->peer_dev_out_of_sync, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_RESYNC_FAILED, s->peer_dev_resync_failed, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_BITMAP_UUID, s->peer_dev_bitmap_uuid, 0))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_FLAGS, s->peer_dev_flags))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	nla_nest_end(skb, tla);
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	if (tla)
+		nla_nest_cancel(skb, tla);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+int drbd_notification_header_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct drbd_notification_header *s)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tla = nla_nest_start(skb, DRBD_NLA_NOTIFICATION_HEADER);
+
+	if (!tla)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_DRBD_NOTIFICATION_HEADER_NH_TYPE, s->nh_type))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	nla_nest_end(skb, tla);
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	if (tla)
+		nla_nest_cancel(skb, tla);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+int drbd_helper_info_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct drbd_helper_info *s)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tla = nla_nest_start(skb, DRBD_NLA_HELPER);
+
+	if (!tla)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (nla_put(skb, DRBD_A_DRBD_HELPER_INFO_HELPER_NAME, min_t(int, 32,
+			s->helper_name_len + (s->helper_name_len < 32)), s->helper_name))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_u32(skb, DRBD_A_DRBD_HELPER_INFO_HELPER_STATUS, s->helper_status))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	nla_nest_end(skb, tla);
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	if (tla)
+		nla_nest_cancel(skb, tla);
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
+}
+
+void set_disk_conf_defaults(struct disk_conf *x)
+{
+	x->on_io_error = DRBD_ON_IO_ERROR_DEF;
+	x->fencing = DRBD_FENCING_DEF;
+	x->resync_rate = DRBD_RESYNC_RATE_DEF;
+	x->resync_after = DRBD_MINOR_NUMBER_DEF;
+	x->al_extents = DRBD_AL_EXTENTS_DEF;
+	x->c_plan_ahead = DRBD_C_PLAN_AHEAD_DEF;
+	x->c_delay_target = DRBD_C_DELAY_TARGET_DEF;
+	x->c_fill_target = DRBD_C_FILL_TARGET_DEF;
+	x->c_max_rate = DRBD_C_MAX_RATE_DEF;
+	x->c_min_rate = DRBD_C_MIN_RATE_DEF;
+	x->disk_barrier = DRBD_DISK_BARRIER_DEF;
+	x->disk_flushes = DRBD_DISK_FLUSHES_DEF;
+	x->disk_drain = DRBD_DISK_DRAIN_DEF;
+	x->md_flushes = DRBD_MD_FLUSHES_DEF;
+	x->disk_timeout = DRBD_DISK_TIMEOUT_DEF;
+	x->read_balancing = DRBD_READ_BALANCING_DEF;
+	x->al_updates = DRBD_AL_UPDATES_DEF;
+	x->discard_zeroes_if_aligned = DRBD_DISCARD_ZEROES_IF_ALIGNED_DEF;
+	x->rs_discard_granularity = DRBD_RS_DISCARD_GRANULARITY_DEF;
+	x->disable_write_same = DRBD_DISABLE_WRITE_SAME_DEF;
+}
+
+void set_res_opts_defaults(struct res_opts *x)
+{
+	memset(x->cpu_mask, 0, sizeof(x->cpu_mask));
+	x->cpu_mask_len = 0;
+	x->on_no_data = DRBD_ON_NO_DATA_DEF;
+}
+
+void set_net_conf_defaults(struct net_conf *x)
+{
+	memset(x->shared_secret, 0, sizeof(x->shared_secret));
+	x->shared_secret_len = 0;
+	memset(x->cram_hmac_alg, 0, sizeof(x->cram_hmac_alg));
+	x->cram_hmac_alg_len = 0;
+	memset(x->integrity_alg, 0, sizeof(x->integrity_alg));
+	x->integrity_alg_len = 0;
+	memset(x->verify_alg, 0, sizeof(x->verify_alg));
+	x->verify_alg_len = 0;
+	memset(x->csums_alg, 0, sizeof(x->csums_alg));
+	x->csums_alg_len = 0;
+	x->wire_protocol = DRBD_PROTOCOL_DEF;
+	x->connect_int = DRBD_CONNECT_INT_DEF;
+	x->timeout = DRBD_TIMEOUT_DEF;
+	x->ping_int = DRBD_PING_INT_DEF;
+	x->ping_timeo = DRBD_PING_TIMEO_DEF;
+	x->sndbuf_size = DRBD_SNDBUF_SIZE_DEF;
+	x->rcvbuf_size = DRBD_RCVBUF_SIZE_DEF;
+	x->ko_count = DRBD_KO_COUNT_DEF;
+	x->max_buffers = DRBD_MAX_BUFFERS_DEF;
+	x->max_epoch_size = DRBD_MAX_EPOCH_SIZE_DEF;
+	x->unplug_watermark = DRBD_UNPLUG_WATERMARK_DEF;
+	x->after_sb_0p = DRBD_AFTER_SB_0P_DEF;
+	x->after_sb_1p = DRBD_AFTER_SB_1P_DEF;
+	x->after_sb_2p = DRBD_AFTER_SB_2P_DEF;
+	x->rr_conflict = DRBD_RR_CONFLICT_DEF;
+	x->on_congestion = DRBD_ON_CONGESTION_DEF;
+	x->cong_fill = DRBD_CONG_FILL_DEF;
+	x->cong_extents = DRBD_CONG_EXTENTS_DEF;
+	x->two_primaries = DRBD_ALLOW_TWO_PRIMARIES_DEF;
+	x->tcp_cork = DRBD_TCP_CORK_DEF;
+	x->always_asbp = DRBD_ALWAYS_ASBP_DEF;
+	x->use_rle = DRBD_USE_RLE_DEF;
+	x->csums_after_crash_only = DRBD_CSUMS_AFTER_CRASH_ONLY_DEF;
+	x->sock_check_timeo = DRBD_SOCKET_CHECK_TIMEO_DEF;
+}
+
+void set_resize_parms_defaults(struct resize_parms *x)
+{
+	x->al_stripes = DRBD_AL_STRIPES_DEF;
+	x->al_stripe_size = DRBD_AL_STRIPE_SIZE_DEF;
+}
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl_gen.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl_gen.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2140dd1ac4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl_gen.h
@@ -0,0 +1,395 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: ((GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note) OR BSD-3-Clause) */
+
+#ifndef _LINUX_DRBD_GEN_H
+#define _LINUX_DRBD_GEN_H
+
+#include <net/netlink.h>
+#include <net/genetlink.h>
+
+#include <uapi/linux/drbd_genl.h>
+#include <linux/drbd.h>
+#include <linux/drbd_limits.h>
+
+/* Common nested types */
+extern const struct nla_policy drbd_connection_info_nl_policy[DRBD_A_CONNECTION_INFO_CONN_ROLE + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy drbd_connection_statistics_nl_policy[DRBD_A_CONNECTION_STATISTICS_CONN_CONGESTED + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy drbd_detach_parms_nl_policy[DRBD_A_DETACH_PARMS_FORCE_DETACH + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy drbd_device_info_nl_policy[DRBD_A_DEVICE_INFO_DEV_DISK_STATE + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy drbd_device_statistics_nl_policy[DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_HISTORY_UUIDS + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy drbd_disconnect_parms_nl_policy[DRBD_A_DISCONNECT_PARMS_FORCE_DISCONNECT + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy drbd_disk_conf_nl_policy[DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISABLE_WRITE_SAME + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy drbd_drbd_cfg_context_nl_policy[DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_PEER_ADDR + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy drbd_net_conf_nl_policy[DRBD_A_NET_CONF_SOCK_CHECK_TIMEO + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy drbd_new_c_uuid_parms_nl_policy[DRBD_A_NEW_C_UUID_PARMS_CLEAR_BM + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy drbd_peer_device_info_nl_policy[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_PEER_RESYNC_SUSP_DEPENDENCY + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy drbd_peer_device_statistics_nl_policy[DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_FLAGS + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy drbd_res_opts_nl_policy[DRBD_A_RES_OPTS_ON_NO_DATA + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy drbd_resize_parms_nl_policy[DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_AL_STRIPE_SIZE + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy drbd_resource_info_nl_policy[DRBD_A_RESOURCE_INFO_RES_SUSP_FEN + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy drbd_resource_statistics_nl_policy[DRBD_A_RESOURCE_STATISTICS_RES_STAT_WRITE_ORDERING + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy drbd_set_role_parms_nl_policy[DRBD_A_SET_ROLE_PARMS_ASSUME_UPTODATE + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy drbd_start_ov_parms_nl_policy[DRBD_A_START_OV_PARMS_OV_STOP_SECTOR + 1];
+
+/* Ops table for drbd */
+extern const struct genl_split_ops drbd_nl_ops[32];
+
+int drbd_pre_doit(const struct genl_split_ops *ops, struct sk_buff *skb,
+		  struct genl_info *info);
+void
+drbd_post_doit(const struct genl_split_ops *ops, struct sk_buff *skb,
+	       struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_adm_dump_devices_done(struct netlink_callback *cb);
+int drbd_adm_dump_connections_done(struct netlink_callback *cb);
+int drbd_adm_dump_peer_devices_done(struct netlink_callback *cb);
+
+int drbd_nl_get_status_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_get_status_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb);
+int drbd_nl_new_minor_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_del_minor_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_new_resource_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_del_resource_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_resource_opts_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_connect_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_disconnect_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_attach_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_resize_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_primary_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_secondary_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_new_c_uuid_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_start_ov_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_detach_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_invalidate_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_inval_peer_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_pause_sync_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_resume_sync_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_suspend_io_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_resume_io_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_outdate_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_get_timeout_type_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_down_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_chg_disk_opts_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_chg_net_opts_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_nl_get_resources_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb,
+				 struct netlink_callback *cb);
+int drbd_nl_get_devices_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb,
+			       struct netlink_callback *cb);
+int drbd_nl_get_connections_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb,
+				   struct netlink_callback *cb);
+int drbd_nl_get_peer_devices_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb,
+				    struct netlink_callback *cb);
+int drbd_nl_get_initial_state_dumpit(struct sk_buff *skb,
+				     struct netlink_callback *cb);
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_NLGRP_EVENTS,
+};
+
+struct drbd_cfg_reply {
+	char info_text[0];
+	__u32 info_text_len;
+};
+
+struct drbd_cfg_context {
+	__u32 ctx_volume;
+	char ctx_resource_name[128];
+	__u32 ctx_resource_name_len;
+	char ctx_my_addr[128];
+	__u32 ctx_my_addr_len;
+	char ctx_peer_addr[128];
+	__u32 ctx_peer_addr_len;
+};
+
+struct disk_conf {
+	char backing_dev[128];
+	__u32 backing_dev_len;
+	char meta_dev[128];
+	__u32 meta_dev_len;
+	__s32 meta_dev_idx;
+	__u64 disk_size;
+	__u32 max_bio_bvecs;
+	__u32 on_io_error;
+	__u32 fencing;
+	__u32 resync_rate;
+	__s32 resync_after;
+	__u32 al_extents;
+	__u32 c_plan_ahead;
+	__u32 c_delay_target;
+	__u32 c_fill_target;
+	__u32 c_max_rate;
+	__u32 c_min_rate;
+	unsigned char disk_barrier;
+	unsigned char disk_flushes;
+	unsigned char disk_drain;
+	unsigned char md_flushes;
+	__u32 disk_timeout;
+	__u32 read_balancing;
+	unsigned char al_updates;
+	unsigned char discard_zeroes_if_aligned;
+	__u32 rs_discard_granularity;
+	unsigned char disable_write_same;
+};
+
+struct res_opts {
+	char cpu_mask[DRBD_CPU_MASK_SIZE];
+	__u32 cpu_mask_len;
+	__u32 on_no_data;
+};
+
+struct net_conf {
+	char shared_secret[SHARED_SECRET_MAX];
+	__u32 shared_secret_len;
+	char cram_hmac_alg[SHARED_SECRET_MAX];
+	__u32 cram_hmac_alg_len;
+	char integrity_alg[SHARED_SECRET_MAX];
+	__u32 integrity_alg_len;
+	char verify_alg[SHARED_SECRET_MAX];
+	__u32 verify_alg_len;
+	char csums_alg[SHARED_SECRET_MAX];
+	__u32 csums_alg_len;
+	__u32 wire_protocol;
+	__u32 connect_int;
+	__u32 timeout;
+	__u32 ping_int;
+	__u32 ping_timeo;
+	__u32 sndbuf_size;
+	__u32 rcvbuf_size;
+	__u32 ko_count;
+	__u32 max_buffers;
+	__u32 max_epoch_size;
+	__u32 unplug_watermark;
+	__u32 after_sb_0p;
+	__u32 after_sb_1p;
+	__u32 after_sb_2p;
+	__u32 rr_conflict;
+	__u32 on_congestion;
+	__u32 cong_fill;
+	__u32 cong_extents;
+	unsigned char two_primaries;
+	unsigned char discard_my_data;
+	unsigned char tcp_cork;
+	unsigned char always_asbp;
+	unsigned char tentative;
+	unsigned char use_rle;
+	unsigned char csums_after_crash_only;
+	__u32 sock_check_timeo;
+};
+
+struct set_role_parms {
+	unsigned char assume_uptodate;
+};
+
+struct resize_parms {
+	__u64 resize_size;
+	unsigned char resize_force;
+	unsigned char no_resync;
+	__u32 al_stripes;
+	__u32 al_stripe_size;
+};
+
+struct state_info {
+	__u32 sib_reason;
+	__u32 current_state;
+	__u64 capacity;
+	__u64 ed_uuid;
+	__u32 prev_state;
+	__u32 new_state;
+	char uuids[DRBD_NL_UUIDS_SIZE];
+	__u32 uuids_len;
+	__u32 disk_flags;
+	__u64 bits_total;
+	__u64 bits_oos;
+	__u64 bits_rs_total;
+	__u64 bits_rs_failed;
+	char helper[32];
+	__u32 helper_len;
+	__u32 helper_exit_code;
+	__u64 send_cnt;
+	__u64 recv_cnt;
+	__u64 read_cnt;
+	__u64 writ_cnt;
+	__u64 al_writ_cnt;
+	__u64 bm_writ_cnt;
+	__u32 ap_bio_cnt;
+	__u32 ap_pending_cnt;
+	__u32 rs_pending_cnt;
+};
+
+struct start_ov_parms {
+	__u64 ov_start_sector;
+	__u64 ov_stop_sector;
+};
+
+struct new_c_uuid_parms {
+	unsigned char clear_bm;
+};
+
+struct timeout_parms {
+	__u32 timeout_type;
+};
+
+struct disconnect_parms {
+	unsigned char force_disconnect;
+};
+
+struct detach_parms {
+	unsigned char force_detach;
+};
+
+struct resource_info {
+	__u32 res_role;
+	unsigned char res_susp;
+	unsigned char res_susp_nod;
+	unsigned char res_susp_fen;
+};
+
+struct device_info {
+	__u32 dev_disk_state;
+};
+
+struct connection_info {
+	__u32 conn_connection_state;
+	__u32 conn_role;
+};
+
+struct peer_device_info {
+	__u32 peer_repl_state;
+	__u32 peer_disk_state;
+	__u32 peer_resync_susp_user;
+	__u32 peer_resync_susp_peer;
+	__u32 peer_resync_susp_dependency;
+};
+
+struct resource_statistics {
+	__u32 res_stat_write_ordering;
+};
+
+struct device_statistics {
+	__u64 dev_size;
+	__u64 dev_read;
+	__u64 dev_write;
+	__u64 dev_al_writes;
+	__u64 dev_bm_writes;
+	__u32 dev_upper_pending;
+	__u32 dev_lower_pending;
+	unsigned char dev_upper_blocked;
+	unsigned char dev_lower_blocked;
+	unsigned char dev_al_suspended;
+	__u64 dev_exposed_data_uuid;
+	__u64 dev_current_uuid;
+	__u32 dev_disk_flags;
+	char history_uuids[DRBD_NL_HISTORY_UUIDS_SIZE];
+	__u32 history_uuids_len;
+};
+
+struct connection_statistics {
+	unsigned char conn_congested;
+};
+
+struct peer_device_statistics {
+	__u64 peer_dev_received;
+	__u64 peer_dev_sent;
+	__u32 peer_dev_pending;
+	__u32 peer_dev_unacked;
+	__u64 peer_dev_out_of_sync;
+	__u64 peer_dev_resync_failed;
+	__u64 peer_dev_bitmap_uuid;
+	__u32 peer_dev_flags;
+};
+
+struct drbd_notification_header {
+	__u32 nh_type;
+};
+
+struct drbd_helper_info {
+	char helper_name[32];
+	__u32 helper_name_len;
+	__u32 helper_status;
+};
+
+int drbd_cfg_reply_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct drbd_cfg_reply *s);
+
+int drbd_cfg_context_from_attrs(struct drbd_cfg_context *s, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_cfg_context_ntb_from_attrs(struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table, struct genl_info *info);
+int drbd_cfg_context_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct drbd_cfg_context *s);
+
+int disk_conf_from_attrs(struct disk_conf *s, struct genl_info *info);
+int disk_conf_ntb_from_attrs(struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table, struct genl_info *info);
+int disk_conf_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct disk_conf *s);
+void set_disk_conf_defaults(struct disk_conf *x);
+
+int res_opts_from_attrs(struct res_opts *s, struct genl_info *info);
+int res_opts_ntb_from_attrs(struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table, struct genl_info *info);
+int res_opts_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct res_opts *s);
+void set_res_opts_defaults(struct res_opts *x);
+
+int net_conf_from_attrs(struct net_conf *s, struct genl_info *info);
+int net_conf_ntb_from_attrs(struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table, struct genl_info *info);
+int net_conf_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_conf *s);
+void set_net_conf_defaults(struct net_conf *x);
+
+int set_role_parms_from_attrs(struct set_role_parms *s, struct genl_info *info);
+int set_role_parms_ntb_from_attrs(struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table, struct genl_info *info);
+int set_role_parms_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct set_role_parms *s);
+
+int resize_parms_from_attrs(struct resize_parms *s, struct genl_info *info);
+int resize_parms_ntb_from_attrs(struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table, struct genl_info *info);
+int resize_parms_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct resize_parms *s);
+void set_resize_parms_defaults(struct resize_parms *x);
+
+int state_info_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct state_info *s);
+
+int start_ov_parms_from_attrs(struct start_ov_parms *s, struct genl_info *info);
+int start_ov_parms_ntb_from_attrs(struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table, struct genl_info *info);
+int start_ov_parms_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct start_ov_parms *s);
+
+int new_c_uuid_parms_from_attrs(struct new_c_uuid_parms *s, struct genl_info *info);
+int new_c_uuid_parms_ntb_from_attrs(struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table, struct genl_info *info);
+int new_c_uuid_parms_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct new_c_uuid_parms *s);
+
+int timeout_parms_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct timeout_parms *s);
+
+int disconnect_parms_from_attrs(struct disconnect_parms *s, struct genl_info *info);
+int disconnect_parms_ntb_from_attrs(struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table, struct genl_info *info);
+int disconnect_parms_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct disconnect_parms *s);
+
+int detach_parms_from_attrs(struct detach_parms *s, struct genl_info *info);
+int detach_parms_ntb_from_attrs(struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table, struct genl_info *info);
+int detach_parms_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct detach_parms *s);
+
+int resource_info_from_attrs(struct resource_info *s, struct genl_info *info);
+int resource_info_ntb_from_attrs(struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table, struct genl_info *info);
+int resource_info_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct resource_info *s);
+
+int device_info_from_attrs(struct device_info *s, struct genl_info *info);
+int device_info_ntb_from_attrs(struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table, struct genl_info *info);
+int device_info_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct device_info *s);
+
+int connection_info_from_attrs(struct connection_info *s, struct genl_info *info);
+int connection_info_ntb_from_attrs(struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table, struct genl_info *info);
+int connection_info_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct connection_info *s);
+
+int peer_device_info_from_attrs(struct peer_device_info *s, struct genl_info *info);
+int peer_device_info_ntb_from_attrs(struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table, struct genl_info *info);
+int peer_device_info_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct peer_device_info *s);
+
+int resource_statistics_from_attrs(struct resource_statistics *s, struct genl_info *info);
+int resource_statistics_ntb_from_attrs(struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table, struct genl_info *info);
+int resource_statistics_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct resource_statistics *s);
+
+int device_statistics_from_attrs(struct device_statistics *s, struct genl_info *info);
+int device_statistics_ntb_from_attrs(struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table, struct genl_info *info);
+int device_statistics_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct device_statistics *s);
+
+int connection_statistics_from_attrs(struct connection_statistics *s, struct genl_info *info);
+int connection_statistics_ntb_from_attrs(struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table, struct genl_info *info);
+int connection_statistics_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct connection_statistics *s);
+
+int peer_device_statistics_from_attrs(struct peer_device_statistics *s, struct genl_info *info);
+int peer_device_statistics_ntb_from_attrs(struct nlattr ***ret_nested_attribute_table, struct genl_info *info);
+int peer_device_statistics_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct peer_device_statistics *s);
+
+int drbd_notification_header_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct drbd_notification_header *s);
+
+int drbd_helper_info_to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct drbd_helper_info *s);
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_DRBD_GEN_H */
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_proc.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_proc.c
index 1d0feafceadc..6d0c12c10260 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_proc.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_proc.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ int drbd_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 	};
 
 	seq_printf(seq, "version: " REL_VERSION " (api:%d/proto:%d-%d)\n%s\n",
-		   GENL_MAGIC_VERSION, PRO_VERSION_MIN, PRO_VERSION_MAX, drbd_buildtag());
+		   DRBD_FAMILY_VERSION, PRO_VERSION_MIN, PRO_VERSION_MAX, drbd_buildtag());
 
 	/*
 	  cs .. connection state
diff --git a/include/linux/drbd_genl.h b/include/linux/drbd_genl.h
deleted file mode 100644
index f53c534aba0c..000000000000
--- a/include/linux/drbd_genl.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,536 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-/*
- * General overview:
- * full generic netlink message:
- * |nlmsghdr|genlmsghdr|<payload>
- *
- * payload:
- * |optional fixed size family header|<sequence of netlink attributes>
- *
- * sequence of netlink attributes:
- * I chose to have all "top level" attributes NLA_NESTED,
- * corresponding to some real struct.
- * So we have a sequence of |tla, len|<nested nla sequence>
- *
- * nested nla sequence:
- * may be empty, or contain a sequence of netlink attributes
- * representing the struct fields.
- *
- * The tag number of any field (regardless of containing struct)
- * will be available as T_ ## field_name,
- * so you cannot have the same field name in two differnt structs.
- *
- * The tag numbers themselves are per struct, though,
- * so should always begin at 1 (not 0, that is the special "NLA_UNSPEC" type,
- * which we won't use here).
- * The tag numbers are used as index in the respective nla_policy array.
- *
- * GENL_struct(tag_name, tag_number, struct name, struct fields) - struct and policy
- *	genl_magic_struct.h
- *		generates the struct declaration,
- *		generates an entry in the tla enum,
- *	genl_magic_func.h
- *		generates an entry in the static tla policy
- *		with .type = NLA_NESTED
- *		generates the static <struct_name>_nl_policy definition,
- *		and static conversion functions
- *
- *	genl_magic_func.h
- *
- * GENL_mc_group(group)
- *	genl_magic_struct.h
- *		does nothing
- *	genl_magic_func.h
- *		defines and registers the mcast group,
- *		and provides a send helper
- *
- * GENL_notification(op_name, op_num, mcast_group, tla list)
- *	These are notifications to userspace.
- *
- *	genl_magic_struct.h
- *		generates an entry in the genl_ops enum,
- *	genl_magic_func.h
- *		does nothing
- *
- *	mcast group: the name of the mcast group this notification should be
- *	expected on
- *	tla list: the list of expected top level attributes,
- *	for documentation and sanity checking.
- *
- * GENL_op(op_name, op_num, flags and handler, tla list) - "genl operations"
- *	These are requests from userspace.
- *
- *	_op and _notification share the same "number space",
- *	op_nr will be assigned to "genlmsghdr->cmd"
- *
- *	genl_magic_struct.h
- *		generates an entry in the genl_ops enum,
- *	genl_magic_func.h
- *		generates an entry in the static genl_ops array,
- *		and static register/unregister functions to
- *		genl_register_family().
- *
- *	flags and handler:
- *		GENL_op_init( .doit = x, .dumpit = y, .flags = something)
- *		GENL_doit(x) => .dumpit = NULL, .flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM
- *	tla list: the list of expected top level attributes,
- *	for documentation and sanity checking.
- */
-
-/*
- * STRUCTS
- */
-
-/* this is sent kernel -> userland on various error conditions, and contains
- * informational textual info, which is supposedly human readable.
- * The computer relevant return code is in the drbd_genlmsghdr.
- */
-GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_CFG_REPLY, 1, drbd_cfg_reply,
-		/* "arbitrary" size strings, nla_policy.len = 0 */
-	__str_field(1, 0,	info_text, 0)
-)
-
-/* Configuration requests typically need a context to operate on.
- * Possible keys are device minor (fits in the drbd_genlmsghdr),
- * the replication link (aka connection) name,
- * and/or the replication group (aka resource) name,
- * and the volume id within the resource. */
-GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, 2, drbd_cfg_context,
-	__u32_field(1, 0,	ctx_volume)
-	__str_field(2, 0,	ctx_resource_name, 128)
-	__bin_field(3, 0,	ctx_my_addr, 128)
-	__bin_field(4, 0,	ctx_peer_addr, 128)
-)
-
-GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_DISK_CONF, 3, disk_conf,
-	__str_field(1, DRBD_F_REQUIRED | DRBD_F_INVARIANT,	backing_dev,	128)
-	__str_field(2, DRBD_F_REQUIRED | DRBD_F_INVARIANT,	meta_dev,	128)
-	__s32_field(3, DRBD_F_REQUIRED | DRBD_F_INVARIANT,	meta_dev_idx)
-
-	/* use the resize command to try and change the disk_size */
-	__u64_field(4, DRBD_F_INVARIANT,	disk_size)
-	/* we could change the max_bio_bvecs,
-	 * but it won't propagate through the stack */
-	__u32_field(5, DRBD_F_INVARIANT,	max_bio_bvecs)
-
-	__u32_field_def(6, 0,	on_io_error, DRBD_ON_IO_ERROR_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(7, 0,	fencing, DRBD_FENCING_DEF)
-
-	__u32_field_def(8,	0,	resync_rate, DRBD_RESYNC_RATE_DEF)
-	__s32_field_def(9,	0,	resync_after, DRBD_MINOR_NUMBER_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(10,	0,	al_extents, DRBD_AL_EXTENTS_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(11,	0,	c_plan_ahead, DRBD_C_PLAN_AHEAD_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(12,	0,	c_delay_target, DRBD_C_DELAY_TARGET_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(13,	0,	c_fill_target, DRBD_C_FILL_TARGET_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(14,	0,	c_max_rate, DRBD_C_MAX_RATE_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(15,	0,	c_min_rate, DRBD_C_MIN_RATE_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(20,     0, disk_timeout, DRBD_DISK_TIMEOUT_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(21,     0 /* OPTIONAL */,       read_balancing, DRBD_READ_BALANCING_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(25,     0 /* OPTIONAL */,       rs_discard_granularity, DRBD_RS_DISCARD_GRANULARITY_DEF)
-
-	__flg_field_def(16, 0,	disk_barrier, DRBD_DISK_BARRIER_DEF)
-	__flg_field_def(17, 0,	disk_flushes, DRBD_DISK_FLUSHES_DEF)
-	__flg_field_def(18, 0,	disk_drain, DRBD_DISK_DRAIN_DEF)
-	__flg_field_def(19, 0,	md_flushes, DRBD_MD_FLUSHES_DEF)
-	__flg_field_def(23,     0 /* OPTIONAL */,	al_updates, DRBD_AL_UPDATES_DEF)
-	__flg_field_def(24,     0 /* OPTIONAL */,	discard_zeroes_if_aligned, DRBD_DISCARD_ZEROES_IF_ALIGNED_DEF)
-	__flg_field_def(26,     0 /* OPTIONAL */,	disable_write_same, DRBD_DISABLE_WRITE_SAME_DEF)
-)
-
-GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_OPTS, 4, res_opts,
-	__str_field_def(1,	0,	cpu_mask,       DRBD_CPU_MASK_SIZE)
-	__u32_field_def(2,	0,	on_no_data, DRBD_ON_NO_DATA_DEF)
-)
-
-GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_NET_CONF, 5, net_conf,
-	__str_field_def(1,	DRBD_F_SENSITIVE,
-						shared_secret,	SHARED_SECRET_MAX)
-	__str_field_def(2,	0,	cram_hmac_alg,	SHARED_SECRET_MAX)
-	__str_field_def(3,	0,	integrity_alg,	SHARED_SECRET_MAX)
-	__str_field_def(4,	0,	verify_alg,     SHARED_SECRET_MAX)
-	__str_field_def(5,	0,	csums_alg,	SHARED_SECRET_MAX)
-	__u32_field_def(6,	0,	wire_protocol, DRBD_PROTOCOL_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(7,	0,	connect_int, DRBD_CONNECT_INT_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(8,	0,	timeout, DRBD_TIMEOUT_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(9,	0,	ping_int, DRBD_PING_INT_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(10,	0,	ping_timeo, DRBD_PING_TIMEO_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(11,	0,	sndbuf_size, DRBD_SNDBUF_SIZE_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(12,	0,	rcvbuf_size, DRBD_RCVBUF_SIZE_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(13,	0,	ko_count, DRBD_KO_COUNT_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(14,	0,	max_buffers, DRBD_MAX_BUFFERS_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(15,	0,	max_epoch_size, DRBD_MAX_EPOCH_SIZE_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(16,	0,	unplug_watermark, DRBD_UNPLUG_WATERMARK_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(17,	0,	after_sb_0p, DRBD_AFTER_SB_0P_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(18,	0,	after_sb_1p, DRBD_AFTER_SB_1P_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(19,	0,	after_sb_2p, DRBD_AFTER_SB_2P_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(20,	0,	rr_conflict, DRBD_RR_CONFLICT_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(21,	0,	on_congestion, DRBD_ON_CONGESTION_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(22,	0,	cong_fill, DRBD_CONG_FILL_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(23,	0,	cong_extents, DRBD_CONG_EXTENTS_DEF)
-	__flg_field_def(24, 0,	two_primaries, DRBD_ALLOW_TWO_PRIMARIES_DEF)
-	__flg_field(25, DRBD_F_INVARIANT,	discard_my_data)
-	__flg_field_def(26, 0,	tcp_cork, DRBD_TCP_CORK_DEF)
-	__flg_field_def(27, 0,	always_asbp, DRBD_ALWAYS_ASBP_DEF)
-	__flg_field(28, DRBD_F_INVARIANT,	tentative)
-	__flg_field_def(29,	0,	use_rle, DRBD_USE_RLE_DEF)
-	/* 9: __u32_field_def(30,	0,	fencing_policy, DRBD_FENCING_DEF) */
-	/* 9: __str_field_def(31,     0, name, SHARED_SECRET_MAX) */
-	/* 9: __u32_field(32,         DRBD_F_REQUIRED | DRBD_F_INVARIANT,     peer_node_id) */
-	__flg_field_def(33, 0 /* OPTIONAL */,	csums_after_crash_only, DRBD_CSUMS_AFTER_CRASH_ONLY_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(34, 0 /* OPTIONAL */, sock_check_timeo, DRBD_SOCKET_CHECK_TIMEO_DEF)
-)
-
-GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_SET_ROLE_PARMS, 6, set_role_parms,
-	__flg_field(1, 0,	assume_uptodate)
-)
-
-GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_RESIZE_PARMS, 7, resize_parms,
-	__u64_field(1, 0,	resize_size)
-	__flg_field(2, 0,	resize_force)
-	__flg_field(3, 0,	no_resync)
-	__u32_field_def(4, 0 /* OPTIONAL */, al_stripes, DRBD_AL_STRIPES_DEF)
-	__u32_field_def(5, 0 /* OPTIONAL */, al_stripe_size, DRBD_AL_STRIPE_SIZE_DEF)
-)
-
-GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_STATE_INFO, 8, state_info,
-	/* the reason of the broadcast,
-	 * if this is an event triggered broadcast. */
-	__u32_field(1, 0,	sib_reason)
-	__u32_field(2, DRBD_F_REQUIRED,	current_state)
-	__u64_field(3, 0,	capacity)
-	__u64_field(4, 0,	ed_uuid)
-
-	/* These are for broadcast from after state change work.
-	 * prev_state and new_state are from the moment the state change took
-	 * place, new_state is not neccessarily the same as current_state,
-	 * there may have been more state changes since.  Which will be
-	 * broadcasted soon, in their respective after state change work.  */
-	__u32_field(5, 0,	prev_state)
-	__u32_field(6, 0,	new_state)
-
-	/* if we have a local disk: */
-	__bin_field(7, 0,	uuids, (UI_SIZE*sizeof(__u64)))
-	__u32_field(8, 0,	disk_flags)
-	__u64_field(9, 0,	bits_total)
-	__u64_field(10, 0,	bits_oos)
-	/* and in case resync or online verify is active */
-	__u64_field(11, 0,	bits_rs_total)
-	__u64_field(12, 0,	bits_rs_failed)
-
-	/* for pre and post notifications of helper execution */
-	__str_field(13, 0,	helper, 32)
-	__u32_field(14, 0,	helper_exit_code)
-
-	__u64_field(15,                      0, send_cnt)
-	__u64_field(16,                      0, recv_cnt)
-	__u64_field(17,                      0, read_cnt)
-	__u64_field(18,                      0, writ_cnt)
-	__u64_field(19,                      0, al_writ_cnt)
-	__u64_field(20,                      0, bm_writ_cnt)
-	__u32_field(21,                      0, ap_bio_cnt)
-	__u32_field(22,                      0, ap_pending_cnt)
-	__u32_field(23,                      0, rs_pending_cnt)
-)
-
-GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_START_OV_PARMS, 9, start_ov_parms,
-	__u64_field(1, 0,	ov_start_sector)
-	__u64_field(2, 0,	ov_stop_sector)
-)
-
-GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_NEW_C_UUID_PARMS, 10, new_c_uuid_parms,
-	__flg_field(1, 0, clear_bm)
-)
-
-GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_TIMEOUT_PARMS, 11, timeout_parms,
-	__u32_field(1,	DRBD_F_REQUIRED,	timeout_type)
-)
-
-GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_DISCONNECT_PARMS, 12, disconnect_parms,
-	__flg_field(1, 0,	force_disconnect)
-)
-
-GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_DETACH_PARMS, 13, detach_parms,
-	__flg_field(1, 0,	force_detach)
-)
-
-GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_INFO, 15, resource_info,
-	__u32_field(1, 0, res_role)
-	__flg_field(2, 0, res_susp)
-	__flg_field(3, 0, res_susp_nod)
-	__flg_field(4, 0, res_susp_fen)
-	/* __flg_field(5, 0, res_weak) */
-)
-
-GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_DEVICE_INFO, 16, device_info,
-	__u32_field(1, 0, dev_disk_state)
-)
-
-GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_CONNECTION_INFO, 17, connection_info,
-	__u32_field(1, 0, conn_connection_state)
-	__u32_field(2, 0, conn_role)
-)
-
-GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_PEER_DEVICE_INFO, 18, peer_device_info,
-	__u32_field(1, 0, peer_repl_state)
-	__u32_field(2, 0, peer_disk_state)
-	__u32_field(3, 0, peer_resync_susp_user)
-	__u32_field(4, 0, peer_resync_susp_peer)
-	__u32_field(5, 0, peer_resync_susp_dependency)
-)
-
-GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_STATISTICS, 19, resource_statistics,
-	__u32_field(1, 0, res_stat_write_ordering)
-)
-
-GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_DEVICE_STATISTICS, 20, device_statistics,
-	__u64_field(1, 0, dev_size)  /* (sectors) */
-	__u64_field(2, 0, dev_read)  /* (sectors) */
-	__u64_field(3, 0, dev_write)  /* (sectors) */
-	__u64_field(4, 0, dev_al_writes)  /* activity log writes (count) */
-	__u64_field(5, 0, dev_bm_writes)  /*  bitmap writes  (count) */
-	__u32_field(6, 0, dev_upper_pending)  /* application requests in progress */
-	__u32_field(7, 0, dev_lower_pending)  /* backing device requests in progress */
-	__flg_field(8, 0, dev_upper_blocked)
-	__flg_field(9, 0, dev_lower_blocked)
-	__flg_field(10, 0, dev_al_suspended)  /* activity log suspended */
-	__u64_field(11, 0, dev_exposed_data_uuid)
-	__u64_field(12, 0, dev_current_uuid)
-	__u32_field(13, 0, dev_disk_flags)
-	__bin_field(14, 0, history_uuids, HISTORY_UUIDS * sizeof(__u64))
-)
-
-GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_CONNECTION_STATISTICS, 21, connection_statistics,
-	__flg_field(1, 0, conn_congested)
-)
-
-GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS, 22, peer_device_statistics,
-	__u64_field(1, 0, peer_dev_received)  /* sectors */
-	__u64_field(2, 0, peer_dev_sent)  /* sectors */
-	__u32_field(3, 0, peer_dev_pending)  /* number of requests */
-	__u32_field(4, 0, peer_dev_unacked)  /* number of requests */
-	__u64_field(5, 0, peer_dev_out_of_sync)  /* sectors */
-	__u64_field(6, 0, peer_dev_resync_failed)  /* sectors */
-	__u64_field(7, 0, peer_dev_bitmap_uuid)
-	__u32_field(9, 0, peer_dev_flags)
-)
-
-GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_NOTIFICATION_HEADER, 23, drbd_notification_header,
-	__u32_field(1, 0, nh_type)
-)
-
-GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_HELPER, 24, drbd_helper_info,
-	__str_field(1, 0, helper_name, 32)
-	__u32_field(2, 0, helper_status)
-)
-
-/*
- * Notifications and commands (genlmsghdr->cmd)
- */
-GENL_mc_group(events)
-
-	/* kernel -> userspace announcement of changes */
-GENL_notification(
-	DRBD_EVENT, 1, events,
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_STATE_INFO, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_NET_CONF, 0)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_DISK_CONF, 0)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_SYNCER_CONF, 0)
-)
-
-	/* query kernel for specific or all info */
-GENL_op(
-	DRBD_ADM_GET_STATUS, 2,
-	GENL_op_init(
-		.doit = drbd_adm_get_status,
-		.dumpit = drbd_adm_get_status_all,
-		/* anyone may ask for the status,
-		 * it is broadcasted anyways */
-	),
-	/* To select the object .doit.
-	 * Or a subset of objects in .dumpit. */
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, 0)
-)
-
-	/* add DRBD minor devices as volumes to resources */
-GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_NEW_MINOR, 5, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_new_minor),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
-GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_DEL_MINOR, 6, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_del_minor),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
-
-	/* add or delete resources */
-GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_NEW_RESOURCE, 7, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_new_resource),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
-GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_DEL_RESOURCE, 8, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_del_resource),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
-
-GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_RESOURCE_OPTS, 9,
-	GENL_doit(drbd_adm_resource_opts),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_OPTS, 0)
-)
-
-GENL_op(
-	DRBD_ADM_CONNECT, 10,
-	GENL_doit(drbd_adm_connect),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_NET_CONF, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-)
-
-GENL_op(
-	DRBD_ADM_CHG_NET_OPTS, 29,
-	GENL_doit(drbd_adm_net_opts),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_NET_CONF, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-)
-
-GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_DISCONNECT, 11, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_disconnect),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
-
-GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_ATTACH, 12,
-	GENL_doit(drbd_adm_attach),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_DISK_CONF, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-)
-
-GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_CHG_DISK_OPTS, 28,
-	GENL_doit(drbd_adm_disk_opts),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_DISK_OPTS, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-)
-
-GENL_op(
-	DRBD_ADM_RESIZE, 13,
-	GENL_doit(drbd_adm_resize),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_RESIZE_PARMS, 0)
-)
-
-GENL_op(
-	DRBD_ADM_PRIMARY, 14,
-	GENL_doit(drbd_adm_set_role),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_SET_ROLE_PARMS, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-)
-
-GENL_op(
-	DRBD_ADM_SECONDARY, 15,
-	GENL_doit(drbd_adm_set_role),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_SET_ROLE_PARMS, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-)
-
-GENL_op(
-	DRBD_ADM_NEW_C_UUID, 16,
-	GENL_doit(drbd_adm_new_c_uuid),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_NEW_C_UUID_PARMS, 0)
-)
-
-GENL_op(
-	DRBD_ADM_START_OV, 17,
-	GENL_doit(drbd_adm_start_ov),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_START_OV_PARMS, 0)
-)
-
-GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_DETACH,	18, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_detach),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_DETACH_PARMS, 0))
-
-GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_INVALIDATE,	19, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_invalidate),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
-GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_INVAL_PEER,	20, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_invalidate_peer),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
-GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_PAUSE_SYNC,	21, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_pause_sync),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
-GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_RESUME_SYNC,	22, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_resume_sync),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
-GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_SUSPEND_IO,	23, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_suspend_io),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
-GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_RESUME_IO,	24, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_resume_io),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
-GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_OUTDATE,	25, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_outdate),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
-GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_GET_TIMEOUT_TYPE, 26, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_get_timeout_type),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
-GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_DOWN,		27, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_down),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
-
-GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_GET_RESOURCES, 30,
-	 GENL_op_init(
-		 .dumpit = drbd_adm_dump_resources,
-	 ),
-	 GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, 0)
-	 GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_INFO, 0)
-	 GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_STATISTICS, 0))
-
-GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_GET_DEVICES, 31,
-	 GENL_op_init(
-		 .dumpit = drbd_adm_dump_devices,
-		 .done = drbd_adm_dump_devices_done,
-	 ),
-	 GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, 0)
-	 GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_DEVICE_INFO, 0)
-	 GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_DEVICE_STATISTICS, 0))
-
-GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_GET_CONNECTIONS, 32,
-	 GENL_op_init(
-		 .dumpit = drbd_adm_dump_connections,
-		 .done = drbd_adm_dump_connections_done,
-	 ),
-	 GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, 0)
-	 GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CONNECTION_INFO, 0)
-	 GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CONNECTION_STATISTICS, 0))
-
-GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_GET_PEER_DEVICES, 33,
-	 GENL_op_init(
-		 .dumpit = drbd_adm_dump_peer_devices,
-		 .done = drbd_adm_dump_peer_devices_done,
-	 ),
-	 GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, 0)
-	 GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_PEER_DEVICE_INFO, 0)
-	 GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS, 0))
-
-GENL_notification(
-	DRBD_RESOURCE_STATE, 34, events,
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_NOTIFICATION_HEADER, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_INFO, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_STATISTICS, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
-
-GENL_notification(
-	DRBD_DEVICE_STATE, 35, events,
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_NOTIFICATION_HEADER, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_DEVICE_INFO, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_DEVICE_STATISTICS, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
-
-GENL_notification(
-	DRBD_CONNECTION_STATE, 36, events,
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_NOTIFICATION_HEADER, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CONNECTION_INFO, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CONNECTION_STATISTICS, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
-
-GENL_notification(
-	DRBD_PEER_DEVICE_STATE, 37, events,
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_NOTIFICATION_HEADER, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_PEER_DEVICE_INFO, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
-
-GENL_op(
-	DRBD_ADM_GET_INITIAL_STATE, 38,
-	GENL_op_init(
-	        .dumpit = drbd_adm_get_initial_state,
-	),
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, 0))
-
-GENL_notification(
-	DRBD_HELPER, 40, events,
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_HELPER, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
-
-GENL_notification(
-	DRBD_INITIAL_STATE_DONE, 41, events,
-	GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_NOTIFICATION_HEADER, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
diff --git a/include/linux/drbd_genl_api.h b/include/linux/drbd_genl_api.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 19d263924852..000000000000
--- a/include/linux/drbd_genl_api.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-#ifndef DRBD_GENL_STRUCT_H
-#define DRBD_GENL_STRUCT_H
-
-/* hack around predefined gcc/cpp "linux=1",
- * we cannot possibly include <1/drbd_genl.h> */
-#undef linux
-
-#include <linux/drbd.h>
-#define GENL_MAGIC_VERSION	1
-#define GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY	drbd
-#define GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY_HDRSZ	sizeof(struct drbd_genlmsghdr)
-#define GENL_MAGIC_INCLUDE_FILE <linux/drbd_genl.h>
-#include <linux/genl_magic_struct.h>
-
-#endif
diff --git a/include/linux/genl_magic_func.h b/include/linux/genl_magic_func.h
deleted file mode 100644
index a7d36c9ea924..000000000000
--- a/include/linux/genl_magic_func.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,413 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-#ifndef GENL_MAGIC_FUNC_H
-#define GENL_MAGIC_FUNC_H
-
-#include <linux/args.h>
-#include <linux/build_bug.h>
-#include <linux/genl_magic_struct.h>
-
-/*
- * Magic: declare tla policy						{{{1
- * Magic: declare nested policies
- *									{{{2
- */
-#undef GENL_mc_group
-#define GENL_mc_group(group)
-
-#undef GENL_notification
-#define GENL_notification(op_name, op_num, mcast_group, tla_list)
-
-#undef GENL_op
-#define GENL_op(op_name, op_num, handler, tla_list)
-
-#undef GENL_struct
-#define GENL_struct(tag_name, tag_number, s_name, s_fields)		\
-	[tag_name] = { .type = NLA_NESTED },
-
-static struct nla_policy CONCATENATE(GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY, _tla_nl_policy)[] = {
-#include GENL_MAGIC_INCLUDE_FILE
-};
-
-#undef GENL_struct
-#define GENL_struct(tag_name, tag_number, s_name, s_fields)		\
-static struct nla_policy s_name ## _nl_policy[] __read_mostly =		\
-{ s_fields };
-
-#undef __field
-#define __field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, nla_type, _type, __get,	\
-		 __put, __is_signed)					\
-	[attr_nr] = { .type = nla_type },
-
-#undef __array
-#define __array(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, nla_type, _type, maxlen,	\
-		__get, __put, __is_signed)				\
-	[attr_nr] = { .type = nla_type,					\
-		      .len = maxlen - (nla_type == NLA_NUL_STRING) },
-
-#include GENL_MAGIC_INCLUDE_FILE
-
-#ifndef __KERNEL__
-#ifndef pr_info
-#define pr_info(args...)	fprintf(stderr, args);
-#endif
-#endif
-
-#ifdef GENL_MAGIC_DEBUG
-static void dprint_field(const char *dir, int nla_type,
-		const char *name, void *valp)
-{
-	__u64 val = valp ? *(__u32 *)valp : 1;
-	switch (nla_type) {
-	case NLA_U8:  val = (__u8)val;
-	case NLA_U16: val = (__u16)val;
-	case NLA_U32: val = (__u32)val;
-		pr_info("%s attr %s: %d 0x%08x\n", dir,
-			name, (int)val, (unsigned)val);
-		break;
-	case NLA_U64:
-		val = *(__u64*)valp;
-		pr_info("%s attr %s: %lld 0x%08llx\n", dir,
-			name, (long long)val, (unsigned long long)val);
-		break;
-	case NLA_FLAG:
-		if (val)
-			pr_info("%s attr %s: set\n", dir, name);
-		break;
-	}
-}
-
-static void dprint_array(const char *dir, int nla_type,
-		const char *name, const char *val, unsigned len)
-{
-	switch (nla_type) {
-	case NLA_NUL_STRING:
-		if (len && val[len-1] == '\0')
-			len--;
-		pr_info("%s attr %s: [len:%u] '%s'\n", dir, name, len, val);
-		break;
-	default:
-		/* we can always show 4 byte,
-		 * thats what nlattr are aligned to. */
-		pr_info("%s attr %s: [len:%u] %02x%02x%02x%02x ...\n",
-			dir, name, len, val[0], val[1], val[2], val[3]);
-	}
-}
-
-#define DPRINT_TLA(a, op, b) pr_info("%s %s %s\n", a, op, b);
-
-/* Name is a member field name of the struct s.
- * If s is NULL (only parsing, no copy requested in *_from_attrs()),
- * nla is supposed to point to the attribute containing the information
- * corresponding to that struct member. */
-#define DPRINT_FIELD(dir, nla_type, name, s, nla)			\
-	do {								\
-		if (s)							\
-			dprint_field(dir, nla_type, #name, &s->name);	\
-		else if (nla)						\
-			dprint_field(dir, nla_type, #name,		\
-				(nla_type == NLA_FLAG) ? NULL		\
-						: nla_data(nla));	\
-	} while (0)
-
-#define	DPRINT_ARRAY(dir, nla_type, name, s, nla)			\
-	do {								\
-		if (s)							\
-			dprint_array(dir, nla_type, #name,		\
-					s->name, s->name ## _len);	\
-		else if (nla)						\
-			dprint_array(dir, nla_type, #name,		\
-					nla_data(nla), nla_len(nla));	\
-	} while (0)
-#else
-#define DPRINT_TLA(a, op, b) do {} while (0)
-#define DPRINT_FIELD(dir, nla_type, name, s, nla) do {} while (0)
-#define	DPRINT_ARRAY(dir, nla_type, name, s, nla) do {} while (0)
-#endif
-
-/*
- * Magic: provide conversion functions					{{{1
- * populate struct from attribute table:
- *									{{{2
- */
-
-/* processing of generic netlink messages is serialized.
- * use one static buffer for parsing of nested attributes */
-static struct nlattr *nested_attr_tb[128];
-
-#undef GENL_struct
-#define GENL_struct(tag_name, tag_number, s_name, s_fields)		\
-/* *_from_attrs functions are static, but potentially unused */		\
-static int __ ## s_name ## _from_attrs(struct s_name *s,		\
-		struct genl_info *info, bool exclude_invariants)	\
-{									\
-	const int maxtype = ARRAY_SIZE(s_name ## _nl_policy)-1;		\
-	struct nlattr *tla = info->attrs[tag_number];			\
-	struct nlattr **ntb = nested_attr_tb;				\
-	struct nlattr *nla;						\
-	int err;							\
-	BUILD_BUG_ON(ARRAY_SIZE(s_name ## _nl_policy) > ARRAY_SIZE(nested_attr_tb));	\
-	if (!tla)							\
-		return -ENOMSG;						\
-	DPRINT_TLA(#s_name, "<=-", #tag_name);				\
-	err = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(ntb, maxtype, tla,			\
-					  s_name ## _nl_policy, NULL);	\
-	if (err)							\
-		return err;						\
-									\
-	s_fields							\
-	return 0;							\
-}					__attribute__((unused))		\
-static int s_name ## _from_attrs(struct s_name *s,			\
-						struct genl_info *info)	\
-{									\
-	return __ ## s_name ## _from_attrs(s, info, false);		\
-}					__attribute__((unused))		\
-static int s_name ## _from_attrs_for_change(struct s_name *s,		\
-						struct genl_info *info)	\
-{									\
-	return __ ## s_name ## _from_attrs(s, info, true);		\
-}					__attribute__((unused))		\
-
-#define __assign(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, nla_type, type, assignment...)	\
-		nla = ntb[attr_nr];						\
-		if (nla) {						\
-			if (exclude_invariants && !!((attr_flag) & DRBD_F_INVARIANT)) {		\
-				pr_info("<< must not change invariant attr: %s\n", #name);	\
-				return -EEXIST;				\
-			}						\
-			assignment;					\
-		} else if (exclude_invariants && !!((attr_flag) & DRBD_F_INVARIANT)) {		\
-			/* attribute missing from payload, */		\
-			/* which was expected */			\
-		} else if ((attr_flag) & DRBD_F_REQUIRED) {		\
-			pr_info("<< missing attr: %s\n", #name);	\
-			return -ENOMSG;					\
-		}
-
-#undef __field
-#define __field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, nla_type, type, __get, __put,	\
-		__is_signed)						\
-	__assign(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, nla_type, type,		\
-			if (s)						\
-				s->name = __get(nla);			\
-			DPRINT_FIELD("<<", nla_type, name, s, nla))
-
-/* validate_nla() already checked nla_len <= maxlen appropriately. */
-#undef __array
-#define __array(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, nla_type, type, maxlen,	\
-		__get, __put, __is_signed)				\
-	__assign(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, nla_type, type,		\
-			if (s)						\
-				s->name ## _len =			\
-					__get(s->name, nla, maxlen);	\
-			DPRINT_ARRAY("<<", nla_type, name, s, nla))
-
-#include GENL_MAGIC_INCLUDE_FILE
-
-#undef GENL_struct
-#define GENL_struct(tag_name, tag_number, s_name, s_fields)
-
-/*
- * Magic: define op number to op name mapping				{{{1
- *									{{{2
- */
-static const char *CONCATENATE(GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY, _genl_cmd_to_str)(__u8 cmd)
-{
-	switch (cmd) {
-#undef GENL_op
-#define GENL_op(op_name, op_num, handler, tla_list)		\
-	case op_num: return #op_name;
-#include GENL_MAGIC_INCLUDE_FILE
-	default:
-		     return "unknown";
-	}
-}
-
-#ifdef __KERNEL__
-#include <linux/stringify.h>
-/*
- * Magic: define genl_ops						{{{1
- *									{{{2
- */
-
-#undef GENL_op
-#define GENL_op(op_name, op_num, handler, tla_list)		\
-{								\
-	handler							\
-	.cmd = op_name,						\
-},
-
-#define ZZZ_genl_ops		CONCATENATE(GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY, _genl_ops)
-static struct genl_ops ZZZ_genl_ops[] __read_mostly = {
-#include GENL_MAGIC_INCLUDE_FILE
-};
-
-#undef GENL_op
-#define GENL_op(op_name, op_num, handler, tla_list)
-
-/*
- * Define the genl_family, multicast groups,				{{{1
- * and provide register/unregister functions.
- *									{{{2
- */
-#define ZZZ_genl_family		CONCATENATE(GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY, _genl_family)
-static struct genl_family ZZZ_genl_family;
-/*
- * Magic: define multicast groups
- * Magic: define multicast group registration helper
- */
-#define ZZZ_genl_mcgrps		CONCATENATE(GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY, _genl_mcgrps)
-static const struct genl_multicast_group ZZZ_genl_mcgrps[] = {
-#undef GENL_mc_group
-#define GENL_mc_group(group) { .name = #group, },
-#include GENL_MAGIC_INCLUDE_FILE
-};
-
-enum CONCATENATE(GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY, group_ids) {
-#undef GENL_mc_group
-#define GENL_mc_group(group) CONCATENATE(GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY, _group_ ## group),
-#include GENL_MAGIC_INCLUDE_FILE
-};
-
-#undef GENL_mc_group
-#define GENL_mc_group(group)						\
-static int CONCATENATE(GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY, _genl_multicast_ ## group)(	\
-	struct sk_buff *skb, gfp_t flags)				\
-{									\
-	unsigned int group_id =						\
-		CONCATENATE(GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY, _group_ ## group);		\
-	return genlmsg_multicast(&ZZZ_genl_family, skb, 0,		\
-				 group_id, flags);			\
-}
-
-#include GENL_MAGIC_INCLUDE_FILE
-
-#undef GENL_mc_group
-#define GENL_mc_group(group)
-
-static struct genl_family ZZZ_genl_family __ro_after_init = {
-	.name = __stringify(GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY),
-	.version = GENL_MAGIC_VERSION,
-#ifdef GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY_HDRSZ
-	.hdrsize = NLA_ALIGN(GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY_HDRSZ),
-#endif
-	.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(CONCATENATE(GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY, _tla_nl_policy))-1,
-	.policy	= CONCATENATE(GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY, _tla_nl_policy),
-#ifdef GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY_PRE_DOIT
-	.pre_doit = GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY_PRE_DOIT,
-	.post_doit = GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY_POST_DOIT,
-#endif
-	.ops = ZZZ_genl_ops,
-	.n_ops = ARRAY_SIZE(ZZZ_genl_ops),
-	.mcgrps = ZZZ_genl_mcgrps,
-	.resv_start_op = 42, /* drbd is currently the only user */
-	.n_mcgrps = ARRAY_SIZE(ZZZ_genl_mcgrps),
-	.module = THIS_MODULE,
-};
-
-int CONCATENATE(GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY, _genl_register)(void)
-{
-	return genl_register_family(&ZZZ_genl_family);
-}
-
-void CONCATENATE(GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY, _genl_unregister)(void)
-{
-	genl_unregister_family(&ZZZ_genl_family);
-}
-
-/*
- * Magic: provide conversion functions					{{{1
- * populate skb from struct.
- *									{{{2
- */
-
-#undef GENL_op
-#define GENL_op(op_name, op_num, handler, tla_list)
-
-#undef GENL_struct
-#define GENL_struct(tag_name, tag_number, s_name, s_fields)		\
-static int s_name ## _to_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct s_name *s,	\
-		const bool exclude_sensitive)				\
-{									\
-	struct nlattr *tla = nla_nest_start(skb, tag_number);		\
-	if (!tla)							\
-		goto nla_put_failure;					\
-	DPRINT_TLA(#s_name, "-=>", #tag_name);				\
-	s_fields							\
-	nla_nest_end(skb, tla);						\
-	return 0;							\
-									\
-nla_put_failure:							\
-	if (tla)							\
-		nla_nest_cancel(skb, tla);				\
-        return -EMSGSIZE;						\
-}									\
-static inline int s_name ## _to_priv_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,		\
-		struct s_name *s)					\
-{									\
-	return s_name ## _to_skb(skb, s, 0);				\
-}									\
-static inline int s_name ## _to_unpriv_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,		\
-		struct s_name *s)					\
-{									\
-	return s_name ## _to_skb(skb, s, 1);				\
-}
-
-
-#undef __field
-#define __field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, nla_type, type, __get, __put,	\
-		__is_signed)						\
-	if (!exclude_sensitive || !((attr_flag) & DRBD_F_SENSITIVE)) {	\
-		DPRINT_FIELD(">>", nla_type, name, s, NULL);		\
-		if (__put(skb, attr_nr, s->name))			\
-			goto nla_put_failure;				\
-	}
-
-#undef __array
-#define __array(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, nla_type, type, maxlen,	\
-		__get, __put, __is_signed)				\
-	if (!exclude_sensitive || !((attr_flag) & DRBD_F_SENSITIVE)) {	\
-		DPRINT_ARRAY(">>",nla_type, name, s, NULL);		\
-		if (__put(skb, attr_nr, min_t(int, maxlen,		\
-			s->name ## _len + (nla_type == NLA_NUL_STRING)),\
-						s->name))		\
-			goto nla_put_failure;				\
-	}
-
-#include GENL_MAGIC_INCLUDE_FILE
-
-
-/* Functions for initializing structs to default values.  */
-
-#undef __field
-#define __field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, nla_type, type, __get, __put,	\
-		__is_signed)
-#undef __array
-#define __array(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, nla_type, type, maxlen,	\
-		__get, __put, __is_signed)
-#undef __u32_field_def
-#define __u32_field_def(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, default)		\
-	x->name = default;
-#undef __s32_field_def
-#define __s32_field_def(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, default)		\
-	x->name = default;
-#undef __flg_field_def
-#define __flg_field_def(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, default)		\
-	x->name = default;
-#undef __str_field_def
-#define __str_field_def(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, maxlen)		\
-	memset(x->name, 0, sizeof(x->name));				\
-	x->name ## _len = 0;
-#undef GENL_struct
-#define GENL_struct(tag_name, tag_number, s_name, s_fields)		\
-static void set_ ## s_name ## _defaults(struct s_name *x) __attribute__((unused)); \
-static void set_ ## s_name ## _defaults(struct s_name *x) {	\
-s_fields								\
-}
-
-#include GENL_MAGIC_INCLUDE_FILE
-
-#endif /* __KERNEL__ */
-
-/* }}}1 */
-#endif /* GENL_MAGIC_FUNC_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/genl_magic_struct.h b/include/linux/genl_magic_struct.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 2200cedd160a..000000000000
--- a/include/linux/genl_magic_struct.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,272 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-#ifndef GENL_MAGIC_STRUCT_H
-#define GENL_MAGIC_STRUCT_H
-
-#ifndef GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY
-# error "you need to define GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY before inclusion"
-#endif
-
-#ifndef GENL_MAGIC_VERSION
-# error "you need to define GENL_MAGIC_VERSION before inclusion"
-#endif
-
-#ifndef GENL_MAGIC_INCLUDE_FILE
-# error "you need to define GENL_MAGIC_INCLUDE_FILE before inclusion"
-#endif
-
-#include <linux/args.h>
-#include <linux/types.h>
-#include <net/genetlink.h>
-
-extern int CONCATENATE(GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY, _genl_register)(void);
-extern void CONCATENATE(GENL_MAGIC_FAMILY, _genl_unregister)(void);
-
-/*
- * Extension of genl attribute validation policies			{{{2
- */
-
-/*
- * Flags specific to drbd and not visible at the netlink layer, used in
- * <struct>_from_attrs and <struct>_to_skb:
- *
- * @DRBD_F_REQUIRED: Attribute is required; a request without this attribute is
- * invalid.
- *
- * @DRBD_F_SENSITIVE: Attribute includes sensitive information and must not be
- * included in unpriviledged get requests or broadcasts.
- *
- * @DRBD_F_INVARIANT: Attribute is set when an object is initially created, but
- * cannot subsequently be changed.
- */
-#define DRBD_F_REQUIRED (1 << 0)
-#define DRBD_F_SENSITIVE (1 << 1)
-#define DRBD_F_INVARIANT (1 << 2)
-
-
-/*									}}}1
- * MAGIC
- * multi-include macro expansion magic starts here
- */
-
-/* MAGIC helpers							{{{2 */
-
-static inline int nla_put_u64_0pad(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, u64 value)
-{
-	return nla_put_64bit(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u64), &value, 0);
-}
-
-/* possible field types */
-#define __flg_field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name) \
-	__field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, NLA_U8, char, \
-			nla_get_u8, nla_put_u8, false)
-#define __u8_field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name)	\
-	__field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, NLA_U8, unsigned char, \
-			nla_get_u8, nla_put_u8, false)
-#define __u16_field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name)	\
-	__field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, NLA_U16, __u16, \
-			nla_get_u16, nla_put_u16, false)
-#define __u32_field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name)	\
-	__field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, NLA_U32, __u32, \
-			nla_get_u32, nla_put_u32, false)
-#define __s32_field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name)	\
-	__field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, NLA_U32, __s32, \
-			nla_get_u32, nla_put_u32, true)
-#define __u64_field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name)	\
-	__field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, NLA_U64, __u64, \
-			nla_get_u64, nla_put_u64_0pad, false)
-#define __str_field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, maxlen) \
-	__array(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, NLA_NUL_STRING, char, maxlen, \
-			nla_strscpy, nla_put, false)
-#define __bin_field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, maxlen) \
-	__array(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, NLA_BINARY, char, maxlen, \
-			nla_memcpy, nla_put, false)
-
-/* fields with default values */
-#define __flg_field_def(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, default) \
-	__flg_field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name)
-#define __u32_field_def(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, default) \
-	__u32_field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name)
-#define __s32_field_def(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, default) \
-	__s32_field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name)
-#define __str_field_def(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, maxlen) \
-	__str_field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, maxlen)
-
-#define GENL_op_init(args...)	args
-#define GENL_doit(handler)		\
-	.doit = handler,		\
-	.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
-#define GENL_dumpit(handler)		\
-	.dumpit = handler,		\
-	.flags = GENL_ADMIN_PERM,
-
-/*									}}}1
- * Magic: define the enum symbols for genl_ops
- * Magic: define the enum symbols for top level attributes
- * Magic: define the enum symbols for nested attributes
- *									{{{2
- */
-
-#undef GENL_struct
-#define GENL_struct(tag_name, tag_number, s_name, s_fields)
-
-#undef GENL_mc_group
-#define GENL_mc_group(group)
-
-#undef GENL_notification
-#define GENL_notification(op_name, op_num, mcast_group, tla_list)	\
-	op_name = op_num,
-
-#undef GENL_op
-#define GENL_op(op_name, op_num, handler, tla_list)			\
-	op_name = op_num,
-
-enum {
-#include GENL_MAGIC_INCLUDE_FILE
-};
-
-#undef GENL_notification
-#define GENL_notification(op_name, op_num, mcast_group, tla_list)
-
-#undef GENL_op
-#define GENL_op(op_name, op_num, handler, attr_list)
-
-#undef GENL_struct
-#define GENL_struct(tag_name, tag_number, s_name, s_fields) \
-		tag_name = tag_number,
-
-enum {
-#include GENL_MAGIC_INCLUDE_FILE
-};
-
-#undef GENL_struct
-#define GENL_struct(tag_name, tag_number, s_name, s_fields)	\
-enum {								\
-	s_fields						\
-};
-
-#undef __field
-#define __field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, nla_type, type,	\
-		__get, __put, __is_signed)			\
-	T_ ## name = (__u16)(attr_nr),
-
-#undef __array
-#define __array(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, nla_type, type,	\
-		maxlen, __get, __put, __is_signed)		\
-	T_ ## name = (__u16)(attr_nr),
-
-#include GENL_MAGIC_INCLUDE_FILE
-
-/*									}}}1
- * Magic: compile time assert unique numbers for operations
- * Magic: -"- unique numbers for top level attributes
- * Magic: -"- unique numbers for nested attributes
- *									{{{2
- */
-
-#undef GENL_struct
-#define GENL_struct(tag_name, tag_number, s_name, s_fields)
-
-#undef GENL_op
-#define GENL_op(op_name, op_num, handler, attr_list)	\
-	case op_name:
-
-#undef GENL_notification
-#define GENL_notification(op_name, op_num, mcast_group, tla_list)	\
-	case op_name:
-
-static inline void ct_assert_unique_operations(void)
-{
-	switch (0) {
-#include GENL_MAGIC_INCLUDE_FILE
-	case 0:
-		;
-	}
-}
-
-#undef GENL_op
-#define GENL_op(op_name, op_num, handler, attr_list)
-
-#undef GENL_notification
-#define GENL_notification(op_name, op_num, mcast_group, tla_list)
-
-#undef GENL_struct
-#define GENL_struct(tag_name, tag_number, s_name, s_fields)		\
-		case tag_number:
-
-static inline void ct_assert_unique_top_level_attributes(void)
-{
-	switch (0) {
-#include GENL_MAGIC_INCLUDE_FILE
-	case 0:
-		;
-	}
-}
-
-#undef GENL_struct
-#define GENL_struct(tag_name, tag_number, s_name, s_fields)		\
-static inline void ct_assert_unique_ ## s_name ## _attributes(void)	\
-{									\
-	switch (0) {							\
-	s_fields							\
-	case 0:								\
-			;						\
-	}								\
-}
-
-#undef __field
-#define __field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, nla_type, type, __get, __put,	\
-		__is_signed)						\
-	case attr_nr:
-
-#undef __array
-#define __array(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, nla_type, type, maxlen,	\
-		__get, __put, __is_signed)				\
-	case attr_nr:
-
-#include GENL_MAGIC_INCLUDE_FILE
-
-/*									}}}1
- * Magic: declare structs
- * struct <name> {
- *	fields
- * };
- *									{{{2
- */
-
-#undef GENL_struct
-#define GENL_struct(tag_name, tag_number, s_name, s_fields)		\
-struct s_name { s_fields };
-
-#undef __field
-#define __field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, nla_type, type, __get, __put,	\
-		__is_signed)						\
-	type name;
-
-#undef __array
-#define __array(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, nla_type, type, maxlen,	\
-		__get, __put, __is_signed)				\
-	type name[maxlen];	\
-	__u32 name ## _len;
-
-#include GENL_MAGIC_INCLUDE_FILE
-
-#undef GENL_struct
-#define GENL_struct(tag_name, tag_number, s_name, s_fields)		\
-enum {									\
-	s_fields							\
-};
-
-#undef __field
-#define __field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, nla_type, type, __get, __put,	\
-		is_signed)						\
-	F_ ## name ## _IS_SIGNED = is_signed,
-
-#undef __array
-#define __array(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, nla_type, type, maxlen,	\
-		__get, __put, is_signed)				\
-	F_ ## name ## _IS_SIGNED = is_signed,
-
-#include GENL_MAGIC_INCLUDE_FILE
-
-/* }}}1 */
-#endif /* GENL_MAGIC_STRUCT_H */
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/drbd_genl.h b/include/uapi/linux/drbd_genl.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8b25f08d8a90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/drbd_genl.h
@@ -0,0 +1,359 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: ((GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note) OR BSD-3-Clause) */
+
+#ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_DRBD_GENL_H
+#define _UAPI_LINUX_DRBD_GENL_H
+
+#define DRBD_FAMILY_NAME	"drbd"
+#define DRBD_FAMILY_VERSION	1
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_NLA_CFG_REPLY = 1,
+	DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT,
+	DRBD_NLA_DISK_CONF,
+	DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_OPTS,
+	DRBD_NLA_NET_CONF,
+	DRBD_NLA_SET_ROLE_PARMS,
+	DRBD_NLA_RESIZE_PARMS,
+	DRBD_NLA_STATE_INFO,
+	DRBD_NLA_START_OV_PARMS,
+	DRBD_NLA_NEW_C_UUID_PARMS,
+	DRBD_NLA_TIMEOUT_PARMS,
+	DRBD_NLA_DISCONNECT_PARMS,
+	DRBD_NLA_DETACH_PARMS,
+	DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_INFO = 15,
+	DRBD_NLA_DEVICE_INFO,
+	DRBD_NLA_CONNECTION_INFO,
+	DRBD_NLA_PEER_DEVICE_INFO,
+	DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_STATISTICS,
+	DRBD_NLA_DEVICE_STATISTICS,
+	DRBD_NLA_CONNECTION_STATISTICS,
+	DRBD_NLA_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS,
+	DRBD_NLA_NOTIFICATION_HEADER,
+	DRBD_NLA_HELPER,
+
+	__DRBD_NLA_MAX,
+	DRBD_NLA_MAX = (__DRBD_NLA_MAX - 1)
+};
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_REPLY_INFO_TEXT = 1,
+
+	__DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_REPLY_MAX,
+	DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_REPLY_MAX = (__DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_REPLY_MAX - 1)
+};
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_VOLUME = 1,
+	DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_RESOURCE_NAME,
+	DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_MY_ADDR,
+	DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_CTX_PEER_ADDR,
+
+	__DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_MAX,
+	DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_MAX = (__DRBD_A_DRBD_CFG_CONTEXT_MAX - 1)
+};
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_BACKING_DEV = 1,
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_META_DEV,
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_META_DEV_IDX,
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISK_SIZE,
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_MAX_BIO_BVECS,
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_ON_IO_ERROR,
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_FENCING,
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_RESYNC_RATE,
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_RESYNC_AFTER,
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_AL_EXTENTS,
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_C_PLAN_AHEAD,
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_C_DELAY_TARGET,
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_C_FILL_TARGET,
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_C_MAX_RATE,
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_C_MIN_RATE,
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISK_BARRIER,
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISK_FLUSHES,
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISK_DRAIN,
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_MD_FLUSHES,
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISK_TIMEOUT,
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_READ_BALANCING,
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_AL_UPDATES = 23,
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISCARD_ZEROES_IF_ALIGNED,
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_RS_DISCARD_GRANULARITY,
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_DISABLE_WRITE_SAME,
+
+	__DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_MAX,
+	DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_MAX = (__DRBD_A_DISK_CONF_MAX - 1)
+};
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_A_RES_OPTS_CPU_MASK = 1,
+	DRBD_A_RES_OPTS_ON_NO_DATA,
+
+	__DRBD_A_RES_OPTS_MAX,
+	DRBD_A_RES_OPTS_MAX = (__DRBD_A_RES_OPTS_MAX - 1)
+};
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_SHARED_SECRET = 1,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_CRAM_HMAC_ALG,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_INTEGRITY_ALG,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_VERIFY_ALG,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_CSUMS_ALG,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_WIRE_PROTOCOL,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_CONNECT_INT,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_TIMEOUT,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_PING_INT,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_PING_TIMEO,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_SNDBUF_SIZE,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_RCVBUF_SIZE,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_KO_COUNT,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_MAX_BUFFERS,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_MAX_EPOCH_SIZE,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_UNPLUG_WATERMARK,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_AFTER_SB_0P,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_AFTER_SB_1P,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_AFTER_SB_2P,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_RR_CONFLICT,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_ON_CONGESTION,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_CONG_FILL,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_CONG_EXTENTS,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_TWO_PRIMARIES,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_DISCARD_MY_DATA,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_TCP_CORK,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_ALWAYS_ASBP,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_TENTATIVE,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_USE_RLE,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_CSUMS_AFTER_CRASH_ONLY = 33,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_SOCK_CHECK_TIMEO,
+
+	__DRBD_A_NET_CONF_MAX,
+	DRBD_A_NET_CONF_MAX = (__DRBD_A_NET_CONF_MAX - 1)
+};
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_A_SET_ROLE_PARMS_ASSUME_UPTODATE = 1,
+
+	__DRBD_A_SET_ROLE_PARMS_MAX,
+	DRBD_A_SET_ROLE_PARMS_MAX = (__DRBD_A_SET_ROLE_PARMS_MAX - 1)
+};
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_RESIZE_SIZE = 1,
+	DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_RESIZE_FORCE,
+	DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_NO_RESYNC,
+	DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_AL_STRIPES,
+	DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_AL_STRIPE_SIZE,
+
+	__DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_MAX,
+	DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_MAX = (__DRBD_A_RESIZE_PARMS_MAX - 1)
+};
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_SIB_REASON = 1,
+	DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_CURRENT_STATE,
+	DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_CAPACITY,
+	DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_ED_UUID,
+	DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_PREV_STATE,
+	DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_NEW_STATE,
+	DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_UUIDS,
+	DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_DISK_FLAGS,
+	DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_BITS_TOTAL,
+	DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_BITS_OOS,
+	DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_BITS_RS_TOTAL,
+	DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_BITS_RS_FAILED,
+	DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_HELPER,
+	DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_HELPER_EXIT_CODE,
+	DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_SEND_CNT,
+	DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_RECV_CNT,
+	DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_READ_CNT,
+	DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_WRIT_CNT,
+	DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_AL_WRIT_CNT,
+	DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_BM_WRIT_CNT,
+	DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_AP_BIO_CNT,
+	DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_AP_PENDING_CNT,
+	DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_RS_PENDING_CNT,
+
+	__DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_MAX,
+	DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_MAX = (__DRBD_A_STATE_INFO_MAX - 1)
+};
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_A_START_OV_PARMS_OV_START_SECTOR = 1,
+	DRBD_A_START_OV_PARMS_OV_STOP_SECTOR,
+
+	__DRBD_A_START_OV_PARMS_MAX,
+	DRBD_A_START_OV_PARMS_MAX = (__DRBD_A_START_OV_PARMS_MAX - 1)
+};
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_A_NEW_C_UUID_PARMS_CLEAR_BM = 1,
+
+	__DRBD_A_NEW_C_UUID_PARMS_MAX,
+	DRBD_A_NEW_C_UUID_PARMS_MAX = (__DRBD_A_NEW_C_UUID_PARMS_MAX - 1)
+};
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_A_TIMEOUT_PARMS_TIMEOUT_TYPE = 1,
+
+	__DRBD_A_TIMEOUT_PARMS_MAX,
+	DRBD_A_TIMEOUT_PARMS_MAX = (__DRBD_A_TIMEOUT_PARMS_MAX - 1)
+};
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_A_DISCONNECT_PARMS_FORCE_DISCONNECT = 1,
+
+	__DRBD_A_DISCONNECT_PARMS_MAX,
+	DRBD_A_DISCONNECT_PARMS_MAX = (__DRBD_A_DISCONNECT_PARMS_MAX - 1)
+};
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_A_DETACH_PARMS_FORCE_DETACH = 1,
+
+	__DRBD_A_DETACH_PARMS_MAX,
+	DRBD_A_DETACH_PARMS_MAX = (__DRBD_A_DETACH_PARMS_MAX - 1)
+};
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_A_RESOURCE_INFO_RES_ROLE = 1,
+	DRBD_A_RESOURCE_INFO_RES_SUSP,
+	DRBD_A_RESOURCE_INFO_RES_SUSP_NOD,
+	DRBD_A_RESOURCE_INFO_RES_SUSP_FEN,
+
+	__DRBD_A_RESOURCE_INFO_MAX,
+	DRBD_A_RESOURCE_INFO_MAX = (__DRBD_A_RESOURCE_INFO_MAX - 1)
+};
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_A_DEVICE_INFO_DEV_DISK_STATE = 1,
+
+	__DRBD_A_DEVICE_INFO_MAX,
+	DRBD_A_DEVICE_INFO_MAX = (__DRBD_A_DEVICE_INFO_MAX - 1)
+};
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_A_CONNECTION_INFO_CONN_CONNECTION_STATE = 1,
+	DRBD_A_CONNECTION_INFO_CONN_ROLE,
+
+	__DRBD_A_CONNECTION_INFO_MAX,
+	DRBD_A_CONNECTION_INFO_MAX = (__DRBD_A_CONNECTION_INFO_MAX - 1)
+};
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_PEER_REPL_STATE = 1,
+	DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_PEER_DISK_STATE,
+	DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_PEER_RESYNC_SUSP_USER,
+	DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_PEER_RESYNC_SUSP_PEER,
+	DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_PEER_RESYNC_SUSP_DEPENDENCY,
+
+	__DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_MAX,
+	DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_MAX = (__DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_INFO_MAX - 1)
+};
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_A_RESOURCE_STATISTICS_RES_STAT_WRITE_ORDERING = 1,
+
+	__DRBD_A_RESOURCE_STATISTICS_MAX,
+	DRBD_A_RESOURCE_STATISTICS_MAX = (__DRBD_A_RESOURCE_STATISTICS_MAX - 1)
+};
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_SIZE = 1,
+	DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_READ,
+	DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_WRITE,
+	DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_AL_WRITES,
+	DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_BM_WRITES,
+	DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_UPPER_PENDING,
+	DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_LOWER_PENDING,
+	DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_UPPER_BLOCKED,
+	DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_LOWER_BLOCKED,
+	DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_AL_SUSPENDED,
+	DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_EXPOSED_DATA_UUID,
+	DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_CURRENT_UUID,
+	DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_DEV_DISK_FLAGS,
+	DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_HISTORY_UUIDS,
+
+	__DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_MAX,
+	DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_MAX = (__DRBD_A_DEVICE_STATISTICS_MAX - 1)
+};
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_A_CONNECTION_STATISTICS_CONN_CONGESTED = 1,
+
+	__DRBD_A_CONNECTION_STATISTICS_MAX,
+	DRBD_A_CONNECTION_STATISTICS_MAX = (__DRBD_A_CONNECTION_STATISTICS_MAX - 1)
+};
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_RECEIVED = 1,
+	DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_SENT,
+	DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_PENDING,
+	DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_UNACKED,
+	DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_OUT_OF_SYNC,
+	DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_RESYNC_FAILED,
+	DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_BITMAP_UUID,
+	DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_PEER_DEV_FLAGS = 9,
+
+	__DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_MAX,
+	DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_MAX = (__DRBD_A_PEER_DEVICE_STATISTICS_MAX - 1)
+};
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_A_DRBD_NOTIFICATION_HEADER_NH_TYPE = 1,
+
+	__DRBD_A_DRBD_NOTIFICATION_HEADER_MAX,
+	DRBD_A_DRBD_NOTIFICATION_HEADER_MAX = (__DRBD_A_DRBD_NOTIFICATION_HEADER_MAX - 1)
+};
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_A_DRBD_HELPER_INFO_HELPER_NAME = 1,
+	DRBD_A_DRBD_HELPER_INFO_HELPER_STATUS,
+
+	__DRBD_A_DRBD_HELPER_INFO_MAX,
+	DRBD_A_DRBD_HELPER_INFO_MAX = (__DRBD_A_DRBD_HELPER_INFO_MAX - 1)
+};
+
+enum {
+	DRBD_ADM_EVENT = 1,
+	DRBD_ADM_GET_STATUS,
+	DRBD_ADM_NEW_MINOR = 5,
+	DRBD_ADM_DEL_MINOR,
+	DRBD_ADM_NEW_RESOURCE,
+	DRBD_ADM_DEL_RESOURCE,
+	DRBD_ADM_RESOURCE_OPTS,
+	DRBD_ADM_CONNECT,
+	DRBD_ADM_DISCONNECT,
+	DRBD_ADM_ATTACH,
+	DRBD_ADM_RESIZE,
+	DRBD_ADM_PRIMARY,
+	DRBD_ADM_SECONDARY,
+	DRBD_ADM_NEW_C_UUID,
+	DRBD_ADM_START_OV,
+	DRBD_ADM_DETACH,
+	DRBD_ADM_INVALIDATE,
+	DRBD_ADM_INVAL_PEER,
+	DRBD_ADM_PAUSE_SYNC,
+	DRBD_ADM_RESUME_SYNC,
+	DRBD_ADM_SUSPEND_IO,
+	DRBD_ADM_RESUME_IO,
+	DRBD_ADM_OUTDATE,
+	DRBD_ADM_GET_TIMEOUT_TYPE,
+	DRBD_ADM_DOWN,
+	DRBD_ADM_CHG_DISK_OPTS,
+	DRBD_ADM_CHG_NET_OPTS,
+	DRBD_ADM_GET_RESOURCES,
+	DRBD_ADM_GET_DEVICES,
+	DRBD_ADM_GET_CONNECTIONS,
+	DRBD_ADM_GET_PEER_DEVICES,
+	DRBD_ADM_RESOURCE_STATE,
+	DRBD_ADM_DEVICE_STATE,
+	DRBD_ADM_CONNECTION_STATE,
+	DRBD_ADM_PEER_DEVICE_STATE,
+	DRBD_ADM_GET_INITIAL_STATE,
+	DRBD_ADM_HELPER = 40,
+	DRBD_ADM_INITIAL_STATE_DONE,
+
+	__DRBD_ADM_MAX,
+	DRBD_ADM_MAX = (__DRBD_ADM_MAX - 1)
+};
+
+#define DRBD_MCGRP_EVENTS	"events"
+
+#endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_DRBD_GENL_H */
-- 
2.53.0


^ permalink raw reply related

* [PATCH v2 1/2] drbd: move UAPI headers to include/uapi/linux/
From: Christoph Böhmwalder @ 2026-05-06 12:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Jens Axboe
  Cc: drbd-dev, linux-kernel, Lars Ellenberg, Philipp Reisner,
	linux-block, Donald Hunter, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, netdev,
	Christoph Böhmwalder
In-Reply-To: <20260506123926.1944290-1-christoph.boehmwalder@linbit.com>

drbd.h and drbd_limits.h contain only type definitions, enums, and
constants shared between kernel and userspace. These should be part of
UAPI.

Split the genl_api header into two: the genlmsghdr and the enums are
UAPI, the rest stays there for now (it will be removed by one of the
next commits in this series).

drbd_config.h is clearly DRBD-internal, so move it there.

Signed-off-by: Christoph Böhmwalder <christoph.boehmwalder@linbit.com>
---
 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_buildtag.c            |  2 +-
 .../block/drbd}/drbd_config.h                 |  0
 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h                 |  2 +-
 include/linux/drbd_genl_api.h                 | 40 ------------------
 include/{ => uapi}/linux/drbd.h               | 42 ++++++++++++++++++-
 include/{ => uapi}/linux/drbd_limits.h        |  2 +-
 6 files changed, 44 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)
 rename {include/linux => drivers/block/drbd}/drbd_config.h (100%)
 rename include/{ => uapi}/linux/drbd.h (87%)
 rename include/{ => uapi}/linux/drbd_limits.h (99%)

diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_buildtag.c b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_buildtag.c
index cb1aa66d7d5d..cd0389488f63 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_buildtag.c
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_buildtag.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
-#include <linux/drbd_config.h>
+#include "drbd_config.h"
 #include <linux/module.h>
 
 const char *drbd_buildtag(void)
diff --git a/include/linux/drbd_config.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_config.h
similarity index 100%
rename from include/linux/drbd_config.h
rename to drivers/block/drbd/drbd_config.h
diff --git a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
index f6d6276974ee..f3d746a6d6fd 100644
--- a/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
+++ b/drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 #include <linux/prefetch.h>
 #include <linux/drbd_genl_api.h>
 #include <linux/drbd.h>
-#include <linux/drbd_config.h>
+#include "drbd_config.h"
 #include "drbd_strings.h"
 #include "drbd_state.h"
 #include "drbd_protocol.h"
diff --git a/include/linux/drbd_genl_api.h b/include/linux/drbd_genl_api.h
index 70682c058027..19d263924852 100644
--- a/include/linux/drbd_genl_api.h
+++ b/include/linux/drbd_genl_api.h
@@ -2,46 +2,6 @@
 #ifndef DRBD_GENL_STRUCT_H
 #define DRBD_GENL_STRUCT_H
 
-/**
- * struct drbd_genlmsghdr - DRBD specific header used in NETLINK_GENERIC requests
- * @minor:
- *     For admin requests (user -> kernel): which minor device to operate on.
- *     For (unicast) replies or informational (broadcast) messages
- *     (kernel -> user): which minor device the information is about.
- *     If we do not operate on minors, but on connections or resources,
- *     the minor value shall be (~0), and the attribute DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT
- *     is used instead.
- * @flags: possible operation modifiers (relevant only for user->kernel):
- *     DRBD_GENL_F_SET_DEFAULTS
- * @volume:
- *     When creating a new minor (adding it to a resource), the resource needs
- *     to know which volume number within the resource this is supposed to be.
- *     The volume number corresponds to the same volume number on the remote side,
- *     whereas the minor number on the remote side may be different
- *     (union with flags).
- * @ret_code: kernel->userland unicast cfg reply return code (union with flags);
- */
-struct drbd_genlmsghdr {
-	__u32 minor;
-	union {
-	__u32 flags;
-	__s32 ret_code;
-	};
-};
-
-/* To be used in drbd_genlmsghdr.flags */
-enum {
-	DRBD_GENL_F_SET_DEFAULTS = 1,
-};
-
-enum drbd_state_info_bcast_reason {
-	SIB_GET_STATUS_REPLY = 1,
-	SIB_STATE_CHANGE = 2,
-	SIB_HELPER_PRE = 3,
-	SIB_HELPER_POST = 4,
-	SIB_SYNC_PROGRESS = 5,
-};
-
 /* hack around predefined gcc/cpp "linux=1",
  * we cannot possibly include <1/drbd_genl.h> */
 #undef linux
diff --git a/include/linux/drbd.h b/include/uapi/linux/drbd.h
similarity index 87%
rename from include/linux/drbd.h
rename to include/uapi/linux/drbd.h
index 5468a2399d48..7930a972d8a4 100644
--- a/include/linux/drbd.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/drbd.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later */
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later WITH Linux-syscall-note */
 /*
   drbd.h
   Kernel module for 2.6.x Kernels
@@ -389,4 +389,44 @@ enum write_ordering_e {
 
 #define DRBD_CPU_MASK_SIZE 32
 
+/**
+ * struct drbd_genlmsghdr - DRBD specific header used in NETLINK_GENERIC requests
+ * @minor:
+ *     For admin requests (user -> kernel): which minor device to operate on.
+ *     For (unicast) replies or informational (broadcast) messages
+ *     (kernel -> user): which minor device the information is about.
+ *     If we do not operate on minors, but on connections or resources,
+ *     the minor value shall be (~0), and the attribute DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT
+ *     is used instead.
+ * @flags: possible operation modifiers (relevant only for user->kernel):
+ *     DRBD_GENL_F_SET_DEFAULTS
+ * @volume:
+ *     When creating a new minor (adding it to a resource), the resource needs
+ *     to know which volume number within the resource this is supposed to be.
+ *     The volume number corresponds to the same volume number on the remote side,
+ *     whereas the minor number on the remote side may be different
+ *     (union with flags).
+ * @ret_code: kernel->userland unicast cfg reply return code (union with flags);
+ */
+struct drbd_genlmsghdr {
+	__u32 minor;
+	union {
+		__u32 flags;
+		__s32 ret_code;
+	};
+};
+
+/* To be used in drbd_genlmsghdr.flags */
+enum {
+	DRBD_GENL_F_SET_DEFAULTS = 1,
+};
+
+enum drbd_state_info_bcast_reason {
+	SIB_GET_STATUS_REPLY = 1,
+	SIB_STATE_CHANGE = 2,
+	SIB_HELPER_PRE = 3,
+	SIB_HELPER_POST = 4,
+	SIB_SYNC_PROGRESS = 5,
+};
+
 #endif
diff --git a/include/linux/drbd_limits.h b/include/uapi/linux/drbd_limits.h
similarity index 99%
rename from include/linux/drbd_limits.h
rename to include/uapi/linux/drbd_limits.h
index 5b042fb427e9..a72a102d1ca7 100644
--- a/include/linux/drbd_limits.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/drbd_limits.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only WITH Linux-syscall-note */
 /*
   drbd_limits.h
   This file is part of DRBD by Philipp Reisner and Lars Ellenberg.
-- 
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* [PATCH v2 0/2] drbd: switch from genl_magic to YNL
From: Christoph Böhmwalder @ 2026-05-06 12:39 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Jens Axboe
  Cc: drbd-dev, linux-kernel, Lars Ellenberg, Philipp Reisner,
	linux-block, Donald Hunter, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, netdev,
	Christoph Böhmwalder

DRBD's genetlink interface was defined using a custom multi-include
macro system, genl_magic_{func,struct}.h. This system generated struct
definitions, netlink policies, serialization functions and more
from a single "magic" header.
It never really caught on; DRBD is its only user, its internal macro
jungle is next to impossible to understand, and even harder to debug.

This series replaces it with the standard solution, YNL.
The *_gen.[ch] files were created with a modified YNL generator, but
these modifications are not shipped because the current DRBD family is
effectively frozen.

Note: this family primarily aims for compatibility with existing
userspace. The next planned step is a new (also YNL-based) family,
"drbd2", which will implement all the actual modern recommendations for
new netlink families.

Changes from v1:
- Remove YNL generator patches, ship just the generated code

Christoph Böhmwalder (2):
  drbd: move UAPI headers to include/uapi/linux/
  drbd: replace genl_magic with explicit netlink serialization

 drivers/block/drbd/Makefile                   |    1 +
 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_buildtag.c            |    2 +-
 .../block/drbd}/drbd_config.h                 |    0
 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_debugfs.c             |    2 +-
 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_int.h                 |    6 +-
 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_main.c                |    6 +-
 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl.c                  |  416 +--
 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl_gen.c              | 2606 +++++++++++++++++
 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl_gen.h              |  395 +++
 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_proc.c                |    2 +-
 include/linux/drbd_genl.h                     |  536 ----
 include/linux/drbd_genl_api.h                 |   56 -
 include/linux/genl_magic_func.h               |  413 ---
 include/linux/genl_magic_struct.h             |  272 --
 include/{ => uapi}/linux/drbd.h               |   42 +-
 include/uapi/linux/drbd_genl.h                |  359 +++
 include/{ => uapi}/linux/drbd_limits.h        |    2 +-
 17 files changed, 3650 insertions(+), 1466 deletions(-)
 rename {include/linux => drivers/block/drbd}/drbd_config.h (100%)
 create mode 100644 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl_gen.c
 create mode 100644 drivers/block/drbd/drbd_nl_gen.h
 delete mode 100644 include/linux/drbd_genl.h
 delete mode 100644 include/linux/drbd_genl_api.h
 delete mode 100644 include/linux/genl_magic_func.h
 delete mode 100644 include/linux/genl_magic_struct.h
 rename include/{ => uapi}/linux/drbd.h (87%)
 create mode 100644 include/uapi/linux/drbd_genl.h
 rename include/{ => uapi}/linux/drbd_limits.h (99%)


base-commit: a9c4b1d37622ed01b75f94a4f68cf55f33153a31
-- 
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* [RFC net-next 4/4] net/mlx5: Apply devlink boot defaults during init
From: Mark Bloch @ 2026-05-06 12:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni, Andrew Lunn,
	David S. Miller
  Cc: Jonathan Corbet, Shuah Khan, Jiri Pirko, Simon Horman,
	Saeed Mahameed, Leon Romanovsky, Tariq Toukan, Mark Bloch,
	Andrew Morton, Borislav Petkov (AMD), Randy Dunlap, Dave Hansen,
	Christian Brauner, Petr Mladek, Peter Zijlstra (Intel),
	Thomas Gleixner, Pawan Gupta, Dapeng Mi, Kees Cook, Marco Elver,
	Eric Biggers, Li RongQing, Paul E. McKenney, linux-doc,
	linux-kernel, netdev, linux-rdma
In-Reply-To: <20260506123739.1959770-1-mbloch@nvidia.com>

Apply devlink boot defaults for mlx5 devices after successful device
initialization, while holding the devlink instance lock.

At this point the devlink instance is registered and the mlx5 devlink
operations and parameters have been registered, so generic devlink
defaults such as eswitch mode and runtime parameters can be applied to
the matching PCI devlink handle.

Signed-off-by: Mark Bloch <mbloch@nvidia.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index b1b9ebfd3866..a119d199f9a5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -1464,6 +1464,8 @@ int mlx5_init_one(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	err = mlx5_init_one_devl_locked(dev);
 	if (err)
 		devl_unregister(devlink);
+	else
+		devl_apply_defaults(devlink);
 unlock:
 	devl_unlock(devlink);
 	return err;
-- 
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* [RFC net-next 3/4] devlink: Add runtime parameter boot defaults
From: Mark Bloch @ 2026-05-06 12:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni, Andrew Lunn,
	David S. Miller
  Cc: Jonathan Corbet, Shuah Khan, Jiri Pirko, Simon Horman,
	Saeed Mahameed, Leon Romanovsky, Tariq Toukan, Mark Bloch,
	Andrew Morton, Borislav Petkov (AMD), Randy Dunlap, Dave Hansen,
	Christian Brauner, Petr Mladek, Peter Zijlstra (Intel),
	Thomas Gleixner, Pawan Gupta, Dapeng Mi, Kees Cook, Marco Elver,
	Eric Biggers, Li RongQing, Paul E. McKenney, linux-doc,
	linux-kernel, netdev, linux-rdma
In-Reply-To: <20260506123739.1959770-1-mbloch@nvidia.com>

Add support for setting devlink device parameters from the devlink=
kernel command line parameter.

The supported syntax is:

  devlink=[<handle>]:param:<name>:<value>

Parameter values are parsed according to the registered devlink
parameter type and are applied in runtime configuration mode. Driverinit
and permanent configuration modes are intentionally not part of the
boot-default syntax.

Add a helper that finds a parameter by name, verifies runtime mode
support, converts the string value, runs the parameter validator and
invokes the existing set callback.

Signed-off-by: Mark Bloch <mbloch@nvidia.com>
---
 .../admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt         |   2 +
 .../networking/devlink/devlink-defaults.rst   |  18 ++-
 net/devlink/core.c                            | 110 ++++++++++++------
 net/devlink/devl_internal.h                   |   3 +
 net/devlink/param.c                           |  70 +++++++++++
 5 files changed, 165 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 150202882870..761ae45b8607 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1293,9 +1293,11 @@ Kernel parameters
 
 			Currently supported settings:
 			esw:mode:{ legacy | switchdev | switchdev_inactive }
+			param:<name>:<value>
 
 			Examples:
 			devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0]:esw:mode:switchdev
+			devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0]:param:flow_steering_mode:smfs
 			devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0,pci/0000:08:00.1]:esw:mode:legacy
 			devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0]:esw:mode:switchdev,[pci/0000:08:00.1]:esw:mode:switchdev_inactive
 
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-defaults.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-defaults.rst
index 7d6ccaddca86..0d4036e59e88 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-defaults.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-defaults.rst
@@ -55,13 +55,16 @@ The following syntax rules apply:
 * Defaults for the same handle are applied in command-line order.
 * The same ``esw`` attribute may be specified only once for a given devlink
   handle.
+* The same ``param`` name may be specified only once for a given devlink
+  handle.
 * Duplicate entries for the same handle are rejected and all devlink defaults
   are ignored.
+* Parameter names and values must not contain ``:`` or ``,``.
 
 Supported defaults
 ==================
 
-The supported command is ``esw``:
+The supported commands are ``esw`` and ``param``:
 
 .. list-table::
    :widths: 10 25 35
@@ -73,11 +76,16 @@ The supported command is ``esw``:
    * - ``esw``
      - ``mode:<mode>``
      - ``legacy``, ``switchdev``, ``switchdev_inactive``
+   * - ``param``
+     - ``<name>:<value>``
+     - ``<value>`` is parsed according to the registered devlink parameter
+       type. Only runtime devlink parameters are supported.
 
 The ``esw:mode`` default corresponds to the userspace command::
 
   devlink dev eswitch set <handle> mode <value>
 
+The ``param`` default applies the named devlink parameter in runtime mode.
 
 Examples
 ========
@@ -90,6 +98,10 @@ Set two PCI devlink instances to legacy mode::
 
   devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0,pci/0000:08:00.1]:esw:mode:legacy
 
+Set a runtime devlink device parameter::
+
+  devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0]:param:flow_steering_mode:smfs
+
 Set different modes for different PCI devlink instances::
 
   devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0]:esw:mode:switchdev,[pci/0000:08:00.1]:esw:mode:switchdev_inactive
@@ -97,3 +109,7 @@ Set different modes for different PCI devlink instances::
 The following is invalid because the same handle receives ``esw:mode`` twice::
 
   devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0]:esw:mode:legacy,[pci/0000:08:00.0]:esw:mode:switchdev
+
+The following is invalid because the same handle receives ``param:x`` twice::
+
+  devlink=[pci/0]:param:x:1,[pci/0]:param:x:2
diff --git a/net/devlink/core.c b/net/devlink/core.c
index 4b404135181c..22990793ab8c 100644
--- a/net/devlink/core.c
+++ b/net/devlink/core.c
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ struct devlink_default_node {
 	struct list_head cmd_list;
 };
 
+struct devlink_default_attr_spec {
+	const char *name;
+	enum devlink_attr attr;
+	int (*value_parse)(const char *value,
+			   struct devlink_default_attr_item *attr_item);
+};
+
 struct devlink_default_cmd_spec {
 	const char *name;
 	enum devlink_command cmd;
@@ -73,13 +80,6 @@ devlink_default_attr_free(struct devlink_default_attr_item *attr)
 	kfree(attr->value.param.value);
 }
 
-struct devlink_default_attr_spec {
-	const char *name;
-	enum devlink_attr attr;
-	int (*value_parse)(const char *value,
-			   struct devlink_default_attr_item *attr_item);
-};
-
 static int __init
 devlink_default_attr_parse(char *str,
 			   const struct devlink_default_attr_spec *attrs,
@@ -153,6 +153,33 @@ devlink_default_esw_attr_parse(char *str,
 					  attr_item);
 }
 
+static int __init
+devlink_default_param_attr_parse(char *str,
+				 struct devlink_default_attr_item *attr_item)
+{
+	char *name;
+	char *value;
+
+	attr_item->attr = DEVLINK_ATTR_PARAM;
+
+	name = strsep(&str, ":");
+	value = strsep(&str, ":");
+	if (!name || !*name || !value || !*value || str)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	attr_item->value.param.name = kstrdup(name, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!attr_item->value.param.name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	attr_item->value.param.value = kstrdup(value, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!attr_item->value.param.value) {
+		kfree(attr_item->value.param.name);
+		attr_item->value.param.name = NULL;
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int
 devlink_default_eswitch_apply(struct devlink *devlink,
 			      const struct devlink_default_attr_item *attr)
@@ -171,6 +198,17 @@ devlink_default_eswitch_apply(struct devlink *devlink,
 	}
 }
 
+static int
+devlink_default_param_apply(struct devlink *devlink,
+			    const struct devlink_default_attr_item *attr)
+{
+	if (attr->attr != DEVLINK_ATTR_PARAM)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	return devlink_param_set_from_string(devlink, attr->value.param.name,
+					     attr->value.param.value);
+}
+
 static const struct devlink_default_cmd_spec devlink_default_cmds[] __initconst = {
 	{
 		.name = "esw",
@@ -178,52 +216,46 @@ static const struct devlink_default_cmd_spec devlink_default_cmds[] __initconst
 		.run = devlink_default_eswitch_apply,
 		.attr_parse = devlink_default_esw_attr_parse,
 	},
+	{
+		.name = "param",
+		.cmd = DEVLINK_CMD_PARAM_SET,
+		.run = devlink_default_param_apply,
+		.attr_parse = devlink_default_param_attr_parse,
+	},
 };
 
-static const struct devlink_default_cmd_spec *__init
-devlink_default_cmd_spec_find(const char *name)
-{
-	size_t i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(devlink_default_cmds); i++) {
-		if (!strcmp(name, devlink_default_cmds[i].name))
-			return &devlink_default_cmds[i];
-	}
-
-	return NULL;
-}
-
 static int __init
 devlink_default_cmd_parse(char *str,
 			  struct devlink_default_cmd_item *cmd_item)
 {
-	const struct devlink_default_cmd_spec *spec;
 	struct devlink_default_attr_item attr_item = {};
 	char *cmd_name;
 	int err;
+	size_t i;
 
 	cmd_name = strsep(&str, ":");
 	if (!cmd_name || !*cmd_name || !str || !*str)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	spec = devlink_default_cmd_spec_find(cmd_name);
-	if (!spec)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	err = spec->attr_parse(str, &attr_item);
-	if (err) {
-		devlink_default_attr_free(&attr_item);
-		return err;
-	}
-	if (cmd_item) {
-		cmd_item->cmd = spec->cmd;
-		cmd_item->run = spec->run;
-		cmd_item->attr = attr_item;
-	} else {
-		devlink_default_attr_free(&attr_item);
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(devlink_default_cmds); i++) {
+		if (!strcmp(cmd_name, devlink_default_cmds[i].name)) {
+			err = devlink_default_cmds[i].attr_parse(str, &attr_item);
+			if (err) {
+				devlink_default_attr_free(&attr_item);
+				return err;
+			}
+			if (cmd_item) {
+				cmd_item->cmd = devlink_default_cmds[i].cmd;
+				cmd_item->run = devlink_default_cmds[i].run;
+				cmd_item->attr = attr_item;
+			} else {
+				devlink_default_attr_free(&attr_item);
+			}
+			return 0;
+		}
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
 static int __init
@@ -369,6 +401,10 @@ devlink_default_cmd_equal(const struct devlink_default_cmd_item *a,
 	if (a->cmd != b->cmd || a->attr.attr != b->attr.attr)
 		return false;
 
+	if (a->cmd == DEVLINK_CMD_PARAM_SET)
+		return !strcmp(a->attr.value.param.name,
+			       b->attr.value.param.name);
+
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/net/devlink/devl_internal.h b/net/devlink/devl_internal.h
index e4e48ee2da5a..bde333c22f18 100644
--- a/net/devlink/devl_internal.h
+++ b/net/devlink/devl_internal.h
@@ -212,6 +212,9 @@ static inline int devlink_nl_put_u64(struct sk_buff *msg, int attrtype, u64 val)
 int devlink_nl_put_nested_handle(struct sk_buff *msg, struct net *net,
 				 struct devlink *devlink, int attrtype);
 int devlink_nl_msg_reply_and_new(struct sk_buff **msg, struct genl_info *info);
+int devlink_param_set_from_string(struct devlink *devlink,
+				  const char *param_name,
+				  const char *value_str);
 
 static inline bool devlink_nl_notify_need(struct devlink *devlink)
 {
diff --git a/net/devlink/param.c b/net/devlink/param.c
index cf95268da5b0..d2604fe2eee5 100644
--- a/net/devlink/param.c
+++ b/net/devlink/param.c
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2016 Jiri Pirko <jiri@mellanox.com>
  */
 
+#include <linux/kstrtox.h>
+
 #include "devl_internal.h"
 
 static const struct devlink_param devlink_param_generic[] = {
@@ -551,6 +553,74 @@ devlink_param_value_get_from_info(const struct devlink_param *param,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+devlink_param_value_get_from_str(const struct devlink_param *param,
+				 const char *value_str,
+				 union devlink_param_value *value)
+{
+	switch (param->type) {
+	case DEVLINK_PARAM_TYPE_U8:
+		return kstrtou8(value_str, 0, &value->vu8);
+	case DEVLINK_PARAM_TYPE_U16:
+		return kstrtou16(value_str, 0, &value->vu16);
+	case DEVLINK_PARAM_TYPE_U32:
+		return kstrtou32(value_str, 0, &value->vu32);
+	case DEVLINK_PARAM_TYPE_U64:
+		return kstrtou64(value_str, 0, &value->vu64);
+	case DEVLINK_PARAM_TYPE_STRING:
+		if (strscpy(value->vstr, value_str, sizeof(value->vstr)) < 0)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		return 0;
+	case DEVLINK_PARAM_TYPE_BOOL:
+		return kstrtobool(value_str, &value->vbool);
+	}
+
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+int devlink_param_set_from_string(struct devlink *devlink,
+				  const char *param_name,
+				  const char *value_str)
+{
+	struct devlink_param_gset_ctx ctx;
+	struct devlink_param_item *param_item;
+	const struct devlink_param *param;
+	union devlink_param_value value;
+	int err;
+
+	devl_assert_locked(devlink);
+
+	param_item = devlink_param_find_by_name(&devlink->params, param_name);
+	if (!param_item)
+		return -EINVAL;
+	param = param_item->param;
+
+	if (!devlink_param_cmode_is_supported(param,
+					      DEVLINK_PARAM_CMODE_RUNTIME))
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	if (!param->set)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+	err = devlink_param_value_get_from_str(param, value_str, &value);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	if (param->validate) {
+		err = param->validate(devlink, param->id, value, NULL);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	ctx.val = value;
+	ctx.cmode = DEVLINK_PARAM_CMODE_RUNTIME;
+	err = devlink_param_set(devlink, param, &ctx, NULL);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	devlink_param_notify(devlink, 0, param_item, DEVLINK_CMD_PARAM_NEW);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static struct devlink_param_item *
 devlink_param_get_from_info(struct xarray *params, struct genl_info *info)
 {
-- 
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* [RFC net-next 2/4] devlink: Add eswitch mode boot default
From: Mark Bloch @ 2026-05-06 12:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni, Andrew Lunn,
	David S. Miller
  Cc: Jonathan Corbet, Shuah Khan, Jiri Pirko, Simon Horman,
	Saeed Mahameed, Leon Romanovsky, Tariq Toukan, Mark Bloch,
	Andrew Morton, Borislav Petkov (AMD), Randy Dunlap, Dave Hansen,
	Christian Brauner, Petr Mladek, Peter Zijlstra (Intel),
	Thomas Gleixner, Pawan Gupta, Dapeng Mi, Kees Cook, Marco Elver,
	Eric Biggers, Li RongQing, Paul E. McKenney, linux-doc,
	linux-kernel, netdev, linux-rdma
In-Reply-To: <20260506123739.1959770-1-mbloch@nvidia.com>

Add support for configuring the devlink eswitch mode from the
devlink= kernel command line parameter.

The supported syntax is:

  devlink=[<handle>]:esw:mode:<mode>

where <mode> is one of legacy, switchdev or switchdev_inactive. The
default is applied through the existing eswitch_mode_set() devlink
operation, matching the userspace devlink eswitch set command.

Document the devlink= syntax and the eswitch mode default.

Signed-off-by: Mark Bloch <mbloch@nvidia.com>
---
 .../admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt         |  24 ++++
 .../networking/devlink/devlink-defaults.rst   |  99 +++++++++++++++
 Documentation/networking/devlink/index.rst    |   1 +
 net/devlink/core.c                            | 114 ++++++++++++++++++
 4 files changed, 238 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-defaults.rst

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 7834ee927310..150202882870 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1278,6 +1278,30 @@ Kernel parameters
 	dell_smm_hwmon.fan_max=
 			[HW] Maximum configurable fan speed.
 
+	devlink=	[NET]
+			Format:
+			<entry>[,<entry>...]
+
+			<entry>:
+			[<handle>[,<handle>...]]:<cmd>:<cmd-options>
+
+			<handle>:
+			<bus-name>/<dev-name>
+
+			Configure default devlink settings for matching
+			devlink instances during device initialization.
+
+			Currently supported settings:
+			esw:mode:{ legacy | switchdev | switchdev_inactive }
+
+			Examples:
+			devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0]:esw:mode:switchdev
+			devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0,pci/0000:08:00.1]:esw:mode:legacy
+			devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0]:esw:mode:switchdev,[pci/0000:08:00.1]:esw:mode:switchdev_inactive
+
+			See Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-defaults.rst
+			for the full syntax and duplicate handling rules.
+
 	dfltcc=		[HW,S390]
 			Format: { on | off | def_only | inf_only | always }
 			on:       s390 zlib hardware support for compression on
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-defaults.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-defaults.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7d6ccaddca86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-defaults.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+================
+Devlink Defaults
+================
+
+Devlink defaults allow selected devlink settings to be provided on the
+kernel command line and applied to matching devlink instances during device
+initialization.
+
+The devlink device is selected by its devlink handle. For PCI devices this is
+the same handle shown by ``devlink dev show``, for example
+``pci/0000:08:00.0``.
+
+Kernel command line syntax
+==========================
+
+Defaults are specified with the ``devlink=`` kernel command line parameter.
+
+The general syntax is::
+
+  devlink=<default>[,<default>...]
+
+Each default has the following form::
+
+  [<handle-list>]:<cmd>:<cmd-options>
+
+``<handle-list>`` is one or more devlink handles::
+
+  <bus-name>/<dev-name>[,<bus-name>/<dev-name>...]
+
+All handles in the same ``[]`` list receive the same command setting.
+
+Multiple defaults may be specified by separating complete defaults with a
+comma after the value::
+
+  devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0]:esw:mode:switchdev,[pci/0000:08:00.1]:esw:mode:legacy
+
+Syntax rules
+------------
+
+The following syntax rules apply:
+
+* Specify all defaults in one ``devlink=`` parameter. Repeated ``devlink=``
+  parameters are not accumulated.
+* The ``devlink=`` value is limited by the kernel command line size.
+* Whitespace is not allowed within the parameter value.
+* ``<bus-name>`` and ``<dev-name>`` must not be empty.
+* ``<bus-name>`` must not contain ``:``.
+* ``<dev-name>`` may contain ``:``. This allows PCI names such as
+  ``0000:08:00.0``.
+* Handles must not contain whitespace, ``[``, ``]`` or more than one ``/``.
+* A comma inside ``[]`` separates handles.
+* A comma after the ``<value>`` separates defaults.
+* Defaults for the same handle are applied in command-line order.
+* The same ``esw`` attribute may be specified only once for a given devlink
+  handle.
+* Duplicate entries for the same handle are rejected and all devlink defaults
+  are ignored.
+
+Supported defaults
+==================
+
+The supported command is ``esw``:
+
+.. list-table::
+   :widths: 10 25 35
+   :header-rows: 1
+
+   * - Command
+     - Options
+     - Values
+   * - ``esw``
+     - ``mode:<mode>``
+     - ``legacy``, ``switchdev``, ``switchdev_inactive``
+
+The ``esw:mode`` default corresponds to the userspace command::
+
+  devlink dev eswitch set <handle> mode <value>
+
+
+Examples
+========
+
+Set one PCI devlink instance to switchdev mode::
+
+  devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0]:esw:mode:switchdev
+
+Set two PCI devlink instances to legacy mode::
+
+  devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0,pci/0000:08:00.1]:esw:mode:legacy
+
+Set different modes for different PCI devlink instances::
+
+  devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0]:esw:mode:switchdev,[pci/0000:08:00.1]:esw:mode:switchdev_inactive
+
+The following is invalid because the same handle receives ``esw:mode`` twice::
+
+  devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0]:esw:mode:legacy,[pci/0000:08:00.0]:esw:mode:switchdev
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/index.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/index.rst
index f7ba7dcf477d..0d27a7008b14 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/devlink/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink/index.rst
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ general.
    :maxdepth: 1
 
    devlink-dpipe
+   devlink-defaults
    devlink-eswitch-attr
    devlink-flash
    devlink-health
diff --git a/net/devlink/core.c b/net/devlink/core.c
index 2421a1f8dbb7..4b404135181c 100644
--- a/net/devlink/core.c
+++ b/net/devlink/core.c
@@ -73,9 +73,123 @@ devlink_default_attr_free(struct devlink_default_attr_item *attr)
 	kfree(attr->value.param.value);
 }
 
+struct devlink_default_attr_spec {
+	const char *name;
+	enum devlink_attr attr;
+	int (*value_parse)(const char *value,
+			   struct devlink_default_attr_item *attr_item);
+};
+
+static int __init
+devlink_default_attr_parse(char *str,
+			   const struct devlink_default_attr_spec *attrs,
+			   size_t attrs_count,
+			   struct devlink_default_attr_item *attr_item)
+{
+	char *attr_name;
+	char *value;
+	size_t i;
+
+	attr_name = strsep(&str, ":");
+	if (!attr_name || !*attr_name || !str || !*str)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	value = str;
+	for (i = 0; i < attrs_count; i++) {
+		if (!strcmp(attr_name, attrs[i].name)) {
+			attr_item->attr = attrs[i].attr;
+			return attrs[i].value_parse(value, attr_item);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static int __init
+devlink_default_esw_mode_to_value(const char *str,
+				  enum devlink_eswitch_mode *mode)
+{
+	if (!strcmp(str, "legacy")) {
+		*mode = DEVLINK_ESWITCH_MODE_LEGACY;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	if (!strcmp(str, "switchdev")) {
+		*mode = DEVLINK_ESWITCH_MODE_SWITCHDEV;
+		return 0;
+	}
+	if (!strcmp(str, "switchdev_inactive")) {
+		*mode = DEVLINK_ESWITCH_MODE_SWITCHDEV_INACTIVE;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static int __init
+devlink_default_esw_mode_parse(const char *str,
+			       struct devlink_default_attr_item *attr_item)
+{
+	enum devlink_eswitch_mode mode;
+	int err;
+
+	err = devlink_default_esw_mode_to_value(str, &mode);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
+
+	attr_item->value.eswitch_mode = mode;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct devlink_default_attr_spec devlink_default_esw_attrs[] __initconst = {
+	{ "mode", DEVLINK_ATTR_ESWITCH_MODE, devlink_default_esw_mode_parse },
+};
+
+static int __init
+devlink_default_esw_attr_parse(char *str,
+			       struct devlink_default_attr_item *attr_item)
+{
+	return devlink_default_attr_parse(str, devlink_default_esw_attrs,
+					  ARRAY_SIZE(devlink_default_esw_attrs),
+					  attr_item);
+}
+
+static int
+devlink_default_eswitch_apply(struct devlink *devlink,
+			      const struct devlink_default_attr_item *attr)
+{
+	const struct devlink_ops *ops = devlink->ops;
+
+	switch (attr->attr) {
+	case DEVLINK_ATTR_ESWITCH_MODE:
+		if (!ops->eswitch_mode_set)
+			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
+		return ops->eswitch_mode_set(devlink, attr->value.eswitch_mode,
+					     NULL);
+	default:
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+	}
+}
+
+static const struct devlink_default_cmd_spec devlink_default_cmds[] __initconst = {
+	{
+		.name = "esw",
+		.cmd = DEVLINK_CMD_ESWITCH_SET,
+		.run = devlink_default_eswitch_apply,
+		.attr_parse = devlink_default_esw_attr_parse,
+	},
+};
+
 static const struct devlink_default_cmd_spec *__init
 devlink_default_cmd_spec_find(const char *name)
 {
+	size_t i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(devlink_default_cmds); i++) {
+		if (!strcmp(name, devlink_default_cmds[i].name))
+			return &devlink_default_cmds[i];
+	}
+
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-- 
2.34.1


^ permalink raw reply related

* [RFC net-next 1/4] devlink: Add infrastructure for boot-time defaults
From: Mark Bloch @ 2026-05-06 12:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni, Andrew Lunn,
	David S. Miller
  Cc: Jonathan Corbet, Shuah Khan, Jiri Pirko, Simon Horman,
	Saeed Mahameed, Leon Romanovsky, Tariq Toukan, Mark Bloch,
	Andrew Morton, Borislav Petkov (AMD), Randy Dunlap, Dave Hansen,
	Christian Brauner, Petr Mladek, Peter Zijlstra (Intel),
	Thomas Gleixner, Pawan Gupta, Dapeng Mi, Kees Cook, Marco Elver,
	Eric Biggers, Li RongQing, Paul E. McKenney, linux-doc,
	linux-kernel, netdev, linux-rdma
In-Reply-To: <20260506123739.1959770-1-mbloch@nvidia.com>

Add generic devlink boot-default infrastructure driven by the
devlink= kernel command line parameter.

The parser stores defaults per devlink handle using the same
bus/device handle format exposed by devlink. Each handle keeps an
ordered list of parsed commands so that defaults can later be applied
in command-line order when the matching devlink instance is initialized.

This commit only adds the generic parsing, storage, duplicate handling
and devl_apply_defaults() API. Concrete default commands are added in
later commits.

Signed-off-by: Mark Bloch <mbloch@nvidia.com>
---
 include/net/devlink.h |   1 +
 net/devlink/core.c    | 441 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 442 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/net/devlink.h b/include/net/devlink.h
index bcd31de1f890..058654d6800f 100644
--- a/include/net/devlink.h
+++ b/include/net/devlink.h
@@ -1622,6 +1622,7 @@ int devl_trylock(struct devlink *devlink);
 void devl_unlock(struct devlink *devlink);
 void devl_assert_locked(struct devlink *devlink);
 bool devl_lock_is_held(struct devlink *devlink);
+int devl_apply_defaults(struct devlink *devlink);
 DEFINE_GUARD(devl, struct devlink *, devl_lock(_T), devl_unlock(_T));
 
 struct ib_device;
diff --git a/net/devlink/core.c b/net/devlink/core.c
index eeb6a71f5f56..2421a1f8dbb7 100644
--- a/net/devlink/core.c
+++ b/net/devlink/core.c
@@ -4,6 +4,11 @@
  * Copyright (c) 2016 Jiri Pirko <jiri@mellanox.com>
  */
 
+#include <linux/ctype.h>
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
 #include <net/genetlink.h>
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
 #include <trace/events/devlink.h>
@@ -16,6 +21,418 @@ EXPORT_TRACEPOINT_SYMBOL_GPL(devlink_trap_report);
 
 DEFINE_XARRAY_FLAGS(devlinks, XA_FLAGS_ALLOC);
 
+static char *devlink_default;
+static LIST_HEAD(devlink_default_nodes);
+
+struct devlink_default_attr_item {
+	enum devlink_attr attr;
+	union {
+		enum devlink_eswitch_mode eswitch_mode;
+		struct {
+			char *name;
+			char *value;
+		} param;
+	} value;
+};
+
+struct devlink_default_cmd_item {
+	struct list_head list;
+	enum devlink_command cmd;
+	int (*run)(struct devlink *devlink,
+		   const struct devlink_default_attr_item *attr);
+	struct devlink_default_attr_item attr;
+};
+
+struct devlink_default_node {
+	struct list_head list;
+	char *bus_name;
+	char *dev_name;
+	struct list_head cmd_list;
+};
+
+struct devlink_default_cmd_spec {
+	const char *name;
+	enum devlink_command cmd;
+	int (*run)(struct devlink *devlink,
+		   const struct devlink_default_attr_item *attr);
+	int (*attr_parse)(char *str,
+			  struct devlink_default_attr_item *attr_item);
+};
+
+static int __init
+devlink_default_node_add(const char *bus_name, const char *dev_name,
+			 const char *cmd);
+
+static void __init
+devlink_default_attr_free(struct devlink_default_attr_item *attr)
+{
+	if (attr->attr != DEVLINK_ATTR_PARAM)
+		return;
+
+	kfree(attr->value.param.name);
+	kfree(attr->value.param.value);
+}
+
+static const struct devlink_default_cmd_spec *__init
+devlink_default_cmd_spec_find(const char *name)
+{
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int __init
+devlink_default_cmd_parse(char *str,
+			  struct devlink_default_cmd_item *cmd_item)
+{
+	const struct devlink_default_cmd_spec *spec;
+	struct devlink_default_attr_item attr_item = {};
+	char *cmd_name;
+	int err;
+
+	cmd_name = strsep(&str, ":");
+	if (!cmd_name || !*cmd_name || !str || !*str)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	spec = devlink_default_cmd_spec_find(cmd_name);
+	if (!spec)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	err = spec->attr_parse(str, &attr_item);
+	if (err) {
+		devlink_default_attr_free(&attr_item);
+		return err;
+	}
+	if (cmd_item) {
+		cmd_item->cmd = spec->cmd;
+		cmd_item->run = spec->run;
+		cmd_item->attr = attr_item;
+	} else {
+		devlink_default_attr_free(&attr_item);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __init
+devlink_default_cmd_parse_copy(const char *str,
+			       struct devlink_default_cmd_item *cmd_item)
+{
+	char *cmd;
+	int err;
+
+	cmd = kstrdup(str, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!cmd)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	err = devlink_default_cmd_parse(cmd, cmd_item);
+	kfree(cmd);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int __init
+devlink_default_handle_parse(char *handle, char **bus_name, char **dev_name)
+{
+	char *slash;
+	char *p;
+
+	if (!handle || !*handle)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	for (p = handle; *p; p++) {
+		if (isspace(*p))
+			return -EINVAL;
+		if (*p == '[' || *p == ']')
+			return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	slash = strchr(handle, '/');
+	if (!slash || slash == handle || !slash[1])
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (strchr(slash + 1, '/'))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	*slash = '\0';
+	if (strchr(handle, ':'))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	*bus_name = handle;
+	*dev_name = slash + 1;
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __init
+devlink_default_entry_parse(char *entry, bool store)
+{
+	char *handles_end;
+	char *handles;
+	char *handle;
+	char *cmd;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!entry || *entry != '[')
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	handles = entry + 1;
+	handles_end = strchr(handles, ']');
+	if (!handles_end || handles_end[1] != ':' || !handles_end[2])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	*handles_end = '\0';
+	cmd = handles_end + 2;
+	if (!*handles)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	while ((handle = strsep(&handles, ",")) != NULL) {
+		char *bus_name;
+		char *dev_name;
+
+		err = devlink_default_handle_parse(handle, &bus_name,
+						   &dev_name);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+
+		if (!store)
+			continue;
+
+		err = devlink_default_node_add(bus_name, dev_name, cmd);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static void __init
+devlink_default_cmd_item_free(struct devlink_default_cmd_item *cmd)
+{
+	devlink_default_attr_free(&cmd->attr);
+	kfree(cmd);
+}
+
+static void __init devlink_default_node_free(struct devlink_default_node *node)
+{
+	struct devlink_default_cmd_item *cmd;
+	struct devlink_default_cmd_item *cmd_tmp;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(cmd, cmd_tmp, &node->cmd_list, list) {
+		list_del(&cmd->list);
+		devlink_default_cmd_item_free(cmd);
+	}
+
+	kfree(node->bus_name);
+	kfree(node->dev_name);
+	kfree(node);
+}
+
+static void __init devlink_default_nodes_clear(void)
+{
+	struct devlink_default_node *node;
+	struct devlink_default_node *node_tmp;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(node, node_tmp, &devlink_default_nodes, list) {
+		list_del(&node->list);
+		devlink_default_node_free(node);
+	}
+}
+
+static struct devlink_default_node *__init
+devlink_default_node_find(const char *bus_name, const char *dev_name)
+{
+	struct devlink_default_node *node;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(node, &devlink_default_nodes, list) {
+		if (!strcmp(node->bus_name, bus_name) &&
+		    !strcmp(node->dev_name, dev_name))
+			return node;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static bool __init
+devlink_default_cmd_equal(const struct devlink_default_cmd_item *a,
+			  const struct devlink_default_cmd_item *b)
+{
+	if (a->cmd != b->cmd || a->attr.attr != b->attr.attr)
+		return false;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+static bool __init
+devlink_default_cmd_exists(struct devlink_default_node *node,
+			   const struct devlink_default_cmd_item *cmd)
+{
+	struct devlink_default_cmd_item *cmd_item;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(cmd_item, &node->cmd_list, list) {
+		if (devlink_default_cmd_equal(cmd_item, cmd))
+			return true;
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+static int __init
+devlink_default_cmd_item_add(struct devlink_default_node *node,
+			     const char *cmd_str)
+{
+	struct devlink_default_cmd_item *cmd;
+	int err;
+
+	cmd = kzalloc_obj(*cmd);
+	if (!cmd)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&cmd->list);
+	err = devlink_default_cmd_parse_copy(cmd_str, cmd);
+	if (err) {
+		devlink_default_cmd_item_free(cmd);
+		return err;
+	}
+
+	if (devlink_default_cmd_exists(node, cmd)) {
+		devlink_default_cmd_item_free(cmd);
+		return -EEXIST;
+	}
+
+	list_add_tail(&cmd->list, &node->cmd_list);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int __init
+devlink_default_node_add(const char *bus_name, const char *dev_name,
+			 const char *cmd_str)
+{
+	struct devlink_default_node *node;
+	int err;
+
+	node = devlink_default_node_find(bus_name, dev_name);
+	if (node)
+		return devlink_default_cmd_item_add(node, cmd_str);
+
+	node = kzalloc_obj(*node);
+	if (!node)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&node->list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&node->cmd_list);
+	node->bus_name = kstrdup(bus_name, GFP_KERNEL);
+	node->dev_name = kstrdup(dev_name, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!node->bus_name || !node->dev_name) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err_free_node;
+	}
+
+	err = devlink_default_cmd_item_add(node, cmd_str);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_free_node;
+
+	list_add_tail(&node->list, &devlink_default_nodes);
+	return 0;
+
+err_free_node:
+	devlink_default_node_free(node);
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int __init devlink_default_parse(char *str, bool store)
+{
+	char *entry = str;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!str || !*str)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	while (entry) {
+		char *handles_end;
+		char *cmd_start;
+		char *entry_end;
+
+		if (*entry != '[') {
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto err_clear;
+		}
+
+		handles_end = strchr(entry + 1, ']');
+		if (!handles_end || handles_end[1] != ':') {
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto err_clear;
+		}
+
+		cmd_start = handles_end + 2;
+		entry_end = strchr(cmd_start, ',');
+		if (entry_end)
+			*entry_end = '\0';
+
+		err = devlink_default_entry_parse(entry, store);
+		if (err)
+			goto err_clear;
+		if (!entry_end)
+			return 0;
+
+		entry = entry_end + 1;
+		if (!*entry) {
+			err = -EINVAL;
+			goto err_clear;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_clear:
+	if (store)
+		devlink_default_nodes_clear();
+	return err;
+}
+
+static int devlink_default_node_apply(struct devlink *devlink,
+				      const struct devlink_default_node *node)
+{
+	const struct devlink_default_cmd_item *cmd;
+	int err;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(cmd, &node->cmd_list, list) {
+		err = cmd->run(devlink, &cmd->attr);
+		if (err)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * devl_apply_defaults - Apply defaults matching the devlink instance
+ * @devlink: devlink
+ *
+ * The caller must hold the devlink instance lock.
+ */
+int devl_apply_defaults(struct devlink *devlink)
+{
+	const char *bus_name = devlink_bus_name(devlink);
+	const char *dev_name = devlink_dev_name(devlink);
+	struct devlink_default_node *node;
+
+	devl_assert_locked(devlink);
+
+	list_for_each_entry(node, &devlink_default_nodes, list) {
+		if (strcmp(node->bus_name, bus_name) ||
+		    strcmp(node->dev_name, dev_name))
+			continue;
+
+		return devlink_default_node_apply(devlink, node);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(devl_apply_defaults);
+
+static int __init devlink_default_setup(char *str)
+{
+	devlink_default = str;
+	return 1;
+}
+__setup("devlink=", devlink_default_setup);
+
 static struct devlink *devlinks_xa_get(unsigned long index)
 {
 	struct devlink *devlink;
@@ -578,6 +995,27 @@ static int __init devlink_init(void)
 {
 	int err;
 
+	if (devlink_default) {
+		char *def;
+
+		def = kstrdup(devlink_default, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!def) {
+			err = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		err = devlink_default_parse(def, true);
+		kfree(def);
+		if (err == -EEXIST) {
+			devlink_default = NULL;
+			pr_warn("devlink: duplicate defaults ignored\n");
+		} else if (err == -EINVAL) {
+			devlink_default = NULL;
+			pr_warn("devlink: invalid command line parameter ignored\n");
+		} else if (err) {
+			goto out;
+		}
+	}
+
 	err = register_pernet_subsys(&devlink_pernet_ops);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
@@ -593,7 +1031,10 @@ static int __init devlink_init(void)
 out_unreg_pernet_subsys:
 	unregister_pernet_subsys(&devlink_pernet_ops);
 out:
+	if (err)
+		devlink_default_nodes_clear();
 	WARN_ON(err);
+
 	return err;
 }
 
-- 
2.34.1


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* [RFC net-next 0/4] devlink: Add boot-time defaults
From: Mark Bloch @ 2026-05-06 12:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni, Andrew Lunn,
	David S. Miller
  Cc: Jonathan Corbet, Shuah Khan, Jiri Pirko, Simon Horman,
	Saeed Mahameed, Leon Romanovsky, Tariq Toukan, Mark Bloch,
	Andrew Morton, Borislav Petkov (AMD), Randy Dunlap, Dave Hansen,
	Christian Brauner, Petr Mladek, Peter Zijlstra (Intel),
	Thomas Gleixner, Pawan Gupta, Dapeng Mi, Kees Cook, Marco Elver,
	Eric Biggers, Li RongQing, Paul E. McKenney, linux-doc,
	linux-kernel, netdev, linux-rdma

This series adds a devlink= kernel command line parameter for applying
selected devlink settings during device initialization.

Following a discussion with Jakub[1], I am sending this RFC to get the
conversation moving. I started from Jakub's example/request and extended
it to cover requirements from production systems and configurations that
customers use.

One important caveat is that the parsing logic in this RFC was written
with AI assistance. I am also not sure whether the resulting syntax and
parser are too complex for a kernel command line interface. This is part
of why I am sending it as an RFC: to understand what direction and level
of complexity would be acceptable to people.

The implementation is intended to support the following properties:

- A system may have multiple devlink devices that usually need the same
  configuration. For a configuration such as eswitch mode switchdev, a
  user should be able to specify multiple devices to which that
  configuration applies.

- There may be ordering dependencies between options. For example, in
  mlx5, flow_steering_mode should be set before moving to switchdev.
  With this in mind, defaults are applied per device in the left-to-right
  order in which they appear on the command line.

The intent is to let deployments set devlink defaults before normal
userspace orchestration runs, while still using devlink concepts and
driver callbacks rather than adding driver-specific module parameters.
A default is scoped to one or more devlink handles, for example:

  devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0]:esw:mode:switchdev
  devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0]:param:flow_steering_mode:smfs
  devlink=[pci/0000:08:00.0,pci/0000:08:00.1]:param:flow_steering_mode:hmfs,[pci/0000:08:00.0,pci/0000:08:00.1]:esw:mode:switchdev

The infrastructure stores parsed defaults per devlink handle and
applies them in command-line order when a matching devlink instance is
ready. Duplicate defaults for the same handle are rejected so the
resulting state is deterministic.

The first supported command is eswitch mode configuration. The second
is generic runtime devlink parameter setting. Parameter values are
parsed according to the registered devlink parameter type and are
applied only in runtime configuration mode.

mlx5 wires this into device initialization after the devlink instance
is registered and after mlx5 devlink operations and parameters are
available, so both eswitch mode defaults and runtime parameter
defaults can be applied to matching devlink devices.

Patch 1 adds the generic devlink boot-default parser, storage,
duplicate handling and devl_apply_defaults() API.

Patch 2 adds eswitch mode defaults and documents the devlink= syntax.

Patch 3 adds runtime devlink parameter defaults, including string to
devlink parameter value conversion.

Patch 4 calls devl_apply_defaults() from mlx5 device initialization.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260502184153.4fd8d06f@kernel.org/

Mark Bloch (4):
  devlink: Add infrastructure for boot-time defaults
  devlink: Add eswitch mode boot default
  devlink: Add runtime parameter boot defaults
  net/mlx5: Apply devlink boot defaults during init

 .../admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt         |  26 +
 .../networking/devlink/devlink-defaults.rst   | 115 ++++
 Documentation/networking/devlink/index.rst    |   1 +
 .../net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c    |   2 +
 include/net/devlink.h                         |   1 +
 net/devlink/core.c                            | 591 ++++++++++++++++++
 net/devlink/devl_internal.h                   |   3 +
 net/devlink/param.c                           |  70 +++
 8 files changed, 809 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-defaults.rst


base-commit: 7e0cccae6b45b12eaf71fc3ab8eb133bb50b28ad
-- 
2.34.1

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* Re: [PATCH v5 net-next 3/3] selftests:net: Implement ptp4l sync test using netdevsim
From: Maciek Machnikowski @ 2026-05-06 12:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Vadim Fedorenko, Andrew Lunn
  Cc: Jakub Kicinski, netdev, richardcochran, milena.olech,
	willemdebruijn.kernel, horms
In-Reply-To: <b2fc7480-dd88-4ddd-9e6e-239ba80dd879@linux.dev>



On 05/05/2026 18:38, Vadim Fedorenko wrote:
> On 05/05/2026 17:22, Maciek Machnikowski wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 05/05/2026 14:22, Andrew Lunn wrote:
>>> On Tue, May 05, 2026 at 09:36:30AM +0200, Maciek Machnikowski wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 04/05/2026 19:07, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
>>>>> On Sun,  3 May 2026 09:47:47 +0200 Maciek Machnikowski wrote:
>>>>>> Add PTP synchronization test using ptp4l and netdevsim.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The test creates two netdevsim adapters, links them together
>>>>>> and runs the ptp4l leader and ptp4l follower on two ends
>>>>>> of the netdevsim link and waits for the follower to report the
>>>>>> synchronized state (s2) in its output log.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> This implementation runs the test runs over IPv4 link.
>>>>>
>>>>> Doesn't seem to pass on netdevsim for us:
>>>>>
>>>>> # 41.13 [+40.95] # ptp4l follower did not reach locked state (s2)
>>>>> within 40s
>>>>> # 41.13 [+0.00] # Follower log (last 10 lines): ptp4l[2179.605]:
>>>>> ioctl SIOCETHTOOL failed: Operation not supported |
>>>>> ptp4l[2179.607]: interface 'eth0' does not support requested
>>>>> timestamping mode | failed to create a clock
>>>>> # 41.15 [+0.02] # Check| At /srv/vmksft/testing/wt-2/tools/testing/
>>>>> selftests/net/./ptp.py, line 173, in ptp_sync_test:
>>>>> # 41.15 [+0.01] # Check|     _run_ptp4l_wait_sync(nsimsv.ifname,
>>>>> nsimcl.ifname, nssv.name, nscl.name)
>>>>> # 41.16 [+0.01] # Check| At /srv/vmksft/testing/wt-2/tools/testing/
>>>>> selftests/net/./ptp.py, line 99, in _run_ptp4l_wait_sync:
>>>>> # 41.17 [+0.01] # Check|     ksft_true(False, "PTP sync timeout")
>>>>> # 41.17 [+0.00] # Check failed False does not eval to True PTP sync
>>>>> timeout
>>>>> # 41.32 [+0.16] not ok 1 ptp.ptp_sync_test
>>>>> # 41.33 [+0.00] # Totals: pass:0 fail:1 xfail:0 xpass:0 skip:0 error:0
>>>>>
>>>>> Anything we need to do?
>>>>
>>>> Can you share the config file you used? Seems the PTP clock was not
>>>> found which may lead to PTP_1588_CLOCK_MOCK not being enabled?
>>>
>>> Shouldn't the configuration file be part of the test?
>>>
>>>     Andrew
>>
>> I meant the kernel config. The PTP emulation requires PTP Mock to be
>> enabled, as that's the backbone for generating timestamps. If it's
>> disabled - netdevsim netdevs will report no timestamping support, as in
>> the example above.
>> - Maciek
> 
> tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/netdevsim/config has
> CONFIG_PTP_1588_CLOCK_MOCK=y
> 
> but maybe no CONFIG_PTP_1588_CLOCK ?

AFIR the PTP_1588_CLOCK_MOCK depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK, so the latter
should be enabled as well - unless the test environment doesn't respect
dependencies

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* AW: assert in phylink.c with lan7801 and dp83tc811 since kernel 6.18
From: Sven Schuchmann @ 2026-05-06 12:30 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Andrew Lunn; +Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
In-Reply-To: <57fb63c2-7a05-4bbe-ba2d-fc61ce1e3ba1@lunn.ch>

Hi Andrew,

I came up with this:

diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
index 261af300ab00..734cb62a1043 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/lan78xx.c
@@ -2862,7 +2862,9 @@ static int lan78xx_phylink_setup(struct lan78xx_net *dev)
 static void lan78xx_phy_uninit(struct lan78xx_net *dev)
 {
        if (dev->phylink) {
+               rtnl_lock();
                phylink_disconnect_phy(dev->phylink);
+               rtnl_unlock();
                phylink_destroy(dev->phylink);
                dev->phylink = NULL;
        }

and it seems to prevent the cash. What do you think?


Reards,

   Sven

Von: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Gesendet: Dienstag, 05. Mai 2026 15:13
An: Sven Schuchmann <schuchmann@schleissheimer.de>
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org <netdev@vger.kernel.org>
Betreff: Re: assert in phylink.c with lan7801 and dp83tc811 since kernel 6.18


On Tue, May 05, 2026 at 09:53:06AM +0000, Sven Schuchmann wrote:

> Hello,
> I have a raspberrypi and switched from kernel 6.12 to 6.18 and now I have a crash in phylink.c.

Please could you try 7.0.3, or better still, 7.1-rcX. We need to
determine if the problem has already been fixed and just needs
backporting, or is it a new problem.

> I am using a MAC:lan7801 and PHY:dp83tc811 and now it crashes like this:
>
> [    3.019174] usb 1-1.3: New USB device found, idVendor=0424, idProduct=7801, bcdDevice= 3.00
> [    3.021152] usb 1-1.3: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
> [    3.023192] usb 1-1.3: Product: LAN7801
> [    3.025019] usb 1-1.3: Manufacturer: Microchip
> [    3.026772] usb 1-1.3: SerialNumber: 00800F780100
> [    3.078542] lan78xx 1-1.3:1.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): int urb period 64
> [    3.091434] lan78xx 1-1.3:1.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): validation of rgmii-id with support 0000000,00000000,00000000,00006280 and advertis                                      ement 0000000,00000000,00000000,00006280 failed: -EINVAL

This appears to be the real problem.

> [    3.098928] lan78xx 1-1.3:1.0 (unnamed net_device) (uninitialized): can't attach PHY to usb-001:004, error -EINVAL
> [    3.101094] ------------[ cut here ]------------
> [    3.103163] RTNL: assertion failed at drivers/net/phy/phylink.c (2337)

and this is a knock on problem, which normally you don't see.
Please could you make line 1 of drivers/net/phy/phylink.c.

#define DEBUG 1

That will give us additional debug info.

     Andrew


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* Re: [PATCH 6.6.y] Revert "l2tp: do not use sock_hold() in pppol2tp_session_get_sock()"
From: Qingfang Deng @ 2026-05-06 12:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Gaosheng Cui
  Cc: jchapman, davem, edumazet, kuba, pabeni, gnault, gregkh,
	lujialin4, gongruiqi1, netdev, linux-kernel, stable
In-Reply-To: <20260506120034.2146771-1-cuigaosheng1@huawei.com>

Hi, Gaosheng,

On Wed, May 6, 2026 at 8:01 PM Gaosheng Cui <cuigaosheng1@huawei.com> wrote:
>
> This reverts commit ce63943f9bce64df1be9b6a65b04fa6e1d99ec2c.
>
> Upstream commit 9b8c88f875c0 ("l2tp: do not use sock_hold() in
> pppol2tp_session_get_sock()") was backported to v6.6.130.
>
> The blamed commit c5cbaef992d6 ("l2tp: refactor ppp socket/session
> relationship") was introduced in v6.12 and was never backported to 6.6.y.
>
> Revert it from 6.6.y to avoid incorrect reference counting and
> potential use-after-free.
>
> This is a revert of a backport, so there is no upstream commit.
>
> Fixes: ce63943f9bce ("l2tp: do not use sock_hold() in pppol2tp_session_get_sock()")
> Signed-off-by: Gaosheng Cui <cuigaosheng1@huawei.com>

Sorry for the confusion. The backport is meant to fix another issue,
but the commit message was not updated to reflect the actual use.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/stable/20260318012653.232518-1-dqfext@gmail.com/

The backport is correct and should not be reverted.

Regards,
Qingfang

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* Re: [PATCH net] net: ethtool: fix NULL pointer dereference in phy_reply_size
From: Maxime Chevallier @ 2026-05-06 12:23 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Quan Sun, netdev, andrew; +Cc: kuba, edumazet, pabeni
In-Reply-To: <20260506120131.767679-1-2022090917019@std.uestc.edu.cn>

Hi,

On 06/05/2026 14:01, Quan Sun wrote:
> In phy_prepare_data(), the strings rep_data->name and rep_data->drvname
> are allocated using kstrdup(). However, the return values of these
> allocations are not checked.
> 
> If kstrdup() fails to allocate memory, it returns NULL. The function
> phy_prepare_data() will still return 0 (success). Subsequently, the
> handler ethnl_default_doit() continues the execution flow and calls
> phy_reply_size() to calculate the size of the reply message. This
> unconditionally executes strlen(rep_data->name), leading to a kernel
> NULL pointer dereference and panic.
> 
> Fix this by properly checking the return values of kstrdup() for both
> `name` and `drvname`, and returning -ENOMEM if the allocation fails.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Quan Sun <2022090917019@std.uestc.edu.cn>

Thanks for the fix :)

You're missing the Fixes: tag however.

Can you please add it ?

> ---
>  net/ethtool/phy.c | 9 +++++++++
>  1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/net/ethtool/phy.c b/net/ethtool/phy.c
> index d4e6887055ab1..6cf3df1df8659 100644
> --- a/net/ethtool/phy.c
> +++ b/net/ethtool/phy.c
> @@ -88,8 +88,17 @@ static int phy_prepare_data(const struct ethnl_req_info *req_info,
>  		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
>  
>  	rep_data->phyindex = phydev->phyindex;
> +
>  	rep_data->name = kstrdup(dev_name(&phydev->mdio.dev), GFP_KERNEL);
> +	if (!rep_data->name)
> +		return -ENOMEM;
> +
>  	rep_data->drvname = kstrdup(phydev->drv->name, GFP_KERNEL);
> +	if (!rep_data->drvname) {
> +		kfree(rep_data->name);
> +		return -ENOMEM;
> +	}
> +
>  	rep_data->upstream_type = pdn->upstream_type;
>  
>  	if (pdn->upstream_type == PHY_UPSTREAM_PHY) {

There's a similar problem a few lines below with :

  rep_data->upstream_sfp_name

and

  rep_data->downstream_sfp_name

The only problematic case really is rep_data->name, as all the other
strings are checked for being NULL upon accessing them.

So either we only fix the rep_data->name allocation checks, or all the
string allocations :)

Can you address this in V2 ?

Thanks,

Maxime

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* Re: [PATCH 2/2] docs: acpi: dsd: add Motorcomm yt8xxx PHY properties
From: Andrew Lunn @ 2026-05-06 12:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: chunzhi.lin
  Cc: netdev, Frank.Sae, hkallweit1, linux, kuba, pabeni, edumazet,
	davem, linux-acpi, rafael, lenb
In-Reply-To: <20260506021813.3658669-3-linchunzhi0@gmail.com>

> diff --git a/Documentation/firmware-guide/acpi/index.rst b/Documentation/firmware-guide/acpi/index.rst
> index b246902f523f..3cd38bb4de15 100644
> --- a/Documentation/firmware-guide/acpi/index.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/firmware-guide/acpi/index.rst
> @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ACPI Support
>     dsd/data-node-references
>     dsd/leds
>     dsd/phy
> +   dsd/motorcomm-yt8xxx-phy
>     enumeration
>     osi

Please keep this sorted within dsd/. Yes, graph is in the wrong place,
but lets not make it worse.

Apart from that, this looks good.

    Andrew

---
pw-bot: cr

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* Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: phy: motorcomm: use device properties for firmware tuning
From: Andrew Lunn @ 2026-05-06 12:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: chunzhi.lin
  Cc: netdev, Frank.Sae, hkallweit1, linux, kuba, pabeni, edumazet,
	davem, linux-acpi, rafael, lenb
In-Reply-To: <20260506021813.3658669-2-linchunzhi0@gmail.com>

On Wed, May 06, 2026 at 10:18:12AM +0800, chunzhi.lin wrote:
> The Motorcomm PHY driver reads optional firmware properties via
> of_property_read_*() from phydev->mdio.dev.of_node. This works for
> Device Tree based systems, but causes ACPI platforms to ignore the same
> properties when they are supplied through _DSD.
> 
> As a result, ACPI-described Motorcomm PHY devices fall back to default
> settings instead of applying firmware-provided tuning such as
> rx/tx internal delay, drive strength, clock output frequency, and
> optional boolean controls like auto-sleep-disabled,
> keep-pll-enabled, and tx clock inversion.
> 
> Switch these lookups to device_property_read_*() so the driver uses the
> generic firmware node interface and can consume the same property names
> from either Device Tree or ACPI.
> 
> This keeps the existing DT behavior unchanged while allowing ACPI
> platforms to honor PHY configuration from firmware.
> 
> We have completed testing on Sophgo RISC-V architecture server SD3-10.
> This server has a 64-core Thead C920 CPU whose DWMAC is connected to
> Motorcomm's PHY YT8531. This server supports UEFI boot and it would like
> to use the ACPI table.
> 
> Signed-off-by: chunzhi.lin <linchunzhi0@gmail.com>

Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>

    Andrew

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* Re: [PATCH net-next v8 2/2] selftests: net: test PPPoE packets in gro.sh
From: Simon Horman @ 2026-05-06 12:14 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: qingfang.deng
  Cc: 'Simon Horman', andrew+netdev, davem, edumazet, kuba,
	pabeni, shuah, willemb, petrm, anubhavsinggh, richardbgobert,
	netdev, linux-kselftest, linux-kernel, linux-ppp
In-Reply-To: <20260501035102.293031-2-qingfang.deng@linux.dev>

From: 'Simon Horman' <horms@kernel.org>

This is an AI-generated review of your patch. The human sending this
email has considered the AI review valid, or at least plausible.
Full review at: https://sashiko.dev
---
selftests: net: test PPPoE packets in gro.sh
    
This commit adds PPPoE test-cases to the GRO selftest and a new "pppoe_sid"
test case to verify that packets with different PPPoE session IDs are correctly
identified as separate flows.

> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/lib/gro.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/lib/gro.c
> index 11b16ae5f0e83..4ffb0491c0da7 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/lib/gro.c
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/lib/gro.c

[ ... ]

> @@ -1071,6 +1095,20 @@ static void send_fragment6(int fd, struct sockaddr_ll *daddr)
>  	write_packet(fd, buf, bufpkt_len, daddr);
>  }
>  
> +static void send_changed_pppoe_sid(int fd, struct sockaddr_ll *daddr)
> +{
> +	static char buf[L2_HLEN_MAX + PAYLOAD_LEN];
> +	int pkt_size = total_hdr_len + PAYLOAD_LEN;
> +	struct pppoe_hdr *hdr = (struct pppoe_hdr *)(buf + ETH_HLEN);
> +
> +	create_packet(buf, 0, 0, PAYLOAD_LEN, 0);

Will this write past the end of the buffer?

When create_packet() is called, it writes total_hdr_len + PAYLOAD_LEN bytes:

tools/testing/selftests/net/lib/gro.c:create_packet() {
    ...
    memset(buf, 0, total_hdr_len);
    memset(buf + total_hdr_len, 'a', payload_len);
    ...
}

However, buf is only sized for L2_HLEN_MAX + PAYLOAD_LEN. L2_HLEN_MAX
evaluates to 22 bytes (ETH_HLEN + PPPOE_SES_HLEN). For IPv6 PPPoE packets,
total_hdr_len can be up to 82 bytes (14 ETH + 8 PPPoE + 40 IPv6 + 20 TCP).

Does this result in an out-of-bounds write of 60 bytes when setting up the
IPv6 test case?

> +	write_packet(fd, buf, pkt_size, daddr);
> +
> +	create_packet(buf, PAYLOAD_LEN, 0, PAYLOAD_LEN, 0);
> +	hdr->sid = htons(0x4321);
> +	write_packet(fd, buf, pkt_size, daddr);
> +}

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* Re: [PATCH net-next v8 1/2] net: pppoe: implement GRO/GSO support
From: Simon Horman @ 2026-05-06 12:14 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: qingfang.deng
  Cc: 'Simon Horman', andrew+netdev, davem, edumazet, kuba,
	pabeni, shuah, willemb, petrm, anubhavsinggh, richardbgobert,
	netdev, linux-kselftest, linux-kernel, linux-ppp
In-Reply-To: <20260501035102.293031-1-qingfang.deng@linux.dev>

From: 'Simon Horman' <horms@kernel.org>

This is an AI-generated review of your patch. The human sending this
email has considered the AI review valid, or at least plausible.
Full review at: https://sashiko.dev
---
net: pppoe: implement GRO/GSO support

This commit adds GRO and GSO support for PPPoE, which improves rx throughput
significantly by handling packets where the pppoe header length field matches
the exact packet length.

> diff --git a/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c b/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
> index bdd61c504a1c4..363204e0c49a1 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ppp/pppoe.c
[ ... ]
> @@ -1103,6 +1104,164 @@ static struct pernet_operations pppoe_net_ops = {
>  	.size = sizeof(struct pppoe_net),
>  };
>  
> +static u16
> +compare_pppoe_header(const struct pppoe_hdr *phdr,
> +		     const struct pppoe_hdr *phdr2)
> +{
> +	__be16 proto = *(const __be16 *)(phdr + 1);

Because struct pppoe_hdr is packed, the compiler assigns it 1-byte alignment
semantics, which phdr + 1 inherits.

Does explicitly casting this to __be16 * bypass the compiler's unaligned access
protections?

If skb->data has an odd alignment from the NIC, this could trigger a fatal
unaligned memory access exception on strict-alignment architectures. Would it
be safer to use get_unaligned() here?

> +	__be16 proto2 = *(const __be16 *)(phdr2 + 1);
> +
> +	return (__force u16)((phdr->sid ^ phdr2->sid) | (proto ^ proto2));
> +}
> +
> +static __be16 pppoe_hdr_proto(const struct pppoe_hdr *phdr)
> +{
> +	__be16 proto = *(const __be16 *)(phdr + 1);

Could this also result in an unaligned access regression for the same reason?

[ ... ]
> +static struct sk_buff *pppoe_gro_receive(struct list_head *head,
> +					 struct sk_buff *skb)
> +{
[ ... ]
> +	off_pppoe = skb_gro_offset(skb);
> +	hlen = off_pppoe + PPPOE_SES_HLEN;
> +	phdr = skb_gro_header(skb, hlen, off_pppoe);
> +	if (unlikely(!phdr))
> +		goto out;
> +
> +	/* filter for session packets (type:1, ver:1, code:0) */
> +	if (*(const __be16 *)phdr != cpu_to_be16(0x1100))

Is it possible this cast could similarly trigger an unaligned access exception
if the header offset is oddly aligned?

[ ... ]
> +static struct sk_buff *pppoe_gso_segment(struct sk_buff *skb,
> +					 netdev_features_t features)
> +{
[ ... ]
> +	segs = ptype->callbacks.gso_segment(skb, features);
> +	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(segs)) {
> +		skb_gso_error_unwind(skb, orig_type, PPPOE_SES_HLEN, mac_offset,
> +				     mac_len);

If the inner protocol's gso_segment callback returns NULL (indicating the
hardware can natively offload the segmentation), skb_gso_error_unwind() will
be called.

skb_gso_error_unwind() unconditionally sets skb->encapsulation = 1. However,
PPPoE does not configure the inner header offsets (such as
skb->inner_network_header).

When the driver sees skb->encapsulation == 1, could it attempt to read the
uninitialized inner header offsets, parsing the outer MAC header as an inner
IP header and misprogramming the hardware TSO context?

Does PPPoE need to explicitly clear TSO features before calling the inner
segmentation to force software segmentation, avoiding the need for
skb_gso_error_unwind() here entirely?

> +		goto out;
> +	}
[ ... ]
-- 
pw-bot: changes-requested

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* [PATCH v2 2/2] ARM: dts: ti: var-som-om44: Add USB Ethernet controller node
From: Thomas Richard @ 2026-05-06 12:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Andrew Lunn, David S. Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski,
	Paolo Abeni, Rob Herring, Krzysztof Kozlowski, Conor Dooley,
	Aaro Koskinen, Andreas Kemnade, Kevin Hilman, Roger Quadros,
	Tony Lindgren, Oleksij Rempel
  Cc: Thomas Petazzoni, netdev, devicetree, linux-kernel, linux-omap,
	Thomas Richard, Nicolai Buchwitz
In-Reply-To: <20260506-b4-var-som-om44-lan7500-v2-0-b8af59ab877c@bootlin.com>

Add USB tree description, including the Gigabit Ethernet controller
(LAN7500). Adding the LAN7500 node will allow the bootloader to patch the
devicetree and set the MAC address.

Reviewed-by: Nicolai Buchwitz <nb@tipi-net.de>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Richard <thomas.richard@bootlin.com>
---
 arch/arm/boot/dts/ti/omap/omap4-var-som-om44.dtsi | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/ti/omap/omap4-var-som-om44.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/ti/omap/omap4-var-som-om44.dtsi
index 37d56b3010cf..9e04aa70f982 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/ti/omap/omap4-var-som-om44.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/ti/omap/omap4-var-som-om44.dtsi
@@ -322,4 +322,18 @@ &usbhshost {
 
 &usbhsehci {
 	phys = <&hsusb1_phy>;
+	#address-cells = <1>;
+	#size-cells = <0>;
+
+	usbhub: hub@1 {
+		compatible = "usb424,2514";
+		reg = <1>;
+		#address-cells = <1>;
+		#size-cells = <0>;
+
+		ethernet: ethernet@3 {
+			compatible = "usb424,7500";
+			reg = <3>;
+		};
+	};
 };

-- 
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* [PATCH v2 1/2] dt-bindings: net: microchip: Add LAN7500 and LAN7505 devices
From: Thomas Richard @ 2026-05-06 12:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Andrew Lunn, David S. Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski,
	Paolo Abeni, Rob Herring, Krzysztof Kozlowski, Conor Dooley,
	Aaro Koskinen, Andreas Kemnade, Kevin Hilman, Roger Quadros,
	Tony Lindgren, Oleksij Rempel
  Cc: Thomas Petazzoni, netdev, devicetree, linux-kernel, linux-omap,
	Thomas Richard
In-Reply-To: <20260506-b4-var-som-om44-lan7500-v2-0-b8af59ab877c@bootlin.com>

Add bindings for LAN7500 and LAN7505 USB Ethernet Devices which are similar
to LAN9500.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Richard <thomas.richard@bootlin.com>
---
 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/microchip,lan95xx.yaml | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/microchip,lan95xx.yaml b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/microchip,lan95xx.yaml
index accff93d38f8..b9c394009040 100644
--- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/microchip,lan95xx.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/microchip,lan95xx.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ properties:
   compatible:
     items:
       - enum:
+          - usb424,7500   # SMSC LAN7500 USB Ethernet Device
+          - usb424,7505   # SMSC LAN7505 USB Ethernet Device
           - usb424,9500   # SMSC9500 USB Ethernet Device
           - usb424,9505   # SMSC9505 USB Ethernet Device
           - usb424,9530   # SMSC LAN9530 USB Ethernet Device

-- 
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* [PATCH v2 0/2] Add USB Ethernet controller (LAN7500) node in VAR-SOM-OM44 devicetree
From: Thomas Richard @ 2026-05-06 12:13 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Andrew Lunn, David S. Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski,
	Paolo Abeni, Rob Herring, Krzysztof Kozlowski, Conor Dooley,
	Aaro Koskinen, Andreas Kemnade, Kevin Hilman, Roger Quadros,
	Tony Lindgren, Oleksij Rempel
  Cc: Thomas Petazzoni, netdev, devicetree, linux-kernel, linux-omap,
	Thomas Richard, Nicolai Buchwitz

In this second version I added LAN7500 and LAN7505 definitions in
microchip,lan95xx.yaml as requested by Krzysztof. I also added Nicolai's RB
tag in devicetree patch.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Richard <thomas.richard@bootlin.com>
---
Changes in v2:
- add Nicolai's RB tag in patch 2/2.
- add LAN7500 and LAN7505 in microchip,lan95xx.yaml instead of creating a
  new file.
- Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260403-b4-var-som-om44-lan7500-v1-0-0dadde850143@bootlin.com

---
Thomas Richard (2):
      dt-bindings: net: microchip: Add LAN7500 and LAN7505 devices
      ARM: dts: ti: var-som-om44: Add USB Ethernet controller node

 .../devicetree/bindings/net/microchip,lan95xx.yaml         |  2 ++
 arch/arm/boot/dts/ti/omap/omap4-var-som-om44.dtsi          | 14 ++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 16 insertions(+)
---
base-commit: b50159d9eaefd95ad4e58bb94bc797761aeb9d8f
change-id: 20260330-b4-var-som-om44-lan7500-09dfdc713d39

Best regards,
-- 
Thomas Richard <thomas.richard@bootlin.com>


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* [PATCH net] net: ethtool: fix NULL pointer dereference in phy_reply_size
From: Quan Sun @ 2026-05-06 12:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: netdev, maxime.chevallier, andrew; +Cc: kuba, edumazet, pabeni, Quan Sun

In phy_prepare_data(), the strings rep_data->name and rep_data->drvname
are allocated using kstrdup(). However, the return values of these
allocations are not checked.

If kstrdup() fails to allocate memory, it returns NULL. The function
phy_prepare_data() will still return 0 (success). Subsequently, the
handler ethnl_default_doit() continues the execution flow and calls
phy_reply_size() to calculate the size of the reply message. This
unconditionally executes strlen(rep_data->name), leading to a kernel
NULL pointer dereference and panic.

Fix this by properly checking the return values of kstrdup() for both
`name` and `drvname`, and returning -ENOMEM if the allocation fails.

Signed-off-by: Quan Sun <2022090917019@std.uestc.edu.cn>
---
 net/ethtool/phy.c | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/net/ethtool/phy.c b/net/ethtool/phy.c
index d4e6887055ab1..6cf3df1df8659 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/phy.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/phy.c
@@ -88,8 +88,17 @@ static int phy_prepare_data(const struct ethnl_req_info *req_info,
 		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	rep_data->phyindex = phydev->phyindex;
+
 	rep_data->name = kstrdup(dev_name(&phydev->mdio.dev), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!rep_data->name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	rep_data->drvname = kstrdup(phydev->drv->name, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!rep_data->drvname) {
+		kfree(rep_data->name);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
 	rep_data->upstream_type = pdn->upstream_type;
 
 	if (pdn->upstream_type == PHY_UPSTREAM_PHY) {
-- 
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* [PATCH 6.6.y] Revert "l2tp: do not use sock_hold() in pppol2tp_session_get_sock()"
From: Gaosheng Cui @ 2026-05-06 12:00 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: jchapman, davem, edumazet, kuba, pabeni, dqfext, gnault, gregkh,
	cuigaosheng1, lujialin4, gongruiqi1
  Cc: netdev, linux-kernel

This reverts commit ce63943f9bce64df1be9b6a65b04fa6e1d99ec2c.

Upstream commit 9b8c88f875c0 ("l2tp: do not use sock_hold() in
pppol2tp_session_get_sock()") was backported to v6.6.130.

The blamed commit c5cbaef992d6 ("l2tp: refactor ppp socket/session
relationship") was introduced in v6.12 and was never backported to 6.6.y.

Revert it from 6.6.y to avoid incorrect reference counting and
potential use-after-free.

This is a revert of a backport, so there is no upstream commit.

Fixes: ce63943f9bce ("l2tp: do not use sock_hold() in pppol2tp_session_get_sock()")
Signed-off-by: Gaosheng Cui <cuigaosheng1@huawei.com>
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org> # 6.6
---
 net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
index 34d8582c0c07..6146e4e67bbb 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
@@ -130,12 +130,22 @@ static const struct ppp_channel_ops pppol2tp_chan_ops = {
 
 static const struct proto_ops pppol2tp_ops;
 
-/* Retrieves the pppol2tp socket associated to a session. */
+/* Retrieves the pppol2tp socket associated to a session.
+ * A reference is held on the returned socket, so this function must be paired
+ * with sock_put().
+ */
 static struct sock *pppol2tp_session_get_sock(struct l2tp_session *session)
 {
 	struct pppol2tp_session *ps = l2tp_session_priv(session);
+	struct sock *sk;
 
-	return rcu_dereference(ps->sk);
+	rcu_read_lock();
+	sk = rcu_dereference(ps->sk);
+	if (sk)
+		sock_hold(sk);
+	rcu_read_unlock();
+
+	return sk;
 }
 
 /* Helpers to obtain tunnel/session contexts from sockets.
@@ -201,13 +211,14 @@ static int pppol2tp_recvmsg(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *msg,
 
 static void pppol2tp_recv(struct l2tp_session *session, struct sk_buff *skb, int data_len)
 {
-	struct sock *sk;
+	struct pppol2tp_session *ps = l2tp_session_priv(session);
+	struct sock *sk = NULL;
 
 	/* If the socket is bound, send it in to PPP's input queue. Otherwise
 	 * queue it on the session socket.
 	 */
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	sk = pppol2tp_session_get_sock(session);
+	sk = rcu_dereference(ps->sk);
 	if (!sk)
 		goto no_sock;
 
@@ -517,14 +528,13 @@ static void pppol2tp_show(struct seq_file *m, void *arg)
 	struct l2tp_session *session = arg;
 	struct sock *sk;
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	sk = pppol2tp_session_get_sock(session);
 	if (sk) {
 		struct pppox_sock *po = pppox_sk(sk);
 
 		seq_printf(m, "   interface %s\n", ppp_dev_name(&po->chan));
+		sock_put(sk);
 	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 static void pppol2tp_session_init(struct l2tp_session *session)
@@ -1530,7 +1540,6 @@ static void pppol2tp_seq_session_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 		port = ntohs(inet->inet_sport);
 	}
 
-	rcu_read_lock();
 	sk = pppol2tp_session_get_sock(session);
 	if (sk) {
 		state = sk->sk_state;
@@ -1566,8 +1575,8 @@ static void pppol2tp_seq_session_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
 		struct pppox_sock *po = pppox_sk(sk);
 
 		seq_printf(m, "   interface %s\n", ppp_dev_name(&po->chan));
+		sock_put(sk);
 	}
-	rcu_read_unlock();
 }
 
 static int pppol2tp_seq_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
-- 
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