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| -rw-r--r-- | include/net/netlink.h | 11 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/netlink.h b/include/net/netlink.h index 98c185441bee..cb1f3504687f 100644 --- a/include/net/netlink.h +++ b/include/net/netlink.h @@ -192,8 +192,15 @@ enum { * NLA_NUL_STRING Maximum length of string (excluding NUL) * NLA_FLAG Unused * NLA_BINARY Maximum length of attribute payload - * NLA_NESTED_COMPAT Exact length of structure payload - * All other Exact length of attribute payload + * NLA_NESTED Don't use `len' field -- length verification is + * done by checking len of nested header (or empty) + * NLA_NESTED_COMPAT Minimum length of structure payload + * NLA_U8, NLA_U16, + * NLA_U32, NLA_U64, + * NLA_MSECS Leaving the length field zero will verify the + * given type fits, using it verifies minimum length + * just like "All other" + * All other Minimum length of attribute payload * * Example: * static const struct nla_policy my_policy[ATTR_MAX+1] = { |