On Fri, 24 Mar 2023 19:18:57 +0000 Donald Hunter wrote: > diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-legacy.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-legacy.yaml > index d50c78b9f42d..3b8984122383 100644 > --- a/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-legacy.yaml > +++ b/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-legacy.yaml > @@ -261,6 +261,13 @@ properties: > async-enum: > description: Name for the enum type with notifications/events. > type: string > + # Start genetlink-legacy > + fixed-header: &fixed-header > + description: | > + Name of the structure defininig the optional fixed-length protocol header. This header is Typo in 'defininig', could you also wrap at 80 chars? Old school kernel style. > + placed in a message after the netlink and genetlink headers and before any attributes. > + type: string > + # End genetlink-legacy > class GenlMsg: > - def __init__(self, nl_msg): > + def __init__(self, nl_msg, fixed_header_members = []): spaces around = or no spaces? I don't really know myself but I'm used to having no spaces. > @@ -540,7 +555,7 @@ class YnlFamily(SpecFamily): > print('Unexpected message: ' + repr(gm)) > continue > > - rsp.append(self._decode(gm.raw_attrs, op.attr_set.name)) > + rsp.append(self._decode(gm.raw_attrs, op.attr_set.name) | gm.fixed_header_attrs) nit: also line wrap?