Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > 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. Will do. The spec does spill beyond 100 chars tho. >> + 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. Happy to go with existing convention in the codebase and will remove 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? Will do.