Hi Dave,
> This patch adds missing inline wrappers for nla_get_le32 and
> nla_get_le64. The 802.15.4 MAC byteorder is little endian and we keep
> the byteorder for fields like address configuration in the same
> byteorder as it comes from the MAC layer.
>
> To provide these fields for nl802154 userspace applications, we need
> these inline wrappers for netlink.
>
> Cc: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Aring <alex.aring@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> include/net/netlink.h | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/include/net/netlink.h b/include/net/netlink.h
> index 2a5dbcc..0e31727 100644
> --- a/include/net/netlink.h
> +++ b/include/net/netlink.h
> @@ -1004,6 +1004,15 @@ static inline __be32 nla_get_be32(const struct nlattr *nla)
> }
>
> /**
> + * nla_get_le32 - return payload of __le32 attribute
> + * @nla: __le32 netlink attribute
> + */
> +static inline __le32 nla_get_le32(const struct nlattr *nla)
> +{
> + return *(__le32 *) nla_data(nla);
> +}
> +
> +/**
> * nla_get_u16 - return payload of u16 attribute
> * @nla: u16 netlink attribute
> */
> @@ -1066,6 +1075,15 @@ static inline __be64 nla_get_be64(const struct nlattr *nla)
> }
>
> /**
> + * nla_get_le64 - return payload of __le64 attribute
> + * @nla: __le64 netlink attribute
> + */
> +static inline __le64 nla_get_le64(const struct nlattr *nla)
> +{
> + return *(__le64 *) nla_data(nla);
> +}
> +
> +/**
> * nla_get_s32 - return payload of s32 attribute
> * @nla: s32 netlink attribute
> */
do you have any objections to me taking this change through the bluetooth-next tree?
Regards
Marcel
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