kernel/linux.git/tools/net/ynl, branch v6.18.21

tools: ynl: Specify --no-line-number in ynl-regen.sh.

2026-01-30T09:32:12+00:00

[ Upstream commit 68578370f9b3a2aba5964b273312d51c581b6aad ] If grep.lineNumber is enabled in .gitconfig, [grep] lineNumber = true ynl-regen.sh fails with the following error: $ ./tools/net/ynl/ynl-regen.sh -f ... ynl_gen_c.py: error: argument --mode: invalid choice: '4:' (choose from user, kernel, uapi) GEN 4: net/ipv4/fou_nl.c Let's specify --no-line-number explicitly. Fixes: be5bea1cc0bf ("net: add basic C code generators for Netlink") Suggested-by: Jakub Kicinski Signed-off-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260115172533.693652-3-kuniyu@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin

tools: ynl: call nested attribute free function for indexed arrays

2025-11-11T01:18:05+00:00

When freeing indexed arrays, the corresponding free function should be called for each entry of the indexed array. For example, for for 'struct tc_act_attrs' 'tc_act_attrs_free(...)' needs to be called for each entry. Previously, memory leaks were reported when enabling the ASAN analyzer. ================================================================= ==874==ERROR: LeakSanitizer: detected memory leaks Direct leak of 24 byte(s) in 1 object(s) allocated from: #0 0x7f221fd20cb5 in malloc ./debug/gcc/gcc/libsanitizer/asan/asan_malloc_linux.cpp:67 #1 0x55c98db048af in tc_act_attrs_set_options_vlan_parms ../generated/tc-user.h:2813 #2 0x55c98db048af in main ./linux/tools/net/ynl/samples/tc-filter-add.c:71 Direct leak of 24 byte(s) in 1 object(s) allocated from: #0 0x7f221fd20cb5 in malloc ./debug/gcc/gcc/libsanitizer/asan/asan_malloc_linux.cpp:67 #1 0x55c98db04a93 in tc_act_attrs_set_options_vlan_parms ../generated/tc-user.h:2813 #2 0x55c98db04a93 in main ./linux/tools/net/ynl/samples/tc-filter-add.c:74 Direct leak of 10 byte(s) in 2 object(s) allocated from: #0 0x7f221fd20cb5 in malloc ./debug/gcc/gcc/libsanitizer/asan/asan_malloc_linux.cpp:67 #1 0x55c98db0527d in tc_act_attrs_set_kind ../generated/tc-user.h:1622 SUMMARY: AddressSanitizer: 58 byte(s) leaked in 4 allocation(s). The following diff illustrates the changes introduced compared to the previous version of the code. void tc_flower_attrs_free(struct tc_flower_attrs *obj) { + unsigned int i; + free(obj->indev); + for (i = 0; i < obj->_count.act; i++) + tc_act_attrs_free(&obj->act[i]); free(obj->act); free(obj->key_eth_dst); free(obj->key_eth_dst_mask); Signed-off-by: Zahari Doychev Reviewed-by: Jakub Kicinski Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251106151529.453026-3-zahari.doychev@linux.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

tools: ynl: avoid print_field when there is no reply

2025-10-28T01:16:49+00:00

When request a none support device operation, there will be no reply. In this case, the len(desc) check will always be true, causing print_field to enter an infinite loop and crash the program. Example reproducer: # ethtool.py -c veth0 To fix this, return immediately if there is no reply. Fixes: f3d07b02b2b8 ("tools: ynl: ethtool testing tool") Signed-off-by: Hangbin Liu Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251024125853.102916-1-liuhangbin@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

tools: ynl: fix string attribute length to include null terminator

2025-10-27T23:47:29+00:00

The ynl_attr_put_str() function was not including the null terminator in the attribute length calculation. This caused kernel to reject CTRL_CMD_GETFAMILY requests with EINVAL: "Attribute failed policy validation". For a 4-character family name like "dpll": - Sent: nla_len=8 (4 byte header + 4 byte string without null) - Expected: nla_len=9 (4 byte header + 5 byte string with null) The bug was introduced in commit 15d2540e0d62 ("tools: ynl: check for overflow of constructed messages") when refactoring from stpcpy() to strlen(). The original code correctly included the null terminator: end = stpcpy(ynl_attr_data(attr), str); attr->nla_len = NLA_HDRLEN + NLA_ALIGN(end - (char *)ynl_attr_data(attr)); Since stpcpy() returns a pointer past the null terminator, the length included it. The refactored version using strlen() omitted the +1. The fix also removes NLA_ALIGN() from nla_len calculation, since nla_len should contain actual attribute length, not aligned length. Alignment is only for calculating next attribute position. This makes the code consistent with ynl_attr_put(). CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_NAME uses NLA_NUL_STRING policy which requires null terminator. Kernel validates with memchr() and rejects if not found. Fixes: 15d2540e0d62 ("tools: ynl: check for overflow of constructed messages") Signed-off-by: Petr Oros Tested-by: Ivan Vecera Reviewed-by: Ivan Vecera Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20251018151737.365485-3-zahari.doychev@linux.com Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251024132438.351290-1-poros@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

psp: base PSP device support

2025-09-18T10:32:06+00:00

Add a netlink family for PSP and allow drivers to register support. The "PSP device" is its own object. This allows us to perform more flexible reference counting / lifetime control than if PSP information was part of net_device. In the future we should also be able to "delegate" PSP access to software devices, such as *vlan, veth or netkit more easily. Reviewed-by: Willem de Bruijn Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski Signed-off-by: Daniel Zahka Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250917000954.859376-3-daniel.zahka@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni

tools: ynl-gen: support uint in multi-attr

2025-09-17T21:57:09+00:00

The ethtool FEC histogram series run into a build issue with type: uint + multi-attr: True. Auto scalars use 64b types, we need to convert them explicitly when rendering the types. No current spec needs this, and the ethtool FEC histogram doesn't need this either any more, so not posting as a fix. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/8f52c5b8-bd8a-44b8-812c-4f30d50f63ff@redhat.com Reviewed-by: Vadim Fedorenko Reviewed-by: Donald Hunter Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

tools: ynl: add ipv4-or-v6 display hint

2025-09-16T15:16:57+00:00

The attribute WGALLOWEDIP_A_IPADDR can contain either an IPv4 or an IPv6 address depending on WGALLOWEDIP_A_FAMILY, however in practice it is enough to look at the attribute length. This patch implements an ipv4-or-v6 display hint, that can deal with this kind of attribute. It only implements this display hint for genetlink-legacy, it can be added to other protocol variants if needed, but we don't want to encourage it's use. Signed-off-by: Asbjørn Sloth Tønnesen Reviewed-by: Donald Hunter Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250915144301.725949-12-ast@fiberby.net Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

tools: ynl: decode hex input

2025-09-16T15:16:57+00:00

This patch adds support for decoding hex input, so that binary attributes can be read through --json. Example (using future wireguard.yaml): $ sudo ./tools/net/ynl/pyynl/cli.py --family wireguard \ --do set-device --json '{"ifindex":3, "private-key":"2a ae 6c 35 c9 4f cf <... to 32 bytes>"}' In order to somewhat mirror what is done in _formatted_string(), then for non-binary attributes attempt to convert it to an int. Signed-off-by: Asbjørn Sloth Tønnesen Reviewed-by: Donald Hunter Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250915144301.725949-11-ast@fiberby.net Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

tools: ynl: encode indexed-arrays

2025-09-16T15:16:57+00:00

This patch adds support for encoding indexed-array attributes with sub-type nest in pyynl. Signed-off-by: Asbjørn Sloth Tønnesen Reviewed-by: Donald Hunter Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250915144301.725949-10-ast@fiberby.net Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

tools: ynl: move nest packing to a helper function

2025-09-16T15:16:57+00:00

This patch moves nest packing into a helper function, that can also be used for packing indexed arrays. No behavioural changes intended. Signed-off-by: Asbjørn Sloth Tønnesen Reviewed-by: Donald Hunter Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250915144301.725949-9-ast@fiberby.net Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski