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authorDmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>2012-01-09 11:38:23 +0400
committerDmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>2012-01-09 11:38:23 +0400
commitda733563be5a9da26fe81d9f007262d00b846e22 (patch)
treedb28291df94a2043af2123911984c5c173da4e6f /include/net/netlink.h
parent6ccbcf2cb41131f8d56ef0723bf3f7c1f8486076 (diff)
parentdab78d7924598ea4031663dd10db814e2e324928 (diff)
downloadlinux-da733563be5a9da26fe81d9f007262d00b846e22.tar.xz
Merge branch 'next' into for-linus
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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] = {