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diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/netlink-raw.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/netlink-raw.yaml
index ad5395040765..04b92f1a5cd6 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/netlink-raw.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/netlink-raw.yaml
@@ -126,8 +126,10 @@ properties:
name:
type: string
type:
- description: The netlink attribute type
- enum: [ u8, u16, u32, u64, s8, s16, s32, s64, string, binary ]
+ description: |
+ The netlink attribute type. Members of type 'binary' or 'pad'
+ must also have the 'len' property set.
+ enum: [ u8, u16, u32, u64, s8, s16, s32, s64, string, binary, pad ]
len:
$ref: '#/$defs/len-or-define'
byte-order:
@@ -150,6 +152,14 @@ properties:
the right formatting mechanism when displaying values of this
type.
enum: [ hex, mac, fddi, ipv4, ipv6, uuid ]
+ if:
+ properties:
+ type:
+ oneOf:
+ - const: binary
+ - const: pad
+ then:
+ required: [ len ]
# End genetlink-legacy
attribute-sets:
@@ -202,7 +212,8 @@ properties:
description: The netlink attribute type
enum: [ unused, pad, flag, binary, bitfield32,
u8, u16, u32, u64, s8, s16, s32, s64,
- string, nest, array-nest, nest-type-value ]
+ string, nest, array-nest, nest-type-value,
+ sub-message ]
doc:
description: Documentation of the attribute.
type: string
@@ -261,6 +272,17 @@ properties:
description: Name of the struct type used for the attribute.
type: string
# End genetlink-legacy
+ # Start netlink-raw
+ sub-message:
+ description: |
+ Name of the sub-message definition to use for the attribute.
+ type: string
+ selector:
+ description: |
+ Name of the attribute to use for dynamic selection of sub-message
+ format specifier.
+ type: string
+ # End netlink-raw
# Make sure name-prefix does not appear in subsets (subsets inherit naming)
dependencies:
@@ -283,6 +305,43 @@ properties:
items:
required: [ type ]
+ # Start netlink-raw
+ sub-messages:
+ description: Definition of sub message attributes
+ type: array
+ items:
+ type: object
+ additionalProperties: False
+ required: [ name, formats ]
+ properties:
+ name:
+ description: Name of the sub-message definition
+ type: string
+ formats:
+ description: Dynamically selected format specifiers
+ type: array
+ items:
+ type: object
+ additionalProperties: False
+ required: [ value ]
+ properties:
+ value:
+ description: |
+ Value to match for dynamic selection of sub-message format
+ specifier.
+ type: string
+ fixed-header:
+ description: |
+ Name of the struct definition to use as the fixed header
+ for the sub message.
+ type: string
+ attribute-set:
+ description: |
+ Name of the attribute space from which to resolve attributes
+ in the sub message.
+ type: string
+ # End netlink-raw
+
operations:
description: Operations supported by the protocol.
type: object