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Struct: nla_policy

Status

Regular

• In 4.4: ✅

  struct nla_policy {
      u16 type;
      u16 len;
  };
  

• In 4.8: ✅

  struct nla_policy {
      u16 type;
      u16 len;
  };
  

• In 4.10: ✅

  struct nla_policy {
      u16 type;
      u16 len;
  };
  

• In 4.13: ✅

  struct nla_policy {
      u16 type;
      u16 len;
  };
  

• In 4.15: ✅

  struct nla_policy {
      u16 type;
      u16 len;
      void *validation_data;
  };
  

• In 4.18: ✅

  struct nla_policy {
      u16 type;
      u16 len;
      void *validation_data;
  };
  

• In 5.0: ✅

  struct nla_policy {
      u8 type;
      u8 validation_type;
      u16 len;
      const void *validation_data;
      s16 min;
      s16 max;
      int (*validate)(const struct nlattr *, struct netlink_ext_ack *);
  };
  

• In 5.3: ✅

  struct nla_policy {
      u8 type;
      u8 validation_type;
      u16 len;
      const void *validation_data;
      s16 min;
      s16 max;
      int (*validate)(const struct nlattr *, struct netlink_ext_ack *);
      u16 strict_start_type;
  };
  

• In 5.4: ✅

  struct nla_policy {
      u8 type;
      u8 validation_type;
      u16 len;
      const void *validation_data;
      s16 min;
      s16 max;
      int (*validate)(const struct nlattr *, struct netlink_ext_ack *);
      u16 strict_start_type;
  };
  

• In 5.8: ✅

  struct nla_policy {
      u8 type;
      u8 validation_type;
      u16 len;
      const u32 bitfield32_valid;
      const char *reject_message;
      const struct nla_policy *nested_policy;
      struct netlink_range_validation *range;
      struct netlink_range_validation_signed *range_signed;
      s16 min;
      s16 max;
      int (*validate)(const struct nlattr *, struct netlink_ext_ack *);
      u16 strict_start_type;
  };
  

• In 5.11: ✅

  struct nla_policy {
      u8 type;
      u8 validation_type;
      u16 len;
      const u32 bitfield32_valid;
      const u32 mask;
      const char *reject_message;
      const struct nla_policy *nested_policy;
      struct netlink_range_validation *range;
      struct netlink_range_validation_signed *range_signed;
      s16 min;
      s16 max;
      int (*validate)(const struct nlattr *, struct netlink_ext_ack *);
      u16 strict_start_type;
  };
  

• In 5.13: ✅

  struct nla_policy {
      u8 type;
      u8 validation_type;
      u16 len;
      const u32 bitfield32_valid;
      const u32 mask;
      const char *reject_message;
      const struct nla_policy *nested_policy;
      struct netlink_range_validation *range;
      struct netlink_range_validation_signed *range_signed;
      s16 min;
      s16 max;
      int (*validate)(const struct nlattr *, struct netlink_ext_ack *);
      u16 strict_start_type;
  };
  

• In 5.15: ✅

  struct nla_policy {
      u8 type;
      u8 validation_type;
      u16 len;
      const u32 bitfield32_valid;
      const u32 mask;
      const char *reject_message;
      const struct nla_policy *nested_policy;
      struct netlink_range_validation *range;
      struct netlink_range_validation_signed *range_signed;
      s16 min;
      s16 max;
      int (*validate)(const struct nlattr *, struct netlink_ext_ack *);
      u16 strict_start_type;
  };
  

• In 5.19: ✅

  struct nla_policy {
      u8 type;
      u8 validation_type;
      u16 len;
      const u32 bitfield32_valid;
      const u32 mask;
      const char *reject_message;
      const struct nla_policy *nested_policy;
      struct netlink_range_validation *range;
      struct netlink_range_validation_signed *range_signed;
      s16 min;
      s16 max;
      int (*validate)(const struct nlattr *, struct netlink_ext_ack *);
      u16 strict_start_type;
  };
  

• In 6.2: ✅

  struct nla_policy {
      u8 type;
      u8 validation_type;
      u16 len;
      u16 strict_start_type;
      const u32 bitfield32_valid;
      const u32 mask;
      const char *reject_message;
      const struct nla_policy *nested_policy;
      struct netlink_range_validation *range;
      struct netlink_range_validation_signed *range_signed;
      s16 min;
      s16 max;
      int (*validate)(const struct nlattr *, struct netlink_ext_ack *);
  };
  

• In 6.5: ✅

  struct nla_policy {
      u8 type;
      u8 validation_type;
      u16 len;
      u16 strict_start_type;
      const u32 bitfield32_valid;
      const u32 mask;
      const char *reject_message;
      const struct nla_policy *nested_policy;
      struct netlink_range_validation *range;
      struct netlink_range_validation_signed *range_signed;
      s16 min;
      s16 max;
      int (*validate)(const struct nlattr *, struct netlink_ext_ack *);
  };
  

• In 6.8: ✅

  struct nla_policy {
      u8 type;
      u8 validation_type;
      u16 len;
      u16 strict_start_type;
      const u32 bitfield32_valid;
      const u32 mask;
      const char *reject_message;
      const struct nla_policy *nested_policy;
      const struct netlink_range_validation *range;
      const struct netlink_range_validation_signed *range_signed;
      s16 min;
      s16 max;
      int (*validate)(const struct nlattr *, struct netlink_ext_ack *);
  };
  

Arch

• In arm64: ✅

  struct nla_policy {
      u8 type;
      u8 validation_type;
      u16 len;
      const void *validation_data;
      s16 min;
      s16 max;
      int (*validate)(const struct nlattr *, struct netlink_ext_ack *);
      u16 strict_start_type;
  };
  

• In armhf: ✅

  struct nla_policy {
      u8 type;
      u8 validation_type;
      u16 len;
      const void *validation_data;
      s16 min;
      s16 max;
      int (*validate)(const struct nlattr *, struct netlink_ext_ack *);
      u16 strict_start_type;
  };
  

• In ppc64el: ✅

  struct nla_policy {
      u8 type;
      u8 validation_type;
      u16 len;
      const void *validation_data;
      s16 min;
      s16 max;
      int (*validate)(const struct nlattr *, struct netlink_ext_ack *);
      u16 strict_start_type;
  };
  

• In riscv64: ✅

  struct nla_policy {
      u8 type;
      u8 validation_type;
      u16 len;
      const void *validation_data;
      s16 min;
      s16 max;
      int (*validate)(const struct nlattr *, struct netlink_ext_ack *);
      u16 strict_start_type;
  };
  

Flavor

• In aws: ✅

  struct nla_policy {
      u8 type;
      u8 validation_type;
      u16 len;
      const void *validation_data;
      s16 min;
      s16 max;
      int (*validate)(const struct nlattr *, struct netlink_ext_ack *);
      u16 strict_start_type;
  };
  

• In azure: ✅

  struct nla_policy {
      u8 type;
      u8 validation_type;
      u16 len;
      const void *validation_data;
      s16 min;
      s16 max;
      int (*validate)(const struct nlattr *, struct netlink_ext_ack *);
      u16 strict_start_type;
  };
  

• In gcp: ✅

  struct nla_policy {
      u8 type;
      u8 validation_type;
      u16 len;
      const void *validation_data;
      s16 min;
      s16 max;
      int (*validate)(const struct nlattr *, struct netlink_ext_ack *);
      u16 strict_start_type;
  };
  

• In lowlatency: ✅

  struct nla_policy {
      u8 type;
      u8 validation_type;
      u16 len;
      const void *validation_data;
      s16 min;
      s16 max;
      int (*validate)(const struct nlattr *, struct netlink_ext_ack *);
      u16 strict_start_type;
  };
  

Differences

Regular

• No changes between 4.4 and 4.8 ✅
• No changes between 4.8 and 4.10 ✅
• No changes between 4.10 and 4.13 ✅
• Changed between 4.13 and 4.15 ⚠️

  • Field added. void *validation_data
• No changes between 4.15 and 4.18 ✅
• Changed between 4.18 and 5.0 ⚠️

  • Field added. u8 validation_type
  • Field added. s16 min
  • Field added. s16 max
  • Field added. int (*validate)(const struct nlattr *, struct netlink_ext_ack *)
  • Field type changed. u16 type ➡️ u8 type
  • Field type changed. void *validation_data ➡️ const void *validation_data
• Changed between 5.0 and 5.3 ⚠️

  • Field added. u16 strict_start_type
• No changes between 5.3 and 5.4 ✅
• Changed between 5.4 and 5.8 ⚠️

  • Field added. const u32 bitfield32_valid
  • Field added. const char *reject_message
  • Field added. const struct nla_policy *nested_policy
  • Field added. struct netlink_range_validation *range
  • Field added. struct netlink_range_validation_signed *range_signed
  • Field removed. const void *validation_data
• Changed between 5.8 and 5.11 ⚠️

  • Field added. const u32 mask
• No changes between 5.11 and 5.13 ✅
• No changes between 5.13 and 5.15 ✅
• No changes between 5.15 and 5.19 ✅
• No changes between 5.19 and 6.2 ✅
• No changes between 6.2 and 6.5 ✅
• Changed between 6.5 and 6.8 ⚠️

  • Field type changed. struct netlink_range_validation *range ➡️ const struct netlink_range_validation *range
  • Field type changed. struct netlink_range_validation_signed *range_signed ➡️ const struct netlink_range_validation_signed *range_signed

Arch

• No changes between amd64 and arm64 ✅
• No changes between amd64 and armhf ✅
• No changes between amd64 and ppc64el ✅
• No changes between amd64 and riscv64 ✅

Flavor

• No changes between generic and aws ✅
• No changes between generic and azure ✅
• No changes between generic and gcp ✅
• No changes between generic and lowlatency ✅