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Re: [PATCH net-next 9/9] taskstats: use the libnl API to align nlattr on 64-bit

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On 23/04/16 01:31, Nicolas Dichtel wrote:
> Goal of this patch is to use the new libnl API to align netlink attribute
> when needed.
> The layout of the netlink message will be a bit different after the patch,
> because the padattr (TASKSTATS_TYPE_STATS) will be inside the nested
> attribute instead of before it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com>

The layout will change/break user space -- I've not tested the patch though..

Balbir Singh.
 

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[PATCH net-next 0/9] netlink: align attributes when needed (patchset #1) Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com> - 2016-04-22 17:50 +0200
  [PATCH net-next 3/9] libnl: nla_put_be64(): align on a 64-bit area Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com> - 2016-04-22 17:50 +0200
  [PATCH net-next 7/9] libnl: add nla_put_u64_64bit() helper Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com> - 2016-04-22 17:50 +0200
  [PATCH net-next 1/9] libnl: fix help of _64bit functions Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com> - 2016-04-22 17:50 +0200
  [PATCH net-next 2/9] libnl: nla_put_le64(): align on a 64-bit area Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com> - 2016-04-22 17:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH net-next 2/9] libnl: nla_put_le64(): align on a 64-bit  area Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com> - 2016-04-22 19:00 +0200
      Re: [PATCH net-next 2/9] libnl: nla_put_le64(): align on a 64-bit  area Alexander Aring <aar@pengutronix.de> - 2016-04-23 19:10 +0200
        Re: [PATCH net-next 2/9] libnl: nla_put_le64(): align on a 64-bit  area Alexander Aring <aar@pengutronix.de> - 2016-04-23 19:30 +0200
          Re: [PATCH net-next 2/9] libnl: nla_put_le64(): align on a 64-bit  area Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com> - 2016-04-25 09:50 +0200
  [PATCH net-next 6/9] libnl: nla_put_msecs(): align on a 64-bit area Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com> - 2016-04-22 17:50 +0200
  [PATCH net-next 8/9] xfrm: align nlattr properly when needed Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com> - 2016-04-22 17:50 +0200
  [PATCH net-next 5/9] libnl: nla_put_s64(): align on a 64-bit area Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com> - 2016-04-22 17:50 +0200
  [PATCH net-next 4/9] libnl: nla_put_net64(): align on a 64-bit area Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com> - 2016-04-22 17:50 +0200
  [PATCH net-next 9/9] taskstats: use the libnl API to align nlattr on 64-bit Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com> - 2016-04-22 17:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH net-next 9/9] taskstats: use the libnl API to align nlattr  on 64-bit Balbir Singh <bsingharora@gmail.com> - 2016-04-27 03:20 +0200
      Re: [PATCH net-next 9/9] taskstats: use the libnl API to align nlattr  on 64-bit Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com> - 2016-04-27 09:30 +0200
        Re: [PATCH net-next 9/9] taskstats: use the libnl API to align nlattr  on 64-bit Balbir Singh <bsingharora@gmail.com> - 2016-04-27 14:30 +0200
          Re: [PATCH net-next 9/9] taskstats: use the libnl API to align nlattr  on 64-bit Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com> - 2016-04-27 17:50 +0200
            [PATCH net-next] taskstats: fix nl parsing in accounting/getdelays.c Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com> - 2016-04-27 17:50 +0200
              Re: [PATCH net-next] taskstats: fix nl parsing in  accounting/getdelays.c Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com> - 2016-04-27 18:00 +0200
          Re: [PATCH net-next 9/9] taskstats: use the libnl API to align  nlattr on 64-bit David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> - 2016-04-27 18:50 +0200
  Re: [PATCH net-next 0/9] netlink: align attributes when needed  (patchset #1) David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> - 2016-04-24 02:20 +0200

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