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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/genl_magic_struct.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/genl_magic_struct.h | 18 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/genl_magic_struct.h b/include/linux/genl_magic_struct.h index 745ebfd6c7e..9a605b9ee83 100644 --- a/include/linux/genl_magic_struct.h +++ b/include/linux/genl_magic_struct.h @@ -59,12 +59,20 @@ enum { GENLA_F_MANDATORY = 1 << 14, GENLA_F_REQUIRED = 1 << 15, - /* This will not be present in the __u16 .nla_type, but can be - * triggered on in <struct>_to_skb, to exclude "sensitive" - * information from broadcasts, or on unpriviledged get requests. - * This is useful because genetlink multicast groups can be listened in - * on by anyone. */ + /* Below will not be present in the __u16 .nla_type, but can be + * triggered on in <struct>_to_skb resp. <struct>_from_attrs */ + + /* To exclude "sensitive" information from broadcasts, or on + * unpriviledged get requests. This is useful because genetlink + * multicast groups can be listened in on by anyone. */ GENLA_F_SENSITIVE = 1 << 16, + + /* INVARIAN options cannot be changed at runtime. + * Useful to share an attribute policy and struct definition, + * between some "create" and "change" commands, + * but disallow certain fields to be changed online. + */ + GENLA_F_INVARIANT = 1 << 17, }; #define __nla_type(x) ((__u16)((__u16)(x) & (__u16)NLA_TYPE_MASK)) |