With this function, nla_data() is aligned on a 64-bit area.
Signed-off-by: Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dich...@6wind.com>
---
include/net/netlink.h | 13 +++++++++++++
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/net/netlink.h b/include/net/netlink.h
index 113b483b6ee8..e589cb3dccee 100644
--- a/include/net/netlink.h
+++ b/include/net/netlink.h
@@ -858,6 +858,19 @@ static inline int nla_put_u64(struct sk_buff *skb, int
attrtype, u64 value)
}
/**
+ * nla_put_u64_64bit - Add a u64 netlink attribute to a skb and align it
+ * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
+ * @attrtype: attribute type
+ * @value: numeric value
+ * @padattr: attribute type for the padding
+ */
+static inline int nla_put_u64_64bit(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
+ u64 value, int padattr)
+{
+ return nla_put_64bit(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u64), &value, padattr);
+}
+
+/**
* nla_put_be64 - Add a __be64 netlink attribute to a socket buffer and align
it
* @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
* @attrtype: attribute type
--
2.8.1
