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diff --git a/include/net/netlink.h b/include/net/netlink.h
index ab26a5e3558b..e4dd874412bf 100644
--- a/include/net/netlink.h
+++ b/include/net/netlink.h
@@ -539,6 +539,31 @@ nlmsg_next(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int *remaining)
}
/**
+ * nla_parse - Parse a stream of attributes into a tb buffer
+ * @tb: destination array with maxtype+1 elements
+ * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
+ * @head: head of attribute stream
+ * @len: length of attribute stream
+ * @policy: validation policy
+ * @extack: extended ACK pointer
+ *
+ * Parses a stream of attributes and stores a pointer to each attribute in
+ * the tb array accessible via the attribute type. Attributes with a type
+ * exceeding maxtype will be rejected, policy must be specified, attributes
+ * will be validated in the strictest way possible.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code.
+ */
+static inline int nla_parse(struct nlattr **tb, int maxtype,
+ const struct nlattr *head, int len,
+ const struct nla_policy *policy,
+ struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+ return __nla_parse(tb, maxtype, head, len, policy,
+ NL_VALIDATE_STRICT, extack);
+}
+
+/**
* nla_parse_deprecated - Parse a stream of attributes into a tb buffer
* @tb: destination array with maxtype+1 elements
* @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
@@ -618,6 +643,27 @@ static inline int __nlmsg_parse(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int hdrlen,
}
/**
+ * nlmsg_parse - parse attributes of a netlink message
+ * @nlh: netlink message header
+ * @hdrlen: length of family specific header
+ * @tb: destination array with maxtype+1 elements
+ * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
+ * @validate: validation strictness
+ * @extack: extended ACK report struct
+ *
+ * See nla_parse()
+ */
+static inline int nlmsg_parse(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int hdrlen,
+ struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype,
+ const struct nla_policy *policy,
+ struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+ return __nla_parse(tb, maxtype, nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen),
+ nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen), policy,
+ NL_VALIDATE_STRICT, extack);
+}
+
+/**
* nlmsg_parse_deprecated - parse attributes of a netlink message
* @nlh: netlink message header
* @hdrlen: length of family specific header
@@ -695,6 +741,28 @@ static inline int nla_validate_deprecated(const struct nlattr *head, int len,
extack);
}
+/**
+ * nla_validate - Validate a stream of attributes
+ * @head: head of attribute stream
+ * @len: length of attribute stream
+ * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
+ * @policy: validation policy
+ * @validate: validation strictness
+ * @extack: extended ACK report struct
+ *
+ * Validates all attributes in the specified attribute stream against the
+ * specified policy. Validation is done in strict mode.
+ * See documenation of struct nla_policy for more details.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code.
+ */
+static inline int nla_validate(const struct nlattr *head, int len, int maxtype,
+ const struct nla_policy *policy,
+ struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+ return __nla_validate(head, len, maxtype, policy, NL_VALIDATE_STRICT,
+ extack);
+}
/**
* nlmsg_validate_deprecated - validate a netlink message including attributes
@@ -1032,6 +1100,25 @@ nla_find_nested(const struct nlattr *nla, int attrtype)
}
/**
+ * nla_parse_nested - parse nested attributes
+ * @tb: destination array with maxtype+1 elements
+ * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
+ * @nla: attribute containing the nested attributes
+ * @policy: validation policy
+ * @extack: extended ACK report struct
+ *
+ * See nla_parse()
+ */
+static inline int nla_parse_nested(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype,
+ const struct nlattr *nla,
+ const struct nla_policy *policy,
+ struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
+{
+ return __nla_parse(tb, maxtype, nla_data(nla), nla_len(nla), policy,
+ NL_VALIDATE_STRICT, extack);
+}
+
+/**
* nla_parse_nested_deprecated - parse nested attributes
* @tb: destination array with maxtype+1 elements
* @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected