netlink: add nlmsg_consume() and use it in devlink compat
authorJakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Wed, 3 Apr 2024 20:22:59 +0000 (13:22 -0700)
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Sat, 6 Apr 2024 17:20:14 +0000 (18:20 +0100)
commit8e69b3459ca1ed4f6f7bd0b0a11962ddb3e7d34a
treeaa765a5811a11f51979fdb87c0e70a8a2079e156
parent9f06f87fef689d28588cde8c7ebb00a67da34026
netlink: add nlmsg_consume() and use it in devlink compat

devlink_compat_running_version() sticks out when running
netdevsim tests and watching dropped skbs. Add nlmsg_consume()
for cases were we want to free a netlink skb but it is expected,
rather than a drop. af_netlink code uses consume_skb() directly,
which is fine, but some may prefer the symmetry of nlmsg_new() /
nlmsg_consume().

Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
include/net/netlink.h
net/devlink/dev.c