1 files changed, 17 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/include/net/netlink.h b/include/net/netlink.h
index ce5cba19c393..fd75fd65d59e 100644
--- a/include/net/netlink.h
+++ b/include/net/netlink.h
@@ -500,14 +500,15 @@ static inline struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg_put_answer(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 /**
  * nlmsg_new - Allocate a new netlink message
- * @size: maximum size of message
+ * @payload: size of the message payload
  * @flags: the type of memory to allocate.
  *
- * Use NLMSG_GOODSIZE if size isn't know and you need a good default size.
+ * Use NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE if the size of the payload isn't known
+ * and a good default is needed.
  */
-static inline struct sk_buff *nlmsg_new(int size, gfp_t flags)
+static inline struct sk_buff *nlmsg_new(size_t payload, gfp_t flags)
 {
-        return alloc_skb(size, flags);
+        return alloc_skb(nlmsg_total_size(payload), flags);
 }
 
 /**
@@ -828,6 +829,9 @@ static inline int nla_put_msecs(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
 #define NLA_PUT_U16(skb, attrtype, value) \
         NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u16, attrtype, value)
 
+#define NLA_PUT_LE16(skb, attrtype, value) \
+        NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, __le16, attrtype, value)
+
 #define NLA_PUT_U32(skb, attrtype, value) \
         NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u32, attrtype, value)
 
@@ -874,6 +878,15 @@ static inline u16 nla_get_u16(struct nlattr *nla)
 }
 
 /**
+ * nla_get_le16 - return payload of __le16 attribute
+ * @nla: __le16 netlink attribute
+ */
+static inline __le16 nla_get_le16(struct nlattr *nla)
+{
+        return *(__le16 *) nla_data(nla);
+}
+
+/**
  * nla_get_u8 - return payload of u8 attribute
  * @nla: u8 netlink attribute
  */