Jakub Kicinski [off-list ref] writes:

On Sun, 19 Mar 2023 19:38:02 +0000 Donald Hunter wrote:

quoted

     def _dictify_ops_directional(self):
+        default_fixed_header = self.yaml['operations'].get('fixed-header')
         req_val = rsp_val = 1
         for elem in self.yaml['operations']['list']:
             if 'notify' in elem:

@@ -426,7 +430,7 @@ class SpecFamily(SpecElement):
             else:
                 raise Exception("Can't parse directional ops")
 
-            op = self.new_operation(elem, req_val, rsp_val)
+            op = self.new_operation(elem, req_val, rsp_val, default_fixed_header)

Can we record the "family-default" fixed header in the family and read
from there rather than passing the arg around?

Yes, will do.

Also - doc - to be clear - by documentation I mean in the right places
under Documentation/user-api/netlink/

Ack.