On Wed, 27 May 2026 10:00:40 +0000 Alice Ryhl wrote:

On Tue, May 26, 2026 at 04:29:26PM +0200, Miguel Ojeda wrote:

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On Mon, May 25, 2026 at 3:17 PM Alice Ryhl [off-list ref] wrote:  

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This implements a safe and relatively simple API over the netlink API,
that allows you to add different attributes to a netlink message and
broadcast it. As the first user of this API only makes use of broadcast,
only broadcast messages are supported here.  

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 rust/kernel/netlink.rs          | 336 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++  

This should be added to an existing or new `MAINTAINERS` entry, i.e.
as usual, either inheriting it if the maintainers want, or delegating
it to a sub- or co-maintainer, etc. depending on what people want.  

Good call, missed this isn't under rust/kernel/net

Netdev maintainers, what do you prefer that I put for these files? I'm
of course happy to be on the hook for this code.

Can we put it under rust/kernel/net and rust/helpers/net ?
And then add those directories to networking ?
Just so that we don't have to keep wondering with every little piece 
of code.

We can either add it under an existing entry, or we could add a new one
along these lines:

NETWORKING [RUST]
M:	Alice Ryhl [off-list ref]
L:	netdev@vger.kernel.org
L:	rust-for-linux@vger.kernel.org
S:	Supported
F:	rust/helpers/genetlink.c
F:	rust/kernel/netlink.rs

Probably not at this time.

Of course, it would be useful to have others listed here, as I'm sure I
will have questions about how networking works if there are patches in
this area. Or perhaps the netdev@ list itself is enough for that to
reach the right people?

With regards to actually merging code in this area, then I think for
this particular series it is simpler to let Greg take it through
char-misc with all the other Binder changes. But for any future changes
to netlink.rs, I think it makes sense for them to land through the
netdev tree.

SG, once acked it can go via any tree. Greg's tree make sense.