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diff --git a/include/linux/netlink.h b/include/linux/netlink.h
index d2843ae4a83..e638256ce47 100644
--- a/include/linux/netlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/netlink.h
@@ -131,6 +131,20 @@ struct nlattr
__u16 nla_type;
};
+/*
+ * nla_type (16 bits)
+ * +---+---+-------------------------------+
+ * | N | O | Attribute Type |
+ * +---+---+-------------------------------+
+ * N := Carries nested attributes
+ * O := Payload stored in network byte order
+ *
+ * Note: The N and O flag are mutually exclusive.
+ */
+#define NLA_F_NESTED (1 << 15)
+#define NLA_F_NET_BYTEORDER (1 << 14)
+#define NLA_TYPE_MASK ~(NLA_F_NESTED | NLA_F_NET_BYTEORDER)
+
#define NLA_ALIGNTO 4
#define NLA_ALIGN(len) (((len) + NLA_ALIGNTO - 1) & ~(NLA_ALIGNTO - 1))
#define NLA_HDRLEN ((int) NLA_ALIGN(sizeof(struct nlattr)))