{
        int size = NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct netconfmsg))
                   + nla_total_size(4); /* NETCONFA_IFINDEX */
+       bool all = false;
 
-       /* type -1 is used for ALL */
-       if (type == -1 || type == NETCONFA_FORWARDING)
+       if (type == NETCONFA_ALL)
+               all = true;
+
+       if (all || type == NETCONFA_FORWARDING)
                size += nla_total_size(4);
-       if (type == -1 || type == NETCONFA_RP_FILTER)
+       if (all || type == NETCONFA_RP_FILTER)
                size += nla_total_size(4);
-       if (type == -1 || type == NETCONFA_MC_FORWARDING)
+       if (all || type == NETCONFA_MC_FORWARDING)
                size += nla_total_size(4);
-       if (type == -1 || type == NETCONFA_PROXY_NEIGH)
+       if (all || type == NETCONFA_PROXY_NEIGH)
                size += nla_total_size(4);
-       if (type == -1 || type == NETCONFA_IGNORE_ROUTES_WITH_LINKDOWN)
+       if (all || type == NETCONFA_IGNORE_ROUTES_WITH_LINKDOWN)
                size += nla_total_size(4);
 
        return size;
 {
        struct nlmsghdr  *nlh;
        struct netconfmsg *ncm;
+       bool all = false;
 
        nlh = nlmsg_put(skb, portid, seq, event, sizeof(struct netconfmsg),
                        flags);
        if (!nlh)
                return -EMSGSIZE;
 
+       if (type == NETCONFA_ALL)
+               all = true;
+
        ncm = nlmsg_data(nlh);
        ncm->ncm_family = AF_INET;
 
        if (nla_put_s32(skb, NETCONFA_IFINDEX, ifindex) < 0)
                goto nla_put_failure;
 
-       /* type -1 is used for ALL */
-       if ((type == -1 || type == NETCONFA_FORWARDING) &&
+       if ((all || type == NETCONFA_FORWARDING) &&
            nla_put_s32(skb, NETCONFA_FORWARDING,
                        IPV4_DEVCONF(*devconf, FORWARDING)) < 0)
                goto nla_put_failure;
-       if ((type == -1 || type == NETCONFA_RP_FILTER) &&
+       if ((all || type == NETCONFA_RP_FILTER) &&
            nla_put_s32(skb, NETCONFA_RP_FILTER,
                        IPV4_DEVCONF(*devconf, RP_FILTER)) < 0)
                goto nla_put_failure;
-       if ((type == -1 || type == NETCONFA_MC_FORWARDING) &&
+       if ((all || type == NETCONFA_MC_FORWARDING) &&
            nla_put_s32(skb, NETCONFA_MC_FORWARDING,
                        IPV4_DEVCONF(*devconf, MC_FORWARDING)) < 0)
                goto nla_put_failure;
-       if ((type == -1 || type == NETCONFA_PROXY_NEIGH) &&
+       if ((all || type == NETCONFA_PROXY_NEIGH) &&
            nla_put_s32(skb, NETCONFA_PROXY_NEIGH,
                        IPV4_DEVCONF(*devconf, PROXY_ARP)) < 0)
                goto nla_put_failure;
-       if ((type == -1 || type == NETCONFA_IGNORE_ROUTES_WITH_LINKDOWN) &&
+       if ((all || type == NETCONFA_IGNORE_ROUTES_WITH_LINKDOWN) &&
            nla_put_s32(skb, NETCONFA_IGNORE_ROUTES_WITH_LINKDOWN,
                        IPV4_DEVCONF(*devconf, IGNORE_ROUTES_WITH_LINKDOWN)) < 0)
                goto nla_put_failure;
        }
 
        err = -ENOBUFS;
-       skb = nlmsg_new(inet_netconf_msgsize_devconf(-1), GFP_ATOMIC);
+       skb = nlmsg_new(inet_netconf_msgsize_devconf(NETCONFA_ALL), GFP_ATOMIC);
        if (!skb)
                goto errout;
 
        err = inet_netconf_fill_devconf(skb, ifindex, devconf,
                                        NETLINK_CB(in_skb).portid,
                                        nlh->nlmsg_seq, RTM_NEWNETCONF, 0,
-                                       -1);
+                                       NETCONFA_ALL);
        if (err < 0) {
                /* -EMSGSIZE implies BUG in inet_netconf_msgsize_devconf() */
                WARN_ON(err == -EMSGSIZE);
                                                      cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
                                                      RTM_NEWNETCONF,
                                                      NLM_F_MULTI,
-                                                     -1) < 0) {
+                                                     NETCONFA_ALL) < 0) {
                                rcu_read_unlock();
                                goto done;
                        }
                                              NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid,
                                              cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
                                              RTM_NEWNETCONF, NLM_F_MULTI,
-                                             -1) < 0)
+                                             NETCONFA_ALL) < 0)
                        goto done;
                else
                        h++;
                                              NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid,
                                              cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
                                              RTM_NEWNETCONF, NLM_F_MULTI,
-                                             -1) < 0)
+                                             NETCONFA_ALL) < 0)
                        goto done;
                else
                        h++;
 
 {
        int size =  NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct netconfmsg))
                    + nla_total_size(4);        /* NETCONFA_IFINDEX */
+       bool all = false;
 
-       /* type -1 is used for ALL */
-       if (type == -1 || type == NETCONFA_FORWARDING)
+       if (type == NETCONFA_ALL)
+               all = true;
+
+       if (all || type == NETCONFA_FORWARDING)
                size += nla_total_size(4);
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_MROUTE
-       if (type == -1 || type == NETCONFA_MC_FORWARDING)
+       if (all || type == NETCONFA_MC_FORWARDING)
                size += nla_total_size(4);
 #endif
-       if (type == -1 || type == NETCONFA_PROXY_NEIGH)
+       if (all || type == NETCONFA_PROXY_NEIGH)
                size += nla_total_size(4);
 
-       if (type == -1 || type == NETCONFA_IGNORE_ROUTES_WITH_LINKDOWN)
+       if (all || type == NETCONFA_IGNORE_ROUTES_WITH_LINKDOWN)
                size += nla_total_size(4);
 
        return size;
 {
        struct nlmsghdr  *nlh;
        struct netconfmsg *ncm;
+       bool all = false;
 
        nlh = nlmsg_put(skb, portid, seq, event, sizeof(struct netconfmsg),
                        flags);
        if (!nlh)
                return -EMSGSIZE;
 
+       if (type == NETCONFA_ALL)
+               all = true;
+
        ncm = nlmsg_data(nlh);
        ncm->ncm_family = AF_INET6;
 
        if (nla_put_s32(skb, NETCONFA_IFINDEX, ifindex) < 0)
                goto nla_put_failure;
 
-       /* type -1 is used for ALL */
-       if ((type == -1 || type == NETCONFA_FORWARDING) &&
+       if ((all || type == NETCONFA_FORWARDING) &&
            nla_put_s32(skb, NETCONFA_FORWARDING, devconf->forwarding) < 0)
                goto nla_put_failure;
 #ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_MROUTE
-       if ((type == -1 || type == NETCONFA_MC_FORWARDING) &&
+       if ((all || type == NETCONFA_MC_FORWARDING) &&
            nla_put_s32(skb, NETCONFA_MC_FORWARDING,
                        devconf->mc_forwarding) < 0)
                goto nla_put_failure;
 #endif
-       if ((type == -1 || type == NETCONFA_PROXY_NEIGH) &&
+       if ((all || type == NETCONFA_PROXY_NEIGH) &&
            nla_put_s32(skb, NETCONFA_PROXY_NEIGH, devconf->proxy_ndp) < 0)
                goto nla_put_failure;
 
-       if ((type == -1 || type == NETCONFA_IGNORE_ROUTES_WITH_LINKDOWN) &&
+       if ((all || type == NETCONFA_IGNORE_ROUTES_WITH_LINKDOWN) &&
            nla_put_s32(skb, NETCONFA_IGNORE_ROUTES_WITH_LINKDOWN,
                        devconf->ignore_routes_with_linkdown) < 0)
                goto nla_put_failure;
        }
 
        err = -ENOBUFS;
-       skb = nlmsg_new(inet6_netconf_msgsize_devconf(-1), GFP_ATOMIC);
+       skb = nlmsg_new(inet6_netconf_msgsize_devconf(NETCONFA_ALL), GFP_ATOMIC);
        if (!skb)
                goto errout;
 
        err = inet6_netconf_fill_devconf(skb, ifindex, devconf,
                                         NETLINK_CB(in_skb).portid,
                                         nlh->nlmsg_seq, RTM_NEWNETCONF, 0,
-                                        -1);
+                                        NETCONFA_ALL);
        if (err < 0) {
                /* -EMSGSIZE implies BUG in inet6_netconf_msgsize_devconf() */
                WARN_ON(err == -EMSGSIZE);
                                                       cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
                                                       RTM_NEWNETCONF,
                                                       NLM_F_MULTI,
-                                                      -1) < 0) {
+                                                      NETCONFA_ALL) < 0) {
                                rcu_read_unlock();
                                goto done;
                        }
                                               NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid,
                                               cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
                                               RTM_NEWNETCONF, NLM_F_MULTI,
-                                              -1) < 0)
+                                              NETCONFA_ALL) < 0)
                        goto done;
                else
                        h++;
                                               NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).portid,
                                               cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
                                               RTM_NEWNETCONF, NLM_F_MULTI,
-                                              -1) < 0)
+                                              NETCONFA_ALL) < 0)
                        goto done;
                else
                        h++;