struct nlattr *tb[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_CFG_MAX + 1];
        int ret;
 
+       cfg->first = 100;
+       cfg->step = 100;
+       cfg->last = MAX_CABLE_LENGTH_CM;
+       cfg->pair = PHY_PAIR_ALL;
+
+       if (!nest)
+               return 0;
+
        ret = nla_parse_nested(tb, ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_CFG_MAX, nest,
                               cable_test_tdr_act_cfg_policy, info->extack);
        if (ret < 0)
        if (tb[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_CFG_FIRST])
                cfg->first = nla_get_u32(
                        tb[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_CFG_FIRST]);
-       else
-               cfg->first = 100;
+
        if (tb[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_CFG_LAST])
                cfg->last = nla_get_u32(tb[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_CFG_LAST]);
-       else
-               cfg->last = MAX_CABLE_LENGTH_CM;
 
        if (tb[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_CFG_STEP])
                cfg->step = nla_get_u32(tb[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_CFG_STEP]);
-       else
-               cfg->step = 100;
 
        if (tb[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_CFG_PAIR]) {
                cfg->pair = nla_get_u8(tb[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_CFG_PAIR]);
                                "invalid pair parameter");
                        return -EINVAL;
                }
-       } else {
-               cfg->pair = PHY_PAIR_ALL;
        }
 
        if (cfg->first > MAX_CABLE_LENGTH_CM) {