*/
 GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_CFG_REPLY, 1, drbd_cfg_reply,
                /* "arbitrary" size strings, nla_policy.len = 0 */
-       __str_field(1, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,       info_text, 0)
+       __str_field(1, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,  info_text, 0)
 )
 
 /* Configuration requests typically need a context to operate on.
  * and/or the replication group (aka resource) name,
  * and the volume id within the resource. */
 GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, 2, drbd_cfg_context,
-       __u32_field(1, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,       ctx_volume)
-       __str_field(2, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,       ctx_conn_name, 128)
+       __u32_field(1, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,  ctx_volume)
+       __str_field(2, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,  ctx_conn_name, 128)
 )
 
 GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_DISK_CONF, 3, disk_conf,
-       __str_field(1, GENLA_F_REQUIRED | GENLA_F_INVARIANT,    backing_dev,    128)
-       __str_field(2, GENLA_F_REQUIRED | GENLA_F_INVARIANT,    meta_dev,       128)
-       __s32_field(3, GENLA_F_REQUIRED | GENLA_F_INVARIANT,    meta_dev_idx)
+       __str_field(1, DRBD_F_REQUIRED | DRBD_F_INVARIANT,      backing_dev,    128)
+       __str_field(2, DRBD_F_REQUIRED | DRBD_F_INVARIANT,      meta_dev,       128)
+       __s32_field(3, DRBD_F_REQUIRED | DRBD_F_INVARIANT,      meta_dev_idx)
 
        /* use the resize command to try and change the disk_size */
-       __u64_field(4, GENLA_F_MANDATORY | GENLA_F_INVARIANT,   disk_size)
+       __u64_field(4, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY | DRBD_F_INVARIANT,       disk_size)
        /* we could change the max_bio_bvecs,
         * but it won't propagate through the stack */
-       __u32_field(5, GENLA_F_MANDATORY | GENLA_F_INVARIANT,   max_bio_bvecs)
-
-       __u32_field_def(6, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,   on_io_error, DRBD_ON_IO_ERROR_DEF)
-       __u32_field_def(7, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,   fencing, DRBD_FENCING_DEF)
-
-       __u32_field_def(8,      GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      resync_rate, DRBD_RESYNC_RATE_DEF)
-       __s32_field_def(9,      GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      resync_after, DRBD_RESYNC_AFTER_DEF)
-       __u32_field_def(10,     GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      al_extents, DRBD_AL_EXTENTS_DEF)
-       __u32_field_def(11,     GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      c_plan_ahead, DRBD_C_PLAN_AHEAD_DEF)
-       __u32_field_def(12,     GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      c_delay_target, DRBD_C_DELAY_TARGET_DEF)
-       __u32_field_def(13,     GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      c_fill_target, DRBD_C_FILL_TARGET_DEF)
-       __u32_field_def(14,     GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      c_max_rate, DRBD_C_MAX_RATE_DEF)
-       __u32_field_def(15,     GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      c_min_rate, DRBD_C_MIN_RATE_DEF)
-
-       __flg_field_def(16, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,  disk_barrier, DRBD_DISK_BARRIER_DEF)
-       __flg_field_def(17, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,  disk_flushes, DRBD_DISK_FLUSHES_DEF)
-       __flg_field_def(18, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,  disk_drain, DRBD_DISK_DRAIN_DEF)
-       __flg_field_def(19, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,  md_flushes, DRBD_MD_FLUSHES_DEF)
+       __u32_field(5, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY | DRBD_F_INVARIANT,       max_bio_bvecs)
+
+       __u32_field_def(6, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      on_io_error, DRBD_ON_IO_ERROR_DEF)
+       __u32_field_def(7, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      fencing, DRBD_FENCING_DEF)
+
+       __u32_field_def(8,      DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, resync_rate, DRBD_RESYNC_RATE_DEF)
+       __s32_field_def(9,      DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, resync_after, DRBD_MINOR_NUMBER_DEF)
+       __u32_field_def(10,     DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, al_extents, DRBD_AL_EXTENTS_DEF)
+       __u32_field_def(11,     DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, c_plan_ahead, DRBD_C_PLAN_AHEAD_DEF)
+       __u32_field_def(12,     DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, c_delay_target, DRBD_C_DELAY_TARGET_DEF)
+       __u32_field_def(13,     DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, c_fill_target, DRBD_C_FILL_TARGET_DEF)
+       __u32_field_def(14,     DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, c_max_rate, DRBD_C_MAX_RATE_DEF)
+       __u32_field_def(15,     DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, c_min_rate, DRBD_C_MIN_RATE_DEF)
+
+       __flg_field_def(16, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,     disk_barrier, DRBD_DISK_BARRIER_DEF)
+       __flg_field_def(17, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,     disk_flushes, DRBD_DISK_FLUSHES_DEF)
+       __flg_field_def(18, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,     disk_drain, DRBD_DISK_DRAIN_DEF)
+       __flg_field_def(19, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,     md_flushes, DRBD_MD_FLUSHES_DEF)
 )
 
 GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_OPTS, 4, res_opts,
-       __str_field_def(1,      GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      cpu_mask,       32)
-       __u32_field_def(2,      GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      on_no_data, DRBD_ON_NO_DATA_DEF)
+       __str_field_def(1,      DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, cpu_mask,       32)
+       __u32_field_def(2,      DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, on_no_data, DRBD_ON_NO_DATA_DEF)
 )
 
 GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_NET_CONF, 5, net_conf,
-       __bin_field(1,  GENLA_F_REQUIRED | GENLA_F_INVARIANT,   my_addr,        128)
-       __bin_field(2,  GENLA_F_REQUIRED | GENLA_F_INVARIANT,   peer_addr,      128)
-       __str_field_def(3,      GENLA_F_MANDATORY | GENLA_F_SENSITIVE,
+       __bin_field(1,  DRBD_F_REQUIRED | DRBD_F_INVARIANT,     my_addr,        128)
+       __bin_field(2,  DRBD_F_REQUIRED | DRBD_F_INVARIANT,     peer_addr,      128)
+       __str_field_def(3,      DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY | DRBD_F_SENSITIVE,
                                                shared_secret,  SHARED_SECRET_MAX)
-       __str_field_def(4,      GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      cram_hmac_alg,  SHARED_SECRET_MAX)
-       __str_field_def(5,      GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      integrity_alg,  SHARED_SECRET_MAX)
-       __str_field_def(6,      GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      verify_alg,     SHARED_SECRET_MAX)
-       __str_field_def(7,      GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      csums_alg,      SHARED_SECRET_MAX)
-       __u32_field_def(8,      GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      wire_protocol, DRBD_PROTOCOL_DEF)
-       __u32_field_def(9,      GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      connect_int, DRBD_CONNECT_INT_DEF)
-       __u32_field_def(10,     GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      timeout, DRBD_TIMEOUT_DEF)
-       __u32_field_def(11,     GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      ping_int, DRBD_PING_INT_DEF)
-       __u32_field_def(12,     GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      ping_timeo, DRBD_PING_TIMEO_DEF)
-       __u32_field_def(13,     GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      sndbuf_size, DRBD_SNDBUF_SIZE_DEF)
-       __u32_field_def(14,     GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      rcvbuf_size, DRBD_RCVBUF_SIZE_DEF)
-       __u32_field_def(15,     GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      ko_count, DRBD_KO_COUNT_DEF)
-       __u32_field_def(16,     GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      max_buffers, DRBD_MAX_BUFFERS_DEF)
-       __u32_field_def(17,     GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      max_epoch_size, DRBD_MAX_EPOCH_SIZE_DEF)
-       __u32_field_def(18,     GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      unplug_watermark, DRBD_UNPLUG_WATERMARK_DEF)
-       __u32_field_def(19,     GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      after_sb_0p, DRBD_AFTER_SB_0P_DEF)
-       __u32_field_def(20,     GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      after_sb_1p, DRBD_AFTER_SB_1P_DEF)
-       __u32_field_def(21,     GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      after_sb_2p, DRBD_AFTER_SB_2P_DEF)
-       __u32_field_def(22,     GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      rr_conflict, DRBD_RR_CONFLICT_DEF)
-       __u32_field_def(23,     GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      on_congestion, DRBD_ON_CONGESTION_DEF)
-       __u32_field_def(24,     GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      cong_fill, DRBD_CONG_FILL_DEF)
-       __u32_field_def(25,     GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      cong_extents, DRBD_CONG_EXTENTS_DEF)
-       __flg_field_def(26, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,  two_primaries, DRBD_ALLOW_TWO_PRIMARIES_DEF)
-       __flg_field(27, GENLA_F_MANDATORY | GENLA_F_INVARIANT,  discard_my_data)
-       __flg_field_def(28, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,  tcp_cork, DRBD_TCP_CORK_DEF)
-       __flg_field_def(29, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,  always_asbp, DRBD_ALWAYS_ASBP_DEF)
-       __flg_field(30, GENLA_F_MANDATORY | GENLA_F_INVARIANT,  dry_run)
-       __flg_field_def(31,     GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      use_rle, DRBD_USE_RLE_DEF)
+       __str_field_def(4,      DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, cram_hmac_alg,  SHARED_SECRET_MAX)
+       __str_field_def(5,      DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, integrity_alg,  SHARED_SECRET_MAX)
+       __str_field_def(6,      DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, verify_alg,     SHARED_SECRET_MAX)
+       __str_field_def(7,      DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, csums_alg,      SHARED_SECRET_MAX)
+       __u32_field_def(8,      DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, wire_protocol, DRBD_PROTOCOL_DEF)
+       __u32_field_def(9,      DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, connect_int, DRBD_CONNECT_INT_DEF)
+       __u32_field_def(10,     DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, timeout, DRBD_TIMEOUT_DEF)
+       __u32_field_def(11,     DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, ping_int, DRBD_PING_INT_DEF)
+       __u32_field_def(12,     DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, ping_timeo, DRBD_PING_TIMEO_DEF)
+       __u32_field_def(13,     DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, sndbuf_size, DRBD_SNDBUF_SIZE_DEF)
+       __u32_field_def(14,     DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, rcvbuf_size, DRBD_RCVBUF_SIZE_DEF)
+       __u32_field_def(15,     DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, ko_count, DRBD_KO_COUNT_DEF)
+       __u32_field_def(16,     DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, max_buffers, DRBD_MAX_BUFFERS_DEF)
+       __u32_field_def(17,     DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, max_epoch_size, DRBD_MAX_EPOCH_SIZE_DEF)
+       __u32_field_def(18,     DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, unplug_watermark, DRBD_UNPLUG_WATERMARK_DEF)
+       __u32_field_def(19,     DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, after_sb_0p, DRBD_AFTER_SB_0P_DEF)
+       __u32_field_def(20,     DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, after_sb_1p, DRBD_AFTER_SB_1P_DEF)
+       __u32_field_def(21,     DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, after_sb_2p, DRBD_AFTER_SB_2P_DEF)
+       __u32_field_def(22,     DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, rr_conflict, DRBD_RR_CONFLICT_DEF)
+       __u32_field_def(23,     DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, on_congestion, DRBD_ON_CONGESTION_DEF)
+       __u32_field_def(24,     DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, cong_fill, DRBD_CONG_FILL_DEF)
+       __u32_field_def(25,     DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, cong_extents, DRBD_CONG_EXTENTS_DEF)
+       __flg_field_def(26, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,     two_primaries, DRBD_ALLOW_TWO_PRIMARIES_DEF)
+       __flg_field(27, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY | DRBD_F_INVARIANT,      discard_my_data)
+       __flg_field_def(28, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,     tcp_cork, DRBD_TCP_CORK_DEF)
+       __flg_field_def(29, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,     always_asbp, DRBD_ALWAYS_ASBP_DEF)
+       __flg_field(30, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY | DRBD_F_INVARIANT,      dry_run)
+       __flg_field_def(31,     DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, use_rle, DRBD_USE_RLE_DEF)
 )
 
 GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_SET_ROLE_PARMS, 6, set_role_parms,
-       __flg_field(1, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,       assume_uptodate)
+       __flg_field(1, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,  assume_uptodate)
 )
 
 GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_RESIZE_PARMS, 7, resize_parms,
-       __u64_field(1, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,       resize_size)
-       __flg_field(2, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,       resize_force)
-       __flg_field(3, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,       no_resync)
+       __u64_field(1, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,  resize_size)
+       __flg_field(2, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,  resize_force)
+       __flg_field(3, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,  no_resync)
 )
 
 GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_STATE_INFO, 8, state_info,
        /* the reason of the broadcast,
         * if this is an event triggered broadcast. */
-       __u32_field(1, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,       sib_reason)
-       __u32_field(2, GENLA_F_REQUIRED,        current_state)
-       __u64_field(3, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,       capacity)
-       __u64_field(4, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,       ed_uuid)
+       __u32_field(1, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,  sib_reason)
+       __u32_field(2, DRBD_F_REQUIRED, current_state)
+       __u64_field(3, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,  capacity)
+       __u64_field(4, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,  ed_uuid)
 
        /* These are for broadcast from after state change work.
         * prev_state and new_state are from the moment the state change took
         * place, new_state is not neccessarily the same as current_state,
         * there may have been more state changes since.  Which will be
         * broadcasted soon, in their respective after state change work.  */
-       __u32_field(5, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,       prev_state)
-       __u32_field(6, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,       new_state)
+       __u32_field(5, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,  prev_state)
+       __u32_field(6, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,  new_state)
 
        /* if we have a local disk: */
-       __bin_field(7, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,       uuids, (UI_SIZE*sizeof(__u64)))
-       __u32_field(8, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,       disk_flags)
-       __u64_field(9, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,       bits_total)
-       __u64_field(10, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      bits_oos)
+       __bin_field(7, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,  uuids, (UI_SIZE*sizeof(__u64)))
+       __u32_field(8, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,  disk_flags)
+       __u64_field(9, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,  bits_total)
+       __u64_field(10, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, bits_oos)
        /* and in case resync or online verify is active */
-       __u64_field(11, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      bits_rs_total)
-       __u64_field(12, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      bits_rs_failed)
+       __u64_field(11, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, bits_rs_total)
+       __u64_field(12, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, bits_rs_failed)
 
        /* for pre and post notifications of helper execution */
-       __str_field(13, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      helper, 32)
-       __u32_field(14, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,      helper_exit_code)
+       __str_field(13, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, helper, 32)
+       __u32_field(14, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, helper_exit_code)
 )
 
 GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_START_OV_PARMS, 9, start_ov_parms,
-       __u64_field(1, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,       ov_start_sector)
+       __u64_field(1, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,  ov_start_sector)
 )
 
 GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_NEW_C_UUID_PARMS, 10, new_c_uuid_parms,
-       __flg_field(1, GENLA_F_MANDATORY, clear_bm)
+       __flg_field(1, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY, clear_bm)
 )
 
 GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_TIMEOUT_PARMS, 11, timeout_parms,
-       __u32_field(1,  GENLA_F_REQUIRED,       timeout_type)
+       __u32_field(1,  DRBD_F_REQUIRED,        timeout_type)
 )
 
 GENL_struct(DRBD_NLA_DISCONNECT_PARMS, 12, disconnect_parms,
-       __flg_field(1, GENLA_F_MANDATORY,       force_disconnect)
+       __flg_field(1, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY,  force_disconnect)
 )
 
 /*
        /* kernel -> userspace announcement of changes */
 GENL_notification(
        DRBD_EVENT, 1, events,
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED)
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_STATE_INFO, GENLA_F_REQUIRED)
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_NET_CONF, GENLA_F_MANDATORY)
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_DISK_CONF, GENLA_F_MANDATORY)
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_SYNCER_CONF, GENLA_F_MANDATORY)
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_STATE_INFO, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_NET_CONF, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY)
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_DISK_CONF, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY)
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_SYNCER_CONF, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY)
 )
 
        /* query kernel for specific or all info */
        ),
        /* To select the object .doit.
         * Or a subset of objects in .dumpit. */
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_MANDATORY)
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY)
 )
 
 #if 0
        /* TO BE DONE */
        /* create or destroy resources, aka replication groups */
 GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_CREATE_RESOURCE, 3, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_create_resource),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED))
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
 GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_DELETE_RESOURCE, 4, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_delete_resource),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED))
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
 #endif
 
        /* add DRBD minor devices as volumes to resources */
 GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_ADD_MINOR, 5, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_add_minor),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED))
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
 GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_DEL_MINOR, 6, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_delete_minor),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED))
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
 
        /* add or delete replication links to resources */
 GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_ADD_LINK, 7, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_create_connection),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED))
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
 GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_DEL_LINK, 8, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_delete_connection),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED))
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
 
 GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_RESOURCE_OPTS, 9,
        GENL_doit(drbd_adm_resource_opts),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED)
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_OPTS, GENLA_F_MANDATORY)
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_RESOURCE_OPTS, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY)
 )
 
 GENL_op(
        DRBD_ADM_CONNECT, 10,
        GENL_doit(drbd_adm_connect),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED)
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_NET_CONF, GENLA_F_REQUIRED)
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_NET_CONF, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
 )
 
 GENL_op(
        DRBD_ADM_CHG_NET_OPTS, 29,
        GENL_doit(drbd_adm_net_opts),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED)
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_NET_CONF, GENLA_F_REQUIRED)
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_NET_CONF, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
 )
 
 GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_DISCONNECT, 11, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_disconnect),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED))
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
 
 GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_ATTACH, 12,
        GENL_doit(drbd_adm_attach),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED)
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_DISK_CONF, GENLA_F_REQUIRED)
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_DISK_CONF, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
 )
 
 GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_CHG_DISK_OPTS, 28,
        GENL_doit(drbd_adm_disk_opts),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED)
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_DISK_OPTS, GENLA_F_REQUIRED)
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_DISK_OPTS, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
 )
 
 GENL_op(
        DRBD_ADM_RESIZE, 13,
        GENL_doit(drbd_adm_resize),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED)
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_RESIZE_PARMS, GENLA_F_MANDATORY)
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_RESIZE_PARMS, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY)
 )
 
 GENL_op(
        DRBD_ADM_PRIMARY, 14,
        GENL_doit(drbd_adm_set_role),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED)
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_SET_ROLE_PARMS, GENLA_F_REQUIRED)
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_SET_ROLE_PARMS, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
 )
 
 GENL_op(
        DRBD_ADM_SECONDARY, 15,
        GENL_doit(drbd_adm_set_role),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED)
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_SET_ROLE_PARMS, GENLA_F_REQUIRED)
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_SET_ROLE_PARMS, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
 )
 
 GENL_op(
        DRBD_ADM_NEW_C_UUID, 16,
        GENL_doit(drbd_adm_new_c_uuid),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED)
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_NEW_C_UUID_PARMS, GENLA_F_MANDATORY)
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED)
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_NEW_C_UUID_PARMS, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY)
 )
 
 GENL_op(
        DRBD_ADM_START_OV, 17,
        GENL_doit(drbd_adm_start_ov),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_START_OV_PARMS, GENLA_F_MANDATORY)
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_START_OV_PARMS, DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY)
 )
 
 GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_DETACH,       18, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_detach),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED))
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
 GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_INVALIDATE,   19, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_invalidate),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED))
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
 GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_INVAL_PEER,   20, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_invalidate_peer),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED))
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
 GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_PAUSE_SYNC,   21, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_pause_sync),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED))
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
 GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_RESUME_SYNC,  22, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_resume_sync),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED))
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
 GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_SUSPEND_IO,   23, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_suspend_io),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED))
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
 GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_RESUME_IO,    24, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_resume_io),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED))
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
 GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_OUTDATE,      25, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_outdate),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED))
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
 GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_GET_TIMEOUT_TYPE, 26, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_get_timeout_type),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED))
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
 GENL_op(DRBD_ADM_DOWN,         27, GENL_doit(drbd_adm_down),
-       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, GENLA_F_REQUIRED))
+       GENL_tla_expected(DRBD_NLA_CFG_CONTEXT, DRBD_F_REQUIRED))
 
 
 #include <linux/genl_magic_struct.h>
 
-/*
- * Extension of genl attribute validation policies                     {{{1
- *                                                                     {{{2
- */
-
-/**
- * nla_is_required - return true if this attribute is required
- * @nla: netlink attribute
- */
-static inline int nla_is_required(const struct nlattr *nla)
-{
-        return nla->nla_type & GENLA_F_REQUIRED;
-}
-
-/**
- * nla_is_mandatory - return true if understanding this attribute is mandatory
- * @nla: netlink attribute
- * Note: REQUIRED attributes are implicitly MANDATORY as well
- */
-static inline int nla_is_mandatory(const struct nlattr *nla)
-{
-        return nla->nla_type & (GENLA_F_MANDATORY | GENLA_F_REQUIRED);
-}
-
-/* Functionality to be integrated into nla_parse(), and validate_nla(),
- * respectively.
- *
- * Enforcing the "mandatory" bit is done here,
- * by rejecting unknown mandatory attributes.
- *
- * Part of enforcing the "required" flag would mean to embed it into
- * nla_policy.type, and extending validate_nla(), which currently does
- * BUG_ON(pt->type > NLA_TYPE_MAX); we have to work on existing kernels,
- * so we cannot do that.  Thats why enforcing "required" is done in the
- * generated assignment functions below. */
-static int nla_check_unknown(int maxtype, struct nlattr *head, int len)
-{
-       struct nlattr *nla;
-       int rem;
-        nla_for_each_attr(nla, head, len, rem) {
-               __u16 type = nla_type(nla);
-               if (type > maxtype && nla_is_mandatory(nla))
-                       return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-       }
-       return 0;
-}
-
 /*
  * Magic: declare tla policy                                           {{{1
  * Magic: declare nested policies
 #undef __field
 #define __field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, nla_type, _type, __get,      \
                 __put, __is_signed)                                    \
-       [__nla_type(attr_nr)] = { .type = nla_type },
+       [attr_nr] = { .type = nla_type },
 
 #undef __array
 #define __array(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, nla_type, _type, maxlen,     \
                __get, __put, __is_signed)                              \
-       [__nla_type(attr_nr)] = { .type = nla_type,                     \
-               .len = maxlen - (nla_type == NLA_NUL_STRING) },
+       [attr_nr] = { .type = nla_type,                                 \
+                     .len = maxlen - (nla_type == NLA_NUL_STRING) },
 
 #include GENL_MAGIC_INCLUDE_FILE
 
 #define BUILD_BUG_ON_NULL(e) ((void *)sizeof(struct { int:-!!(e); }))
 #endif
 
+static inline int drbd_nla_check_mandatory(int maxtype, struct nlattr *nla)
+{
+       struct nlattr *head = nla_data(nla);
+       int len = nla_len(nla);
+       int rem;
+
+       /*
+        * validate_nla (called from nla_parse_nested) ignores attributes
+        * beyond maxtype, and does not understand the DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY flag.
+        * In order to have it validate attributes with the DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY
+        * flag set also, check and remove that flag before calling
+        * nla_parse_nested.
+        */
+
+       nla_for_each_attr(nla, head, len, rem) {
+               if (nla->nla_type & DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY) {
+                       if (nla_type(nla) > maxtype)
+                               return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+                       nla->nla_type &= ~DRBD_GENLA_F_MANDATORY;
+               }
+       }
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static inline int drbd_nla_parse_nested(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype,
+                                       struct nlattr *nla,
+                                       const struct nla_policy *policy)
+{
+       int err;
+
+       err = drbd_nla_check_mandatory(maxtype, nla);
+       if (!err)
+               err = nla_parse_nested(tb, maxtype, nla, policy);
+
+       return err;
+}
+
 #undef GENL_struct
 #define GENL_struct(tag_name, tag_number, s_name, s_fields)            \
 /* *_from_attrs functions are static, but potentially unused */                \
        if (!tla)                                                       \
                return -ENOMSG;                                         \
        DPRINT_TLA(#s_name, "<=-", #tag_name);                          \
-       err = nla_parse_nested(ntb, maxtype, tla, s_name ## _nl_policy); \
+       err = drbd_nla_parse_nested(ntb, maxtype, tla, s_name ## _nl_policy);   \
        if (err)                                                        \
                return err;                                             \
-       err = nla_check_unknown(maxtype, nla_data(tla), nla_len(tla));  \
-       if (err)                                                        \
-             return err;                                               \
                                                                        \
        s_fields                                                        \
        return 0;                                                       \
 }                                      __attribute__((unused))         \
 
 #define __assign(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, nla_type, type, assignment...)      \
-               nla = ntb[__nla_type(attr_nr)];                         \
+               nla = ntb[attr_nr];                                             \
                if (nla) {                                              \
-                       if (exclude_invariants && ((attr_flag) & GENLA_F_INVARIANT)) {          \
+                       if (exclude_invariants && ((attr_flag) & DRBD_F_INVARIANT)) {           \
                                pr_info("<< must not change invariant attr: %s\n", #name);      \
                                return -EEXIST;                         \
                        }                                               \
                        assignment;                                     \
-               } else if (exclude_invariants && ((attr_flag) & GENLA_F_INVARIANT)) {           \
+               } else if (exclude_invariants && ((attr_flag) & DRBD_F_INVARIANT)) {            \
                        /* attribute missing from payload, */           \
                        /* which was expected */                        \
-               } else if ((attr_flag) & GENLA_F_REQUIRED) {            \
+               } else if ((attr_flag) & DRBD_F_REQUIRED) {             \
                        pr_info("<< missing attr: %s\n", #name);        \
                        return -ENOMSG;                                 \
                }
 #undef __field
 #define __field(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, nla_type, type, __get, __put,        \
                __is_signed)                                            \
-       if (!exclude_sensitive || !((attr_flag) & GENLA_F_SENSITIVE)) { \
+       if (!exclude_sensitive || !((attr_flag) & DRBD_F_SENSITIVE)) {  \
                DPRINT_FIELD(">>", nla_type, name, s, NULL);            \
                __put(skb, attr_nr, s->name);                           \
        }
 #undef __array
 #define __array(attr_nr, attr_flag, name, nla_type, type, maxlen,      \
                __get, __put, __is_signed)                              \
-       if (!exclude_sensitive || !((attr_flag) & GENLA_F_SENSITIVE)) { \
+       if (!exclude_sensitive || !((attr_flag) & DRBD_F_SENSITIVE)) {  \
                DPRINT_ARRAY(">>",nla_type, name, s, NULL);             \
                __put(skb, attr_nr, min_t(int, maxlen,                  \
                        s->name ## _len + (nla_type == NLA_NUL_STRING)),\