netlink: make nla_nest_start() add NLA_F_NESTED flag

Even if the NLA_F_NESTED flag was introduced more than 11 years ago, most
netlink based interfaces (including recently added ones) are still not
setting it in kernel generated messages. Without the flag, message parsers
not aware of attribute semantics (e.g. wireshark dissector or libmnl's
mnl_nlmsg_fprintf()) cannot recognize nested attributes and won't display
the structure of their contents.

Unfortunately we cannot just add the flag everywhere as there may be
userspace applications which check nlattr::nla_type directly rather than
through a helper masking out the flags. Therefore the patch renames
nla_nest_start() to nla_nest_start_noflag() and introduces nla_nest_start()
as a wrapper adding NLA_F_NESTED. The calls which add NLA_F_NESTED manually
are rewritten to use nla_nest_start().

Except for changes in include/net/netlink.h, the patch was generated using
this semantic patch:

@@ expression E1, E2; @@
-nla_nest_start(E1, E2)
+nla_nest_start_noflag(E1, E2)

@@ expression E1, E2; @@
-nla_nest_start_noflag(E1, E2 | NLA_F_NESTED)
+nla_nest_start(E1, E2)

Signed-off-by: Michal Kubecek <mkubecek@suse.cz>
Acked-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@mellanox.com>
Acked-by: David Ahern <dsahern@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

11 files changed, 53 insertions, 53 deletions

diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
index ab119a7540db..39892e5d38a2 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
@@ -2916,7 +2916,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy ip_vs_dest_policy[IPVS_DEST_ATTR_MAX + 1] = {
 static int ip_vs_genl_fill_stats(struct sk_buff *skb, int container_type,
 				 struct ip_vs_kstats *kstats)
 {
-	struct nlattr *nl_stats = nla_nest_start(skb, container_type);
+	struct nlattr *nl_stats = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, container_type);
 
 	if (!nl_stats)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
@@ -2946,7 +2946,7 @@ nla_put_failure:
 static int ip_vs_genl_fill_stats64(struct sk_buff *skb, int container_type,
 				   struct ip_vs_kstats *kstats)
 {
-	struct nlattr *nl_stats = nla_nest_start(skb, container_type);
+	struct nlattr *nl_stats = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, container_type);
 
 	if (!nl_stats)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
@@ -2992,7 +2992,7 @@ static int ip_vs_genl_fill_service(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct ip_vs_kstats kstats;
 	char *sched_name;
 
-	nl_service = nla_nest_start(skb, IPVS_CMD_ATTR_SERVICE);
+	nl_service = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, IPVS_CMD_ATTR_SERVICE);
 	if (!nl_service)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
@@ -3203,7 +3203,7 @@ static int ip_vs_genl_fill_dest(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ip_vs_dest *dest)
 	struct nlattr *nl_dest;
 	struct ip_vs_kstats kstats;
 
-	nl_dest = nla_nest_start(skb, IPVS_CMD_ATTR_DEST);
+	nl_dest = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, IPVS_CMD_ATTR_DEST);
 	if (!nl_dest)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
@@ -3373,7 +3373,7 @@ static int ip_vs_genl_fill_daemon(struct sk_buff *skb, __u32 state,
 {
 	struct nlattr *nl_daemon;
 
-	nl_daemon = nla_nest_start(skb, IPVS_CMD_ATTR_DAEMON);
+	nl_daemon = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, IPVS_CMD_ATTR_DAEMON);
 	if (!nl_daemon)
 		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index d547a777192f..148b99a15b21 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static int ctnetlink_dump_tuples_proto(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct nlattr *nest_parms;
 
-	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_TUPLE_PROTO | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_TUPLE_PROTO);
 	if (!nest_parms)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if (nla_put_u8(skb, CTA_PROTO_NUM, tuple->dst.protonum))
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static int ctnetlink_dump_tuples_ip(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct nlattr *nest_parms;
 
-	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_TUPLE_IP | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_TUPLE_IP);
 	if (!nest_parms)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ static int ctnetlink_dump_protoinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_conn *ct)
 	if (!l4proto->to_nlattr)
 		return 0;
 
-	nest_proto = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_PROTOINFO | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_proto = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_PROTOINFO);
 	if (!nest_proto)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static int ctnetlink_dump_helpinfo(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (!helper)
 		goto out;
 
-	nest_helper = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_HELP | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_helper = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_HELP);
 	if (!nest_helper)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if (nla_put_string(skb, CTA_HELP_NAME, helper->name))
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ dump_counters(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_conn_acct *acct,
 		bytes = atomic64_read(&counter[dir].bytes);
 	}
 
-	nest_count = nla_nest_start(skb, attr | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_count = nla_nest_start(skb, attr);
 	if (!nest_count)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ ctnetlink_dump_timestamp(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nf_conn *ct)
 	if (!tstamp)
 		return 0;
 
-	nest_count = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_TIMESTAMP | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_count = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_TIMESTAMP);
 	if (!nest_count)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ static int ctnetlink_dump_secctx(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nf_conn *ct)
 		return 0;
 
 	ret = -1;
-	nest_secctx = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_SECCTX | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_secctx = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_SECCTX);
 	if (!nest_secctx)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ static int ctnetlink_dump_master(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nf_conn *ct)
 	if (!(ct->status & IPS_EXPECTED))
 		return 0;
 
-	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_TUPLE_MASTER | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_TUPLE_MASTER);
 	if (!nest_parms)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if (ctnetlink_dump_tuples(skb, master_tuple(ct)) < 0)
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ dump_ct_seq_adj(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nf_ct_seqadj *seq, int type)
 {
 	struct nlattr *nest_parms;
 
-	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, type | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, type);
 	if (!nest_parms)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ static int ctnetlink_dump_ct_synproxy(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_conn *ct)
 	if (!synproxy)
 		return 0;
 
-	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_SYNPROXY | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_SYNPROXY);
 	if (!nest_parms)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ ctnetlink_fill_info(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, u32 seq, u32 type,
 
 	zone = nf_ct_zone(ct);
 
-	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_TUPLE_ORIG | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_TUPLE_ORIG);
 	if (!nest_parms)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if (ctnetlink_dump_tuples(skb, nf_ct_tuple(ct, IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL)) < 0)
@@ -538,7 +538,7 @@ ctnetlink_fill_info(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, u32 seq, u32 type,
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	nla_nest_end(skb, nest_parms);
 
-	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_TUPLE_REPLY | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_TUPLE_REPLY);
 	if (!nest_parms)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if (ctnetlink_dump_tuples(skb, nf_ct_tuple(ct, IP_CT_DIR_REPLY)) < 0)
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ ctnetlink_conntrack_event(unsigned int events, struct nf_ct_event *item)
 
 	zone = nf_ct_zone(ct);
 
-	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_TUPLE_ORIG | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_TUPLE_ORIG);
 	if (!nest_parms)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if (ctnetlink_dump_tuples(skb, nf_ct_tuple(ct, IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL)) < 0)
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ ctnetlink_conntrack_event(unsigned int events, struct nf_ct_event *item)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	nla_nest_end(skb, nest_parms);
 
-	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_TUPLE_REPLY | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_TUPLE_REPLY);
 	if (!nest_parms)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if (ctnetlink_dump_tuples(skb, nf_ct_tuple(ct, IP_CT_DIR_REPLY)) < 0)
@@ -2400,7 +2400,7 @@ static int __ctnetlink_glue_build(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_conn *ct)
 
 	zone = nf_ct_zone(ct);
 
-	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_TUPLE_ORIG | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_TUPLE_ORIG);
 	if (!nest_parms)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if (ctnetlink_dump_tuples(skb, nf_ct_tuple(ct, IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL)) < 0)
@@ -2410,7 +2410,7 @@ static int __ctnetlink_glue_build(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_conn *ct)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	nla_nest_end(skb, nest_parms);
 
-	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_TUPLE_REPLY | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_TUPLE_REPLY);
 	if (!nest_parms)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if (ctnetlink_dump_tuples(skb, nf_ct_tuple(ct, IP_CT_DIR_REPLY)) < 0)
@@ -2472,7 +2472,7 @@ ctnetlink_glue_build(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nf_conn *ct,
 {
 	struct nlattr *nest_parms;
 
-	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, ct_attr | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, ct_attr);
 	if (!nest_parms)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
@@ -2644,7 +2644,7 @@ static int ctnetlink_exp_dump_tuple(struct sk_buff *skb,
 {
 	struct nlattr *nest_parms;
 
-	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, type | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, type);
 	if (!nest_parms)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if (ctnetlink_dump_tuples(skb, tuple) < 0)
@@ -2671,7 +2671,7 @@ static int ctnetlink_exp_dump_mask(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	m.src.u.all = mask->src.u.all;
 	m.dst.protonum = tuple->dst.protonum;
 
-	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_EXPECT_MASK | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_EXPECT_MASK);
 	if (!nest_parms)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
@@ -2743,7 +2743,7 @@ ctnetlink_exp_dump_expect(struct sk_buff *skb,
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_NAT)
 	if (!nf_inet_addr_cmp(&exp->saved_addr, &any_addr) ||
 	    exp->saved_proto.all) {
-		nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_EXPECT_NAT | NLA_F_NESTED);
+		nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_EXPECT_NAT);
 		if (!nest_parms)
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c
index 6fca80587505..a4deddebec0a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_dccp.c
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ static int dccp_to_nlattr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *nla,
 	struct nlattr *nest_parms;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&ct->lock);
-	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_PROTOINFO_DCCP | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_PROTOINFO_DCCP);
 	if (!nest_parms)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if (nla_put_u8(skb, CTA_PROTOINFO_DCCP_STATE, ct->proto.dccp.state) ||
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
index a7818101ad80..8cf36b684400 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ static int sctp_to_nlattr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *nla,
 	struct nlattr *nest_parms;
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&ct->lock);
-	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_PROTOINFO_SCTP | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_PROTOINFO_SCTP);
 	if (!nest_parms)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c
index a06875a466a4..ec6c3618333d 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ static int tcp_to_nlattr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *nla,
 	struct nf_ct_tcp_flags tmp = {};
 
 	spin_lock_bh(&ct->lock);
-	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_PROTOINFO_TCP);
 	if (!nest_parms)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index 9d888dc6be38..2b79c250ecb4 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ static int nft_dump_stats(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nft_stats __percpu *stats)
 		total.pkts += pkts;
 		total.bytes += bytes;
 	}
-	nest = nla_nest_start(skb, NFTA_CHAIN_COUNTERS);
+	nest = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, NFTA_CHAIN_COUNTERS);
 	if (nest == NULL)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
@@ -1248,7 +1248,7 @@ static int nf_tables_fill_chain_info(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net *net,
 		const struct nf_hook_ops *ops = &basechain->ops;
 		struct nlattr *nest;
 
-		nest = nla_nest_start(skb, NFTA_CHAIN_HOOK);
+		nest = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, NFTA_CHAIN_HOOK);
 		if (nest == NULL)
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 		if (nla_put_be32(skb, NFTA_HOOK_HOOKNUM, htonl(ops->hooknum)))
@@ -2059,7 +2059,8 @@ static int nf_tables_fill_expr_info(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
 	if (expr->ops->dump) {
-		struct nlattr *data = nla_nest_start(skb, NFTA_EXPR_DATA);
+		struct nlattr *data = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb,
+							    NFTA_EXPR_DATA);
 		if (data == NULL)
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 		if (expr->ops->dump(skb, expr) < 0)
@@ -2078,7 +2079,7 @@ int nft_expr_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int attr,
 {
 	struct nlattr *nest;
 
-	nest = nla_nest_start(skb, attr);
+	nest = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, attr);
 	if (!nest)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if (nf_tables_fill_expr_info(skb, expr) < 0)
@@ -2289,7 +2290,7 @@ static int nf_tables_fill_rule_info(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net *net,
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 	}
 
-	list = nla_nest_start(skb, NFTA_RULE_EXPRESSIONS);
+	list = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, NFTA_RULE_EXPRESSIONS);
 	if (list == NULL)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	nft_rule_for_each_expr(expr, next, rule) {
@@ -3258,7 +3259,7 @@ static int nf_tables_fill_set(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
 	if (nla_put(skb, NFTA_SET_USERDATA, set->udlen, set->udata))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
-	desc = nla_nest_start(skb, NFTA_SET_DESC);
+	desc = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, NFTA_SET_DESC);
 	if (desc == NULL)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if (set->size &&
@@ -3908,7 +3909,7 @@ static int nf_tables_fill_setelem(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	unsigned char *b = skb_tail_pointer(skb);
 	struct nlattr *nest;
 
-	nest = nla_nest_start(skb, NFTA_LIST_ELEM);
+	nest = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, NFTA_LIST_ELEM);
 	if (nest == NULL)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
@@ -4052,7 +4053,7 @@ static int nf_tables_dump_set(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
 	if (nla_put_string(skb, NFTA_SET_ELEM_LIST_SET, set->name))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
-	nest = nla_nest_start(skb, NFTA_SET_ELEM_LIST_ELEMENTS);
+	nest = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, NFTA_SET_ELEM_LIST_ELEMENTS);
 	if (nest == NULL)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
@@ -4124,7 +4125,7 @@ static int nf_tables_fill_setelem_info(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (nla_put_string(skb, NFTA_SET_NAME, set->name))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
-	nest = nla_nest_start(skb, NFTA_SET_ELEM_LIST_ELEMENTS);
+	nest = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, NFTA_SET_ELEM_LIST_ELEMENTS);
 	if (nest == NULL)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
@@ -5014,7 +5015,7 @@ static int nft_object_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int attr,
 {
 	struct nlattr *nest;
 
-	nest = nla_nest_start(skb, attr);
+	nest = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, attr);
 	if (!nest)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if (obj->ops->dump(skb, obj, reset) < 0)
@@ -5831,14 +5832,14 @@ static int nf_tables_fill_flowtable_info(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net *net,
 			 NFTA_FLOWTABLE_PAD))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
-	nest = nla_nest_start(skb, NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK);
+	nest = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK);
 	if (!nest)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 	if (nla_put_be32(skb, NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK_NUM, htonl(flowtable->hooknum)) ||
 	    nla_put_be32(skb, NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK_PRIORITY, htonl(flowtable->priority)))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
-	nest_devs = nla_nest_start(skb, NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK_DEVS);
+	nest_devs = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, NFTA_FLOWTABLE_HOOK_DEVS);
 	if (!nest_devs)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
@@ -7264,7 +7265,7 @@ int nft_verdict_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, int type, const struct nft_verdict *v)
 {
 	struct nlattr *nest;
 
-	nest = nla_nest_start(skb, type);
+	nest = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, type);
 	if (!nest)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
@@ -7377,7 +7378,7 @@ int nft_data_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, int attr, const struct nft_data *data,
 	struct nlattr *nest;
 	int err;
 
-	nest = nla_nest_start(skb, attr);
+	nest = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, attr);
 	if (nest == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cthelper.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cthelper.c
index e5d27b2e4eba..74c9794d28d6 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cthelper.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cthelper.c
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ nfnl_cthelper_dump_tuple(struct sk_buff *skb,
 {
 	struct nlattr *nest_parms;
 
-	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, NFCTH_TUPLE | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, NFCTH_TUPLE);
 	if (nest_parms == NULL)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ nfnl_cthelper_dump_policy(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	int i;
 	struct nlattr *nest_parms1, *nest_parms2;
 
-	nest_parms1 = nla_nest_start(skb, NFCTH_POLICY | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_parms1 = nla_nest_start(skb, NFCTH_POLICY);
 	if (nest_parms1 == NULL)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
@@ -496,8 +496,7 @@ nfnl_cthelper_dump_policy(struct sk_buff *skb,
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < helper->expect_class_max + 1; i++) {
-		nest_parms2 = nla_nest_start(skb,
-				(NFCTH_POLICY_SET+i) | NLA_F_NESTED);
+		nest_parms2 = nla_nest_start(skb, (NFCTH_POLICY_SET + i));
 		if (nest_parms2 == NULL)
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.c
index c69b11ca5aad..572cb42e1ee1 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_cttimeout.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ ctnl_timeout_fill_info(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, u32 seq, u32 type,
 			 htonl(refcount_read(&timeout->refcnt))))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
-	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_DATA | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_DATA);
 	if (!nest_parms)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ cttimeout_default_fill_info(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid,
 	    nla_put_u8(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_L4PROTO, l4proto->l4proto))
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
-	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_DATA | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_parms = nla_nest_start(skb, CTA_TIMEOUT_DATA);
 	if (!nest_parms)
 		goto nla_put_failure;
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
index e057b2961d31..be7d53943e2d 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ static int nfqnl_put_bridge(struct nf_queue_entry *entry, struct sk_buff *skb)
 	if (skb_vlan_tag_present(entskb)) {
 		struct nlattr *nest;
 
-		nest = nla_nest_start(skb, NFQA_VLAN | NLA_F_NESTED);
+		nest = nla_nest_start(skb, NFQA_VLAN);
 		if (!nest)
 			goto nla_put_failure;
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_ct.c b/net/netfilter/nft_ct.c
index 7b717fad6cdc..1738ef6dcb56 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_ct.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_ct.c
@@ -928,7 +928,7 @@ static int nft_ct_timeout_obj_dump(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	    nla_put_be16(skb, NFTA_CT_TIMEOUT_L3PROTO, htons(timeout->l3num)))
 		return -1;
 
-	nest_params = nla_nest_start(skb, NFTA_CT_TIMEOUT_DATA | NLA_F_NESTED);
+	nest_params = nla_nest_start(skb, NFTA_CT_TIMEOUT_DATA);
 	if (!nest_params)
 		return -1;
 
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_tunnel.c b/net/netfilter/nft_tunnel.c
index b113fcac94e1..66b52d015763 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_tunnel.c
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ static int nft_tunnel_ip_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ip_tunnel_info *info)
 	struct nlattr *nest;
 
 	if (info->mode & IP_TUNNEL_INFO_IPV6) {
-		nest = nla_nest_start(skb, NFTA_TUNNEL_KEY_IP6);
+		nest = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, NFTA_TUNNEL_KEY_IP6);
 		if (!nest)
 			return -1;
 
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ static int nft_tunnel_ip_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ip_tunnel_info *info)
 
 		nla_nest_end(skb, nest);
 	} else {
-		nest = nla_nest_start(skb, NFTA_TUNNEL_KEY_IP);
+		nest = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, NFTA_TUNNEL_KEY_IP);
 		if (!nest)
 			return -1;
 
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ static int nft_tunnel_opts_dump(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct nft_tunnel_opts *opts = &priv->opts;
 	struct nlattr *nest;
 
-	nest = nla_nest_start(skb, NFTA_TUNNEL_KEY_OPTS);
+	nest = nla_nest_start_noflag(skb, NFTA_TUNNEL_KEY_OPTS);
 	if (!nest)
 		return -1;