1 files changed, 398 insertions, 770 deletions

diff --git a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
index 656c7c75b19..81f2bb62dea 100644
--- a/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
+++ b/net/dcb/dcbnl.c
@@ -28,8 +28,7 @@
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <net/sock.h>
 
-/**
- * Data Center Bridging (DCB) is a collection of Ethernet enhancements
+/* Data Center Bridging (DCB) is a collection of Ethernet enhancements
  * intended to allow network traffic with differing requirements
  * (highly reliable, no drops vs. best effort vs. low latency) to operate
  * and co-exist on Ethernet.  Current DCB features are:
@@ -196,92 +195,66 @@ static const struct nla_policy dcbnl_featcfg_nest[DCB_FEATCFG_ATTR_MAX + 1] = {
 static LIST_HEAD(dcb_app_list);
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(dcb_lock);
 
-/* standard netlink reply call */
-static int dcbnl_reply(u8 value, u8 event, u8 cmd, u8 attr, u32 pid,
-                       u32 seq, u16 flags)
+static struct sk_buff *dcbnl_newmsg(int type, u8 cmd, u32 port, u32 seq,
+				    u32 flags, struct nlmsghdr **nlhp)
 {
-	struct sk_buff *dcbnl_skb;
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct dcbmsg *dcb;
 	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
-	dcbnl_skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!dcbnl_skb)
-		return ret;
+	skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!skb)
+		return NULL;
 
-	nlh = NLMSG_NEW(dcbnl_skb, pid, seq, event, sizeof(*dcb), flags);
+	nlh = nlmsg_put(skb, port, seq, type, sizeof(*dcb), flags);
+	BUG_ON(!nlh);
 
-	dcb = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
+	dcb = nlmsg_data(nlh);
 	dcb->dcb_family = AF_UNSPEC;
 	dcb->cmd = cmd;
 	dcb->dcb_pad = 0;
 
-	ret = nla_put_u8(dcbnl_skb, attr, value);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err;
+	if (nlhp)
+		*nlhp = nlh;
 
-	/* end the message, assign the nlmsg_len. */
-	nlmsg_end(dcbnl_skb, nlh);
-	ret = rtnl_unicast(dcbnl_skb, &init_net, pid);
-	if (ret)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	return 0;
-nlmsg_failure:
-err:
-	kfree_skb(dcbnl_skb);
-	return ret;
+	return skb;
 }
 
-static int dcbnl_getstate(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
-                          u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags)
+static int dcbnl_getstate(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			  u32 seq, struct nlattr **tb, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
-
 	/* if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_STATE] || !netdev->dcbnl_ops->getstate) */
 	if (!netdev->dcbnl_ops->getstate)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = dcbnl_reply(netdev->dcbnl_ops->getstate(netdev), RTM_GETDCB,
-	                  DCB_CMD_GSTATE, DCB_ATTR_STATE, pid, seq, flags);
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	return ret;
+	return nla_put_u8(skb, DCB_ATTR_STATE,
+			  netdev->dcbnl_ops->getstate(netdev));
 }
 
-static int dcbnl_getpfccfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
-                           u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags)
+static int dcbnl_getpfccfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			   u32 seq, struct nlattr **tb, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct sk_buff *dcbnl_skb;
-	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
-	struct dcbmsg *dcb;
 	struct nlattr *data[DCB_PFC_UP_ATTR_MAX + 1], *nest;
 	u8 value;
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
+	int ret;
 	int i;
 	int getall = 0;
 
-	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_PFC_CFG] || !netdev->dcbnl_ops->getpfccfg)
-		return ret;
+	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_PFC_CFG])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!netdev->dcbnl_ops->getpfccfg)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	ret = nla_parse_nested(data, DCB_PFC_UP_ATTR_MAX,
 	                       tb[DCB_ATTR_PFC_CFG],
 	                       dcbnl_pfc_up_nest);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_out;
-
-	dcbnl_skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!dcbnl_skb)
-		goto err_out;
-
-	nlh = NLMSG_NEW(dcbnl_skb, pid, seq, RTM_GETDCB, sizeof(*dcb), flags);
-
-	dcb = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
-	dcb->dcb_family = AF_UNSPEC;
-	dcb->cmd = DCB_CMD_PFC_GCFG;
+		return ret;
 
-	nest = nla_nest_start(dcbnl_skb, DCB_ATTR_PFC_CFG);
+	nest = nla_nest_start(skb, DCB_ATTR_PFC_CFG);
 	if (!nest)
-		goto err;
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
 	if (data[DCB_PFC_UP_ATTR_ALL])
 		getall = 1;
@@ -292,103 +265,53 @@ static int dcbnl_getpfccfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
 
 		netdev->dcbnl_ops->getpfccfg(netdev, i - DCB_PFC_UP_ATTR_0,
 		                             &value);
-		ret = nla_put_u8(dcbnl_skb, i, value);
-
+		ret = nla_put_u8(skb, i, value);
 		if (ret) {
-			nla_nest_cancel(dcbnl_skb, nest);
-			goto err;
+			nla_nest_cancel(skb, nest);
+			return ret;
 		}
 	}
-	nla_nest_end(dcbnl_skb, nest);
-
-	nlmsg_end(dcbnl_skb, nlh);
-
-	ret = rtnl_unicast(dcbnl_skb, &init_net, pid);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_out;
+	nla_nest_end(skb, nest);
 
 	return 0;
-nlmsg_failure:
-err:
-	kfree_skb(dcbnl_skb);
-err_out:
-	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static int dcbnl_getperm_hwaddr(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
-                                u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags)
+static int dcbnl_getperm_hwaddr(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+				u32 seq, struct nlattr **tb, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct sk_buff *dcbnl_skb;
-	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
-	struct dcbmsg *dcb;
 	u8 perm_addr[MAX_ADDR_LEN];
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
 
 	if (!netdev->dcbnl_ops->getpermhwaddr)
-		return ret;
-
-	dcbnl_skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!dcbnl_skb)
-		goto err_out;
-
-	nlh = NLMSG_NEW(dcbnl_skb, pid, seq, RTM_GETDCB, sizeof(*dcb), flags);
-
-	dcb = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
-	dcb->dcb_family = AF_UNSPEC;
-	dcb->cmd = DCB_CMD_GPERM_HWADDR;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	netdev->dcbnl_ops->getpermhwaddr(netdev, perm_addr);
 
-	ret = nla_put(dcbnl_skb, DCB_ATTR_PERM_HWADDR, sizeof(perm_addr),
-	              perm_addr);
-
-	nlmsg_end(dcbnl_skb, nlh);
-
-	ret = rtnl_unicast(dcbnl_skb, &init_net, pid);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_out;
-
-	return 0;
-
-nlmsg_failure:
-	kfree_skb(dcbnl_skb);
-err_out:
-	return -EINVAL;
+	return nla_put(skb, DCB_ATTR_PERM_HWADDR, sizeof(perm_addr), perm_addr);
 }
 
-static int dcbnl_getcap(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
-                        u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags)
+static int dcbnl_getcap(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			u32 seq, struct nlattr **tb, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct sk_buff *dcbnl_skb;
-	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
-	struct dcbmsg *dcb;
 	struct nlattr *data[DCB_CAP_ATTR_MAX + 1], *nest;
 	u8 value;
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
+	int ret;
 	int i;
 	int getall = 0;
 
-	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_CAP] || !netdev->dcbnl_ops->getcap)
-		return ret;
+	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_CAP])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!netdev->dcbnl_ops->getcap)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	ret = nla_parse_nested(data, DCB_CAP_ATTR_MAX, tb[DCB_ATTR_CAP],
 	                       dcbnl_cap_nest);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_out;
-
-	dcbnl_skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!dcbnl_skb)
-		goto err_out;
-
-	nlh = NLMSG_NEW(dcbnl_skb, pid, seq, RTM_GETDCB, sizeof(*dcb), flags);
-
-	dcb = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
-	dcb->dcb_family = AF_UNSPEC;
-	dcb->cmd = DCB_CMD_GCAP;
+		return ret;
 
-	nest = nla_nest_start(dcbnl_skb, DCB_ATTR_CAP);
+	nest = nla_nest_start(skb, DCB_ATTR_CAP);
 	if (!nest)
-		goto err;
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
 	if (data[DCB_CAP_ATTR_ALL])
 		getall = 1;
@@ -398,69 +321,41 @@ static int dcbnl_getcap(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
 			continue;
 
 		if (!netdev->dcbnl_ops->getcap(netdev, i, &value)) {
-			ret = nla_put_u8(dcbnl_skb, i, value);
-
+			ret = nla_put_u8(skb, i, value);
 			if (ret) {
-				nla_nest_cancel(dcbnl_skb, nest);
-				goto err;
+				nla_nest_cancel(skb, nest);
+				return ret;
 			}
 		}
 	}
-	nla_nest_end(dcbnl_skb, nest);
-
-	nlmsg_end(dcbnl_skb, nlh);
-
-	ret = rtnl_unicast(dcbnl_skb, &init_net, pid);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_out;
+	nla_nest_end(skb, nest);
 
 	return 0;
-nlmsg_failure:
-err:
-	kfree_skb(dcbnl_skb);
-err_out:
-	return -EINVAL;
 }
 
-static int dcbnl_getnumtcs(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
-                           u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags)
+static int dcbnl_getnumtcs(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			   u32 seq, struct nlattr **tb, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct sk_buff *dcbnl_skb;
-	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
-	struct dcbmsg *dcb;
 	struct nlattr *data[DCB_NUMTCS_ATTR_MAX + 1], *nest;
 	u8 value;
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
+	int ret;
 	int i;
 	int getall = 0;
 
-	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_NUMTCS] || !netdev->dcbnl_ops->getnumtcs)
-		return ret;
+	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_NUMTCS])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!netdev->dcbnl_ops->getnumtcs)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	ret = nla_parse_nested(data, DCB_NUMTCS_ATTR_MAX, tb[DCB_ATTR_NUMTCS],
 	                       dcbnl_numtcs_nest);
-	if (ret) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto err_out;
-	}
-
-	dcbnl_skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!dcbnl_skb) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto err_out;
-	}
-
-	nlh = NLMSG_NEW(dcbnl_skb, pid, seq, RTM_GETDCB, sizeof(*dcb), flags);
-
-	dcb = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
-	dcb->dcb_family = AF_UNSPEC;
-	dcb->cmd = DCB_CMD_GNUMTCS;
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
-	nest = nla_nest_start(dcbnl_skb, DCB_ATTR_NUMTCS);
-	if (!nest) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto err;
-	}
+	nest = nla_nest_start(skb, DCB_ATTR_NUMTCS);
+	if (!nest)
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
 	if (data[DCB_NUMTCS_ATTR_ALL])
 		getall = 1;
@@ -471,53 +366,37 @@ static int dcbnl_getnumtcs(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
 
 		ret = netdev->dcbnl_ops->getnumtcs(netdev, i, &value);
 		if (!ret) {
-			ret = nla_put_u8(dcbnl_skb, i, value);
-
+			ret = nla_put_u8(skb, i, value);
 			if (ret) {
-				nla_nest_cancel(dcbnl_skb, nest);
-				ret = -EINVAL;
-				goto err;
+				nla_nest_cancel(skb, nest);
+				return ret;
 			}
-		} else {
-			goto err;
-		}
-	}
-	nla_nest_end(dcbnl_skb, nest);
-
-	nlmsg_end(dcbnl_skb, nlh);
-
-	ret = rtnl_unicast(dcbnl_skb, &init_net, pid);
-	if (ret) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto err_out;
+		} else
+			return -EINVAL;
 	}
+	nla_nest_end(skb, nest);
 
 	return 0;
-nlmsg_failure:
-err:
-	kfree_skb(dcbnl_skb);
-err_out:
-	return ret;
 }
 
-static int dcbnl_setnumtcs(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
-                           u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags)
+static int dcbnl_setnumtcs(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			   u32 seq, struct nlattr **tb, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct nlattr *data[DCB_NUMTCS_ATTR_MAX + 1];
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
+	int ret;
 	u8 value;
 	int i;
 
-	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_NUMTCS] || !netdev->dcbnl_ops->setnumtcs)
-		return ret;
+	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_NUMTCS])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!netdev->dcbnl_ops->setnumtcs)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	ret = nla_parse_nested(data, DCB_NUMTCS_ATTR_MAX, tb[DCB_ATTR_NUMTCS],
 	                       dcbnl_numtcs_nest);
-
-	if (ret) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
-		goto err;
-	}
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	for (i = DCB_NUMTCS_ATTR_ALL+1; i <= DCB_NUMTCS_ATTR_MAX; i++) {
 		if (data[i] == NULL)
@@ -526,84 +405,68 @@ static int dcbnl_setnumtcs(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
 		value = nla_get_u8(data[i]);
 
 		ret = netdev->dcbnl_ops->setnumtcs(netdev, i, value);
-
 		if (ret)
-			goto operr;
+			break;
 	}
 
-operr:
-	ret = dcbnl_reply(!!ret, RTM_SETDCB, DCB_CMD_SNUMTCS,
-	                  DCB_ATTR_NUMTCS, pid, seq, flags);
-
-err:
-	return ret;
+	return nla_put_u8(skb, DCB_ATTR_NUMTCS, !!ret);
 }
 
-static int dcbnl_getpfcstate(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
-                             u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags)
+static int dcbnl_getpfcstate(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			     u32 seq, struct nlattr **tb, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
-
 	if (!netdev->dcbnl_ops->getpfcstate)
-		return ret;
-
-	ret = dcbnl_reply(netdev->dcbnl_ops->getpfcstate(netdev), RTM_GETDCB,
-	                  DCB_CMD_PFC_GSTATE, DCB_ATTR_PFC_STATE,
-	                  pid, seq, flags);
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	return ret;
+	return nla_put_u8(skb, DCB_ATTR_PFC_STATE,
+			  netdev->dcbnl_ops->getpfcstate(netdev));
 }
 
-static int dcbnl_setpfcstate(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
-                             u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags)
+static int dcbnl_setpfcstate(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			     u32 seq, struct nlattr **tb, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
 	u8 value;
 
-	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_PFC_STATE] || !netdev->dcbnl_ops->setpfcstate)
-		return ret;
+	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_PFC_STATE])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!netdev->dcbnl_ops->setpfcstate)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	value = nla_get_u8(tb[DCB_ATTR_PFC_STATE]);
 
 	netdev->dcbnl_ops->setpfcstate(netdev, value);
 
-	ret = dcbnl_reply(0, RTM_SETDCB, DCB_CMD_PFC_SSTATE, DCB_ATTR_PFC_STATE,
-	                  pid, seq, flags);
-
-	return ret;
+	return nla_put_u8(skb, DCB_ATTR_PFC_STATE, 0);
 }
 
-static int dcbnl_getapp(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
-                        u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags)
+static int dcbnl_getapp(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			u32 seq, struct nlattr **tb, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct sk_buff *dcbnl_skb;
-	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
-	struct dcbmsg *dcb;
 	struct nlattr *app_nest;
 	struct nlattr *app_tb[DCB_APP_ATTR_MAX + 1];
 	u16 id;
 	u8 up, idtype;
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_APP])
-		goto out;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ret = nla_parse_nested(app_tb, DCB_APP_ATTR_MAX, tb[DCB_ATTR_APP],
 	                       dcbnl_app_nest);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out;
+		return ret;
 
-	ret = -EINVAL;
 	/* all must be non-null */
 	if ((!app_tb[DCB_APP_ATTR_IDTYPE]) ||
 	    (!app_tb[DCB_APP_ATTR_ID]))
-		goto out;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* either by eth type or by socket number */
 	idtype = nla_get_u8(app_tb[DCB_APP_ATTR_IDTYPE]);
 	if ((idtype != DCB_APP_IDTYPE_ETHTYPE) &&
 	    (idtype != DCB_APP_IDTYPE_PORTNUM))
-		goto out;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	id = nla_get_u16(app_tb[DCB_APP_ATTR_ID]);
 
@@ -617,138 +480,106 @@ static int dcbnl_getapp(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
 		up = dcb_getapp(netdev, &app);
 	}
 
-	/* send this back */
-	dcbnl_skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!dcbnl_skb)
-		goto out;
-
-	nlh = NLMSG_NEW(dcbnl_skb, pid, seq, RTM_GETDCB, sizeof(*dcb), flags);
-	dcb = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
-	dcb->dcb_family = AF_UNSPEC;
-	dcb->cmd = DCB_CMD_GAPP;
-
-	app_nest = nla_nest_start(dcbnl_skb, DCB_ATTR_APP);
+	app_nest = nla_nest_start(skb, DCB_ATTR_APP);
 	if (!app_nest)
-		goto out_cancel;
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
-	ret = nla_put_u8(dcbnl_skb, DCB_APP_ATTR_IDTYPE, idtype);
+	ret = nla_put_u8(skb, DCB_APP_ATTR_IDTYPE, idtype);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_cancel;
 
-	ret = nla_put_u16(dcbnl_skb, DCB_APP_ATTR_ID, id);
+	ret = nla_put_u16(skb, DCB_APP_ATTR_ID, id);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_cancel;
 
-	ret = nla_put_u8(dcbnl_skb, DCB_APP_ATTR_PRIORITY, up);
+	ret = nla_put_u8(skb, DCB_APP_ATTR_PRIORITY, up);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out_cancel;
 
-	nla_nest_end(dcbnl_skb, app_nest);
-	nlmsg_end(dcbnl_skb, nlh);
-
-	ret = rtnl_unicast(dcbnl_skb, &init_net, pid);
-	if (ret)
-		goto nlmsg_failure;
+	nla_nest_end(skb, app_nest);
 
-	goto out;
+	return 0;
 
 out_cancel:
-	nla_nest_cancel(dcbnl_skb, app_nest);
-nlmsg_failure:
-	kfree_skb(dcbnl_skb);
-out:
+	nla_nest_cancel(skb, app_nest);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int dcbnl_setapp(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
-                        u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags)
+static int dcbnl_setapp(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			u32 seq, struct nlattr **tb, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	int err, ret = -EINVAL;
+	int ret;
 	u16 id;
 	u8 up, idtype;
 	struct nlattr *app_tb[DCB_APP_ATTR_MAX + 1];
 
 	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_APP])
-		goto out;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	ret = nla_parse_nested(app_tb, DCB_APP_ATTR_MAX, tb[DCB_ATTR_APP],
 	                       dcbnl_app_nest);
 	if (ret)
-		goto out;
+		return ret;
 
-	ret = -EINVAL;
 	/* all must be non-null */
 	if ((!app_tb[DCB_APP_ATTR_IDTYPE]) ||
 	    (!app_tb[DCB_APP_ATTR_ID]) ||
 	    (!app_tb[DCB_APP_ATTR_PRIORITY]))
-		goto out;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	/* either by eth type or by socket number */
 	idtype = nla_get_u8(app_tb[DCB_APP_ATTR_IDTYPE]);
 	if ((idtype != DCB_APP_IDTYPE_ETHTYPE) &&
 	    (idtype != DCB_APP_IDTYPE_PORTNUM))
-		goto out;
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	id = nla_get_u16(app_tb[DCB_APP_ATTR_ID]);
 	up = nla_get_u8(app_tb[DCB_APP_ATTR_PRIORITY]);
 
 	if (netdev->dcbnl_ops->setapp) {
-		err = netdev->dcbnl_ops->setapp(netdev, idtype, id, up);
+		ret = netdev->dcbnl_ops->setapp(netdev, idtype, id, up);
 	} else {
 		struct dcb_app app;
 		app.selector = idtype;
 		app.protocol = id;
 		app.priority = up;
-		err = dcb_setapp(netdev, &app);
+		ret = dcb_setapp(netdev, &app);
 	}
 
-	ret = dcbnl_reply(err, RTM_SETDCB, DCB_CMD_SAPP, DCB_ATTR_APP,
-			  pid, seq, flags);
+	ret = nla_put_u8(skb, DCB_ATTR_APP, ret);
 	dcbnl_cee_notify(netdev, RTM_SETDCB, DCB_CMD_SAPP, seq, 0);
-out:
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int __dcbnl_pg_getcfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
-                             u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags, int dir)
+static int __dcbnl_pg_getcfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			     struct nlattr **tb, struct sk_buff *skb, int dir)
 {
-	struct sk_buff *dcbnl_skb;
-	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
-	struct dcbmsg *dcb;
 	struct nlattr *pg_nest, *param_nest, *data;
 	struct nlattr *pg_tb[DCB_PG_ATTR_MAX + 1];
 	struct nlattr *param_tb[DCB_TC_ATTR_PARAM_MAX + 1];
 	u8 prio, pgid, tc_pct, up_map;
-	int ret  = -EINVAL;
+	int ret;
 	int getall = 0;
 	int i;
 
-	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_PG_CFG] ||
-	    !netdev->dcbnl_ops->getpgtccfgtx ||
+	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_PG_CFG])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!netdev->dcbnl_ops->getpgtccfgtx ||
 	    !netdev->dcbnl_ops->getpgtccfgrx ||
 	    !netdev->dcbnl_ops->getpgbwgcfgtx ||
 	    !netdev->dcbnl_ops->getpgbwgcfgrx)
-		return ret;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	ret = nla_parse_nested(pg_tb, DCB_PG_ATTR_MAX,
 	                       tb[DCB_ATTR_PG_CFG], dcbnl_pg_nest);
-
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_out;
-
-	dcbnl_skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!dcbnl_skb)
-		goto err_out;
-
-	nlh = NLMSG_NEW(dcbnl_skb, pid, seq, RTM_GETDCB, sizeof(*dcb), flags);
-
-	dcb = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
-	dcb->dcb_family = AF_UNSPEC;
-	dcb->cmd = (dir) ? DCB_CMD_PGRX_GCFG : DCB_CMD_PGTX_GCFG;
+		return ret;
 
-	pg_nest = nla_nest_start(dcbnl_skb, DCB_ATTR_PG_CFG);
+	pg_nest = nla_nest_start(skb, DCB_ATTR_PG_CFG);
 	if (!pg_nest)
-		goto err;
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
 	if (pg_tb[DCB_PG_ATTR_TC_ALL])
 		getall = 1;
@@ -766,7 +597,7 @@ static int __dcbnl_pg_getcfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
 		if (ret)
 			goto err_pg;
 
-		param_nest = nla_nest_start(dcbnl_skb, i);
+		param_nest = nla_nest_start(skb, i);
 		if (!param_nest)
 			goto err_pg;
 
@@ -789,33 +620,33 @@ static int __dcbnl_pg_getcfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
 
 		if (param_tb[DCB_TC_ATTR_PARAM_PGID] ||
 		    param_tb[DCB_TC_ATTR_PARAM_ALL]) {
-			ret = nla_put_u8(dcbnl_skb,
+			ret = nla_put_u8(skb,
 			                 DCB_TC_ATTR_PARAM_PGID, pgid);
 			if (ret)
 				goto err_param;
 		}
 		if (param_tb[DCB_TC_ATTR_PARAM_UP_MAPPING] ||
 		    param_tb[DCB_TC_ATTR_PARAM_ALL]) {
-			ret = nla_put_u8(dcbnl_skb,
+			ret = nla_put_u8(skb,
 			                 DCB_TC_ATTR_PARAM_UP_MAPPING, up_map);
 			if (ret)
 				goto err_param;
 		}
 		if (param_tb[DCB_TC_ATTR_PARAM_STRICT_PRIO] ||
 		    param_tb[DCB_TC_ATTR_PARAM_ALL]) {
-			ret = nla_put_u8(dcbnl_skb,
+			ret = nla_put_u8(skb,
 			                 DCB_TC_ATTR_PARAM_STRICT_PRIO, prio);
 			if (ret)
 				goto err_param;
 		}
 		if (param_tb[DCB_TC_ATTR_PARAM_BW_PCT] ||
 		    param_tb[DCB_TC_ATTR_PARAM_ALL]) {
-			ret = nla_put_u8(dcbnl_skb, DCB_TC_ATTR_PARAM_BW_PCT,
+			ret = nla_put_u8(skb, DCB_TC_ATTR_PARAM_BW_PCT,
 			                 tc_pct);
 			if (ret)
 				goto err_param;
 		}
-		nla_nest_end(dcbnl_skb, param_nest);
+		nla_nest_end(skb, param_nest);
 	}
 
 	if (pg_tb[DCB_PG_ATTR_BW_ID_ALL])
@@ -838,80 +669,71 @@ static int __dcbnl_pg_getcfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
 			netdev->dcbnl_ops->getpgbwgcfgtx(netdev,
 					i - DCB_PG_ATTR_BW_ID_0, &tc_pct);
 		}
-		ret = nla_put_u8(dcbnl_skb, i, tc_pct);
-
+		ret = nla_put_u8(skb, i, tc_pct);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err_pg;
 	}
 
-	nla_nest_end(dcbnl_skb, pg_nest);
-
-	nlmsg_end(dcbnl_skb, nlh);
-
-	ret = rtnl_unicast(dcbnl_skb, &init_net, pid);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_out;
+	nla_nest_end(skb, pg_nest);
 
 	return 0;
 
 err_param:
-	nla_nest_cancel(dcbnl_skb, param_nest);
+	nla_nest_cancel(skb, param_nest);
 err_pg:
-	nla_nest_cancel(dcbnl_skb, pg_nest);
-nlmsg_failure:
-err:
-	kfree_skb(dcbnl_skb);
-err_out:
-	ret  = -EINVAL;
-	return ret;
+	nla_nest_cancel(skb, pg_nest);
+
+	return -EMSGSIZE;
 }
 
-static int dcbnl_pgtx_getcfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
-                             u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags)
+static int dcbnl_pgtx_getcfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			     u32 seq, struct nlattr **tb, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	return __dcbnl_pg_getcfg(netdev, tb, pid, seq, flags, 0);
+	return __dcbnl_pg_getcfg(netdev, nlh, tb, skb, 0);
 }
 
-static int dcbnl_pgrx_getcfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
-                             u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags)
+static int dcbnl_pgrx_getcfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			     u32 seq, struct nlattr **tb, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	return __dcbnl_pg_getcfg(netdev, tb, pid, seq, flags, 1);
+	return __dcbnl_pg_getcfg(netdev, nlh, tb, skb, 1);
 }
 
-static int dcbnl_setstate(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
-                          u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags)
+static int dcbnl_setstate(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			  u32 seq, struct nlattr **tb, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
 	u8 value;
 
-	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_STATE] || !netdev->dcbnl_ops->setstate)
-		return ret;
+	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_STATE])
+		return -EINVAL;
 
-	value = nla_get_u8(tb[DCB_ATTR_STATE]);
+	if (!netdev->dcbnl_ops->setstate)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	ret = dcbnl_reply(netdev->dcbnl_ops->setstate(netdev, value),
-	                  RTM_SETDCB, DCB_CMD_SSTATE, DCB_ATTR_STATE,
-	                  pid, seq, flags);
+	value = nla_get_u8(tb[DCB_ATTR_STATE]);
 
-	return ret;
+	return nla_put_u8(skb, DCB_ATTR_STATE,
+			  netdev->dcbnl_ops->setstate(netdev, value));
 }
 
-static int dcbnl_setpfccfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
-                           u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags)
+static int dcbnl_setpfccfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			   u32 seq, struct nlattr **tb, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct nlattr *data[DCB_PFC_UP_ATTR_MAX + 1];
 	int i;
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
+	int ret;
 	u8 value;
 
-	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_PFC_CFG] || !netdev->dcbnl_ops->setpfccfg)
-		return ret;
+	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_PFC_CFG])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!netdev->dcbnl_ops->setpfccfg)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	ret = nla_parse_nested(data, DCB_PFC_UP_ATTR_MAX,
 	                       tb[DCB_ATTR_PFC_CFG],
 	                       dcbnl_pfc_up_nest);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err;
+		return ret;
 
 	for (i = DCB_PFC_UP_ATTR_0; i <= DCB_PFC_UP_ATTR_7; i++) {
 		if (data[i] == NULL)
@@ -921,50 +743,53 @@ static int dcbnl_setpfccfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
 			data[i]->nla_type - DCB_PFC_UP_ATTR_0, value);
 	}
 
-	ret = dcbnl_reply(0, RTM_SETDCB, DCB_CMD_PFC_SCFG, DCB_ATTR_PFC_CFG,
-	                  pid, seq, flags);
-err:
-	return ret;
+	return nla_put_u8(skb, DCB_ATTR_PFC_CFG, 0);
 }
 
-static int dcbnl_setall(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
-                        u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags)
+static int dcbnl_setall(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			u32 seq, struct nlattr **tb, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
+	int ret;
 
-	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_SET_ALL] || !netdev->dcbnl_ops->setall)
-		return ret;
+	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_SET_ALL])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!netdev->dcbnl_ops->setall)
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
-	ret = dcbnl_reply(netdev->dcbnl_ops->setall(netdev), RTM_SETDCB,
-	                  DCB_CMD_SET_ALL, DCB_ATTR_SET_ALL, pid, seq, flags);
+	ret = nla_put_u8(skb, DCB_ATTR_SET_ALL,
+			 netdev->dcbnl_ops->setall(netdev));
 	dcbnl_cee_notify(netdev, RTM_SETDCB, DCB_CMD_SET_ALL, seq, 0);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int __dcbnl_pg_setcfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
-                             u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags, int dir)
+static int __dcbnl_pg_setcfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			     u32 seq, struct nlattr **tb, struct sk_buff *skb,
+			     int dir)
 {
 	struct nlattr *pg_tb[DCB_PG_ATTR_MAX + 1];
 	struct nlattr *param_tb[DCB_TC_ATTR_PARAM_MAX + 1];
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
+	int ret;
 	int i;
 	u8 pgid;
 	u8 up_map;
 	u8 prio;
 	u8 tc_pct;
 
-	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_PG_CFG] ||
-	    !netdev->dcbnl_ops->setpgtccfgtx ||
+	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_PG_CFG])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!netdev->dcbnl_ops->setpgtccfgtx ||
 	    !netdev->dcbnl_ops->setpgtccfgrx ||
 	    !netdev->dcbnl_ops->setpgbwgcfgtx ||
 	    !netdev->dcbnl_ops->setpgbwgcfgrx)
-		return ret;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	ret = nla_parse_nested(pg_tb, DCB_PG_ATTR_MAX,
 	                       tb[DCB_ATTR_PG_CFG], dcbnl_pg_nest);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err;
+		return ret;
 
 	for (i = DCB_PG_ATTR_TC_0; i <= DCB_PG_ATTR_TC_7; i++) {
 		if (!pg_tb[i])
@@ -973,7 +798,7 @@ static int __dcbnl_pg_setcfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
 		ret = nla_parse_nested(param_tb, DCB_TC_ATTR_PARAM_MAX,
 		                       pg_tb[i], dcbnl_tc_param_nest);
 		if (ret)
-			goto err;
+			return ret;
 
 		pgid = DCB_ATTR_VALUE_UNDEFINED;
 		prio = DCB_ATTR_VALUE_UNDEFINED;
@@ -1026,63 +851,47 @@ static int __dcbnl_pg_setcfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
 		}
 	}
 
-	ret = dcbnl_reply(0, RTM_SETDCB,
-			  (dir ? DCB_CMD_PGRX_SCFG : DCB_CMD_PGTX_SCFG),
-			  DCB_ATTR_PG_CFG, pid, seq, flags);
-
-err:
-	return ret;
+	return nla_put_u8(skb, DCB_ATTR_PG_CFG, 0);
 }
 
-static int dcbnl_pgtx_setcfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
-                             u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags)
+static int dcbnl_pgtx_setcfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			     u32 seq, struct nlattr **tb, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	return __dcbnl_pg_setcfg(netdev, tb, pid, seq, flags, 0);
+	return __dcbnl_pg_setcfg(netdev, nlh, seq, tb, skb, 0);
 }
 
-static int dcbnl_pgrx_setcfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
-                             u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags)
+static int dcbnl_pgrx_setcfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			     u32 seq, struct nlattr **tb, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	return __dcbnl_pg_setcfg(netdev, tb, pid, seq, flags, 1);
+	return __dcbnl_pg_setcfg(netdev, nlh, seq, tb, skb, 1);
 }
 
-static int dcbnl_bcn_getcfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
-                            u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags)
+static int dcbnl_bcn_getcfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			    u32 seq, struct nlattr **tb, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct sk_buff *dcbnl_skb;
-	struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
-	struct dcbmsg *dcb;
 	struct nlattr *bcn_nest;
 	struct nlattr *bcn_tb[DCB_BCN_ATTR_MAX + 1];
 	u8 value_byte;
 	u32 value_integer;
-	int ret  = -EINVAL;
+	int ret;
 	bool getall = false;
 	int i;
 
-	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_BCN] || !netdev->dcbnl_ops->getbcnrp ||
+	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_BCN])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!netdev->dcbnl_ops->getbcnrp ||
 	    !netdev->dcbnl_ops->getbcncfg)
-		return ret;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	ret = nla_parse_nested(bcn_tb, DCB_BCN_ATTR_MAX,
 	                       tb[DCB_ATTR_BCN], dcbnl_bcn_nest);
-
 	if (ret)
-		goto err_out;
-
-	dcbnl_skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!dcbnl_skb)
-		goto err_out;
-
-	nlh = NLMSG_NEW(dcbnl_skb, pid, seq, RTM_GETDCB, sizeof(*dcb), flags);
-
-	dcb = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
-	dcb->dcb_family = AF_UNSPEC;
-	dcb->cmd = DCB_CMD_BCN_GCFG;
+		return ret;
 
-	bcn_nest = nla_nest_start(dcbnl_skb, DCB_ATTR_BCN);
+	bcn_nest = nla_nest_start(skb, DCB_ATTR_BCN);
 	if (!bcn_nest)
-		goto err;
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
 	if (bcn_tb[DCB_BCN_ATTR_ALL])
 		getall = true;
@@ -1093,7 +902,7 @@ static int dcbnl_bcn_getcfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
 
 		netdev->dcbnl_ops->getbcnrp(netdev, i - DCB_BCN_ATTR_RP_0,
 		                            &value_byte);
-		ret = nla_put_u8(dcbnl_skb, i, value_byte);
+		ret = nla_put_u8(skb, i, value_byte);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err_bcn;
 	}
@@ -1104,49 +913,41 @@ static int dcbnl_bcn_getcfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
 
 		netdev->dcbnl_ops->getbcncfg(netdev, i,
 		                             &value_integer);
-		ret = nla_put_u32(dcbnl_skb, i, value_integer);
+		ret = nla_put_u32(skb, i, value_integer);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err_bcn;
 	}
 
-	nla_nest_end(dcbnl_skb, bcn_nest);
-
-	nlmsg_end(dcbnl_skb, nlh);
-
-	ret = rtnl_unicast(dcbnl_skb, &init_net, pid);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_out;
+	nla_nest_end(skb, bcn_nest);
 
 	return 0;
 
 err_bcn:
-	nla_nest_cancel(dcbnl_skb, bcn_nest);
-nlmsg_failure:
-err:
-	kfree_skb(dcbnl_skb);
-err_out:
-	ret  = -EINVAL;
+	nla_nest_cancel(skb, bcn_nest);
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static int dcbnl_bcn_setcfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
-                            u32 pid, u32 seq, u16 flags)
+static int dcbnl_bcn_setcfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			    u32 seq, struct nlattr **tb, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct nlattr *data[DCB_BCN_ATTR_MAX + 1];
 	int i;
-	int ret = -EINVAL;
+	int ret;
 	u8 value_byte;
 	u32 value_int;
 
-	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_BCN] || !netdev->dcbnl_ops->setbcncfg ||
+	if (!tb[DCB_ATTR_BCN])
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!netdev->dcbnl_ops->setbcncfg ||
 	    !netdev->dcbnl_ops->setbcnrp)
-		return ret;
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 	ret = nla_parse_nested(data, DCB_BCN_ATTR_MAX,
 	                       tb[DCB_ATTR_BCN],
 	                       dcbnl_pfc_up_nest);
 	if (ret)
-		goto err;
+		return ret;
 
 	for (i = DCB_BCN_ATTR_RP_0; i <= DCB_BCN_ATTR_RP_7; i++) {
 		if (data[i] == NULL)
@@ -1164,10 +965,7 @@ static int dcbnl_bcn_setcfg(struct net_device *netdev, struct nlattr **tb,
 	                                     i, value_int);
 	}
 
-	ret = dcbnl_reply(0, RTM_SETDCB, DCB_CMD_BCN_SCFG, DCB_ATTR_BCN,
-	                  pid, seq, flags);
-err:
-	return ret;
+	return nla_put_u8(skb, DCB_ATTR_BCN, 0);
 }
 
 static int dcbnl_build_peer_app(struct net_device *netdev, struct sk_buff* skb,
@@ -1233,20 +1031,21 @@ static int dcbnl_ieee_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 	struct dcb_app_type *itr;
 	const struct dcbnl_rtnl_ops *ops = netdev->dcbnl_ops;
 	int dcbx;
-	int err = -EMSGSIZE;
+	int err;
 
 	if (nla_put_string(skb, DCB_ATTR_IFNAME, netdev->name))
-		goto nla_put_failure;
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
+
 	ieee = nla_nest_start(skb, DCB_ATTR_IEEE);
 	if (!ieee)
-		goto nla_put_failure;
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
 	if (ops->ieee_getets) {
 		struct ieee_ets ets;
 		err = ops->ieee_getets(netdev, &ets);
 		if (!err &&
 		    nla_put(skb, DCB_ATTR_IEEE_ETS, sizeof(ets), &ets))
-			goto nla_put_failure;
+			return -EMSGSIZE;
 	}
 
 	if (ops->ieee_getmaxrate) {
@@ -1256,7 +1055,7 @@ static int dcbnl_ieee_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 			err = nla_put(skb, DCB_ATTR_IEEE_MAXRATE,
 				      sizeof(maxrate), &maxrate);
 			if (err)
-				goto nla_put_failure;
+				return -EMSGSIZE;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1265,12 +1064,12 @@ static int dcbnl_ieee_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 		err = ops->ieee_getpfc(netdev, &pfc);
 		if (!err &&
 		    nla_put(skb, DCB_ATTR_IEEE_PFC, sizeof(pfc), &pfc))
-			goto nla_put_failure;
+			return -EMSGSIZE;
 	}
 
 	app = nla_nest_start(skb, DCB_ATTR_IEEE_APP_TABLE);
 	if (!app)
-		goto nla_put_failure;
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
 	spin_lock(&dcb_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry(itr, &dcb_app_list, list) {
@@ -1279,7 +1078,7 @@ static int dcbnl_ieee_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 					 &itr->app);
 			if (err) {
 				spin_unlock(&dcb_lock);
-				goto nla_put_failure;
+				return -EMSGSIZE;
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -1298,7 +1097,7 @@ static int dcbnl_ieee_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 		err = ops->ieee_peer_getets(netdev, &ets);
 		if (!err &&
 		    nla_put(skb, DCB_ATTR_IEEE_PEER_ETS, sizeof(ets), &ets))
-			goto nla_put_failure;
+			return -EMSGSIZE;
 	}
 
 	if (ops->ieee_peer_getpfc) {
@@ -1306,7 +1105,7 @@ static int dcbnl_ieee_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 		err = ops->ieee_peer_getpfc(netdev, &pfc);
 		if (!err &&
 		    nla_put(skb, DCB_ATTR_IEEE_PEER_PFC, sizeof(pfc), &pfc))
-			goto nla_put_failure;
+			return -EMSGSIZE;
 	}
 
 	if (ops->peer_getappinfo && ops->peer_getapptable) {
@@ -1315,20 +1114,17 @@ static int dcbnl_ieee_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 					   DCB_ATTR_IEEE_APP_UNSPEC,
 					   DCB_ATTR_IEEE_APP);
 		if (err)
-			goto nla_put_failure;
+			return -EMSGSIZE;
 	}
 
 	nla_nest_end(skb, ieee);
 	if (dcbx >= 0) {
 		err = nla_put_u8(skb, DCB_ATTR_DCBX, dcbx);
 		if (err)
-			goto nla_put_failure;
+			return -EMSGSIZE;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
-
-nla_put_failure:
-	return err;
 }
 
 static int dcbnl_cee_pg_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
@@ -1340,13 +1136,13 @@ static int dcbnl_cee_pg_fill(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 	struct nlattr *pg = nla_nest_start(skb, i);
 
 	if (!pg)
-		goto nla_put_failure;
+		return -EMSGSIZE;
 
 	for (i = DCB_PG_ATTR_TC_0; i <= D