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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: ((GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note) OR BSD-3-Clause)
+
+name: rt-route
+protocol: netlink-raw
+protonum: 0
+
+doc:
+  Route configuration over rtnetlink.
+
+definitions:
+  -
+    name: rtm-type
+    name-prefix: rtn-
+    type: enum
+    entries:
+      - unspec
+      - unicast
+      - local
+      - broadcast
+      - anycast
+      - multicast
+      - blackhole
+      - unreachable
+      - prohibit
+      - throw
+      - nat
+      - xresolve
+  -
+    name: rtmsg
+    type: struct
+    members:
+      -
+        name: rtm-family
+        type: u8
+      -
+        name: rtm-dst-len
+        type: u8
+      -
+        name: rtm-src-len
+        type: u8
+      -
+        name: rtm-tos
+        type: u8
+      -
+        name: rtm-table
+        type: u8
+      -
+        name: rtm-protocol
+        type: u8
+      -
+        name: rtm-scope
+        type: u8
+      -
+        name: rtm-type
+        type: u8
+        enum: rtm-type
+      -
+        name: rtm-flags
+        type: u32
+  -
+    name: rta-cacheinfo
+    type: struct
+    members:
+      -
+        name: rta-clntref
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rta-lastuse
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rta-expires
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rta-error
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rta-used
+        type: u32
+
+attribute-sets:
+  -
+    name: route-attrs
+    attributes:
+      -
+        name: rta-dst
+        type: binary
+        display-hint: ipv4
+      -
+        name: rta-src
+        type: binary
+        display-hint: ipv4
+      -
+        name: rta-iif
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rta-oif
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rta-gateway
+        type: binary
+        display-hint: ipv4
+      -
+        name: rta-priority
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rta-prefsrc
+        type: binary
+        display-hint: ipv4
+      -
+        name: rta-metrics
+        type: nest
+        nested-attributes: rta-metrics
+      -
+        name: rta-multipath
+        type: binary
+      -
+        name: rta-protoinfo # not used
+        type: binary
+      -
+        name: rta-flow
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rta-cacheinfo
+        type: binary
+        struct: rta-cacheinfo
+      -
+        name: rta-session # not used
+        type: binary
+      -
+        name: rta-mp-algo # not used
+        type: binary
+      -
+        name: rta-table
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rta-mark
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rta-mfc-stats
+        type: binary
+      -
+        name: rta-via
+        type: binary
+      -
+        name: rta-newdst
+        type: binary
+      -
+        name: rta-pref
+        type: u8
+      -
+        name: rta-encap-type
+        type: u16
+      -
+        name: rta-encap
+        type: binary # tunnel specific nest
+      -
+        name: rta-expires
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rta-pad
+        type: binary
+      -
+        name: rta-uid
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rta-ttl-propagate
+        type: u8
+      -
+        name: rta-ip-proto
+        type: u8
+      -
+        name: rta-sport
+        type: u16
+      -
+        name: rta-dport
+        type: u16
+      -
+        name: rta-nh-id
+        type: u32
+  -
+    name: rta-metrics
+    attributes:
+      -
+        name: rtax-unspec
+        type: unused
+        value: 0
+      -
+        name: rtax-lock
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rtax-mtu
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rtax-window
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rtax-rtt
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rtax-rttvar
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rtax-ssthresh
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rtax-cwnd
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rtax-advmss
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rtax-reordering
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rtax-hoplimit
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rtax-initcwnd
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rtax-features
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rtax-rto-min
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rtax-initrwnd
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rtax-quickack
+        type: u32
+      -
+        name: rtax-cc-algo
+        type: string
+      -
+        name: rtax-fastopen-no-cookie
+        type: u32
+
+operations:
+  enum-model: directional
+  list:
+    -
+      name: getroute
+      doc: Dump route information.
+      attribute-set: route-attrs
+      fixed-header: rtmsg
+      dump:
+        request:
+          value: 26
+        reply:
+          value: 24
+          attributes: &all-route-attrs
+            - rtm-family
+            - rtm-dst-len
+            - rtm-src-len
+            - rtm-tos
+            - rtm-table
+            - rtm-protocol
+            - rtm-scope
+            - rtm-type
+            - rtm-flags
+            - rta-dst
+            - rta-src
+            - rta-iif
+            - rta-oif
+            - rta-gateway
+            - rta-priority
+            - rta-prefsrc
+            - rta-metrics
+            - rta-multipath
+            - rta-flow
+            - rta-cacheinfo
+            - rta-table
+            - rta-mark
+            - rta-mfc-stats
+            - rta-via
+            - rta-newdst
+            - rta-pref
+            - rta-encap-type
+            - rta-encap
+            - rta-expires
+            - rta-pad
+            - rta-uid
+            - rta-ttl-propagate
+            - rta-ip-proto
+            - rta-sport
+            - rta-dport
+            - rta-nh-id
+    -
+      name: newroute
+      doc: Create a new route
+      attribute-set: route-attrs
+      fixed-header: rtmsg
+      do:
+        request:
+          value: 24
+          attributes: *all-route-attrs
+    -
+      name: delroute
+      doc: Delete an existing route
+      attribute-set: route-attrs
+      fixed-header: rtmsg
+      do:
+        request:
+          value: 25
+          attributes: *all-route-attrs
