2 files changed, 12 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl-priv.h b/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl-priv.h
index 824777d7e05e..29481989ea76 100644
--- a/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl-priv.h
+++ b/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl-priv.h
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ ynl_gemsg_start_req(struct ynl_sock *ys, __u32 id, __u8 cmd, __u8 version);
 struct nlmsghdr *
 ynl_gemsg_start_dump(struct ynl_sock *ys, __u32 id, __u8 cmd, __u8 version);
 
-int ynl_attr_validate(struct ynl_parse_arg *yarg, const struct nlattr *attr);
 int ynl_submsg_failed(struct ynl_parse_arg *yarg, const char *field_name,
 		      const char *sel_name);
 
@@ -467,4 +466,13 @@ ynl_attr_put_sint(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, __u16 type, __s64 data)
 	else
 		ynl_attr_put_s64(nlh, type, data);
 }
+
+int __ynl_attr_validate(struct ynl_parse_arg *yarg, const struct nlattr *attr,
+			unsigned int type);
+
+static inline int ynl_attr_validate(struct ynl_parse_arg *yarg,
+				    const struct nlattr *attr)
+{
+	return __ynl_attr_validate(yarg, attr, ynl_attr_type(attr));
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.c b/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.c
index 2a169c3c0797..2bcd781111d7 100644
--- a/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.c
+++ b/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.c
@@ -360,15 +360,15 @@ static int ynl_cb_done(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, struct ynl_parse_arg *yarg)
 
 /* Attribute validation */
 
-int ynl_attr_validate(struct ynl_parse_arg *yarg, const struct nlattr *attr)
+int __ynl_attr_validate(struct ynl_parse_arg *yarg, const struct nlattr *attr,
+			unsigned int type)
 {
 	const struct ynl_policy_attr *policy;
-	unsigned int type, len;
 	unsigned char *data;
+	unsigned int len;
 
 	data = ynl_attr_data(attr);
 	len = ynl_attr_data_len(attr);
-	type = ynl_attr_type(attr);
 	if (type > yarg->rsp_policy->max_attr) {
 		yerr(yarg->ys, YNL_ERROR_INTERNAL,
 		     "Internal error, validating unknown attribute");