diff --git a/net/ethtool/cabletest.c b/net/ethtool/cabletest.c
index 888f6e101f34..beb85e0b7fc6 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/cabletest.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/cabletest.c
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
  */
 #define MAX_CABLE_LENGTH_CM (150 * 100)
 
-static const struct nla_policy
-cable_test_act_policy[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_MAX + 1] = {
+const struct nla_policy
+ethnl_cable_test_act_policy[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_MAX + 1] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_UNSPEC]		= { .type = NLA_REJECT },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_HEADER]		= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 };
@@ -56,18 +56,12 @@ static int ethnl_cable_test_started(struct phy_device *phydev, u8 cmd)
 
 int ethnl_act_cable_test(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct nlattr *tb[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_MAX + 1];
 	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
 	const struct ethtool_phy_ops *ops;
+	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = nlmsg_parse(info->nlhdr, GENL_HDRLEN, tb,
-			  ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_MAX,
-			  cable_test_act_policy, info->extack);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
 	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info,
 					 tb[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_HEADER],
 					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
@@ -226,8 +220,8 @@ cable_test_tdr_act_cfg_policy[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_CFG_MAX + 1] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_CFG_PAIR]	= { .type = NLA_U8 },
 };
 
-static const struct nla_policy
-cable_test_tdr_act_policy[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_MAX + 1] = {
+const struct nla_policy
+ethnl_cable_test_tdr_act_policy[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_MAX + 1] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_UNSPEC]	= { .type = NLA_REJECT },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_HEADER]	= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_CFG]		= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
@@ -313,19 +307,13 @@ static int ethnl_act_cable_test_tdr_cfg(const struct nlattr *nest,
 
 int ethnl_act_cable_test_tdr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct nlattr *tb[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_MAX + 1];
 	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
 	const struct ethtool_phy_ops *ops;
+	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
 	struct phy_tdr_config cfg;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = nlmsg_parse(info->nlhdr, GENL_HDRLEN, tb,
-			  ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_MAX,
-			  cable_test_tdr_act_policy, info->extack);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
-
 	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info,
 					 tb[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_HEADER],
 					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
diff --git a/net/ethtool/channels.c b/net/ethtool/channels.c
index 6ffcea099fd3..52227c6dcb59 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/channels.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/channels.c
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@ const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_channels_request_ops = {
 
 /* CHANNELS_SET */
 
-static const struct nla_policy
-channels_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_MAX + 1] = {
+const struct nla_policy
+ethnl_channels_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_MAX + 1] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_UNSPEC]		= { .type = NLA_REJECT },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_HEADER]		= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_RX_MAX]		= { .type = NLA_REJECT },
@@ -125,22 +125,17 @@ channels_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_MAX + 1] = {
 
 int ethnl_set_channels(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct nlattr *tb[ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_MAX + 1];
 	unsigned int from_channel, old_total, i;
 	bool mod = false, mod_combined = false;
 	struct ethtool_channels channels = {};
 	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
+	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
 	const struct nlattr *err_attr;
 	const struct ethtool_ops *ops;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	u32 max_rx_in_use = 0;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = nlmsg_parse(info->nlhdr, GENL_HDRLEN, tb,
-			  ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_MAX, channels_set_policy,
-			  info->extack);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
 	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info,
 					 tb[ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_HEADER],
 					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
diff --git a/net/ethtool/coalesce.c b/net/ethtool/coalesce.c
index 58a2eb375135..728cfe5cd527 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/coalesce.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/coalesce.c
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_coalesce_request_ops = {
 
 /* COALESCE_SET */
 
-static const struct nla_policy
-coalesce_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_MAX + 1] = {
+const struct nla_policy
+ethnl_coalesce_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_MAX + 1] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_UNSPEC]		= { .type = NLA_REJECT },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_HEADER]		= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_RX_USECS]		= { .type = NLA_U32 },
@@ -243,9 +243,9 @@ coalesce_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_MAX + 1] = {
 
 int ethnl_set_coalesce(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct nlattr *tb[ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_MAX + 1];
 	struct ethtool_coalesce coalesce = {};
 	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
+	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
 	const struct ethtool_ops *ops;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	u32 supported_params;
@@ -253,11 +253,6 @@ int ethnl_set_coalesce(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	int ret;
 	u16 a;
 
-	ret = nlmsg_parse(info->nlhdr, GENL_HDRLEN, tb,
-			  ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_MAX, coalesce_set_policy,
-			  info->extack);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
 	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info,
 					 tb[ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_HEADER],
 					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
diff --git a/net/ethtool/debug.c b/net/ethtool/debug.c
index 67623ae94d41..0f40fc921546 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/debug.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/debug.c
@@ -78,8 +78,7 @@ const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_debug_request_ops = {
 
 /* DEBUG_SET */
 
-static const struct nla_policy
-debug_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_DEBUG_MAX + 1] = {
+const struct nla_policy ethnl_debug_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_DEBUG_MAX + 1] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_DEBUG_UNSPEC]	= { .type = NLA_REJECT },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_DEBUG_HEADER]	= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_DEBUG_MSGMASK]	= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
@@ -87,18 +86,13 @@ debug_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_DEBUG_MAX + 1] = {
 
 int ethnl_set_debug(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct nlattr *tb[ETHTOOL_A_DEBUG_MAX + 1];
 	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
+	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	bool mod = false;
 	u32 msg_mask;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = nlmsg_parse(info->nlhdr, GENL_HDRLEN, tb,
-			  ETHTOOL_A_DEBUG_MAX, debug_set_policy,
-			  info->extack);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
 	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info,
 					 tb[ETHTOOL_A_DEBUG_HEADER],
 					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
diff --git a/net/ethtool/eee.c b/net/ethtool/eee.c
index 860e482533ba..6e35a041869b 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/eee.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/eee.c
@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_eee_request_ops = {
 
 /* EEE_SET */
 
-static const struct nla_policy
-eee_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_EEE_MAX + 1] = {
+const struct nla_policy ethnl_eee_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_EEE_MAX + 1] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_EEE_UNSPEC]		= { .type = NLA_REJECT },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_EEE_HEADER]		= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_EEE_MODES_OURS]	= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
@@ -142,18 +141,14 @@ eee_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_EEE_MAX + 1] = {
 
 int ethnl_set_eee(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct nlattr *tb[ETHTOOL_A_EEE_MAX + 1];
-	struct ethtool_eee eee = {};
 	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
+	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
 	const struct ethtool_ops *ops;
+	struct ethtool_eee eee = {};
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	bool mod = false;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = nlmsg_parse(info->nlhdr, GENL_HDRLEN, tb, ETHTOOL_A_EEE_MAX,
-			  eee_set_policy, info->extack);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
 	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info,
 					 tb[ETHTOOL_A_EEE_HEADER],
 					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
diff --git a/net/ethtool/features.c b/net/ethtool/features.c
index bc1b1c74b1f5..e4a91d86824d 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/features.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/features.c
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_features_request_ops = {
 
 /* FEATURES_SET */
 
-static const struct nla_policy
-features_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_MAX + 1] = {
+const struct nla_policy
+ethnl_features_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_MAX + 1] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_UNSPEC]	= { .type = NLA_REJECT },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_HEADER]	= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_HW]		= { .type = NLA_REJECT },
@@ -227,17 +227,12 @@ int ethnl_set_features(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(new_wanted, NETDEV_FEATURE_COUNT);
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(req_wanted, NETDEV_FEATURE_COUNT);
 	DECLARE_BITMAP(req_mask, NETDEV_FEATURE_COUNT);
-	struct nlattr *tb[ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_MAX + 1];
 	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
+	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	bool mod;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = nlmsg_parse(info->nlhdr, GENL_HDRLEN, tb,
-			  ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_MAX, features_set_policy,
-			  info->extack);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
 	if (!tb[ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_WANTED])
 		return -EINVAL;
 	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info,
diff --git a/net/ethtool/linkinfo.c b/net/ethtool/linkinfo.c
index eea75524e983..ba66ca54b9c2 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/linkinfo.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/linkinfo.c
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_linkinfo_request_ops = {
 
 /* LINKINFO_SET */
 
-static const struct nla_policy
-linkinfo_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_MAX + 1] = {
+const struct nla_policy
+ethnl_linkinfo_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_MAX + 1] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_UNSPEC]		= { .type = NLA_REJECT },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_HEADER]		= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_PORT]		= { .type = NLA_U8 },
@@ -106,19 +106,14 @@ linkinfo_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_MAX + 1] = {
 
 int ethnl_set_linkinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct nlattr *tb[ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_MAX + 1];
 	struct ethtool_link_ksettings ksettings = {};
 	struct ethtool_link_settings *lsettings;
 	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
+	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	bool mod = false;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = nlmsg_parse(info->nlhdr, GENL_HDRLEN, tb,
-			  ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_MAX, linkinfo_set_policy,
-			  info->extack);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
 	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info,
 					 tb[ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_HEADER],
 					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
diff --git a/net/ethtool/linkmodes.c b/net/ethtool/linkmodes.c
index 8e0b4a12f875..77f0096bda2c 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/linkmodes.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/linkmodes.c
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ static const struct link_mode_info link_mode_params[] = {
 	__DEFINE_LINK_MODE_PARAMS(100, FX, Full),
 };
 
-static const struct nla_policy
-linkmodes_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_MAX + 1] = {
+const struct nla_policy
+ethnl_linkmodes_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_MAX + 1] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_UNSPEC]		= { .type = NLA_REJECT },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_HEADER]		= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_AUTONEG]		= { .type = NLA_U8 },
@@ -390,18 +390,13 @@ static int ethnl_update_linkmodes(struct genl_info *info, struct nlattr **tb,
 
 int ethnl_set_linkmodes(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct nlattr *tb[ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_MAX + 1];
 	struct ethtool_link_ksettings ksettings = {};
 	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
+	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	bool mod = false;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = nlmsg_parse(info->nlhdr, GENL_HDRLEN, tb,
-			  ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_MAX, linkmodes_set_policy,
-			  info->extack);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
 	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info,
 					 tb[ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_HEADER],
 					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
diff --git a/net/ethtool/netlink.c b/net/ethtool/netlink.c
index 98031bdd8e8e..be6fd358114c 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/netlink.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/netlink.c
@@ -700,6 +700,8 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_SET,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
 		.doit	= ethnl_set_linkinfo,
+		.policy = ethnl_linkinfo_set_policy,
+		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_linkinfo_set_policy) - 1,
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKMODES_GET,
@@ -714,6 +716,8 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKMODES_SET,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
 		.doit	= ethnl_set_linkmodes,
+		.policy = ethnl_linkmodes_set_policy,
+		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_linkmodes_set_policy) - 1,
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKSTATE_GET,
@@ -737,6 +741,8 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_DEBUG_SET,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
 		.doit	= ethnl_set_debug,
+		.policy = ethnl_debug_set_policy,
+		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_debug_set_policy) - 1,
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_WOL_GET,
@@ -752,6 +758,8 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_WOL_SET,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
 		.doit	= ethnl_set_wol,
+		.policy = ethnl_wol_set_policy,
+		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_wol_set_policy) - 1,
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_GET,
@@ -766,6 +774,8 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_SET,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
 		.doit	= ethnl_set_features,
+		.policy = ethnl_features_set_policy,
+		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_features_set_policy) - 1,
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_PRIVFLAGS_GET,
@@ -780,6 +790,8 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_PRIVFLAGS_SET,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
 		.doit	= ethnl_set_privflags,
+		.policy = ethnl_privflags_set_policy,
+		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_privflags_set_policy) - 1,
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_RINGS_GET,
@@ -794,6 +806,8 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_RINGS_SET,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
 		.doit	= ethnl_set_rings,
+		.policy = ethnl_rings_set_policy,
+		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_rings_set_policy) - 1,
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_GET,
@@ -808,6 +822,8 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_SET,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
 		.doit	= ethnl_set_channels,
+		.policy = ethnl_channels_get_policy,
+		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_channels_get_policy) - 1,
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_COALESCE_GET,
@@ -822,6 +838,8 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_COALESCE_SET,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
 		.doit	= ethnl_set_coalesce,
+		.policy = ethnl_coalesce_set_policy,
+		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_coalesce_set_policy) - 1,
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_PAUSE_GET,
@@ -836,6 +854,8 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_PAUSE_SET,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
 		.doit	= ethnl_set_pause,
+		.policy = ethnl_pause_set_policy,
+		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_pause_set_policy) - 1,
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_EEE_GET,
@@ -850,6 +870,8 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_EEE_SET,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
 		.doit	= ethnl_set_eee,
+		.policy = ethnl_eee_set_policy,
+		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_eee_set_policy) - 1,
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_TSINFO_GET,
@@ -864,11 +886,15 @@ static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = {
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_CABLE_TEST_ACT,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
 		.doit	= ethnl_act_cable_test,
+		.policy = ethnl_cable_test_act_policy,
+		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_cable_test_act_policy) - 1,
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_CABLE_TEST_TDR_ACT,
 		.flags	= GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
 		.doit	= ethnl_act_cable_test_tdr,
+		.policy = ethnl_cable_test_tdr_act_policy,
+		.maxattr = ARRAY_SIZE(ethnl_cable_test_tdr_act_policy) - 1,
 	},
 	{
 		.cmd	= ETHTOOL_MSG_TUNNEL_INFO_GET,
diff --git a/net/ethtool/netlink.h b/net/ethtool/netlink.h
index d150f5f5e92b..7fee8ba81ef5 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/netlink.h
+++ b/net/ethtool/netlink.h
@@ -347,18 +347,31 @@ extern const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_tsinfo_request_ops;
 
 extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_strset_get_policy[ETHTOOL_A_STRSET_MAX + 1];
 extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_linkinfo_get_policy[ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_MAX + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_linkinfo_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_MAX + 1];
 extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_linkmodes_get_policy[ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_MAX + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_linkmodes_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_MAX + 1];
 extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_linkstate_get_policy[ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_MAX + 1];
 extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_debug_get_policy[ETHTOOL_A_DEBUG_MAX + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_debug_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_DEBUG_MAX + 1];
 extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_wol_get_policy[ETHTOOL_A_WOL_MAX + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_wol_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_WOL_MAX + 1];
 extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_features_get_policy[ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_MAX + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_features_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_MAX + 1];
 extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_privflags_get_policy[ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_MAX + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_privflags_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_MAX + 1];
 extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_rings_get_policy[ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_MAX + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_rings_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_MAX + 1];
 extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_channels_get_policy[ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_MAX + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_channels_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_MAX + 1];
 extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_coalesce_get_policy[ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_MAX + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_coalesce_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_MAX + 1];
 extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_pause_get_policy[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_MAX + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_pause_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_MAX + 1];
 extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_eee_get_policy[ETHTOOL_A_EEE_MAX + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_eee_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_EEE_MAX + 1];
 extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_tsinfo_get_policy[ETHTOOL_A_TSINFO_MAX + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_cable_test_act_policy[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_MAX + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_cable_test_tdr_act_policy[ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_MAX + 1];
 extern const struct nla_policy ethnl_tunnel_info_get_policy[ETHTOOL_A_TUNNEL_INFO_MAX + 1];
 
 int ethnl_set_linkinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info);
diff --git a/net/ethtool/pause.c b/net/ethtool/pause.c
index f753094fc52a..ff54e3ca030d 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/pause.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/pause.c
@@ -139,8 +139,7 @@ const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_pause_request_ops = {
 
 /* PAUSE_SET */
 
-static const struct nla_policy
-pause_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_MAX + 1] = {
+const struct nla_policy ethnl_pause_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_MAX + 1] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_UNSPEC]		= { .type = NLA_REJECT },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_HEADER]		= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_AUTONEG]		= { .type = NLA_U8 },
@@ -151,18 +150,14 @@ pause_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_MAX + 1] = {
 
 int ethnl_set_pause(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct nlattr *tb[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_MAX + 1];
 	struct ethtool_pauseparam params = {};
 	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
+	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
 	const struct ethtool_ops *ops;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	bool mod = false;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = nlmsg_parse(info->nlhdr, GENL_HDRLEN, tb, ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_MAX,
-			  pause_set_policy, info->extack);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
 	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info,
 					 tb[ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_HEADER],
 					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
diff --git a/net/ethtool/privflags.c b/net/ethtool/privflags.c
index 9dfdd9b3a19c..fd3754ca83e1 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/privflags.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/privflags.c
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_privflags_request_ops = {
 
 /* PRIVFLAGS_SET */
 
-static const struct nla_policy
-privflags_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_MAX + 1] = {
+const struct nla_policy
+ethnl_privflags_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_MAX + 1] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_UNSPEC]		= { .type = NLA_REJECT },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_HEADER]		= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_FLAGS]		= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
@@ -144,9 +144,9 @@ privflags_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_MAX + 1] = {
 
 int ethnl_set_privflags(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct nlattr *tb[ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_MAX + 1];
 	const char (*names)[ETH_GSTRING_LEN] = NULL;
 	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
+	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
 	const struct ethtool_ops *ops;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	unsigned int nflags;
@@ -155,11 +155,6 @@ int ethnl_set_privflags(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 	u32 flags;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = nlmsg_parse(info->nlhdr, GENL_HDRLEN, tb,
-			  ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_MAX, privflags_set_policy,
-			  info->extack);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
 	if (!tb[ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_FLAGS])
 		return -EINVAL;
 	ret = ethnl_bitset_is_compact(tb[ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_FLAGS], &compact);
diff --git a/net/ethtool/rings.c b/net/ethtool/rings.c
index 006b70f54dd7..7e25127a727c 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/rings.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/rings.c
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_rings_request_ops = {
 
 /* RINGS_SET */
 
-static const struct nla_policy
-rings_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_MAX + 1] = {
+const struct nla_policy ethnl_rings_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_MAX + 1] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_UNSPEC]		= { .type = NLA_REJECT },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_HEADER]		= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX_MAX]		= { .type = NLA_REJECT },
@@ -122,20 +121,15 @@ rings_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_MAX + 1] = {
 
 int ethnl_set_rings(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
-	struct nlattr *tb[ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_MAX + 1];
 	struct ethtool_ringparam ringparam = {};
 	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
+	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
 	const struct nlattr *err_attr;
 	const struct ethtool_ops *ops;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	bool mod = false;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = nlmsg_parse(info->nlhdr, GENL_HDRLEN, tb,
-			  ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_MAX, rings_set_policy,
-			  info->extack);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
 	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info,
 					 tb[ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_HEADER],
 					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
diff --git a/net/ethtool/wol.c b/net/ethtool/wol.c
index 5bc38e2f5f61..5a306ffadffe 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/wol.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/wol.c
@@ -98,8 +98,7 @@ const struct ethnl_request_ops ethnl_wol_request_ops = {
 
 /* WOL_SET */
 
-static const struct nla_policy
-wol_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_WOL_MAX + 1] = {
+const struct nla_policy ethnl_wol_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_WOL_MAX + 1] = {
 	[ETHTOOL_A_WOL_UNSPEC]		= { .type = NLA_REJECT },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_WOL_HEADER]		= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
 	[ETHTOOL_A_WOL_MODES]		= { .type = NLA_NESTED },
@@ -110,16 +109,12 @@ wol_set_policy[ETHTOOL_A_WOL_MAX + 1] = {
 int ethnl_set_wol(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
 {
 	struct ethtool_wolinfo wol = { .cmd = ETHTOOL_GWOL };
-	struct nlattr *tb[ETHTOOL_A_WOL_MAX + 1];
 	struct ethnl_req_info req_info = {};
+	struct nlattr **tb = info->attrs;
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	bool mod = false;
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = nlmsg_parse(info->nlhdr, GENL_HDRLEN, tb, ETHTOOL_A_WOL_MAX,
-			  wol_set_policy, info->extack);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		return ret;
 	ret = ethnl_parse_header_dev_get(&req_info, tb[ETHTOOL_A_WOL_HEADER],
 					 genl_info_net(info), info->extack,
 					 true);
