diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl-priv.h b/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl-priv.h
index eaa0d432366c..6036579fc6ae 100644
--- a/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl-priv.h
+++ b/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl-priv.h
@@ -127,45 +127,225 @@ int ynl_error_parse(struct ynl_parse_arg *yarg, const char *msg);
 
 /* Attribute helpers */
 
-static inline __u64 mnl_attr_get_uint(const struct nlattr *attr)
+static inline void *ynl_nlmsg_end_addr(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 {
-	switch (mnl_attr_get_payload_len(attr)) {
+	return (char *)nlh + nlh->nlmsg_len;
+}
+
+static inline unsigned int ynl_attr_type(const struct nlattr *attr)
+{
+	return attr->nla_type & NLA_TYPE_MASK;
+}
+
+static inline unsigned int ynl_attr_data_len(const struct nlattr *attr)
+{
+	return attr->nla_len - NLA_HDRLEN;
+}
+
+static inline void *ynl_attr_data(const struct nlattr *attr)
+{
+	return (unsigned char *)attr + NLA_HDRLEN;
+}
+
+static inline struct nlattr *
+ynl_attr_nest_start(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, unsigned int attr_type)
+{
+	struct nlattr *attr;
+
+	attr = ynl_nlmsg_end_addr(nlh);
+	attr->nla_type = attr_type | NLA_F_NESTED;
+	nlh->nlmsg_len += NLA_HDRLEN;
+
+	return attr;
+}
+
+static inline void
+ynl_attr_nest_end(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, struct nlattr *attr)
+{
+	attr->nla_len = (char *)ynl_nlmsg_end_addr(nlh) - (char *)attr;
+}
+
+static inline void
+ynl_attr_put(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, unsigned int attr_type,
+	     const void *value, size_t size)
+{
+	struct nlattr *attr;
+
+	attr = ynl_nlmsg_end_addr(nlh);
+	attr->nla_type = attr_type;
+	attr->nla_len = NLA_HDRLEN + size;
+
+	memcpy(ynl_attr_data(attr), value, size);
+
+	nlh->nlmsg_len += NLMSG_ALIGN(attr->nla_len);
+}
+
+static inline void
+ynl_attr_put_str(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, unsigned int attr_type, const char *str)
+{
+	struct nlattr *attr;
+	const char *end;
+
+	attr = ynl_nlmsg_end_addr(nlh);
+	attr->nla_type = attr_type;
+
+	end = stpcpy(ynl_attr_data(attr), str);
+	attr->nla_len =
+		NLA_HDRLEN + NLA_ALIGN(end - (char *)ynl_attr_data(attr));
+
+	nlh->nlmsg_len += NLMSG_ALIGN(attr->nla_len);
+}
+
+static inline const char *ynl_attr_get_str(const struct nlattr *attr)
+{
+	return (const char *)ynl_attr_data(attr);
+}
+
+static inline __s8 ynl_attr_get_s8(const struct nlattr *attr)
+{
+	return *(__s8 *)ynl_attr_data(attr);
+}
+
+static inline __s16 ynl_attr_get_s16(const struct nlattr *attr)
+{
+	__s16 tmp;
+
+	memcpy(&tmp, (unsigned char *)(attr + 1), sizeof(tmp));
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+static inline __s32 ynl_attr_get_s32(const struct nlattr *attr)
+{
+	__s32 tmp;
+
+	memcpy(&tmp, (unsigned char *)(attr + 1), sizeof(tmp));
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+static inline __s64 ynl_attr_get_s64(const struct nlattr *attr)
+{
+	__s64 tmp;
+
+	memcpy(&tmp, (unsigned char *)(attr + 1), sizeof(tmp));
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+static inline __u8 ynl_attr_get_u8(const struct nlattr *attr)
+{
+	return *(__u8 *)ynl_attr_data(attr);
+}
+
+static inline __u16 ynl_attr_get_u16(const struct nlattr *attr)
+{
+	__u16 tmp;
+
+	memcpy(&tmp, (unsigned char *)(attr + 1), sizeof(tmp));
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+static inline __u32 ynl_attr_get_u32(const struct nlattr *attr)
+{
+	__u32 tmp;
+
+	memcpy(&tmp, (unsigned char *)(attr + 1), sizeof(tmp));
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+static inline __u64 ynl_attr_get_u64(const struct nlattr *attr)
+{
+	__u64 tmp;
+
+	memcpy(&tmp, (unsigned char *)(attr + 1), sizeof(tmp));
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+static inline void
+ynl_attr_put_s8(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, unsigned int attr_type, __s8 value)
+{
+	ynl_attr_put(nlh, attr_type, &value, sizeof(value));
+}
+
+static inline void
+ynl_attr_put_s16(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, unsigned int attr_type, __s16 value)
+{
+	ynl_attr_put(nlh, attr_type, &value, sizeof(value));
+}
+
+static inline void
+ynl_attr_put_s32(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, unsigned int attr_type, __s32 value)
+{
+	ynl_attr_put(nlh, attr_type, &value, sizeof(value));
+}
+
+static inline void
+ynl_attr_put_s64(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, unsigned int attr_type, __s64 value)
+{
+	ynl_attr_put(nlh, attr_type, &value, sizeof(value));
+}
+
+static inline void
+ynl_attr_put_u8(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, unsigned int attr_type, __u8 value)
+{
+	ynl_attr_put(nlh, attr_type, &value, sizeof(value));
+}
+
+static inline void
+ynl_attr_put_u16(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, unsigned int attr_type, __u16 value)
+{
+	ynl_attr_put(nlh, attr_type, &value, sizeof(value));
+}
+
+static inline void
+ynl_attr_put_u32(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, unsigned int attr_type, __u32 value)
+{
+	ynl_attr_put(nlh, attr_type, &value, sizeof(value));
+}
+
+static inline void
+ynl_attr_put_u64(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, unsigned int attr_type, __u64 value)
+{
+	ynl_attr_put(nlh, attr_type, &value, sizeof(value));
+}
+
+static inline __u64 ynl_attr_get_uint(const struct nlattr *attr)
+{
+	switch (ynl_attr_data_len(attr)) {
 	case 4:
-		return mnl_attr_get_u32(attr);
+		return ynl_attr_get_u32(attr);
 	case 8:
-		return mnl_attr_get_u64(attr);
+		return ynl_attr_get_u64(attr);
 	default:
 		return 0;
 	}
 }
 
-static inline __s64 mnl_attr_get_sint(const struct nlattr *attr)
+static inline __s64 ynl_attr_get_sint(const struct nlattr *attr)
 {
-	switch (mnl_attr_get_payload_len(attr)) {
+	switch (ynl_attr_data_len(attr)) {
 	case 4:
-		return mnl_attr_get_u32(attr);
+		return ynl_attr_get_s32(attr);
 	case 8:
-		return mnl_attr_get_u64(attr);
+		return ynl_attr_get_s64(attr);
 	default:
 		return 0;
 	}
 }
 
 static inline void
-mnl_attr_put_uint(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, __u16 type, __u64 data)
+ynl_attr_put_uint(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, __u16 type, __u64 data)
 {
 	if ((__u32)data == (__u64)data)
-		mnl_attr_put_u32(nlh, type, data);
+		ynl_attr_put_u32(nlh, type, data);
 	else
-		mnl_attr_put_u64(nlh, type, data);
+		ynl_attr_put_u64(nlh, type, data);
 }
 
 static inline void
-mnl_attr_put_sint(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, __u16 type, __s64 data)
+ynl_attr_put_sint(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, __u16 type, __s64 data)
 {
 	if ((__s32)data == (__s64)data)
-		mnl_attr_put_u32(nlh, type, data);
+		ynl_attr_put_s32(nlh, type, data);
 	else
-		mnl_attr_put_u64(nlh, type, data);
+		ynl_attr_put_s64(nlh, type, data);
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.c b/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.c
index 6e6d474c8366..b9ed587af676 100644
--- a/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.c
+++ b/tools/net/ynl/lib/ynl.c
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ ynl_err_walk(struct ynl_sock *ys, void *start, void *end, unsigned int off,
 
 	mnl_attr_for_each_payload(start, data_len) {
 		astart_off = (char *)attr - (char *)start;
-		aend_off = astart_off + mnl_attr_get_payload_len(attr);
+		aend_off = astart_off + ynl_attr_data_len(attr);
 		if (aend_off <= off)
 			continue;
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ ynl_err_walk(struct ynl_sock *ys, void *start, void *end, unsigned int off,
 
 	off -= astart_off;
 
-	type = mnl_attr_get_type(attr);
+	type = ynl_attr_type(attr);
 
 	if (ynl_err_walk_report_one(policy, type, str, str_sz, &n))
 		return n;
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ ynl_err_walk(struct ynl_sock *ys, void *start, void *end, unsigned int off,
 	}
 
 	off -= sizeof(struct nlattr);
-	start =  mnl_attr_get_payload(attr);
-	end = start + mnl_attr_get_payload_len(attr);
+	start =  ynl_attr_data(attr);
+	end = start + ynl_attr_data_len(attr);
 
 	return n + ynl_err_walk(ys, start, end, off, policy->table[type].nest,
 				&str[n], str_sz - n, nest_pol);
@@ -153,8 +153,8 @@ ynl_ext_ack_check(struct ynl_sock *ys, const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 	mnl_attr_for_each(attr, nlh, hlen) {
 		unsigned int len, type;
 
-		len = mnl_attr_get_payload_len(attr);
-		type = mnl_attr_get_type(attr);
+		len = ynl_attr_data_len(attr);
+		type = ynl_attr_type(attr);
 
 		if (type > NLMSGERR_ATTR_MAX)
 			continue;
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ ynl_ext_ack_check(struct ynl_sock *ys, const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 				return MNL_CB_ERROR;
 			break;
 		case NLMSGERR_ATTR_MSG:
-			str = mnl_attr_get_payload(attr);
+			str = ynl_attr_get_str(attr);
 			if (str[len - 1])
 				return MNL_CB_ERROR;
 			break;
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ ynl_ext_ack_check(struct ynl_sock *ys, const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 		unsigned int n, off;
 		void *start, *end;
 
-		ys->err.attr_offs = mnl_attr_get_u32(tb[NLMSGERR_ATTR_OFFS]);
+		ys->err.attr_offs = ynl_attr_get_u32(tb[NLMSGERR_ATTR_OFFS]);
 
 		n = snprintf(bad_attr, sizeof(bad_attr), "%sbad attribute: ",
 			     str ? " (" : "");
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ ynl_ext_ack_check(struct ynl_sock *ys, const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 		void *start, *end;
 		int n2;
 
-		type = mnl_attr_get_u32(tb[NLMSGERR_ATTR_MISS_TYPE]);
+		type = ynl_attr_get_u32(tb[NLMSGERR_ATTR_MISS_TYPE]);
 
 		n = snprintf(miss_attr, sizeof(miss_attr), "%smissing attribute: ",
 			     bad_attr[0] ? ", " : (str ? " (" : ""));
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ ynl_ext_ack_check(struct ynl_sock *ys, const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
 
 		nest_pol = ys->req_policy;
 		if (tb[NLMSGERR_ATTR_MISS_NEST]) {
-			off = mnl_attr_get_u32(tb[NLMSGERR_ATTR_MISS_NEST]);
+			off = ynl_attr_get_u32(tb[NLMSGERR_ATTR_MISS_NEST]);
 			off -= sizeof(struct nlmsghdr);
 			off -= ys->family->hdr_len;
 
@@ -314,9 +314,9 @@ int ynl_attr_validate(struct ynl_parse_arg *yarg, const struct nlattr *attr)
 	unsigned int type, len;
 	unsigned char *data;
 
-	data = mnl_attr_get_payload(attr);
-	len = mnl_attr_get_payload_len(attr);
-	type = mnl_attr_get_type(attr);
+	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");
@@ -514,11 +514,11 @@ ynl_get_family_info_mcast(struct ynl_sock *ys, const struct nlattr *mcasts)
 	i = 0;
 	mnl_attr_for_each_nested(entry, mcasts) {
 		mnl_attr_for_each_nested(attr, entry) {
-			if (mnl_attr_get_type(attr) == CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GRP_ID)
-				ys->mcast_groups[i].id = mnl_attr_get_u32(attr);
-			if (mnl_attr_get_type(attr) == CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GRP_NAME) {
+			if (ynl_attr_type(attr) == CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GRP_ID)
+				ys->mcast_groups[i].id = ynl_attr_get_u32(attr);
+			if (ynl_attr_type(attr) == CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GRP_NAME) {
 				strncpy(ys->mcast_groups[i].name,
-					mnl_attr_get_str(attr),
+					ynl_attr_get_str(attr),
 					GENL_NAMSIZ - 1);
 				ys->mcast_groups[i].name[GENL_NAMSIZ - 1] = 0;
 			}
@@ -536,19 +536,19 @@ static int ynl_get_family_info_cb(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, void *data)
 	bool found_id = true;
 
 	mnl_attr_for_each(attr, nlh, sizeof(struct genlmsghdr)) {
-		if (mnl_attr_get_type(attr) == CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GROUPS)
+		if (ynl_attr_type(attr) == CTRL_ATTR_MCAST_GROUPS)
 			if (ynl_get_family_info_mcast(ys, attr))
 				return MNL_CB_ERROR;
 
-		if (mnl_attr_get_type(attr) != CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_ID)
+		if (ynl_attr_type(attr) != CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_ID)
 			continue;
 
-		if (mnl_attr_get_payload_len(attr) != sizeof(__u16)) {
+		if (ynl_attr_data_len(attr) != sizeof(__u16)) {
 			yerr(ys, YNL_ERROR_ATTR_INVALID, "Invalid family ID");
 			return MNL_CB_ERROR;
 		}
 
-		ys->family_id = mnl_attr_get_u16(attr);
+		ys->family_id = ynl_attr_get_u16(attr);
 		found_id = true;
 	}
 
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ static int ynl_sock_read_family(struct ynl_sock *ys, const char *family_name)
 	int err;
 
 	nlh = ynl_gemsg_start_req(ys, GENL_ID_CTRL, CTRL_CMD_GETFAMILY, 1);
-	mnl_attr_put_strz(nlh, CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_NAME, family_name);
+	ynl_attr_put_str(nlh, CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_NAME, family_name);
 
 	err = mnl_socket_sendto(ys->sock, nlh, nlh->nlmsg_len);
 	if (err < 0) {
diff --git a/tools/net/ynl/ynl-gen-c.py b/tools/net/ynl/ynl-gen-c.py
index 7fc1aa788f6f..99a3eb7b158b 100755
--- a/tools/net/ynl/ynl-gen-c.py
+++ b/tools/net/ynl/ynl-gen-c.py
@@ -168,15 +168,6 @@ from lib import SpecFamily, SpecAttrSet, SpecAttr, SpecOperation, SpecEnumSet, S
         spec = self._attr_policy(policy)
         cw.p(f"\t[{self.enum_name}] = {spec},")
 
-    def _mnl_type(self):
-        # mnl does not have helpers for signed integer types
-        # turn signed type into unsigned
-        # this only makes sense for scalar types
-        t = self.type
-        if t[0] == 's':
-            t = 'u' + t[1:]
-        return t
-
     def _attr_typol(self):
         raise Exception(f"Type policy not implemented for class type {self.type}")
 
@@ -192,7 +183,7 @@ from lib import SpecFamily, SpecAttrSet, SpecAttr, SpecOperation, SpecEnumSet, S
         ri.cw.p(f"{line};")
 
     def _attr_put_simple(self, ri, var, put_type):
-        line = f"mnl_attr_put_{put_type}(nlh, {self.enum_name}, {var}->{self.c_name})"
+        line = f"ynl_attr_put_{put_type}(nlh, {self.enum_name}, {var}->{self.c_name})"
         self._attr_put_line(ri, var, line)
 
     def attr_put(self, ri, var):
@@ -357,9 +348,6 @@ from lib import SpecFamily, SpecAttrSet, SpecAttr, SpecOperation, SpecEnumSet, S
         else:
             self.type_name = '__' + self.type
 
-    def mnl_type(self):
-        return self._mnl_type()
-
     def _attr_policy(self, policy):
         if 'flags-mask' in self.checks or self.is_bitfield:
             if self.is_bitfield:
@@ -387,10 +375,10 @@ from lib import SpecFamily, SpecAttrSet, SpecAttr, SpecOperation, SpecEnumSet, S
         return [f'{self.type_name} {self.c_name}{self.byte_order_comment}']
 
     def attr_put(self, ri, var):
-        self._attr_put_simple(ri, var, self.mnl_type())
+        self._attr_put_simple(ri, var, self.type)
 
     def _attr_get(self, ri, var):
-        return f"{var}->{self.c_name} = mnl_attr_get_{self.mnl_type()}(attr);", None, None
+        return f"{var}->{self.c_name} = ynl_attr_get_{self.type}(attr);", None, None
 
     def _setter_lines(self, ri, member, presence):
         return [f"{member} = {self.c_name};"]
@@ -404,7 +392,7 @@ from lib import SpecFamily, SpecAttrSet, SpecAttr, SpecOperation, SpecEnumSet, S
         return '.type = YNL_PT_FLAG, '
 
     def attr_put(self, ri, var):
-        self._attr_put_line(ri, var, f"mnl_attr_put(nlh, {self.enum_name}, 0, NULL)")
+        self._attr_put_line(ri, var, f"ynl_attr_put(nlh, {self.enum_name}, NULL, 0)")
 
     def _attr_get(self, ri, var):
         return [], None, None
@@ -446,15 +434,15 @@ from lib import SpecFamily, SpecAttrSet, SpecAttr, SpecOperation, SpecEnumSet, S
         cw.p(f"\t[{self.enum_name}] = {spec},")
 
     def attr_put(self, ri, var):
-        self._attr_put_simple(ri, var, 'strz')
+        self._attr_put_simple(ri, var, 'str')
 
     def _attr_get(self, ri, var):
         len_mem = var + '->_present.' + self.c_name + '_len'
         return [f"{len_mem} = len;",
                 f"{var}->{self.c_name} = malloc(len + 1);",
-                f"memcpy({var}->{self.c_name}, mnl_attr_get_str(attr), len);",
+                f"memcpy({var}->{self.c_name}, ynl_attr_get_str(attr), len);",
                 f"{var}->{self.c_name}[len] = 0;"], \
-               ['len = strnlen(mnl_attr_get_str(attr), mnl_attr_get_payload_len(attr));'], \
+               ['len = strnlen(ynl_attr_get_str(attr), ynl_attr_data_len(attr));'], \
                ['unsigned int len;']
 
     def _setter_lines(self, ri, member, presence):
@@ -493,15 +481,15 @@ from lib import SpecFamily, SpecAttrSet, SpecAttr, SpecOperation, SpecEnumSet, S
         return mem
 
     def attr_put(self, ri, var):
-        self._attr_put_line(ri, var, f"mnl_attr_put(nlh, {self.enum_name}, " +
-                            f"{var}->_present.{self.c_name}_len, {var}->{self.c_name})")
+        self._attr_put_line(ri, var, f"ynl_attr_put(nlh, {self.enum_name}, " +
+                            f"{var}->{self.c_name}, {var}->_present.{self.c_name}_len)")
 
     def _attr_get(self, ri, var):
         len_mem = var + '->_present.' + self.c_name + '_len'
         return [f"{len_mem} = len;",
                 f"{var}->{self.c_name} = malloc(len);",
-                f"memcpy({var}->{self.c_name}, mnl_attr_get_payload(attr), len);"], \
-               ['len = mnl_attr_get_payload_len(attr);'], \
+                f"memcpy({var}->{self.c_name}, ynl_attr_data(attr), len);"], \
+               ['len = ynl_attr_data_len(attr);'], \
                ['unsigned int len;']
 
     def _setter_lines(self, ri, member, presence):
@@ -526,11 +514,11 @@ from lib import SpecFamily, SpecAttrSet, SpecAttr, SpecOperation, SpecEnumSet, S
         return f"NLA_POLICY_BITFIELD32({mask})"
 
     def attr_put(self, ri, var):
-        line = f"mnl_attr_put(nlh, {self.enum_name}, sizeof(struct nla_bitfield32), &{var}->{self.c_name})"
+        line = f"ynl_attr_put(nlh, {self.enum_name}, &{var}->{self.c_name}, sizeof(struct nla_bitfield32))"
         self._attr_put_line(ri, var, line)
 
     def _attr_get(self, ri, var):
-        return f"memcpy(&{var}->{self.c_name}, mnl_attr_get_payload(attr), sizeof(struct nla_bitfield32));", None, None
+        return f"memcpy(&{var}->{self.c_name}, ynl_attr_data(attr), sizeof(struct nla_bitfield32));", None, None
 
     def _setter_lines(self, ri, member, presence):
         return [f"memcpy(&{member}, {self.c_name}, sizeof(struct nla_bitfield32));"]
@@ -589,9 +577,6 @@ from lib import SpecFamily, SpecAttrSet, SpecAttr, SpecOperation, SpecEnumSet, S
     def presence_type(self):
         return 'count'
 
-    def mnl_type(self):
-        return self._mnl_type()
-
     def _complex_member_type(self, ri):
         if 'type' not in self.attr or self.attr['type'] == 'nest':
             return self.nested_struct_type
@@ -625,9 +610,9 @@ from lib import SpecFamily, SpecAttrSet, SpecAttr, SpecOperation, SpecEnumSet, S
 
     def attr_put(self, ri, var):
         if self.attr['type'] in scalars:
-            put_type = self.mnl_type()
+            put_type = self.type
             ri.cw.p(f"for (unsigned int i = 0; i < {var}->n_{self.c_name}; i++)")
-            ri.cw.p(f"mnl_attr_put_{put_type}(nlh, {self.enum_name}, {var}->{self.c_name}[i]);")
+            ri.cw.p(f"ynl_attr_put_{put_type}(nlh, {self.enum_name}, {var}->{self.c_name}[i]);")
         elif 'type' not in self.attr or self.attr['type'] == 'nest':
             ri.cw.p(f"for (unsigned int i = 0; i < {var}->n_{self.c_name}; i++)")
             self._attr_put_line(ri, var, f"{self.nested_render_name}_put(nlh, " +
@@ -690,8 +675,8 @@ from lib import SpecFamily, SpecAttrSet, SpecAttr, SpecOperation, SpecEnumSet, S
             local_vars += [f'__u32 {", ".join(tv_names)};']
             for level in self.attr["type-value"]:
                 level = c_lower(level)
-                get_lines += [f'attr_{level} = mnl_attr_get_payload({prev});']
-                get_lines += [f'{level} = mnl_attr_get_type(attr_{level});']
+                get_lines += [f'attr_{level} = ynl_attr_data({prev});']
+                get_lines += [f'{level} = ynl_attr_type(attr_{level});']
                 prev = 'attr_' + level
 
             tv_args = f", {', '.join(tv_names)}"
@@ -1612,12 +1597,12 @@ _C_KW = {
     ri.cw.block_start()
     ri.cw.write_func_lvar('struct nlattr *nest;')
 
-    ri.cw.p("nest = mnl_attr_nest_start(nlh, attr_type);")
+    ri.cw.p("nest = ynl_attr_nest_start(nlh, attr_type);")
 
     for _, arg in struct.member_list():
         arg.attr_put(ri, "obj")
 
-    ri.cw.p("mnl_attr_nest_end(nlh, nest);")
+    ri.cw.p("ynl_attr_nest_end(nlh, nest);")
 
     ri.cw.nl()
     ri.cw.p('return 0;')
@@ -1674,7 +1659,7 @@ _C_KW = {
 
     ri.cw.nl()
     ri.cw.block_start(line=iter_line)
-    ri.cw.p('unsigned int type = mnl_attr_get_type(attr);')
+    ri.cw.p('unsigned int type = ynl_attr_type(attr);')
     ri.cw.nl()
 
     first = True
@@ -1696,7 +1681,7 @@ _C_KW = {
         ri.cw.p(f"parg.rsp_policy = &{aspec.nested_render_name}_nest;")
         ri.cw.block_start(line=f"mnl_attr_for_each_nested(attr, attr_{aspec.c_name})")
         ri.cw.p(f"parg.data = &dst->{aspec.c_name}[i];")
-        ri.cw.p(f"if ({aspec.nested_render_name}_parse(&parg, attr, mnl_attr_get_type(attr)))")
+        ri.cw.p(f"if ({aspec.nested_render_name}_parse(&parg, attr, ynl_attr_type(attr)))")
         ri.cw.p('return MNL_CB_ERROR;')
         ri.cw.p('i++;')
         ri.cw.block_end()
@@ -1712,13 +1697,13 @@ _C_KW = {
         if 'nested-attributes' in aspec:
             ri.cw.p(f"parg.rsp_policy = &{aspec.nested_render_name}_nest;")
         ri.cw.block_start(line=iter_line)
-        ri.cw.block_start(line=f"if (mnl_attr_get_type(attr) == {aspec.enum_name})")
+        ri.cw.block_start(line=f"if (ynl_attr_type(attr) == {aspec.enum_name})")
         if 'nested-attributes' in aspec:
             ri.cw.p(f"parg.data = &dst->{aspec.c_name}[i];")
             ri.cw.p(f"if ({aspec.nested_render_name}_parse(&parg, attr))")
             ri.cw.p('return MNL_CB_ERROR;')
         elif aspec.type in scalars:
-            ri.cw.p(f"dst->{aspec.c_name}[i] = mnl_attr_get_{aspec.mnl_type()}(attr);")
+            ri.cw.p(f"dst->{aspec.c_name}[i] = ynl_attr_get_{aspec.type}(attr);")
         else:
             raise Exception('Nest parsing type not supported yet')
         ri.cw.p('i++;')
