diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-c.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-c.yaml
index 9806c44f604c..32736b2d8ae8 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-c.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-c.yaml
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ properties:
           type: array
           items:
             type: object
-            required: [ name, type ]
+            required: [ name ]
             additionalProperties: False
             properties:
               name:
@@ -215,6 +215,18 @@ properties:
           not:
             required: [ name-prefix ]
 
+      # type property is only required if not in subset definition
+      if:
+        properties:
+          subset-of:
+            not:
+              type: string
+      then:
+        properties:
+          attributes:
+            items:
+              required: [ type ]
+
   operations:
     description: Operations supported by the protocol.
     type: object
diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-legacy.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-legacy.yaml
index 12a0a045605d..25fe1379b180 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-legacy.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-legacy.yaml
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ properties:
           type: array
           items:
             type: object
-            required: [ name, type ]
+            required: [ name ]
             additionalProperties: False
             properties:
               name:
@@ -254,6 +254,18 @@ properties:
           not:
             required: [ name-prefix ]
 
+      # type property is only required if not in subset definition
+      if:
+        properties:
+          subset-of:
+            not:
+              type: string
+      then:
+        properties:
+          attributes:
+            items:
+              required: [ type ]
+
   operations:
     description: Operations supported by the protocol.
     type: object
diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/genetlink.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/genetlink.yaml
index 3d338c48bf21..6ea1c947ce51 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/genetlink.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/genetlink.yaml
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ properties:
           type: array
           items:
             type: object
-            required: [ name, type ]
+            required: [ name ]
             additionalProperties: False
             properties:
               name:
@@ -184,6 +184,18 @@ properties:
           not:
             required: [ name-prefix ]
 
+      # type property is only required if not in subset definition
+      if:
+        properties:
+          subset-of:
+            not:
+              type: string
+      then:
+        properties:
+          attributes:
+            items:
+              required: [ type ]
+
   operations:
     description: Operations supported by the protocol.
     type: object
diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/netlink-raw.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/netlink-raw.yaml
index 896797876414..d976851b80f8 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/netlink-raw.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/netlink-raw.yaml
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ properties:
           type: array
           items:
             type: object
-            required: [ name, type ]
+            required: [ name ]
             additionalProperties: False
             properties:
               name:
@@ -261,6 +261,18 @@ properties:
           not:
             required: [ name-prefix ]
 
+      # type property is only required if not in subset definition
+      if:
+        properties:
+          subset-of:
+            not:
+              type: string
+      then:
+        properties:
+          attributes:
+            items:
+              required: [ type ]
+
   operations:
     description: Operations supported by the protocol.
     type: object
diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/specs/devlink.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/specs/devlink.yaml
index d1ebcd927149..86a12c5bcff1 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/specs/devlink.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/specs/devlink.yaml
@@ -199,54 +199,44 @@ attribute-sets:
     attributes:
       -
         name: reload-stats
-        type: nest
       -
         name: remote-reload-stats
-        type: nest
   -
     name: dl-reload-stats
     subset-of: devlink
     attributes:
       -
         name: reload-action-info
-        type: nest
   -
     name: dl-reload-act-info
     subset-of: devlink
     attributes:
       -
         name: reload-action
-        type: u8
       -
         name: reload-action-stats
-        type: nest
   -
     name: dl-reload-act-stats
     subset-of: devlink
     attributes:
       -
         name: reload-stats-entry
-        type: nest
   -
     name: dl-reload-stats-entry
     subset-of: devlink
     attributes:
       -
         name: reload-stats-limit
-        type: u8
       -
         name: reload-stats-value
-        type: u32
   -
     name: dl-info-version
     subset-of: devlink
     attributes:
       -
         name: info-version-name
-        type: string
       -
         name: info-version-value
-        type: string
 
 operations:
   enum-model: directional
diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/specs/dpll.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/specs/dpll.yaml
index 8b86b28b47a6..1c1b53136c7b 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/specs/dpll.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/specs/dpll.yaml
@@ -278,36 +278,28 @@ attribute-sets:
     attributes:
       -
         name: parent-id
-        type: u32
       -
         name: direction
-        type: u32
       -
         name: prio
-        type: u32
       -
         name: state
-        type: u32
   -
     name: pin-parent-pin
     subset-of: pin
     attributes:
       -
         name: parent-id
-        type: u32
       -
         name: state
-        type: u32
   -
     name: frequency-range
     subset-of: pin
     attributes:
       -
         name: frequency-min
-        type: u64
       -
         name: frequency-max
-        type: u64
 
 operations:
   enum-name: dpll_cmd
diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/specs/ethtool.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/specs/ethtool.yaml
index 837b565577ca..5c7a65b009b4 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/specs/ethtool.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/specs/ethtool.yaml
@@ -818,13 +818,10 @@ attribute-sets:
     attributes:
       -
         name: hist-bkt-low
-        type: u32
       -
         name: hist-bkt-hi
-        type: u32
       -
         name: hist-val
-        type: u64
   -
     name: stats
     attributes: