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1 #ifndef __NET_NETLINK_H
2 #define __NET_NETLINK_H
4 #include <linux/types.h>
5 #include <linux/netlink.h>
6 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
8 /* ========================================================================
9 * Netlink Messages and Attributes Interface (As Seen On TV)
10 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------
11 * Messages Interface
12 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------
14 * Message Format:
15 * <--- nlmsg_total_size(payload) --->
16 * <-- nlmsg_msg_size(payload) ->
17 * +----------+- - -+-------------+- - -+-------- - -
18 * | nlmsghdr | Pad | Payload | Pad | nlmsghdr
19 * +----------+- - -+-------------+- - -+-------- - -
20 * nlmsg_data(nlh)---^ ^
21 * nlmsg_next(nlh)-----------------------+
23 * Payload Format:
24 * <---------------------- nlmsg_len(nlh) --------------------->
25 * <------ hdrlen ------> <- nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen) ->
26 * +----------------------+- - -+--------------------------------+
27 * | Family Header | Pad | Attributes |
28 * +----------------------+- - -+--------------------------------+
29 * nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen)---^
31 * Data Structures:
32 * struct nlmsghdr netlink message header
34 * Message Construction:
35 * nlmsg_new() create a new netlink message
36 * nlmsg_put() add a netlink message to an skb
37 * nlmsg_put_answer() callback based nlmsg_put()
38 * nlmsg_end() finanlize netlink message
39 * nlmsg_get_pos() return current position in message
40 * nlmsg_trim() trim part of message
41 * nlmsg_cancel() cancel message construction
42 * nlmsg_free() free a netlink message
44 * Message Sending:
45 * nlmsg_multicast() multicast message to several groups
46 * nlmsg_unicast() unicast a message to a single socket
47 * nlmsg_notify() send notification message
49 * Message Length Calculations:
50 * nlmsg_msg_size(payload) length of message w/o padding
51 * nlmsg_total_size(payload) length of message w/ padding
52 * nlmsg_padlen(payload) length of padding at tail
54 * Message Payload Access:
55 * nlmsg_data(nlh) head of message payload
56 * nlmsg_len(nlh) length of message payload
57 * nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen) head of attributes data
58 * nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen) length of attributes data
60 * Message Parsing:
61 * nlmsg_ok(nlh, remaining) does nlh fit into remaining bytes?
62 * nlmsg_next(nlh, remaining) get next netlink message
63 * nlmsg_parse() parse attributes of a message
64 * nlmsg_find_attr() find an attribute in a message
65 * nlmsg_for_each_msg() loop over all messages
66 * nlmsg_validate() validate netlink message incl. attrs
67 * nlmsg_for_each_attr() loop over all attributes
69 * Misc:
70 * nlmsg_report() report back to application?
72 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------
73 * Attributes Interface
74 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------
76 * Attribute Format:
77 * <------- nla_total_size(payload) ------->
78 * <---- nla_attr_size(payload) ----->
79 * +----------+- - -+- - - - - - - - - +- - -+-------- - -
80 * | Header | Pad | Payload | Pad | Header
81 * +----------+- - -+- - - - - - - - - +- - -+-------- - -
82 * <- nla_len(nla) -> ^
83 * nla_data(nla)----^ |
84 * nla_next(nla)-----------------------------'
86 * Data Structures:
87 * struct nlattr netlink attribute header
89 * Attribute Construction:
90 * nla_reserve(skb, type, len) reserve room for an attribute
91 * nla_reserve_nohdr(skb, len) reserve room for an attribute w/o hdr
92 * nla_put(skb, type, len, data) add attribute to skb
93 * nla_put_nohdr(skb, len, data) add attribute w/o hdr
94 * nla_append(skb, len, data) append data to skb
96 * Attribute Construction for Basic Types:
97 * nla_put_u8(skb, type, value) add u8 attribute to skb
98 * nla_put_u16(skb, type, value) add u16 attribute to skb
99 * nla_put_u32(skb, type, value) add u32 attribute to skb
100 * nla_put_u64(skb, type, value) add u64 attribute to skb
101 * nla_put_string(skb, type, str) add string attribute to skb
102 * nla_put_flag(skb, type) add flag attribute to skb
103 * nla_put_msecs(skb, type, jiffies) add msecs attribute to skb
105 * Exceptions Based Attribute Construction:
106 * NLA_PUT(skb, type, len, data) add attribute to skb
107 * NLA_PUT_U8(skb, type, value) add u8 attribute to skb
108 * NLA_PUT_U16(skb, type, value) add u16 attribute to skb
109 * NLA_PUT_U32(skb, type, value) add u32 attribute to skb
110 * NLA_PUT_U64(skb, type, value) add u64 attribute to skb
111 * NLA_PUT_STRING(skb, type, str) add string attribute to skb
112 * NLA_PUT_FLAG(skb, type) add flag attribute to skb
113 * NLA_PUT_MSECS(skb, type, jiffies) add msecs attribute to skb
115 * The meaning of these functions is equal to their lower case
116 * variants but they jump to the label nla_put_failure in case
117 * of a failure.
119 * Nested Attributes Construction:
120 * nla_nest_start(skb, type) start a nested attribute
121 * nla_nest_end(skb, nla) finalize a nested attribute
122 * nla_nest_cancel(skb, nla) cancel nested attribute construction
124 * Attribute Length Calculations:
125 * nla_attr_size(payload) length of attribute w/o padding
126 * nla_total_size(payload) length of attribute w/ padding
127 * nla_padlen(payload) length of padding
129 * Attribute Payload Access:
130 * nla_data(nla) head of attribute payload
131 * nla_len(nla) length of attribute payload
133 * Attribute Payload Access for Basic Types:
134 * nla_get_u8(nla) get payload for a u8 attribute
135 * nla_get_u16(nla) get payload for a u16 attribute
136 * nla_get_u32(nla) get payload for a u32 attribute
137 * nla_get_u64(nla) get payload for a u64 attribute
138 * nla_get_flag(nla) return 1 if flag is true
139 * nla_get_msecs(nla) get payload for a msecs attribute
141 * Attribute Misc:
142 * nla_memcpy(dest, nla, count) copy attribute into memory
143 * nla_memcmp(nla, data, size) compare attribute with memory area
144 * nla_strlcpy(dst, nla, size) copy attribute to a sized string
145 * nla_strcmp(nla, str) compare attribute with string
147 * Attribute Parsing:
148 * nla_ok(nla, remaining) does nla fit into remaining bytes?
149 * nla_next(nla, remaining) get next netlink attribute
150 * nla_validate() validate a stream of attributes
151 * nla_validate_nested() validate a stream of nested attributes
152 * nla_find() find attribute in stream of attributes
153 * nla_find_nested() find attribute in nested attributes
154 * nla_parse() parse and validate stream of attrs
155 * nla_parse_nested() parse nested attribuets
156 * nla_for_each_attr() loop over all attributes
157 * nla_for_each_nested() loop over the nested attributes
158 *=========================================================================
162 * Standard attribute types to specify validation policy
164 enum {
165 NLA_UNSPEC,
166 NLA_U8,
167 NLA_U16,
168 NLA_U32,
169 NLA_U64,
170 NLA_STRING,
171 NLA_FLAG,
172 NLA_MSECS,
173 NLA_NESTED,
174 NLA_NESTED_COMPAT,
175 NLA_NUL_STRING,
176 NLA_BINARY,
177 __NLA_TYPE_MAX,
180 #define NLA_TYPE_MAX (__NLA_TYPE_MAX - 1)
183 * struct nla_policy - attribute validation policy
184 * @type: Type of attribute or NLA_UNSPEC
185 * @len: Type specific length of payload
187 * Policies are defined as arrays of this struct, the array must be
188 * accessible by attribute type up to the highest identifier to be expected.
190 * Meaning of `len' field:
191 * NLA_STRING Maximum length of string
192 * NLA_NUL_STRING Maximum length of string (excluding NUL)
193 * NLA_FLAG Unused
194 * NLA_BINARY Maximum length of attribute payload
195 * NLA_NESTED_COMPAT Exact length of structure payload
196 * All other Exact length of attribute payload
198 * Example:
199 * static struct nla_policy my_policy[ATTR_MAX+1] __read_mostly = {
200 * [ATTR_FOO] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
201 * [ATTR_BAR] = { .type = NLA_STRING, .len = BARSIZ },
202 * [ATTR_BAZ] = { .len = sizeof(struct mystruct) },
203 * };
205 struct nla_policy {
206 u16 type;
207 u16 len;
211 * struct nl_info - netlink source information
212 * @nlh: Netlink message header of original request
213 * @pid: Netlink PID of requesting application
215 struct nl_info {
216 struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
217 struct net *nl_net;
218 u32 pid;
221 extern int netlink_rcv_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
222 int (*cb)(struct sk_buff *,
223 struct nlmsghdr *));
224 extern int nlmsg_notify(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
225 u32 pid, unsigned int group, int report,
226 gfp_t flags);
228 extern int nla_validate(struct nlattr *head, int len, int maxtype,
229 const struct nla_policy *policy);
230 extern int nla_parse(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype,
231 struct nlattr *head, int len,
232 const struct nla_policy *policy);
233 extern int nla_policy_len(const struct nla_policy *, int);
234 extern struct nlattr * nla_find(struct nlattr *head, int len, int attrtype);
235 extern size_t nla_strlcpy(char *dst, const struct nlattr *nla,
236 size_t dstsize);
237 extern int nla_memcpy(void *dest, const struct nlattr *src, int count);
238 extern int nla_memcmp(const struct nlattr *nla, const void *data,
239 size_t size);
240 extern int nla_strcmp(const struct nlattr *nla, const char *str);
241 extern struct nlattr * __nla_reserve(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
242 int attrlen);
243 extern void * __nla_reserve_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen);
244 extern struct nlattr * nla_reserve(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
245 int attrlen);
246 extern void * nla_reserve_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen);
247 extern void __nla_put(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
248 int attrlen, const void *data);
249 extern void __nla_put_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen,
250 const void *data);
251 extern int nla_put(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
252 int attrlen, const void *data);
253 extern int nla_put_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen,
254 const void *data);
255 extern int nla_append(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen,
256 const void *data);
258 /**************************************************************************
259 * Netlink Messages
260 **************************************************************************/
263 * nlmsg_msg_size - length of netlink message not including padding
264 * @payload: length of message payload
266 static inline int nlmsg_msg_size(int payload)
268 return NLMSG_HDRLEN + payload;
272 * nlmsg_total_size - length of netlink message including padding
273 * @payload: length of message payload
275 static inline int nlmsg_total_size(int payload)
277 return NLMSG_ALIGN(nlmsg_msg_size(payload));
281 * nlmsg_padlen - length of padding at the message's tail
282 * @payload: length of message payload
284 static inline int nlmsg_padlen(int payload)
286 return nlmsg_total_size(payload) - nlmsg_msg_size(payload);
290 * nlmsg_data - head of message payload
291 * @nlh: netlink messsage header
293 static inline void *nlmsg_data(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
295 return (unsigned char *) nlh + NLMSG_HDRLEN;
299 * nlmsg_len - length of message payload
300 * @nlh: netlink message header
302 static inline int nlmsg_len(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
304 return nlh->nlmsg_len - NLMSG_HDRLEN;
308 * nlmsg_attrdata - head of attributes data
309 * @nlh: netlink message header
310 * @hdrlen: length of family specific header
312 static inline struct nlattr *nlmsg_attrdata(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
313 int hdrlen)
315 unsigned char *data = nlmsg_data(nlh);
316 return (struct nlattr *) (data + NLMSG_ALIGN(hdrlen));
320 * nlmsg_attrlen - length of attributes data
321 * @nlh: netlink message header
322 * @hdrlen: length of family specific header
324 static inline int nlmsg_attrlen(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int hdrlen)
326 return nlmsg_len(nlh) - NLMSG_ALIGN(hdrlen);
330 * nlmsg_ok - check if the netlink message fits into the remaining bytes
331 * @nlh: netlink message header
332 * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in message stream
334 static inline int nlmsg_ok(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int remaining)
336 return (remaining >= (int) sizeof(struct nlmsghdr) &&
337 nlh->nlmsg_len >= sizeof(struct nlmsghdr) &&
338 nlh->nlmsg_len <= remaining);
342 * nlmsg_next - next netlink message in message stream
343 * @nlh: netlink message header
344 * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in message stream
346 * Returns the next netlink message in the message stream and
347 * decrements remaining by the size of the current message.
349 static inline struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg_next(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int *remaining)
351 int totlen = NLMSG_ALIGN(nlh->nlmsg_len);
353 *remaining -= totlen;
355 return (struct nlmsghdr *) ((unsigned char *) nlh + totlen);
359 * nlmsg_parse - parse attributes of a netlink message
360 * @nlh: netlink message header
361 * @hdrlen: length of family specific header
362 * @tb: destination array with maxtype+1 elements
363 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
364 * @policy: validation policy
366 * See nla_parse()
368 static inline int nlmsg_parse(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int hdrlen,
369 struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype,
370 const struct nla_policy *policy)
372 if (nlh->nlmsg_len < nlmsg_msg_size(hdrlen))
373 return -EINVAL;
375 return nla_parse(tb, maxtype, nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen),
376 nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen), policy);
380 * nlmsg_find_attr - find a specific attribute in a netlink message
381 * @nlh: netlink message header
382 * @hdrlen: length of familiy specific header
383 * @attrtype: type of attribute to look for
385 * Returns the first attribute which matches the specified type.
387 static inline struct nlattr *nlmsg_find_attr(struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
388 int hdrlen, int attrtype)
390 return nla_find(nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen),
391 nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen), attrtype);
395 * nlmsg_validate - validate a netlink message including attributes
396 * @nlh: netlinket message header
397 * @hdrlen: length of familiy specific header
398 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
399 * @policy: validation policy
401 static inline int nlmsg_validate(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int hdrlen, int maxtype,
402 const struct nla_policy *policy)
404 if (nlh->nlmsg_len < nlmsg_msg_size(hdrlen))
405 return -EINVAL;
407 return nla_validate(nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen),
408 nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen), maxtype, policy);
412 * nlmsg_report - need to report back to application?
413 * @nlh: netlink message header
415 * Returns 1 if a report back to the application is requested.
417 static inline int nlmsg_report(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
419 return !!(nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_ECHO);
423 * nlmsg_for_each_attr - iterate over a stream of attributes
424 * @pos: loop counter, set to current attribute
425 * @nlh: netlink message header
426 * @hdrlen: length of familiy specific header
427 * @rem: initialized to len, holds bytes currently remaining in stream
429 #define nlmsg_for_each_attr(pos, nlh, hdrlen, rem) \
430 nla_for_each_attr(pos, nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen), \
431 nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen), rem)
433 #if 0
434 /* FIXME: Enable once all users have been converted */
437 * __nlmsg_put - Add a new netlink message to an skb
438 * @skb: socket buffer to store message in
439 * @pid: netlink process id
440 * @seq: sequence number of message
441 * @type: message type
442 * @payload: length of message payload
443 * @flags: message flags
445 * The caller is responsible to ensure that the skb provides enough
446 * tailroom for both the netlink header and payload.
448 static inline struct nlmsghdr *__nlmsg_put(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid,
449 u32 seq, int type, int payload,
450 int flags)
452 struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
454 nlh = (struct nlmsghdr *) skb_put(skb, nlmsg_total_size(payload));
455 nlh->nlmsg_type = type;
456 nlh->nlmsg_len = nlmsg_msg_size(payload);
457 nlh->nlmsg_flags = flags;
458 nlh->nlmsg_pid = pid;
459 nlh->nlmsg_seq = seq;
461 memset((unsigned char *) nlmsg_data(nlh) + payload, 0,
462 nlmsg_padlen(payload));
464 return nlh;
466 #endif
469 * nlmsg_put - Add a new netlink message to an skb
470 * @skb: socket buffer to store message in
471 * @pid: netlink process id
472 * @seq: sequence number of message
473 * @type: message type
474 * @payload: length of message payload
475 * @flags: message flags
477 * Returns NULL if the tailroom of the skb is insufficient to store
478 * the message header and payload.
480 static inline struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg_put(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, u32 seq,
481 int type, int payload, int flags)
483 if (unlikely(skb_tailroom(skb) < nlmsg_total_size(payload)))
484 return NULL;
486 return __nlmsg_put(skb, pid, seq, type, payload, flags);
490 * nlmsg_put_answer - Add a new callback based netlink message to an skb
491 * @skb: socket buffer to store message in
492 * @cb: netlink callback
493 * @type: message type
494 * @payload: length of message payload
495 * @flags: message flags
497 * Returns NULL if the tailroom of the skb is insufficient to store
498 * the message header and payload.
500 static inline struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg_put_answer(struct sk_buff *skb,
501 struct netlink_callback *cb,
502 int type, int payload,
503 int flags)
505 return nlmsg_put(skb, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).pid, cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
506 type, payload, flags);
510 * nlmsg_new - Allocate a new netlink message
511 * @payload: size of the message payload
512 * @flags: the type of memory to allocate.
514 * Use NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE if the size of the payload isn't known
515 * and a good default is needed.
517 static inline struct sk_buff *nlmsg_new(size_t payload, gfp_t flags)
519 return alloc_skb(nlmsg_total_size(payload), flags);
523 * nlmsg_end - Finalize a netlink message
524 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
525 * @nlh: netlink message header
527 * Corrects the netlink message header to include the appeneded
528 * attributes. Only necessary if attributes have been added to
529 * the message.
531 * Returns the total data length of the skb.
533 static inline int nlmsg_end(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
535 nlh->nlmsg_len = skb_tail_pointer(skb) - (unsigned char *)nlh;
537 return skb->len;
541 * nlmsg_get_pos - return current position in netlink message
542 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
544 * Returns a pointer to the current tail of the message.
546 static inline void *nlmsg_get_pos(struct sk_buff *skb)
548 return skb_tail_pointer(skb);
552 * nlmsg_trim - Trim message to a mark
553 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
554 * @mark: mark to trim to
556 * Trims the message to the provided mark.
558 static inline void nlmsg_trim(struct sk_buff *skb, const void *mark)
560 if (mark)
561 skb_trim(skb, (unsigned char *) mark - skb->data);
565 * nlmsg_cancel - Cancel construction of a netlink message
566 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
567 * @nlh: netlink message header
569 * Removes the complete netlink message including all
570 * attributes from the socket buffer again.
572 static inline void nlmsg_cancel(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
574 nlmsg_trim(skb, nlh);
578 * nlmsg_free - free a netlink message
579 * @skb: socket buffer of netlink message
581 static inline void nlmsg_free(struct sk_buff *skb)
583 kfree_skb(skb);
587 * nlmsg_multicast - multicast a netlink message
588 * @sk: netlink socket to spread messages to
589 * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
590 * @pid: own netlink pid to avoid sending to yourself
591 * @group: multicast group id
592 * @flags: allocation flags
594 static inline int nlmsg_multicast(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
595 u32 pid, unsigned int group, gfp_t flags)
597 int err;
599 NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = group;
601 err = netlink_broadcast(sk, skb, pid, group, flags);
602 if (err > 0)
603 err = 0;
605 return err;
609 * nlmsg_unicast - unicast a netlink message
610 * @sk: netlink socket to spread message to
611 * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
612 * @pid: netlink pid of the destination socket
614 static inline int nlmsg_unicast(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid)
616 int err;
618 err = netlink_unicast(sk, skb, pid, MSG_DONTWAIT);
619 if (err > 0)
620 err = 0;
622 return err;
626 * nlmsg_for_each_msg - iterate over a stream of messages
627 * @pos: loop counter, set to current message
628 * @head: head of message stream
629 * @len: length of message stream
630 * @rem: initialized to len, holds bytes currently remaining in stream
632 #define nlmsg_for_each_msg(pos, head, len, rem) \
633 for (pos = head, rem = len; \
634 nlmsg_ok(pos, rem); \
635 pos = nlmsg_next(pos, &(rem)))
637 /**************************************************************************
638 * Netlink Attributes
639 **************************************************************************/
642 * nla_attr_size - length of attribute not including padding
643 * @payload: length of payload
645 static inline int nla_attr_size(int payload)
647 return NLA_HDRLEN + payload;
651 * nla_total_size - total length of attribute including padding
652 * @payload: length of payload
654 static inline int nla_total_size(int payload)
656 return NLA_ALIGN(nla_attr_size(payload));
660 * nla_padlen - length of padding at the tail of attribute
661 * @payload: length of payload
663 static inline int nla_padlen(int payload)
665 return nla_total_size(payload) - nla_attr_size(payload);
669 * nla_type - attribute type
670 * @nla: netlink attribute
672 static inline int nla_type(const struct nlattr *nla)
674 return nla->nla_type & NLA_TYPE_MASK;
678 * nla_data - head of payload
679 * @nla: netlink attribute
681 static inline void *nla_data(const struct nlattr *nla)
683 return (char *) nla + NLA_HDRLEN;
687 * nla_len - length of payload
688 * @nla: netlink attribute
690 static inline int nla_len(const struct nlattr *nla)
692 return nla->nla_len - NLA_HDRLEN;
696 * nla_ok - check if the netlink attribute fits into the remaining bytes
697 * @nla: netlink attribute
698 * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in attribute stream
700 static inline int nla_ok(const struct nlattr *nla, int remaining)
702 return remaining >= (int) sizeof(*nla) &&
703 nla->nla_len >= sizeof(*nla) &&
704 nla->nla_len <= remaining;
708 * nla_next - next netlink attribute in attribute stream
709 * @nla: netlink attribute
710 * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in attribute stream
712 * Returns the next netlink attribute in the attribute stream and
713 * decrements remaining by the size of the current attribute.
715 static inline struct nlattr *nla_next(const struct nlattr *nla, int *remaining)
717 int totlen = NLA_ALIGN(nla->nla_len);
719 *remaining -= totlen;
720 return (struct nlattr *) ((char *) nla + totlen);
724 * nla_find_nested - find attribute in a set of nested attributes
725 * @nla: attribute containing the nested attributes
726 * @attrtype: type of attribute to look for
728 * Returns the first attribute which matches the specified type.
730 static inline struct nlattr *nla_find_nested(struct nlattr *nla, int attrtype)
732 return nla_find(nla_data(nla), nla_len(nla), attrtype);
736 * nla_parse_nested - parse nested attributes
737 * @tb: destination array with maxtype+1 elements
738 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
739 * @nla: attribute containing the nested attributes
740 * @policy: validation policy
742 * See nla_parse()
744 static inline int nla_parse_nested(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype,
745 const struct nlattr *nla,
746 const struct nla_policy *policy)
748 return nla_parse(tb, maxtype, nla_data(nla), nla_len(nla), policy);
752 * nla_put_u8 - Add a u8 netlink attribute to a socket buffer
753 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
754 * @attrtype: attribute type
755 * @value: numeric value
757 static inline int nla_put_u8(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, u8 value)
759 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u8), &value);
763 * nla_put_u16 - Add a u16 netlink attribute to a socket buffer
764 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
765 * @attrtype: attribute type
766 * @value: numeric value
768 static inline int nla_put_u16(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, u16 value)
770 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u16), &value);
774 * nla_put_u32 - Add a u32 netlink attribute to a socket buffer
775 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
776 * @attrtype: attribute type
777 * @value: numeric value
779 static inline int nla_put_u32(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, u32 value)
781 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u32), &value);
785 * nla_put_64 - Add a u64 netlink attribute to a socket buffer
786 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
787 * @attrtype: attribute type
788 * @value: numeric value
790 static inline int nla_put_u64(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, u64 value)
792 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u64), &value);
796 * nla_put_string - Add a string netlink attribute to a socket buffer
797 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
798 * @attrtype: attribute type
799 * @str: NUL terminated string
801 static inline int nla_put_string(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
802 const char *str)
804 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, strlen(str) + 1, str);
808 * nla_put_flag - Add a flag netlink attribute to a socket buffer
809 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
810 * @attrtype: attribute type
812 static inline int nla_put_flag(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype)
814 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, 0, NULL);
818 * nla_put_msecs - Add a msecs netlink attribute to a socket buffer
819 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
820 * @attrtype: attribute type
821 * @jiffies: number of msecs in jiffies
823 static inline int nla_put_msecs(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
824 unsigned long jiffies)
826 u64 tmp = jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies);
827 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u64), &tmp);
830 #define NLA_PUT(skb, attrtype, attrlen, data) \
831 do { \
832 if (unlikely(nla_put(skb, attrtype, attrlen, data) < 0)) \
833 goto nla_put_failure; \
834 } while(0)
836 #define NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, type, attrtype, value) \
837 do { \
838 type __tmp = value; \
839 NLA_PUT(skb, attrtype, sizeof(type), &__tmp); \
840 } while(0)
842 #define NLA_PUT_U8(skb, attrtype, value) \
843 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u8, attrtype, value)
845 #define NLA_PUT_U16(skb, attrtype, value) \
846 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u16, attrtype, value)
848 #define NLA_PUT_LE16(skb, attrtype, value) \
849 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, __le16, attrtype, value)
851 #define NLA_PUT_BE16(skb, attrtype, value) \
852 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, __be16, attrtype, value)
854 #define NLA_PUT_U32(skb, attrtype, value) \
855 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u32, attrtype, value)
857 #define NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, attrtype, value) \
858 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, __be32, attrtype, value)
860 #define NLA_PUT_U64(skb, attrtype, value) \
861 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u64, attrtype, value)
863 #define NLA_PUT_BE64(skb, attrtype, value) \
864 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, __be64, attrtype, value)
866 #define NLA_PUT_STRING(skb, attrtype, value) \
867 NLA_PUT(skb, attrtype, strlen(value) + 1, value)
869 #define NLA_PUT_FLAG(skb, attrtype) \
870 NLA_PUT(skb, attrtype, 0, NULL)
872 #define NLA_PUT_MSECS(skb, attrtype, jiffies) \
873 NLA_PUT_U64(skb, attrtype, jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies))
876 * nla_get_u32 - return payload of u32 attribute
877 * @nla: u32 netlink attribute
879 static inline u32 nla_get_u32(const struct nlattr *nla)
881 return *(u32 *) nla_data(nla);
885 * nla_get_be32 - return payload of __be32 attribute
886 * @nla: __be32 netlink attribute
888 static inline __be32 nla_get_be32(const struct nlattr *nla)
890 return *(__be32 *) nla_data(nla);
894 * nla_get_u16 - return payload of u16 attribute
895 * @nla: u16 netlink attribute
897 static inline u16 nla_get_u16(const struct nlattr *nla)
899 return *(u16 *) nla_data(nla);
903 * nla_get_be16 - return payload of __be16 attribute
904 * @nla: __be16 netlink attribute
906 static inline __be16 nla_get_be16(const struct nlattr *nla)
908 return *(__be16 *) nla_data(nla);
912 * nla_get_le16 - return payload of __le16 attribute
913 * @nla: __le16 netlink attribute
915 static inline __le16 nla_get_le16(const struct nlattr *nla)
917 return *(__le16 *) nla_data(nla);
921 * nla_get_u8 - return payload of u8 attribute
922 * @nla: u8 netlink attribute
924 static inline u8 nla_get_u8(const struct nlattr *nla)
926 return *(u8 *) nla_data(nla);
930 * nla_get_u64 - return payload of u64 attribute
931 * @nla: u64 netlink attribute
933 static inline u64 nla_get_u64(const struct nlattr *nla)
935 u64 tmp;
937 nla_memcpy(&tmp, nla, sizeof(tmp));
939 return tmp;
943 * nla_get_be64 - return payload of __be64 attribute
944 * @nla: __be64 netlink attribute
946 static inline __be64 nla_get_be64(const struct nlattr *nla)
948 return *(__be64 *) nla_data(nla);
952 * nla_get_flag - return payload of flag attribute
953 * @nla: flag netlink attribute
955 static inline int nla_get_flag(const struct nlattr *nla)
957 return !!nla;
961 * nla_get_msecs - return payload of msecs attribute
962 * @nla: msecs netlink attribute
964 * Returns the number of milliseconds in jiffies.
966 static inline unsigned long nla_get_msecs(const struct nlattr *nla)
968 u64 msecs = nla_get_u64(nla);
970 return msecs_to_jiffies((unsigned long) msecs);
974 * nla_nest_start - Start a new level of nested attributes
975 * @skb: socket buffer to add attributes to
976 * @attrtype: attribute type of container
978 * Returns the container attribute
980 static inline struct nlattr *nla_nest_start(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype)
982 struct nlattr *start = (struct nlattr *)skb_tail_pointer(skb);
984 if (nla_put(skb, attrtype, 0, NULL) < 0)
985 return NULL;
987 return start;
991 * nla_nest_end - Finalize nesting of attributes
992 * @skb: socket buffer the attributes are stored in
993 * @start: container attribute
995 * Corrects the container attribute header to include the all
996 * appeneded attributes.
998 * Returns the total data length of the skb.
1000 static inline int nla_nest_end(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *start)
1002 start->nla_len = skb_tail_pointer(skb) - (unsigned char *)start;
1003 return skb->len;
1007 * nla_nest_cancel - Cancel nesting of attributes
1008 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
1009 * @start: container attribute
1011 * Removes the container attribute and including all nested
1012 * attributes. Returns -EMSGSIZE
1014 static inline void nla_nest_cancel(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *start)
1016 nlmsg_trim(skb, start);
1020 * nla_validate_nested - Validate a stream of nested attributes
1021 * @start: container attribute
1022 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
1023 * @policy: validation policy
1025 * Validates all attributes in the nested attribute stream against the
1026 * specified policy. Attributes with a type exceeding maxtype will be
1027 * ignored. See documenation of struct nla_policy for more details.
1029 * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code.
1031 static inline int nla_validate_nested(struct nlattr *start, int maxtype,
1032 const struct nla_policy *policy)
1034 return nla_validate(nla_data(start), nla_len(start), maxtype, policy);
1038 * nla_for_each_attr - iterate over a stream of attributes
1039 * @pos: loop counter, set to current attribute
1040 * @head: head of attribute stream
1041 * @len: length of attribute stream
1042 * @rem: initialized to len, holds bytes currently remaining in stream
1044 #define nla_for_each_attr(pos, head, len, rem) \
1045 for (pos = head, rem = len; \
1046 nla_ok(pos, rem); \
1047 pos = nla_next(pos, &(rem)))
1050 * nla_for_each_nested - iterate over nested attributes
1051 * @pos: loop counter, set to current attribute
1052 * @nla: attribute containing the nested attributes
1053 * @rem: initialized to len, holds bytes currently remaining in stream
1055 #define nla_for_each_nested(pos, nla, rem) \
1056 nla_for_each_attr(pos, nla_data(nla), nla_len(nla), rem)
1058 #endif