WorkStruct: Typedef the work function prototype
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1 #ifndef __NET_NETLINK_H
2 #define __NET_NETLINK_H
4 #include <linux/types.h>
5 #include <linux/netlink.h>
7 /* ========================================================================
8 * Netlink Messages and Attributes Interface (As Seen On TV)
9 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------
10 * Messages Interface
11 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------
13 * Message Format:
14 * <--- nlmsg_total_size(payload) --->
15 * <-- nlmsg_msg_size(payload) ->
16 * +----------+- - -+-------------+- - -+-------- - -
17 * | nlmsghdr | Pad | Payload | Pad | nlmsghdr
18 * +----------+- - -+-------------+- - -+-------- - -
19 * nlmsg_data(nlh)---^ ^
20 * nlmsg_next(nlh)-----------------------+
22 * Payload Format:
23 * <---------------------- nlmsg_len(nlh) --------------------->
24 * <------ hdrlen ------> <- nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen) ->
25 * +----------------------+- - -+--------------------------------+
26 * | Family Header | Pad | Attributes |
27 * +----------------------+- - -+--------------------------------+
28 * nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen)---^
30 * Data Structures:
31 * struct nlmsghdr netlink message header
33 * Message Construction:
34 * nlmsg_new() create a new netlink message
35 * nlmsg_put() add a netlink message to an skb
36 * nlmsg_put_answer() callback based nlmsg_put()
37 * nlmsg_end() finanlize netlink message
38 * nlmsg_get_pos() return current position in message
39 * nlmsg_trim() trim part of message
40 * nlmsg_cancel() cancel message construction
41 * nlmsg_free() free a netlink message
43 * Message Sending:
44 * nlmsg_multicast() multicast message to several groups
45 * nlmsg_unicast() unicast a message to a single socket
46 * nlmsg_notify() send notification message
48 * Message Length Calculations:
49 * nlmsg_msg_size(payload) length of message w/o padding
50 * nlmsg_total_size(payload) length of message w/ padding
51 * nlmsg_padlen(payload) length of padding at tail
53 * Message Payload Access:
54 * nlmsg_data(nlh) head of message payload
55 * nlmsg_len(nlh) length of message payload
56 * nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen) head of attributes data
57 * nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen) length of attributes data
59 * Message Parsing:
60 * nlmsg_ok(nlh, remaining) does nlh fit into remaining bytes?
61 * nlmsg_next(nlh, remaining) get next netlink message
62 * nlmsg_parse() parse attributes of a message
63 * nlmsg_find_attr() find an attribute in a message
64 * nlmsg_for_each_msg() loop over all messages
65 * nlmsg_validate() validate netlink message incl. attrs
66 * nlmsg_for_each_attr() loop over all attributes
68 * Misc:
69 * nlmsg_report() report back to application?
71 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------
72 * Attributes Interface
73 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------
75 * Attribute Format:
76 * <------- nla_total_size(payload) ------->
77 * <---- nla_attr_size(payload) ----->
78 * +----------+- - -+- - - - - - - - - +- - -+-------- - -
79 * | Header | Pad | Payload | Pad | Header
80 * +----------+- - -+- - - - - - - - - +- - -+-------- - -
81 * <- nla_len(nla) -> ^
82 * nla_data(nla)----^ |
83 * nla_next(nla)-----------------------------'
85 * Data Structures:
86 * struct nlattr netlink attribtue header
88 * Attribute Construction:
89 * nla_reserve(skb, type, len) reserve room for an attribute
90 * nla_reserve_nohdr(skb, len) reserve room for an attribute w/o hdr
91 * nla_put(skb, type, len, data) add attribute to skb
92 * nla_put_nohdr(skb, len, data) add attribute w/o hdr
94 * Attribute Construction for Basic Types:
95 * nla_put_u8(skb, type, value) add u8 attribute to skb
96 * nla_put_u16(skb, type, value) add u16 attribute to skb
97 * nla_put_u32(skb, type, value) add u32 attribute to skb
98 * nla_put_u64(skb, type, value) add u64 attribute to skb
99 * nla_put_string(skb, type, str) add string attribute to skb
100 * nla_put_flag(skb, type) add flag attribute to skb
101 * nla_put_msecs(skb, type, jiffies) add msecs attribute to skb
103 * Exceptions Based Attribute Construction:
104 * NLA_PUT(skb, type, len, data) add attribute to skb
105 * NLA_PUT_U8(skb, type, value) add u8 attribute to skb
106 * NLA_PUT_U16(skb, type, value) add u16 attribute to skb
107 * NLA_PUT_U32(skb, type, value) add u32 attribute to skb
108 * NLA_PUT_U64(skb, type, value) add u64 attribute to skb
109 * NLA_PUT_STRING(skb, type, str) add string attribute to skb
110 * NLA_PUT_FLAG(skb, type) add flag attribute to skb
111 * NLA_PUT_MSECS(skb, type, jiffies) add msecs attribute to skb
113 * The meaning of these functions is equal to their lower case
114 * variants but they jump to the label nla_put_failure in case
115 * of a failure.
117 * Nested Attributes Construction:
118 * nla_nest_start(skb, type) start a nested attribute
119 * nla_nest_end(skb, nla) finalize a nested attribute
120 * nla_nest_cancel(skb, nla) cancel nested attribute construction
122 * Attribute Length Calculations:
123 * nla_attr_size(payload) length of attribute w/o padding
124 * nla_total_size(payload) length of attribute w/ padding
125 * nla_padlen(payload) length of padding
127 * Attribute Payload Access:
128 * nla_data(nla) head of attribute payload
129 * nla_len(nla) length of attribute payload
131 * Attribute Payload Access for Basic Types:
132 * nla_get_u8(nla) get payload for a u8 attribute
133 * nla_get_u16(nla) get payload for a u16 attribute
134 * nla_get_u32(nla) get payload for a u32 attribute
135 * nla_get_u64(nla) get payload for a u64 attribute
136 * nla_get_flag(nla) return 1 if flag is true
137 * nla_get_msecs(nla) get payload for a msecs attribute
139 * Attribute Misc:
140 * nla_memcpy(dest, nla, count) copy attribute into memory
141 * nla_memcmp(nla, data, size) compare attribute with memory area
142 * nla_strlcpy(dst, nla, size) copy attribute to a sized string
143 * nla_strcmp(nla, str) compare attribute with string
145 * Attribute Parsing:
146 * nla_ok(nla, remaining) does nla fit into remaining bytes?
147 * nla_next(nla, remaining) get next netlink attribute
148 * nla_validate() validate a stream of attributes
149 * nla_validate_nested() validate a stream of nested attributes
150 * nla_find() find attribute in stream of attributes
151 * nla_find_nested() find attribute in nested attributes
152 * nla_parse() parse and validate stream of attrs
153 * nla_parse_nested() parse nested attribuets
154 * nla_for_each_attr() loop over all attributes
155 * nla_for_each_nested() loop over the nested attributes
156 *=========================================================================
160 * Standard attribute types to specify validation policy
162 enum {
163 NLA_UNSPEC,
164 NLA_U8,
165 NLA_U16,
166 NLA_U32,
167 NLA_U64,
168 NLA_STRING,
169 NLA_FLAG,
170 NLA_MSECS,
171 NLA_NESTED,
172 NLA_NUL_STRING,
173 __NLA_TYPE_MAX,
176 #define NLA_TYPE_MAX (__NLA_TYPE_MAX - 1)
179 * struct nla_policy - attribute validation policy
180 * @type: Type of attribute or NLA_UNSPEC
181 * @len: Type specific length of payload
183 * Policies are defined as arrays of this struct, the array must be
184 * accessible by attribute type up to the highest identifier to be expected.
186 * Meaning of `len' field:
187 * NLA_STRING Maximum length of string
188 * NLA_NUL_STRING Maximum length of string (excluding NUL)
189 * NLA_FLAG Unused
190 * All other Exact length of attribute payload
192 * Example:
193 * static struct nla_policy my_policy[ATTR_MAX+1] __read_mostly = {
194 * [ATTR_FOO] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
195 * [ATTR_BAR] = { .type = NLA_STRING, len = BARSIZ },
196 * [ATTR_BAZ] = { .len = sizeof(struct mystruct) },
197 * };
199 struct nla_policy {
200 u16 type;
201 u16 len;
205 * struct nl_info - netlink source information
206 * @nlh: Netlink message header of original request
207 * @pid: Netlink PID of requesting application
209 struct nl_info {
210 struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
211 u32 pid;
214 extern void netlink_run_queue(struct sock *sk, unsigned int *qlen,
215 int (*cb)(struct sk_buff *,
216 struct nlmsghdr *, int *));
217 extern void netlink_queue_skip(struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
218 struct sk_buff *skb);
219 extern int nlmsg_notify(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
220 u32 pid, unsigned int group, int report,
221 gfp_t flags);
223 extern int nla_validate(struct nlattr *head, int len, int maxtype,
224 struct nla_policy *policy);
225 extern int nla_parse(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype,
226 struct nlattr *head, int len,
227 struct nla_policy *policy);
228 extern struct nlattr * nla_find(struct nlattr *head, int len, int attrtype);
229 extern size_t nla_strlcpy(char *dst, const struct nlattr *nla,
230 size_t dstsize);
231 extern int nla_memcpy(void *dest, struct nlattr *src, int count);
232 extern int nla_memcmp(const struct nlattr *nla, const void *data,
233 size_t size);
234 extern int nla_strcmp(const struct nlattr *nla, const char *str);
235 extern struct nlattr * __nla_reserve(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
236 int attrlen);
237 extern void * __nla_reserve_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen);
238 extern struct nlattr * nla_reserve(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
239 int attrlen);
240 extern void * nla_reserve_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen);
241 extern void __nla_put(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
242 int attrlen, const void *data);
243 extern void __nla_put_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen,
244 const void *data);
245 extern int nla_put(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
246 int attrlen, const void *data);
247 extern int nla_put_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen,
248 const void *data);
250 /**************************************************************************
251 * Netlink Messages
252 **************************************************************************/
255 * nlmsg_msg_size - length of netlink message not including padding
256 * @payload: length of message payload
258 static inline int nlmsg_msg_size(int payload)
260 return NLMSG_HDRLEN + payload;
264 * nlmsg_total_size - length of netlink message including padding
265 * @payload: length of message payload
267 static inline int nlmsg_total_size(int payload)
269 return NLMSG_ALIGN(nlmsg_msg_size(payload));
273 * nlmsg_padlen - length of padding at the message's tail
274 * @payload: length of message payload
276 static inline int nlmsg_padlen(int payload)
278 return nlmsg_total_size(payload) - nlmsg_msg_size(payload);
282 * nlmsg_data - head of message payload
283 * @nlh: netlink messsage header
285 static inline void *nlmsg_data(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
287 return (unsigned char *) nlh + NLMSG_HDRLEN;
291 * nlmsg_len - length of message payload
292 * @nlh: netlink message header
294 static inline int nlmsg_len(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
296 return nlh->nlmsg_len - NLMSG_HDRLEN;
300 * nlmsg_attrdata - head of attributes data
301 * @nlh: netlink message header
302 * @hdrlen: length of family specific header
304 static inline struct nlattr *nlmsg_attrdata(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
305 int hdrlen)
307 unsigned char *data = nlmsg_data(nlh);
308 return (struct nlattr *) (data + NLMSG_ALIGN(hdrlen));
312 * nlmsg_attrlen - length of attributes data
313 * @nlh: netlink message header
314 * @hdrlen: length of family specific header
316 static inline int nlmsg_attrlen(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int hdrlen)
318 return nlmsg_len(nlh) - NLMSG_ALIGN(hdrlen);
322 * nlmsg_ok - check if the netlink message fits into the remaining bytes
323 * @nlh: netlink message header
324 * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in message stream
326 static inline int nlmsg_ok(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int remaining)
328 return (remaining >= sizeof(struct nlmsghdr) &&
329 nlh->nlmsg_len >= sizeof(struct nlmsghdr) &&
330 nlh->nlmsg_len <= remaining);
334 * nlmsg_next - next netlink message in message stream
335 * @nlh: netlink message header
336 * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in message stream
338 * Returns the next netlink message in the message stream and
339 * decrements remaining by the size of the current message.
341 static inline struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg_next(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int *remaining)
343 int totlen = NLMSG_ALIGN(nlh->nlmsg_len);
345 *remaining -= totlen;
347 return (struct nlmsghdr *) ((unsigned char *) nlh + totlen);
351 * nlmsg_parse - parse attributes of a netlink message
352 * @nlh: netlink message header
353 * @hdrlen: length of family specific header
354 * @tb: destination array with maxtype+1 elements
355 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
356 * @policy: validation policy
358 * See nla_parse()
360 static inline int nlmsg_parse(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int hdrlen,
361 struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype,
362 struct nla_policy *policy)
364 if (nlh->nlmsg_len < nlmsg_msg_size(hdrlen))
365 return -EINVAL;
367 return nla_parse(tb, maxtype, nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen),
368 nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen), policy);
372 * nlmsg_find_attr - find a specific attribute in a netlink message
373 * @nlh: netlink message header
374 * @hdrlen: length of familiy specific header
375 * @attrtype: type of attribute to look for
377 * Returns the first attribute which matches the specified type.
379 static inline struct nlattr *nlmsg_find_attr(struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
380 int hdrlen, int attrtype)
382 return nla_find(nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen),
383 nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen), attrtype);
387 * nlmsg_validate - validate a netlink message including attributes
388 * @nlh: netlinket message header
389 * @hdrlen: length of familiy specific header
390 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
391 * @policy: validation policy
393 static inline int nlmsg_validate(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int hdrlen, int maxtype,
394 struct nla_policy *policy)
396 if (nlh->nlmsg_len < nlmsg_msg_size(hdrlen))
397 return -EINVAL;
399 return nla_validate(nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen),
400 nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen), maxtype, policy);
404 * nlmsg_report - need to report back to application?
405 * @nlh: netlink message header
407 * Returns 1 if a report back to the application is requested.
409 static inline int nlmsg_report(struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
411 return !!(nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_ECHO);
415 * nlmsg_for_each_attr - iterate over a stream of attributes
416 * @pos: loop counter, set to current attribute
417 * @nlh: netlink message header
418 * @hdrlen: length of familiy specific header
419 * @rem: initialized to len, holds bytes currently remaining in stream
421 #define nlmsg_for_each_attr(pos, nlh, hdrlen, rem) \
422 nla_for_each_attr(pos, nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen), \
423 nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen), rem)
425 #if 0
426 /* FIXME: Enable once all users have been converted */
429 * __nlmsg_put - Add a new netlink message to an skb
430 * @skb: socket buffer to store message in
431 * @pid: netlink process id
432 * @seq: sequence number of message
433 * @type: message type
434 * @payload: length of message payload
435 * @flags: message flags
437 * The caller is responsible to ensure that the skb provides enough
438 * tailroom for both the netlink header and payload.
440 static inline struct nlmsghdr *__nlmsg_put(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid,
441 u32 seq, int type, int payload,
442 int flags)
444 struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
446 nlh = (struct nlmsghdr *) skb_put(skb, nlmsg_total_size(payload));
447 nlh->nlmsg_type = type;
448 nlh->nlmsg_len = nlmsg_msg_size(payload);
449 nlh->nlmsg_flags = flags;
450 nlh->nlmsg_pid = pid;
451 nlh->nlmsg_seq = seq;
453 memset((unsigned char *) nlmsg_data(nlh) + payload, 0,
454 nlmsg_padlen(payload));
456 return nlh;
458 #endif
461 * nlmsg_put - Add a new netlink message to an skb
462 * @skb: socket buffer to store message in
463 * @pid: netlink process id
464 * @seq: sequence number of message
465 * @type: message type
466 * @payload: length of message payload
467 * @flags: message flags
469 * Returns NULL if the tailroom of the skb is insufficient to store
470 * the message header and payload.
472 static inline struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg_put(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, u32 seq,
473 int type, int payload, int flags)
475 if (unlikely(skb_tailroom(skb) < nlmsg_total_size(payload)))
476 return NULL;
478 return __nlmsg_put(skb, pid, seq, type, payload, flags);
482 * nlmsg_put_answer - Add a new callback based netlink message to an skb
483 * @skb: socket buffer to store message in
484 * @cb: netlink callback
485 * @type: message type
486 * @payload: length of message payload
487 * @flags: message flags
489 * Returns NULL if the tailroom of the skb is insufficient to store
490 * the message header and payload.
492 static inline struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg_put_answer(struct sk_buff *skb,
493 struct netlink_callback *cb,
494 int type, int payload,
495 int flags)
497 return nlmsg_put(skb, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).pid, cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
498 type, payload, flags);
502 * nlmsg_new - Allocate a new netlink message
503 * @size: maximum size of message
504 * @flags: the type of memory to allocate.
506 * Use NLMSG_GOODSIZE if size isn't know and you need a good default size.
508 static inline struct sk_buff *nlmsg_new(int size, gfp_t flags)
510 return alloc_skb(size, flags);
514 * nlmsg_end - Finalize a netlink message
515 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
516 * @nlh: netlink message header
518 * Corrects the netlink message header to include the appeneded
519 * attributes. Only necessary if attributes have been added to
520 * the message.
522 * Returns the total data length of the skb.
524 static inline int nlmsg_end(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
526 nlh->nlmsg_len = skb->tail - (unsigned char *) nlh;
528 return skb->len;
532 * nlmsg_get_pos - return current position in netlink message
533 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
535 * Returns a pointer to the current tail of the message.
537 static inline void *nlmsg_get_pos(struct sk_buff *skb)
539 return skb->tail;
543 * nlmsg_trim - Trim message to a mark
544 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
545 * @mark: mark to trim to
547 * Trims the message to the provided mark. Returns -1.
549 static inline int nlmsg_trim(struct sk_buff *skb, void *mark)
551 if (mark)
552 skb_trim(skb, (unsigned char *) mark - skb->data);
554 return -1;
558 * nlmsg_cancel - Cancel construction of a netlink message
559 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
560 * @nlh: netlink message header
562 * Removes the complete netlink message including all
563 * attributes from the socket buffer again. Returns -1.
565 static inline int nlmsg_cancel(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
567 return nlmsg_trim(skb, nlh);
571 * nlmsg_free - free a netlink message
572 * @skb: socket buffer of netlink message
574 static inline void nlmsg_free(struct sk_buff *skb)
576 kfree_skb(skb);
580 * nlmsg_multicast - multicast a netlink message
581 * @sk: netlink socket to spread messages to
582 * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
583 * @pid: own netlink pid to avoid sending to yourself
584 * @group: multicast group id
585 * @flags: allocation flags
587 static inline int nlmsg_multicast(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
588 u32 pid, unsigned int group, gfp_t flags)
590 int err;
592 NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = group;
594 err = netlink_broadcast(sk, skb, pid, group, flags);
595 if (err > 0)
596 err = 0;
598 return err;
602 * nlmsg_unicast - unicast a netlink message
603 * @sk: netlink socket to spread message to
604 * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
605 * @pid: netlink pid of the destination socket
607 static inline int nlmsg_unicast(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid)
609 int err;
611 err = netlink_unicast(sk, skb, pid, MSG_DONTWAIT);
612 if (err > 0)
613 err = 0;
615 return err;
619 * nlmsg_for_each_msg - iterate over a stream of messages
620 * @pos: loop counter, set to current message
621 * @head: head of message stream
622 * @len: length of message stream
623 * @rem: initialized to len, holds bytes currently remaining in stream
625 #define nlmsg_for_each_msg(pos, head, len, rem) \
626 for (pos = head, rem = len; \
627 nlmsg_ok(pos, rem); \
628 pos = nlmsg_next(pos, &(rem)))
630 /**************************************************************************
631 * Netlink Attributes
632 **************************************************************************/
635 * nla_attr_size - length of attribute not including padding
636 * @payload: length of payload
638 static inline int nla_attr_size(int payload)
640 return NLA_HDRLEN + payload;
644 * nla_total_size - total length of attribute including padding
645 * @payload: length of payload
647 static inline int nla_total_size(int payload)
649 return NLA_ALIGN(nla_attr_size(payload));
653 * nla_padlen - length of padding at the tail of attribute
654 * @payload: length of payload
656 static inline int nla_padlen(int payload)
658 return nla_total_size(payload) - nla_attr_size(payload);
662 * nla_data - head of payload
663 * @nla: netlink attribute
665 static inline void *nla_data(const struct nlattr *nla)
667 return (char *) nla + NLA_HDRLEN;
671 * nla_len - length of payload
672 * @nla: netlink attribute
674 static inline int nla_len(const struct nlattr *nla)
676 return nla->nla_len - NLA_HDRLEN;
680 * nla_ok - check if the netlink attribute fits into the remaining bytes
681 * @nla: netlink attribute
682 * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in attribute stream
684 static inline int nla_ok(const struct nlattr *nla, int remaining)
686 return remaining >= sizeof(*nla) &&
687 nla->nla_len >= sizeof(*nla) &&
688 nla->nla_len <= remaining;
692 * nla_next - next netlink attribte in attribute stream
693 * @nla: netlink attribute
694 * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in attribute stream
696 * Returns the next netlink attribute in the attribute stream and
697 * decrements remaining by the size of the current attribute.
699 static inline struct nlattr *nla_next(const struct nlattr *nla, int *remaining)
701 int totlen = NLA_ALIGN(nla->nla_len);
703 *remaining -= totlen;
704 return (struct nlattr *) ((char *) nla + totlen);
708 * nla_find_nested - find attribute in a set of nested attributes
709 * @nla: attribute containing the nested attributes
710 * @attrtype: type of attribute to look for
712 * Returns the first attribute which matches the specified type.
714 static inline struct nlattr *nla_find_nested(struct nlattr *nla, int attrtype)
716 return nla_find(nla_data(nla), nla_len(nla), attrtype);
720 * nla_parse_nested - parse nested attributes
721 * @tb: destination array with maxtype+1 elements
722 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
723 * @nla: attribute containing the nested attributes
724 * @policy: validation policy
726 * See nla_parse()
728 static inline int nla_parse_nested(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype,
729 struct nlattr *nla,
730 struct nla_policy *policy)
732 return nla_parse(tb, maxtype, nla_data(nla), nla_len(nla), policy);
735 * nla_put_u8 - Add a u16 netlink attribute to a socket buffer
736 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
737 * @attrtype: attribute type
738 * @value: numeric value
740 static inline int nla_put_u8(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, u8 value)
742 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u8), &value);
746 * nla_put_u16 - Add a u16 netlink attribute to a socket buffer
747 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
748 * @attrtype: attribute type
749 * @value: numeric value
751 static inline int nla_put_u16(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, u16 value)
753 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u16), &value);
757 * nla_put_u32 - Add a u32 netlink attribute to a socket buffer
758 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
759 * @attrtype: attribute type
760 * @value: numeric value
762 static inline int nla_put_u32(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, u32 value)
764 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u32), &value);
768 * nla_put_64 - Add a u64 netlink attribute to a socket buffer
769 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
770 * @attrtype: attribute type
771 * @value: numeric value
773 static inline int nla_put_u64(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, u64 value)
775 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u64), &value);
779 * nla_put_string - Add a string netlink attribute to a socket buffer
780 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
781 * @attrtype: attribute type
782 * @str: NUL terminated string
784 static inline int nla_put_string(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
785 const char *str)
787 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, strlen(str) + 1, str);
791 * nla_put_flag - Add a flag netlink attribute to a socket buffer
792 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
793 * @attrtype: attribute type
795 static inline int nla_put_flag(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype)
797 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, 0, NULL);
801 * nla_put_msecs - Add a msecs netlink attribute to a socket buffer
802 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
803 * @attrtype: attribute type
804 * @jiffies: number of msecs in jiffies
806 static inline int nla_put_msecs(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
807 unsigned long jiffies)
809 u64 tmp = jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies);
810 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u64), &tmp);
813 #define NLA_PUT(skb, attrtype, attrlen, data) \
814 do { \
815 if (nla_put(skb, attrtype, attrlen, data) < 0) \
816 goto nla_put_failure; \
817 } while(0)
819 #define NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, type, attrtype, value) \
820 do { \
821 type __tmp = value; \
822 NLA_PUT(skb, attrtype, sizeof(type), &__tmp); \
823 } while(0)
825 #define NLA_PUT_U8(skb, attrtype, value) \
826 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u8, attrtype, value)
828 #define NLA_PUT_U16(skb, attrtype, value) \
829 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u16, attrtype, value)
831 #define NLA_PUT_U32(skb, attrtype, value) \
832 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u32, attrtype, value)
834 #define NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, attrtype, value) \
835 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, __be32, attrtype, value)
837 #define NLA_PUT_U64(skb, attrtype, value) \
838 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u64, attrtype, value)
840 #define NLA_PUT_STRING(skb, attrtype, value) \
841 NLA_PUT(skb, attrtype, strlen(value) + 1, value)
843 #define NLA_PUT_FLAG(skb, attrtype) \
844 NLA_PUT(skb, attrtype, 0, NULL)
846 #define NLA_PUT_MSECS(skb, attrtype, jiffies) \
847 NLA_PUT_U64(skb, attrtype, jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies))
850 * nla_get_u32 - return payload of u32 attribute
851 * @nla: u32 netlink attribute
853 static inline u32 nla_get_u32(struct nlattr *nla)
855 return *(u32 *) nla_data(nla);
859 * nla_get_be32 - return payload of __be32 attribute
860 * @nla: __be32 netlink attribute
862 static inline __be32 nla_get_be32(struct nlattr *nla)
864 return *(__be32 *) nla_data(nla);
868 * nla_get_u16 - return payload of u16 attribute
869 * @nla: u16 netlink attribute
871 static inline u16 nla_get_u16(struct nlattr *nla)
873 return *(u16 *) nla_data(nla);
877 * nla_get_u8 - return payload of u8 attribute
878 * @nla: u8 netlink attribute
880 static inline u8 nla_get_u8(struct nlattr *nla)
882 return *(u8 *) nla_data(nla);
886 * nla_get_u64 - return payload of u64 attribute
887 * @nla: u64 netlink attribute
889 static inline u64 nla_get_u64(struct nlattr *nla)
891 u64 tmp;
893 nla_memcpy(&tmp, nla, sizeof(tmp));
895 return tmp;
899 * nla_get_flag - return payload of flag attribute
900 * @nla: flag netlink attribute
902 static inline int nla_get_flag(struct nlattr *nla)
904 return !!nla;
908 * nla_get_msecs - return payload of msecs attribute
909 * @nla: msecs netlink attribute
911 * Returns the number of milliseconds in jiffies.
913 static inline unsigned long nla_get_msecs(struct nlattr *nla)
915 u64 msecs = nla_get_u64(nla);
917 return msecs_to_jiffies((unsigned long) msecs);
921 * nla_nest_start - Start a new level of nested attributes
922 * @skb: socket buffer to add attributes to
923 * @attrtype: attribute type of container
925 * Returns the container attribute
927 static inline struct nlattr *nla_nest_start(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype)
929 struct nlattr *start = (struct nlattr *) skb->tail;
931 if (nla_put(skb, attrtype, 0, NULL) < 0)
932 return NULL;
934 return start;
938 * nla_nest_end - Finalize nesting of attributes
939 * @skb: socket buffer the attribtues are stored in
940 * @start: container attribute
942 * Corrects the container attribute header to include the all
943 * appeneded attributes.
945 * Returns the total data length of the skb.
947 static inline int nla_nest_end(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *start)
949 start->nla_len = skb->tail - (unsigned char *) start;
950 return skb->len;
954 * nla_nest_cancel - Cancel nesting of attributes
955 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
956 * @start: container attribute
958 * Removes the container attribute and including all nested
959 * attributes. Returns -1.
961 static inline int nla_nest_cancel(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *start)
963 return nlmsg_trim(skb, start);
967 * nla_validate_nested - Validate a stream of nested attributes
968 * @start: container attribute
969 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
970 * @policy: validation policy
972 * Validates all attributes in the nested attribute stream against the
973 * specified policy. Attributes with a type exceeding maxtype will be
974 * ignored. See documenation of struct nla_policy for more details.
976 * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code.
978 static inline int nla_validate_nested(struct nlattr *start, int maxtype,
979 struct nla_policy *policy)
981 return nla_validate(nla_data(start), nla_len(start), maxtype, policy);
985 * nla_for_each_attr - iterate over a stream of attributes
986 * @pos: loop counter, set to current attribute
987 * @head: head of attribute stream
988 * @len: length of attribute stream
989 * @rem: initialized to len, holds bytes currently remaining in stream
991 #define nla_for_each_attr(pos, head, len, rem) \
992 for (pos = head, rem = len; \
993 nla_ok(pos, rem); \
994 pos = nla_next(pos, &(rem)))
997 * nla_for_each_nested - iterate over nested attributes
998 * @pos: loop counter, set to current attribute
999 * @nla: attribute containing the nested attributes
1000 * @rem: initialized to len, holds bytes currently remaining in stream
1002 #define nla_for_each_nested(pos, nla, rem) \
1003 nla_for_each_attr(pos, nla_data(nla), nla_len(nla), rem)
1005 #endif