netfilter: ctnetlink: helper modules load-on-demand support
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1 /*
2 * connection tracking helpers.
4 * 16 Dec 2003: Yasuyuki Kozakai @USAGI <yasuyuki.kozakai@toshiba.co.jp>
5 * - generalize L3 protocol dependent part.
7 * Derived from include/linux/netfiter_ipv4/ip_conntrack_helper.h
8 */
10 #ifndef _NF_CONNTRACK_HELPER_H
11 #define _NF_CONNTRACK_HELPER_H
12 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h>
13 #include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_extend.h>
15 struct module;
17 struct nf_conntrack_helper
19 struct hlist_node hnode; /* Internal use. */
21 const char *name; /* name of the module */
22 struct module *me; /* pointer to self */
23 const struct nf_conntrack_expect_policy *expect_policy;
25 /* Tuple of things we will help (compared against server response) */
26 struct nf_conntrack_tuple tuple;
28 /* Function to call when data passes; return verdict, or -1 to
29 invalidate. */
30 int (*help)(struct sk_buff *skb,
31 unsigned int protoff,
32 struct nf_conn *ct,
33 enum ip_conntrack_info conntrackinfo);
35 void (*destroy)(struct nf_conn *ct);
37 int (*to_nlattr)(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nf_conn *ct);
38 unsigned int expect_class_max;
41 extern struct nf_conntrack_helper *
42 __nf_conntrack_helper_find_byname(const char *name);
44 extern int nf_conntrack_helper_register(struct nf_conntrack_helper *);
45 extern void nf_conntrack_helper_unregister(struct nf_conntrack_helper *);
47 extern struct nf_conn_help *nf_ct_helper_ext_add(struct nf_conn *ct, gfp_t gfp);
49 extern int __nf_ct_try_assign_helper(struct nf_conn *ct, gfp_t flags);
51 static inline struct nf_conn_help *nfct_help(const struct nf_conn *ct)
53 return nf_ct_ext_find(ct, NF_CT_EXT_HELPER);
56 extern int nf_conntrack_helper_init(void);
57 extern void nf_conntrack_helper_fini(void);
59 #endif /*_NF_CONNTRACK_HELPER_H*/