1 #ifndef __NET_GENERIC_NETLINK_H
2 #define __NET_GENERIC_NETLINK_H
4 #include <linux/genetlink.h>
5 #include <net/netlink.h>
8 * struct genl_family - generic netlink family
9 * @id: protocol family idenfitier
10 * @hdrsize: length of user specific header in bytes
11 * @name: name of family
12 * @version: protocol version
13 * @maxattr: maximum number of attributes supported
14 * @attrbuf: buffer to store parsed attributes
15 * @ops_list: list of all assigned operations
16 * @family_list: family list
22 char name
[GENL_NAMSIZ
];
25 struct nlattr
** attrbuf
; /* private */
26 struct list_head ops_list
; /* private */
27 struct list_head family_list
; /* private */
30 #define GENL_ADMIN_PERM 0x01
33 * struct genl_info - receiving information
34 * @snd_seq: sending sequence number
35 * @snd_pid: netlink pid of sender
36 * @nlhdr: netlink message header
37 * @genlhdr: generic netlink message header
38 * @userhdr: user specific header
39 * @attrs: netlink attributes
45 struct nlmsghdr
* nlhdr
;
46 struct genlmsghdr
* genlhdr
;
48 struct nlattr
** attrs
;
52 * struct genl_ops - generic netlink operations
53 * @cmd: command identifier
55 * @policy: attribute validation policy
56 * @doit: standard command callback
57 * @dumpit: callback for dumpers
58 * @ops_list: operations list
64 struct nla_policy
*policy
;
65 int (*doit
)(struct sk_buff
*skb
,
66 struct genl_info
*info
);
67 int (*dumpit
)(struct sk_buff
*skb
,
68 struct netlink_callback
*cb
);
69 struct list_head ops_list
;
72 extern int genl_register_family(struct genl_family
*family
);
73 extern int genl_unregister_family(struct genl_family
*family
);
74 extern int genl_register_ops(struct genl_family
*, struct genl_ops
*ops
);
75 extern int genl_unregister_ops(struct genl_family
*, struct genl_ops
*ops
);
77 extern struct sock
*genl_sock
;
80 * genlmsg_put - Add generic netlink header to netlink message
81 * @skb: socket buffer holding the message
82 * @pid: netlink pid the message is addressed to
83 * @seq: sequence number (usually the one of the sender)
84 * @type: netlink message type
85 * @hdrlen: length of the user specific header
86 * @flags netlink message flags
87 * @cmd: generic netlink command
90 * Returns pointer to user specific header
92 static inline void *genlmsg_put(struct sk_buff
*skb
, u32 pid
, u32 seq
,
93 int type
, int hdrlen
, int flags
,
97 struct genlmsghdr
*hdr
;
99 nlh
= nlmsg_put(skb
, pid
, seq
, type
, GENL_HDRLEN
+ hdrlen
, flags
);
103 hdr
= nlmsg_data(nlh
);
105 hdr
->version
= version
;
108 return (char *) hdr
+ GENL_HDRLEN
;
112 * genlmsg_end - Finalize a generic netlink message
113 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
114 * @hdr: user specific header
116 static inline int genlmsg_end(struct sk_buff
*skb
, void *hdr
)
118 return nlmsg_end(skb
, hdr
- GENL_HDRLEN
- NLMSG_HDRLEN
);
122 * genlmsg_cancel - Cancel construction of a generic netlink message
123 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
124 * @hdr: generic netlink message header
126 static inline int genlmsg_cancel(struct sk_buff
*skb
, void *hdr
)
128 return nlmsg_cancel(skb
, hdr
- GENL_HDRLEN
- NLMSG_HDRLEN
);
132 * genlmsg_multicast - multicast a netlink message
133 * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
134 * @pid: own netlink pid to avoid sending to yourself
135 * @group: multicast group id
137 static inline int genlmsg_multicast(struct sk_buff
*skb
, u32 pid
,
140 return nlmsg_multicast(genl_sock
, skb
, pid
, group
);
144 * genlmsg_unicast - unicast a netlink message
145 * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
146 * @pid: netlink pid of the destination socket
148 static inline int genlmsg_unicast(struct sk_buff
*skb
, u32 pid
)
150 return nlmsg_unicast(genl_sock
, skb
, pid
);
154 * gennlmsg_data - head of message payload
155 * @gnlh: genetlink messsage header
157 static inline void *genlmsg_data(const struct genlmsghdr
*gnlh
)
159 return ((unsigned char *) gnlh
+ GENL_HDRLEN
);
163 * genlmsg_len - length of message payload
164 * @gnlh: genetlink message header
166 static inline int genlmsg_len(const struct genlmsghdr
*gnlh
)
168 struct nlmsghdr
*nlh
= (struct nlmsghdr
*)((unsigned char *)gnlh
-
170 return (nlh
->nlmsg_len
- GENL_HDRLEN
- NLMSG_HDRLEN
);
173 #endif /* __NET_GENERIC_NETLINK_H */