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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() finalize 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 Don't use `len' field -- length verification is
196 * done by checking len of nested header (or empty)
197 * NLA_NESTED_COMPAT Minimum length of structure payload
198 * NLA_U8, NLA_U16,
199 * NLA_U32, NLA_U64,
200 * NLA_MSECS Leaving the length field zero will verify the
201 * given type fits, using it verifies minimum length
202 * just like "All other"
203 * All other Minimum length of attribute payload
205 * Example:
206 * static const struct nla_policy my_policy[ATTR_MAX+1] = {
207 * [ATTR_FOO] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
208 * [ATTR_BAR] = { .type = NLA_STRING, .len = BARSIZ },
209 * [ATTR_BAZ] = { .len = sizeof(struct mystruct) },
210 * };
212 struct nla_policy {
213 u16 type;
214 u16 len;
218 * struct nl_info - netlink source information
219 * @nlh: Netlink message header of original request
220 * @pid: Netlink PID of requesting application
222 struct nl_info {
223 struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
224 struct net *nl_net;
225 u32 pid;
228 extern int netlink_rcv_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
229 int (*cb)(struct sk_buff *,
230 struct nlmsghdr *));
231 extern int nlmsg_notify(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
232 u32 pid, unsigned int group, int report,
233 gfp_t flags);
235 extern int nla_validate(const struct nlattr *head,
236 int len, int maxtype,
237 const struct nla_policy *policy);
238 extern int nla_parse(struct nlattr **tb, int maxtype,
239 const struct nlattr *head, int len,
240 const struct nla_policy *policy);
241 extern int nla_policy_len(const struct nla_policy *, int);
242 extern struct nlattr * nla_find(const struct nlattr *head,
243 int len, int attrtype);
244 extern size_t nla_strlcpy(char *dst, const struct nlattr *nla,
245 size_t dstsize);
246 extern int nla_memcpy(void *dest, const struct nlattr *src, int count);
247 extern int nla_memcmp(const struct nlattr *nla, const void *data,
248 size_t size);
249 extern int nla_strcmp(const struct nlattr *nla, const char *str);
250 extern struct nlattr * __nla_reserve(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
251 int attrlen);
252 extern void * __nla_reserve_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen);
253 extern struct nlattr * nla_reserve(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
254 int attrlen);
255 extern void * nla_reserve_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen);
256 extern void __nla_put(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
257 int attrlen, const void *data);
258 extern void __nla_put_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen,
259 const void *data);
260 extern int nla_put(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
261 int attrlen, const void *data);
262 extern int nla_put_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen,
263 const void *data);
264 extern int nla_append(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen,
265 const void *data);
267 /**************************************************************************
268 * Netlink Messages
269 **************************************************************************/
272 * nlmsg_msg_size - length of netlink message not including padding
273 * @payload: length of message payload
275 static inline int nlmsg_msg_size(int payload)
277 return NLMSG_HDRLEN + payload;
281 * nlmsg_total_size - length of netlink message including padding
282 * @payload: length of message payload
284 static inline int nlmsg_total_size(int payload)
286 return NLMSG_ALIGN(nlmsg_msg_size(payload));
290 * nlmsg_padlen - length of padding at the message's tail
291 * @payload: length of message payload
293 static inline int nlmsg_padlen(int payload)
295 return nlmsg_total_size(payload) - nlmsg_msg_size(payload);
299 * nlmsg_data - head of message payload
300 * @nlh: netlink message header
302 static inline void *nlmsg_data(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
304 return (unsigned char *) nlh + NLMSG_HDRLEN;
308 * nlmsg_len - length of message payload
309 * @nlh: netlink message header
311 static inline int nlmsg_len(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
313 return nlh->nlmsg_len - NLMSG_HDRLEN;
317 * nlmsg_attrdata - head of attributes data
318 * @nlh: netlink message header
319 * @hdrlen: length of family specific header
321 static inline struct nlattr *nlmsg_attrdata(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
322 int hdrlen)
324 unsigned char *data = nlmsg_data(nlh);
325 return (struct nlattr *) (data + NLMSG_ALIGN(hdrlen));
329 * nlmsg_attrlen - length of attributes data
330 * @nlh: netlink message header
331 * @hdrlen: length of family specific header
333 static inline int nlmsg_attrlen(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int hdrlen)
335 return nlmsg_len(nlh) - NLMSG_ALIGN(hdrlen);
339 * nlmsg_ok - check if the netlink message fits into the remaining bytes
340 * @nlh: netlink message header
341 * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in message stream
343 static inline int nlmsg_ok(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int remaining)
345 return (remaining >= (int) sizeof(struct nlmsghdr) &&
346 nlh->nlmsg_len >= sizeof(struct nlmsghdr) &&
347 nlh->nlmsg_len <= remaining);
351 * nlmsg_next - next netlink message in message stream
352 * @nlh: netlink message header
353 * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in message stream
355 * Returns the next netlink message in the message stream and
356 * decrements remaining by the size of the current message.
358 static inline struct nlmsghdr *
359 nlmsg_next(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int *remaining)
361 int totlen = NLMSG_ALIGN(nlh->nlmsg_len);
363 *remaining -= totlen;
365 return (struct nlmsghdr *) ((unsigned char *) nlh + totlen);
369 * nlmsg_parse - parse attributes of a netlink message
370 * @nlh: netlink message header
371 * @hdrlen: length of family specific header
372 * @tb: destination array with maxtype+1 elements
373 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
374 * @policy: validation policy
376 * See nla_parse()
378 static inline int nlmsg_parse(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int hdrlen,
379 struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype,
380 const struct nla_policy *policy)
382 if (nlh->nlmsg_len < nlmsg_msg_size(hdrlen))
383 return -EINVAL;
385 return nla_parse(tb, maxtype, nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen),
386 nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen), policy);
390 * nlmsg_find_attr - find a specific attribute in a netlink message
391 * @nlh: netlink message header
392 * @hdrlen: length of familiy specific header
393 * @attrtype: type of attribute to look for
395 * Returns the first attribute which matches the specified type.
397 static inline struct nlattr *nlmsg_find_attr(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
398 int hdrlen, int attrtype)
400 return nla_find(nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen),
401 nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen), attrtype);
405 * nlmsg_validate - validate a netlink message including attributes
406 * @nlh: netlinket message header
407 * @hdrlen: length of familiy specific header
408 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
409 * @policy: validation policy
411 static inline int nlmsg_validate(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
412 int hdrlen, int maxtype,
413 const struct nla_policy *policy)
415 if (nlh->nlmsg_len < nlmsg_msg_size(hdrlen))
416 return -EINVAL;
418 return nla_validate(nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen),
419 nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen), maxtype, policy);
423 * nlmsg_report - need to report back to application?
424 * @nlh: netlink message header
426 * Returns 1 if a report back to the application is requested.
428 static inline int nlmsg_report(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
430 return !!(nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_ECHO);
434 * nlmsg_for_each_attr - iterate over a stream of attributes
435 * @pos: loop counter, set to current attribute
436 * @nlh: netlink message header
437 * @hdrlen: length of familiy specific header
438 * @rem: initialized to len, holds bytes currently remaining in stream
440 #define nlmsg_for_each_attr(pos, nlh, hdrlen, rem) \
441 nla_for_each_attr(pos, nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen), \
442 nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen), rem)
444 #if 0
445 /* FIXME: Enable once all users have been converted */
448 * __nlmsg_put - Add a new netlink message to an skb
449 * @skb: socket buffer to store message in
450 * @pid: netlink process id
451 * @seq: sequence number of message
452 * @type: message type
453 * @payload: length of message payload
454 * @flags: message flags
456 * The caller is responsible to ensure that the skb provides enough
457 * tailroom for both the netlink header and payload.
459 static inline struct nlmsghdr *__nlmsg_put(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid,
460 u32 seq, int type, int payload,
461 int flags)
463 struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
465 nlh = (struct nlmsghdr *) skb_put(skb, nlmsg_total_size(payload));
466 nlh->nlmsg_type = type;
467 nlh->nlmsg_len = nlmsg_msg_size(payload);
468 nlh->nlmsg_flags = flags;
469 nlh->nlmsg_pid = pid;
470 nlh->nlmsg_seq = seq;
472 memset((unsigned char *) nlmsg_data(nlh) + payload, 0,
473 nlmsg_padlen(payload));
475 return nlh;
477 #endif
480 * nlmsg_put - Add a new netlink message to an skb
481 * @skb: socket buffer to store message in
482 * @pid: netlink process id
483 * @seq: sequence number of message
484 * @type: message type
485 * @payload: length of message payload
486 * @flags: message flags
488 * Returns NULL if the tailroom of the skb is insufficient to store
489 * the message header and payload.
491 static inline struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg_put(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, u32 seq,
492 int type, int payload, int flags)
494 if (unlikely(skb_tailroom(skb) < nlmsg_total_size(payload)))
495 return NULL;
497 return __nlmsg_put(skb, pid, seq, type, payload, flags);
501 * nlmsg_put_answer - Add a new callback based netlink message to an skb
502 * @skb: socket buffer to store message in
503 * @cb: netlink callback
504 * @type: message type
505 * @payload: length of message payload
506 * @flags: message flags
508 * Returns NULL if the tailroom of the skb is insufficient to store
509 * the message header and payload.
511 static inline struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg_put_answer(struct sk_buff *skb,
512 struct netlink_callback *cb,
513 int type, int payload,
514 int flags)
516 return nlmsg_put(skb, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).pid, cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
517 type, payload, flags);
521 * nlmsg_new - Allocate a new netlink message
522 * @payload: size of the message payload
523 * @flags: the type of memory to allocate.
525 * Use NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE if the size of the payload isn't known
526 * and a good default is needed.
528 static inline struct sk_buff *nlmsg_new(size_t payload, gfp_t flags)
530 return alloc_skb(nlmsg_total_size(payload), flags);
534 * nlmsg_end - Finalize a netlink message
535 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
536 * @nlh: netlink message header
538 * Corrects the netlink message header to include the appeneded
539 * attributes. Only necessary if attributes have been added to
540 * the message.
542 * Returns the total data length of the skb.
544 static inline int nlmsg_end(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
546 nlh->nlmsg_len = skb_tail_pointer(skb) - (unsigned char *)nlh;
548 return skb->len;
552 * nlmsg_get_pos - return current position in netlink message
553 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
555 * Returns a pointer to the current tail of the message.
557 static inline void *nlmsg_get_pos(struct sk_buff *skb)
559 return skb_tail_pointer(skb);
563 * nlmsg_trim - Trim message to a mark
564 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
565 * @mark: mark to trim to
567 * Trims the message to the provided mark.
569 static inline void nlmsg_trim(struct sk_buff *skb, const void *mark)
571 if (mark)
572 skb_trim(skb, (unsigned char *) mark - skb->data);
576 * nlmsg_cancel - Cancel construction of a netlink message
577 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
578 * @nlh: netlink message header
580 * Removes the complete netlink message including all
581 * attributes from the socket buffer again.
583 static inline void nlmsg_cancel(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
585 nlmsg_trim(skb, nlh);
589 * nlmsg_free - free a netlink message
590 * @skb: socket buffer of netlink message
592 static inline void nlmsg_free(struct sk_buff *skb)
594 kfree_skb(skb);
598 * nlmsg_multicast - multicast a netlink message
599 * @sk: netlink socket to spread messages to
600 * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
601 * @pid: own netlink pid to avoid sending to yourself
602 * @group: multicast group id
603 * @flags: allocation flags
605 static inline int nlmsg_multicast(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
606 u32 pid, unsigned int group, gfp_t flags)
608 int err;
610 NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = group;
612 err = netlink_broadcast(sk, skb, pid, group, flags);
613 if (err > 0)
614 err = 0;
616 return err;
620 * nlmsg_unicast - unicast a netlink message
621 * @sk: netlink socket to spread message to
622 * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
623 * @pid: netlink pid of the destination socket
625 static inline int nlmsg_unicast(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid)
627 int err;
629 err = netlink_unicast(sk, skb, pid, MSG_DONTWAIT);
630 if (err > 0)
631 err = 0;
633 return err;
637 * nlmsg_for_each_msg - iterate over a stream of messages
638 * @pos: loop counter, set to current message
639 * @head: head of message stream
640 * @len: length of message stream
641 * @rem: initialized to len, holds bytes currently remaining in stream
643 #define nlmsg_for_each_msg(pos, head, len, rem) \
644 for (pos = head, rem = len; \
645 nlmsg_ok(pos, rem); \
646 pos = nlmsg_next(pos, &(rem)))
649 * nl_dump_check_consistent - check if sequence is consistent and advertise if not
650 * @cb: netlink callback structure that stores the sequence number
651 * @nlh: netlink message header to write the flag to
653 * This function checks if the sequence (generation) number changed during dump
654 * and if it did, advertises it in the netlink message header.
656 * The correct way to use it is to set cb->seq to the generation counter when
657 * all locks for dumping have been acquired, and then call this function for
658 * each message that is generated.
660 * Note that due to initialisation concerns, 0 is an invalid sequence number
661 * and must not be used by code that uses this functionality.
663 static inline void
664 nl_dump_check_consistent(struct netlink_callback *cb,
665 struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
667 if (cb->prev_seq && cb->seq != cb->prev_seq)
668 nlh->nlmsg_flags |= NLM_F_DUMP_INTR;
669 cb->prev_seq = cb->seq;
672 /**************************************************************************
673 * Netlink Attributes
674 **************************************************************************/
677 * nla_attr_size - length of attribute not including padding
678 * @payload: length of payload
680 static inline int nla_attr_size(int payload)
682 return NLA_HDRLEN + payload;
686 * nla_total_size - total length of attribute including padding
687 * @payload: length of payload
689 static inline int nla_total_size(int payload)
691 return NLA_ALIGN(nla_attr_size(payload));
695 * nla_padlen - length of padding at the tail of attribute
696 * @payload: length of payload
698 static inline int nla_padlen(int payload)
700 return nla_total_size(payload) - nla_attr_size(payload);
704 * nla_type - attribute type
705 * @nla: netlink attribute
707 static inline int nla_type(const struct nlattr *nla)
709 return nla->nla_type & NLA_TYPE_MASK;
713 * nla_data - head of payload
714 * @nla: netlink attribute
716 static inline void *nla_data(const struct nlattr *nla)
718 return (char *) nla + NLA_HDRLEN;
722 * nla_len - length of payload
723 * @nla: netlink attribute
725 static inline int nla_len(const struct nlattr *nla)
727 return nla->nla_len - NLA_HDRLEN;
731 * nla_ok - check if the netlink attribute fits into the remaining bytes
732 * @nla: netlink attribute
733 * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in attribute stream
735 static inline int nla_ok(const struct nlattr *nla, int remaining)
737 return remaining >= (int) sizeof(*nla) &&
738 nla->nla_len >= sizeof(*nla) &&
739 nla->nla_len <= remaining;
743 * nla_next - next netlink attribute in attribute stream
744 * @nla: netlink attribute
745 * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in attribute stream
747 * Returns the next netlink attribute in the attribute stream and
748 * decrements remaining by the size of the current attribute.
750 static inline struct nlattr *nla_next(const struct nlattr *nla, int *remaining)
752 int totlen = NLA_ALIGN(nla->nla_len);
754 *remaining -= totlen;
755 return (struct nlattr *) ((char *) nla + totlen);
759 * nla_find_nested - find attribute in a set of nested attributes
760 * @nla: attribute containing the nested attributes
761 * @attrtype: type of attribute to look for
763 * Returns the first attribute which matches the specified type.
765 static inline struct nlattr *
766 nla_find_nested(const struct nlattr *nla, int attrtype)
768 return nla_find(nla_data(nla), nla_len(nla), attrtype);
772 * nla_parse_nested - parse nested attributes
773 * @tb: destination array with maxtype+1 elements
774 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
775 * @nla: attribute containing the nested attributes
776 * @policy: validation policy
778 * See nla_parse()
780 static inline int nla_parse_nested(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype,
781 const struct nlattr *nla,
782 const struct nla_policy *policy)
784 return nla_parse(tb, maxtype, nla_data(nla), nla_len(nla), policy);
788 * nla_put_u8 - Add a u8 netlink attribute to a socket buffer
789 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
790 * @attrtype: attribute type
791 * @value: numeric value
793 static inline int nla_put_u8(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, u8 value)
795 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u8), &value);
799 * nla_put_u16 - Add a u16 netlink attribute to a socket buffer
800 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
801 * @attrtype: attribute type
802 * @value: numeric value
804 static inline int nla_put_u16(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, u16 value)
806 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u16), &value);
810 * nla_put_u32 - Add a u32 netlink attribute to a socket buffer
811 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
812 * @attrtype: attribute type
813 * @value: numeric value
815 static inline int nla_put_u32(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, u32 value)
817 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u32), &value);
821 * nla_put_64 - Add a u64 netlink attribute to a socket buffer
822 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
823 * @attrtype: attribute type
824 * @value: numeric value
826 static inline int nla_put_u64(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, u64 value)
828 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u64), &value);
832 * nla_put_string - Add a string netlink attribute to a socket buffer
833 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
834 * @attrtype: attribute type
835 * @str: NUL terminated string
837 static inline int nla_put_string(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
838 const char *str)
840 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, strlen(str) + 1, str);
844 * nla_put_flag - Add a flag netlink attribute to a socket buffer
845 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
846 * @attrtype: attribute type
848 static inline int nla_put_flag(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype)
850 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, 0, NULL);
854 * nla_put_msecs - Add a msecs netlink attribute to a socket buffer
855 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
856 * @attrtype: attribute type
857 * @jiffies: number of msecs in jiffies
859 static inline int nla_put_msecs(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
860 unsigned long jiffies)
862 u64 tmp = jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies);
863 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u64), &tmp);
866 #define NLA_PUT(skb, attrtype, attrlen, data) \
867 do { \
868 if (unlikely(nla_put(skb, attrtype, attrlen, data) < 0)) \
869 goto nla_put_failure; \
870 } while(0)
872 #define NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, type, attrtype, value) \
873 do { \
874 type __tmp = value; \
875 NLA_PUT(skb, attrtype, sizeof(type), &__tmp); \
876 } while(0)
878 #define NLA_PUT_U8(skb, attrtype, value) \
879 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u8, attrtype, value)
881 #define NLA_PUT_U16(skb, attrtype, value) \
882 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u16, attrtype, value)
884 #define NLA_PUT_LE16(skb, attrtype, value) \
885 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, __le16, attrtype, value)
887 #define NLA_PUT_BE16(skb, attrtype, value) \
888 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, __be16, attrtype, value)
890 #define NLA_PUT_NET16(skb, attrtype, value) \
891 NLA_PUT_BE16(skb, attrtype | NLA_F_NET_BYTEORDER, value)
893 #define NLA_PUT_U32(skb, attrtype, value) \
894 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u32, attrtype, value)
896 #define NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, attrtype, value) \
897 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, __be32, attrtype, value)
899 #define NLA_PUT_NET32(skb, attrtype, value) \
900 NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, attrtype | NLA_F_NET_BYTEORDER, value)
902 #define NLA_PUT_U64(skb, attrtype, value) \
903 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u64, attrtype, value)
905 #define NLA_PUT_BE64(skb, attrtype, value) \
906 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, __be64, attrtype, value)
908 #define NLA_PUT_NET64(skb, attrtype, value) \
909 NLA_PUT_BE64(skb, attrtype | NLA_F_NET_BYTEORDER, value)
911 #define NLA_PUT_STRING(skb, attrtype, value) \
912 NLA_PUT(skb, attrtype, strlen(value) + 1, value)
914 #define NLA_PUT_FLAG(skb, attrtype) \
915 NLA_PUT(skb, attrtype, 0, NULL)
917 #define NLA_PUT_MSECS(skb, attrtype, jiffies) \
918 NLA_PUT_U64(skb, attrtype, jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies))
921 * nla_get_u32 - return payload of u32 attribute
922 * @nla: u32 netlink attribute
924 static inline u32 nla_get_u32(const struct nlattr *nla)
926 return *(u32 *) nla_data(nla);
930 * nla_get_be32 - return payload of __be32 attribute
931 * @nla: __be32 netlink attribute
933 static inline __be32 nla_get_be32(const struct nlattr *nla)
935 return *(__be32 *) nla_data(nla);
939 * nla_get_u16 - return payload of u16 attribute
940 * @nla: u16 netlink attribute
942 static inline u16 nla_get_u16(const struct nlattr *nla)
944 return *(u16 *) nla_data(nla);
948 * nla_get_be16 - return payload of __be16 attribute
949 * @nla: __be16 netlink attribute
951 static inline __be16 nla_get_be16(const struct nlattr *nla)
953 return *(__be16 *) nla_data(nla);
957 * nla_get_le16 - return payload of __le16 attribute
958 * @nla: __le16 netlink attribute
960 static inline __le16 nla_get_le16(const struct nlattr *nla)
962 return *(__le16 *) nla_data(nla);
966 * nla_get_u8 - return payload of u8 attribute
967 * @nla: u8 netlink attribute
969 static inline u8 nla_get_u8(const struct nlattr *nla)
971 return *(u8 *) nla_data(nla);
975 * nla_get_u64 - return payload of u64 attribute
976 * @nla: u64 netlink attribute
978 static inline u64 nla_get_u64(const struct nlattr *nla)
980 u64 tmp;
982 nla_memcpy(&tmp, nla, sizeof(tmp));
984 return tmp;
988 * nla_get_be64 - return payload of __be64 attribute
989 * @nla: __be64 netlink attribute
991 static inline __be64 nla_get_be64(const struct nlattr *nla)
993 __be64 tmp;
995 nla_memcpy(&tmp, nla, sizeof(tmp));
997 return tmp;
1001 * nla_get_flag - return payload of flag attribute
1002 * @nla: flag netlink attribute
1004 static inline int nla_get_flag(const struct nlattr *nla)
1006 return !!nla;
1010 * nla_get_msecs - return payload of msecs attribute
1011 * @nla: msecs netlink attribute
1013 * Returns the number of milliseconds in jiffies.
1015 static inline unsigned long nla_get_msecs(const struct nlattr *nla)
1017 u64 msecs = nla_get_u64(nla);
1019 return msecs_to_jiffies((unsigned long) msecs);
1023 * nla_nest_start - Start a new level of nested attributes
1024 * @skb: socket buffer to add attributes to
1025 * @attrtype: attribute type of container
1027 * Returns the container attribute
1029 static inline struct nlattr *nla_nest_start(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype)
1031 struct nlattr *start = (struct nlattr *)skb_tail_pointer(skb);
1033 if (nla_put(skb, attrtype, 0, NULL) < 0)
1034 return NULL;
1036 return start;
1040 * nla_nest_end - Finalize nesting of attributes
1041 * @skb: socket buffer the attributes are stored in
1042 * @start: container attribute
1044 * Corrects the container attribute header to include the all
1045 * appeneded attributes.
1047 * Returns the total data length of the skb.
1049 static inline int nla_nest_end(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *start)
1051 start->nla_len = skb_tail_pointer(skb) - (unsigned char *)start;
1052 return skb->len;
1056 * nla_nest_cancel - Cancel nesting of attributes
1057 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
1058 * @start: container attribute
1060 * Removes the container attribute and including all nested
1061 * attributes. Returns -EMSGSIZE
1063 static inline void nla_nest_cancel(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *start)
1065 nlmsg_trim(skb, start);
1069 * nla_validate_nested - Validate a stream of nested attributes
1070 * @start: container attribute
1071 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
1072 * @policy: validation policy
1074 * Validates all attributes in the nested attribute stream against the
1075 * specified policy. Attributes with a type exceeding maxtype will be
1076 * ignored. See documenation of struct nla_policy for more details.
1078 * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code.
1080 static inline int nla_validate_nested(const struct nlattr *start, int maxtype,
1081 const struct nla_policy *policy)
1083 return nla_validate(nla_data(start), nla_len(start), maxtype, policy);
1087 * nla_for_each_attr - iterate over a stream of attributes
1088 * @pos: loop counter, set to current attribute
1089 * @head: head of attribute stream
1090 * @len: length of attribute stream
1091 * @rem: initialized to len, holds bytes currently remaining in stream
1093 #define nla_for_each_attr(pos, head, len, rem) \
1094 for (pos = head, rem = len; \
1095 nla_ok(pos, rem); \
1096 pos = nla_next(pos, &(rem)))
1099 * nla_for_each_nested - iterate over nested attributes
1100 * @pos: loop counter, set to current attribute
1101 * @nla: attribute containing the nested attributes
1102 * @rem: initialized to len, holds bytes currently remaining in stream
1104 #define nla_for_each_nested(pos, nla, rem) \
1105 nla_for_each_attr(pos, nla_data(nla), nla_len(nla), rem)
1107 #endif