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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_COMPAT Exact length of structure payload
196 * All other Exact length of attribute payload
198 * Example:
199 * static const struct nla_policy my_policy[ATTR_MAX+1] = {
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(const struct nlattr *head,
229 int len, int maxtype,
230 const struct nla_policy *policy);
231 extern int nla_parse(struct nlattr **tb, int maxtype,
232 const struct nlattr *head, int len,
233 const struct nla_policy *policy);
234 extern int nla_policy_len(const struct nla_policy *, int);
235 extern struct nlattr * nla_find(const struct nlattr *head,
236 int len, int attrtype);
237 extern size_t nla_strlcpy(char *dst, const struct nlattr *nla,
238 size_t dstsize);
239 extern int nla_memcpy(void *dest, const struct nlattr *src, int count);
240 extern int nla_memcmp(const struct nlattr *nla, const void *data,
241 size_t size);
242 extern int nla_strcmp(const struct nlattr *nla, const char *str);
243 extern struct nlattr * __nla_reserve(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
244 int attrlen);
245 extern void * __nla_reserve_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen);
246 extern struct nlattr * nla_reserve(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
247 int attrlen);
248 extern void * nla_reserve_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen);
249 extern void __nla_put(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
250 int attrlen, const void *data);
251 extern void __nla_put_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen,
252 const void *data);
253 extern int nla_put(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
254 int attrlen, const void *data);
255 extern int nla_put_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen,
256 const void *data);
257 extern int nla_append(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen,
258 const void *data);
260 /**************************************************************************
261 * Netlink Messages
262 **************************************************************************/
265 * nlmsg_msg_size - length of netlink message not including padding
266 * @payload: length of message payload
268 static inline int nlmsg_msg_size(int payload)
270 return NLMSG_HDRLEN + payload;
274 * nlmsg_total_size - length of netlink message including padding
275 * @payload: length of message payload
277 static inline int nlmsg_total_size(int payload)
279 return NLMSG_ALIGN(nlmsg_msg_size(payload));
283 * nlmsg_padlen - length of padding at the message's tail
284 * @payload: length of message payload
286 static inline int nlmsg_padlen(int payload)
288 return nlmsg_total_size(payload) - nlmsg_msg_size(payload);
292 * nlmsg_data - head of message payload
293 * @nlh: netlink messsage header
295 static inline void *nlmsg_data(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
297 return (unsigned char *) nlh + NLMSG_HDRLEN;
301 * nlmsg_len - length of message payload
302 * @nlh: netlink message header
304 static inline int nlmsg_len(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
306 return nlh->nlmsg_len - NLMSG_HDRLEN;
310 * nlmsg_attrdata - head of attributes data
311 * @nlh: netlink message header
312 * @hdrlen: length of family specific header
314 static inline struct nlattr *nlmsg_attrdata(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
315 int hdrlen)
317 unsigned char *data = nlmsg_data(nlh);
318 return (struct nlattr *) (data + NLMSG_ALIGN(hdrlen));
322 * nlmsg_attrlen - length of attributes data
323 * @nlh: netlink message header
324 * @hdrlen: length of family specific header
326 static inline int nlmsg_attrlen(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int hdrlen)
328 return nlmsg_len(nlh) - NLMSG_ALIGN(hdrlen);
332 * nlmsg_ok - check if the netlink message fits into the remaining bytes
333 * @nlh: netlink message header
334 * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in message stream
336 static inline int nlmsg_ok(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int remaining)
338 return (remaining >= (int) sizeof(struct nlmsghdr) &&
339 nlh->nlmsg_len >= sizeof(struct nlmsghdr) &&
340 nlh->nlmsg_len <= remaining);
344 * nlmsg_next - next netlink message in message stream
345 * @nlh: netlink message header
346 * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in message stream
348 * Returns the next netlink message in the message stream and
349 * decrements remaining by the size of the current message.
351 static inline struct nlmsghdr *
352 nlmsg_next(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int *remaining)
354 int totlen = NLMSG_ALIGN(nlh->nlmsg_len);
356 *remaining -= totlen;
358 return (struct nlmsghdr *) ((unsigned char *) nlh + totlen);
362 * nlmsg_parse - parse attributes of a netlink message
363 * @nlh: netlink message header
364 * @hdrlen: length of family specific header
365 * @tb: destination array with maxtype+1 elements
366 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
367 * @policy: validation policy
369 * See nla_parse()
371 static inline int nlmsg_parse(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int hdrlen,
372 struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype,
373 const struct nla_policy *policy)
375 if (nlh->nlmsg_len < nlmsg_msg_size(hdrlen))
376 return -EINVAL;
378 return nla_parse(tb, maxtype, nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen),
379 nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen), policy);
383 * nlmsg_find_attr - find a specific attribute in a netlink message
384 * @nlh: netlink message header
385 * @hdrlen: length of familiy specific header
386 * @attrtype: type of attribute to look for
388 * Returns the first attribute which matches the specified type.
390 static inline struct nlattr *nlmsg_find_attr(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
391 int hdrlen, int attrtype)
393 return nla_find(nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen),
394 nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen), attrtype);
398 * nlmsg_validate - validate a netlink message including attributes
399 * @nlh: netlinket message header
400 * @hdrlen: length of familiy specific header
401 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
402 * @policy: validation policy
404 static inline int nlmsg_validate(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
405 int hdrlen, int maxtype,
406 const struct nla_policy *policy)
408 if (nlh->nlmsg_len < nlmsg_msg_size(hdrlen))
409 return -EINVAL;
411 return nla_validate(nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen),
412 nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen), maxtype, policy);
416 * nlmsg_report - need to report back to application?
417 * @nlh: netlink message header
419 * Returns 1 if a report back to the application is requested.
421 static inline int nlmsg_report(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
423 return !!(nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_ECHO);
427 * nlmsg_for_each_attr - iterate over a stream of attributes
428 * @pos: loop counter, set to current attribute
429 * @nlh: netlink message header
430 * @hdrlen: length of familiy specific header
431 * @rem: initialized to len, holds bytes currently remaining in stream
433 #define nlmsg_for_each_attr(pos, nlh, hdrlen, rem) \
434 nla_for_each_attr(pos, nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen), \
435 nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen), rem)
437 #if 0
438 /* FIXME: Enable once all users have been converted */
441 * __nlmsg_put - Add a new netlink message to an skb
442 * @skb: socket buffer to store message in
443 * @pid: netlink process id
444 * @seq: sequence number of message
445 * @type: message type
446 * @payload: length of message payload
447 * @flags: message flags
449 * The caller is responsible to ensure that the skb provides enough
450 * tailroom for both the netlink header and payload.
452 static inline struct nlmsghdr *__nlmsg_put(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid,
453 u32 seq, int type, int payload,
454 int flags)
456 struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
458 nlh = (struct nlmsghdr *) skb_put(skb, nlmsg_total_size(payload));
459 nlh->nlmsg_type = type;
460 nlh->nlmsg_len = nlmsg_msg_size(payload);
461 nlh->nlmsg_flags = flags;
462 nlh->nlmsg_pid = pid;
463 nlh->nlmsg_seq = seq;
465 memset((unsigned char *) nlmsg_data(nlh) + payload, 0,
466 nlmsg_padlen(payload));
468 return nlh;
470 #endif
473 * nlmsg_put - Add a new netlink message to an skb
474 * @skb: socket buffer to store message in
475 * @pid: netlink process id
476 * @seq: sequence number of message
477 * @type: message type
478 * @payload: length of message payload
479 * @flags: message flags
481 * Returns NULL if the tailroom of the skb is insufficient to store
482 * the message header and payload.
484 static inline struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg_put(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, u32 seq,
485 int type, int payload, int flags)
487 if (unlikely(skb_tailroom(skb) < nlmsg_total_size(payload)))
488 return NULL;
490 return __nlmsg_put(skb, pid, seq, type, payload, flags);
494 * nlmsg_put_answer - Add a new callback based netlink message to an skb
495 * @skb: socket buffer to store message in
496 * @cb: netlink callback
497 * @type: message type
498 * @payload: length of message payload
499 * @flags: message flags
501 * Returns NULL if the tailroom of the skb is insufficient to store
502 * the message header and payload.
504 static inline struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg_put_answer(struct sk_buff *skb,
505 struct netlink_callback *cb,
506 int type, int payload,
507 int flags)
509 return nlmsg_put(skb, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).pid, cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
510 type, payload, flags);
514 * nlmsg_new - Allocate a new netlink message
515 * @payload: size of the message payload
516 * @flags: the type of memory to allocate.
518 * Use NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE if the size of the payload isn't known
519 * and a good default is needed.
521 static inline struct sk_buff *nlmsg_new(size_t payload, gfp_t flags)
523 return alloc_skb(nlmsg_total_size(payload), flags);
527 * nlmsg_end - Finalize a netlink message
528 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
529 * @nlh: netlink message header
531 * Corrects the netlink message header to include the appeneded
532 * attributes. Only necessary if attributes have been added to
533 * the message.
535 * Returns the total data length of the skb.
537 static inline int nlmsg_end(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
539 nlh->nlmsg_len = skb_tail_pointer(skb) - (unsigned char *)nlh;
541 return skb->len;
545 * nlmsg_get_pos - return current position in netlink message
546 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
548 * Returns a pointer to the current tail of the message.
550 static inline void *nlmsg_get_pos(struct sk_buff *skb)
552 return skb_tail_pointer(skb);
556 * nlmsg_trim - Trim message to a mark
557 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
558 * @mark: mark to trim to
560 * Trims the message to the provided mark.
562 static inline void nlmsg_trim(struct sk_buff *skb, const void *mark)
564 if (mark)
565 skb_trim(skb, (unsigned char *) mark - skb->data);
569 * nlmsg_cancel - Cancel construction of a netlink message
570 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
571 * @nlh: netlink message header
573 * Removes the complete netlink message including all
574 * attributes from the socket buffer again.
576 static inline void nlmsg_cancel(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
578 nlmsg_trim(skb, nlh);
582 * nlmsg_free - free a netlink message
583 * @skb: socket buffer of netlink message
585 static inline void nlmsg_free(struct sk_buff *skb)
587 kfree_skb(skb);
591 * nlmsg_multicast - multicast a netlink message
592 * @sk: netlink socket to spread messages to
593 * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
594 * @pid: own netlink pid to avoid sending to yourself
595 * @group: multicast group id
596 * @flags: allocation flags
598 static inline int nlmsg_multicast(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
599 u32 pid, unsigned int group, gfp_t flags)
601 int err;
603 NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = group;
605 err = netlink_broadcast(sk, skb, pid, group, flags);
606 if (err > 0)
607 err = 0;
609 return err;
613 * nlmsg_unicast - unicast a netlink message
614 * @sk: netlink socket to spread message to
615 * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
616 * @pid: netlink pid of the destination socket
618 static inline int nlmsg_unicast(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid)
620 int err;
622 err = netlink_unicast(sk, skb, pid, MSG_DONTWAIT);
623 if (err > 0)
624 err = 0;
626 return err;
630 * nlmsg_for_each_msg - iterate over a stream of messages
631 * @pos: loop counter, set to current message
632 * @head: head of message stream
633 * @len: length of message stream
634 * @rem: initialized to len, holds bytes currently remaining in stream
636 #define nlmsg_for_each_msg(pos, head, len, rem) \
637 for (pos = head, rem = len; \
638 nlmsg_ok(pos, rem); \
639 pos = nlmsg_next(pos, &(rem)))
641 /**************************************************************************
642 * Netlink Attributes
643 **************************************************************************/
646 * nla_attr_size - length of attribute not including padding
647 * @payload: length of payload
649 static inline int nla_attr_size(int payload)
651 return NLA_HDRLEN + payload;
655 * nla_total_size - total length of attribute including padding
656 * @payload: length of payload
658 static inline int nla_total_size(int payload)
660 return NLA_ALIGN(nla_attr_size(payload));
664 * nla_padlen - length of padding at the tail of attribute
665 * @payload: length of payload
667 static inline int nla_padlen(int payload)
669 return nla_total_size(payload) - nla_attr_size(payload);
673 * nla_type - attribute type
674 * @nla: netlink attribute
676 static inline int nla_type(const struct nlattr *nla)
678 return nla->nla_type & NLA_TYPE_MASK;
682 * nla_data - head of payload
683 * @nla: netlink attribute
685 static inline void *nla_data(const struct nlattr *nla)
687 return (char *) nla + NLA_HDRLEN;
691 * nla_len - length of payload
692 * @nla: netlink attribute
694 static inline int nla_len(const struct nlattr *nla)
696 return nla->nla_len - NLA_HDRLEN;
700 * nla_ok - check if the netlink attribute fits into the remaining bytes
701 * @nla: netlink attribute
702 * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in attribute stream
704 static inline int nla_ok(const struct nlattr *nla, int remaining)
706 return remaining >= (int) sizeof(*nla) &&
707 nla->nla_len >= sizeof(*nla) &&
708 nla->nla_len <= remaining;
712 * nla_next - next netlink attribute in attribute stream
713 * @nla: netlink attribute
714 * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in attribute stream
716 * Returns the next netlink attribute in the attribute stream and
717 * decrements remaining by the size of the current attribute.
719 static inline struct nlattr *nla_next(const struct nlattr *nla, int *remaining)
721 int totlen = NLA_ALIGN(nla->nla_len);
723 *remaining -= totlen;
724 return (struct nlattr *) ((char *) nla + totlen);
728 * nla_find_nested - find attribute in a set of nested attributes
729 * @nla: attribute containing the nested attributes
730 * @attrtype: type of attribute to look for
732 * Returns the first attribute which matches the specified type.
734 static inline struct nlattr *
735 nla_find_nested(const struct nlattr *nla, int attrtype)
737 return nla_find(nla_data(nla), nla_len(nla), attrtype);
741 * nla_parse_nested - parse nested attributes
742 * @tb: destination array with maxtype+1 elements
743 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
744 * @nla: attribute containing the nested attributes
745 * @policy: validation policy
747 * See nla_parse()
749 static inline int nla_parse_nested(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype,
750 const struct nlattr *nla,
751 const struct nla_policy *policy)
753 return nla_parse(tb, maxtype, nla_data(nla), nla_len(nla), policy);
757 * nla_put_u8 - Add a u8 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_u8(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, u8 value)
764 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u8), &value);
768 * nla_put_u16 - Add a u16 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_u16(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, u16 value)
775 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u16), &value);
779 * nla_put_u32 - Add a u32 netlink attribute to a socket buffer
780 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
781 * @attrtype: attribute type
782 * @value: numeric value
784 static inline int nla_put_u32(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, u32 value)
786 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u32), &value);
790 * nla_put_64 - Add a u64 netlink attribute to a socket buffer
791 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
792 * @attrtype: attribute type
793 * @value: numeric value
795 static inline int nla_put_u64(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, u64 value)
797 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u64), &value);
801 * nla_put_string - Add a string netlink attribute to a socket buffer
802 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
803 * @attrtype: attribute type
804 * @str: NUL terminated string
806 static inline int nla_put_string(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
807 const char *str)
809 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, strlen(str) + 1, str);
813 * nla_put_flag - Add a flag netlink attribute to a socket buffer
814 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
815 * @attrtype: attribute type
817 static inline int nla_put_flag(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype)
819 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, 0, NULL);
823 * nla_put_msecs - Add a msecs netlink attribute to a socket buffer
824 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
825 * @attrtype: attribute type
826 * @jiffies: number of msecs in jiffies
828 static inline int nla_put_msecs(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
829 unsigned long jiffies)
831 u64 tmp = jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies);
832 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u64), &tmp);
835 #define NLA_PUT(skb, attrtype, attrlen, data) \
836 do { \
837 if (unlikely(nla_put(skb, attrtype, attrlen, data) < 0)) \
838 goto nla_put_failure; \
839 } while(0)
841 #define NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, type, attrtype, value) \
842 do { \
843 type __tmp = value; \
844 NLA_PUT(skb, attrtype, sizeof(type), &__tmp); \
845 } while(0)
847 #define NLA_PUT_U8(skb, attrtype, value) \
848 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u8, attrtype, value)
850 #define NLA_PUT_U16(skb, attrtype, value) \
851 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u16, attrtype, value)
853 #define NLA_PUT_LE16(skb, attrtype, value) \
854 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, __le16, attrtype, value)
856 #define NLA_PUT_BE16(skb, attrtype, value) \
857 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, __be16, attrtype, value)
859 #define NLA_PUT_U32(skb, attrtype, value) \
860 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u32, attrtype, value)
862 #define NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, attrtype, value) \
863 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, __be32, attrtype, value)
865 #define NLA_PUT_U64(skb, attrtype, value) \
866 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u64, attrtype, value)
868 #define NLA_PUT_BE64(skb, attrtype, value) \
869 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, __be64, attrtype, value)
871 #define NLA_PUT_STRING(skb, attrtype, value) \
872 NLA_PUT(skb, attrtype, strlen(value) + 1, value)
874 #define NLA_PUT_FLAG(skb, attrtype) \
875 NLA_PUT(skb, attrtype, 0, NULL)
877 #define NLA_PUT_MSECS(skb, attrtype, jiffies) \
878 NLA_PUT_U64(skb, attrtype, jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies))
881 * nla_get_u32 - return payload of u32 attribute
882 * @nla: u32 netlink attribute
884 static inline u32 nla_get_u32(const struct nlattr *nla)
886 return *(u32 *) nla_data(nla);
890 * nla_get_be32 - return payload of __be32 attribute
891 * @nla: __be32 netlink attribute
893 static inline __be32 nla_get_be32(const struct nlattr *nla)
895 return *(__be32 *) nla_data(nla);
899 * nla_get_u16 - return payload of u16 attribute
900 * @nla: u16 netlink attribute
902 static inline u16 nla_get_u16(const struct nlattr *nla)
904 return *(u16 *) nla_data(nla);
908 * nla_get_be16 - return payload of __be16 attribute
909 * @nla: __be16 netlink attribute
911 static inline __be16 nla_get_be16(const struct nlattr *nla)
913 return *(__be16 *) nla_data(nla);
917 * nla_get_le16 - return payload of __le16 attribute
918 * @nla: __le16 netlink attribute
920 static inline __le16 nla_get_le16(const struct nlattr *nla)
922 return *(__le16 *) nla_data(nla);
926 * nla_get_u8 - return payload of u8 attribute
927 * @nla: u8 netlink attribute
929 static inline u8 nla_get_u8(const struct nlattr *nla)
931 return *(u8 *) nla_data(nla);
935 * nla_get_u64 - return payload of u64 attribute
936 * @nla: u64 netlink attribute
938 static inline u64 nla_get_u64(const struct nlattr *nla)
940 u64 tmp;
942 nla_memcpy(&tmp, nla, sizeof(tmp));
944 return tmp;
948 * nla_get_be64 - return payload of __be64 attribute
949 * @nla: __be64 netlink attribute
951 static inline __be64 nla_get_be64(const struct nlattr *nla)
953 __be64 tmp;
955 nla_memcpy(&tmp, nla, sizeof(tmp));
957 return tmp;
961 * nla_get_flag - return payload of flag attribute
962 * @nla: flag netlink attribute
964 static inline int nla_get_flag(const struct nlattr *nla)
966 return !!nla;
970 * nla_get_msecs - return payload of msecs attribute
971 * @nla: msecs netlink attribute
973 * Returns the number of milliseconds in jiffies.
975 static inline unsigned long nla_get_msecs(const struct nlattr *nla)
977 u64 msecs = nla_get_u64(nla);
979 return msecs_to_jiffies((unsigned long) msecs);
983 * nla_nest_start - Start a new level of nested attributes
984 * @skb: socket buffer to add attributes to
985 * @attrtype: attribute type of container
987 * Returns the container attribute
989 static inline struct nlattr *nla_nest_start(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype)
991 struct nlattr *start = (struct nlattr *)skb_tail_pointer(skb);
993 if (nla_put(skb, attrtype, 0, NULL) < 0)
994 return NULL;
996 return start;
1000 * nla_nest_end - Finalize nesting of attributes
1001 * @skb: socket buffer the attributes are stored in
1002 * @start: container attribute
1004 * Corrects the container attribute header to include the all
1005 * appeneded attributes.
1007 * Returns the total data length of the skb.
1009 static inline int nla_nest_end(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *start)
1011 start->nla_len = skb_tail_pointer(skb) - (unsigned char *)start;
1012 return skb->len;
1016 * nla_nest_cancel - Cancel nesting of attributes
1017 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
1018 * @start: container attribute
1020 * Removes the container attribute and including all nested
1021 * attributes. Returns -EMSGSIZE
1023 static inline void nla_nest_cancel(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *start)
1025 nlmsg_trim(skb, start);
1029 * nla_validate_nested - Validate a stream of nested attributes
1030 * @start: container attribute
1031 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
1032 * @policy: validation policy
1034 * Validates all attributes in the nested attribute stream against the
1035 * specified policy. Attributes with a type exceeding maxtype will be
1036 * ignored. See documenation of struct nla_policy for more details.
1038 * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code.
1040 static inline int nla_validate_nested(const struct nlattr *start, int maxtype,
1041 const struct nla_policy *policy)
1043 return nla_validate(nla_data(start), nla_len(start), maxtype, policy);
1047 * nla_for_each_attr - iterate over a stream of attributes
1048 * @pos: loop counter, set to current attribute
1049 * @head: head of attribute stream
1050 * @len: length of attribute stream
1051 * @rem: initialized to len, holds bytes currently remaining in stream
1053 #define nla_for_each_attr(pos, head, len, rem) \
1054 for (pos = head, rem = len; \
1055 nla_ok(pos, rem); \
1056 pos = nla_next(pos, &(rem)))
1059 * nla_for_each_nested - iterate over nested attributes
1060 * @pos: loop counter, set to current attribute
1061 * @nla: attribute containing the nested attributes
1062 * @rem: initialized to len, holds bytes currently remaining in stream
1064 #define nla_for_each_nested(pos, nla, rem) \
1065 nla_for_each_attr(pos, nla_data(nla), nla_len(nla), rem)
1067 #endif