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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() finanlize 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_compat_start(skb, type, start a nested compat attribute
123 * len, data)
124 * nla_nest_compat_end(skb, type) finalize a nested compat attribute
125 * nla_nest_cancel(skb, nla) cancel nested attribute construction
127 * Attribute Length Calculations:
128 * nla_attr_size(payload) length of attribute w/o padding
129 * nla_total_size(payload) length of attribute w/ padding
130 * nla_padlen(payload) length of padding
132 * Attribute Payload Access:
133 * nla_data(nla) head of attribute payload
134 * nla_len(nla) length of attribute payload
136 * Attribute Payload Access for Basic Types:
137 * nla_get_u8(nla) get payload for a u8 attribute
138 * nla_get_u16(nla) get payload for a u16 attribute
139 * nla_get_u32(nla) get payload for a u32 attribute
140 * nla_get_u64(nla) get payload for a u64 attribute
141 * nla_get_flag(nla) return 1 if flag is true
142 * nla_get_msecs(nla) get payload for a msecs attribute
144 * Attribute Misc:
145 * nla_memcpy(dest, nla, count) copy attribute into memory
146 * nla_memcmp(nla, data, size) compare attribute with memory area
147 * nla_strlcpy(dst, nla, size) copy attribute to a sized string
148 * nla_strcmp(nla, str) compare attribute with string
150 * Attribute Parsing:
151 * nla_ok(nla, remaining) does nla fit into remaining bytes?
152 * nla_next(nla, remaining) get next netlink attribute
153 * nla_validate() validate a stream of attributes
154 * nla_validate_nested() validate a stream of nested attributes
155 * nla_find() find attribute in stream of attributes
156 * nla_find_nested() find attribute in nested attributes
157 * nla_parse() parse and validate stream of attrs
158 * nla_parse_nested() parse nested attribuets
159 * nla_parse_nested_compat() parse nested compat attributes
160 * nla_for_each_attr() loop over all attributes
161 * nla_for_each_nested() loop over the nested attributes
162 *=========================================================================
166 * Standard attribute types to specify validation policy
168 enum {
169 NLA_UNSPEC,
170 NLA_U8,
171 NLA_U16,
172 NLA_U32,
173 NLA_U64,
174 NLA_STRING,
175 NLA_FLAG,
176 NLA_MSECS,
177 NLA_NESTED,
178 NLA_NESTED_COMPAT,
179 NLA_NUL_STRING,
180 NLA_BINARY,
181 __NLA_TYPE_MAX,
184 #define NLA_TYPE_MAX (__NLA_TYPE_MAX - 1)
187 * struct nla_policy - attribute validation policy
188 * @type: Type of attribute or NLA_UNSPEC
189 * @len: Type specific length of payload
191 * Policies are defined as arrays of this struct, the array must be
192 * accessible by attribute type up to the highest identifier to be expected.
194 * Meaning of `len' field:
195 * NLA_STRING Maximum length of string
196 * NLA_NUL_STRING Maximum length of string (excluding NUL)
197 * NLA_FLAG Unused
198 * NLA_BINARY Maximum length of attribute payload
199 * NLA_NESTED_COMPAT Exact length of structure payload
200 * All other Exact length of attribute payload
202 * Example:
203 * static struct nla_policy my_policy[ATTR_MAX+1] __read_mostly = {
204 * [ATTR_FOO] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
205 * [ATTR_BAR] = { .type = NLA_STRING, .len = BARSIZ },
206 * [ATTR_BAZ] = { .len = sizeof(struct mystruct) },
207 * };
209 struct nla_policy {
210 u16 type;
211 u16 len;
215 * struct nl_info - netlink source information
216 * @nlh: Netlink message header of original request
217 * @pid: Netlink PID of requesting application
219 struct nl_info {
220 struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
221 struct net *nl_net;
222 u32 pid;
225 extern int netlink_rcv_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
226 int (*cb)(struct sk_buff *,
227 struct nlmsghdr *));
228 extern int nlmsg_notify(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
229 u32 pid, unsigned int group, int report,
230 gfp_t flags);
232 extern int nla_validate(struct nlattr *head, int len, int maxtype,
233 const struct nla_policy *policy);
234 extern int nla_parse(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype,
235 struct nlattr *head, int len,
236 const struct nla_policy *policy);
237 extern struct nlattr * nla_find(struct nlattr *head, int len, int attrtype);
238 extern size_t nla_strlcpy(char *dst, const struct nlattr *nla,
239 size_t dstsize);
240 extern int nla_memcpy(void *dest, struct nlattr *src, int count);
241 extern int nla_memcmp(const struct nlattr *nla, const void *data,
242 size_t size);
243 extern int nla_strcmp(const struct nlattr *nla, const char *str);
244 extern struct nlattr * __nla_reserve(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
245 int attrlen);
246 extern void * __nla_reserve_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen);
247 extern struct nlattr * nla_reserve(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
248 int attrlen);
249 extern void * nla_reserve_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen);
250 extern void __nla_put(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
251 int attrlen, const void *data);
252 extern void __nla_put_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen,
253 const void *data);
254 extern int nla_put(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
255 int attrlen, const void *data);
256 extern int nla_put_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen,
257 const void *data);
258 extern int nla_append(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen,
259 const void *data);
261 /**************************************************************************
262 * Netlink Messages
263 **************************************************************************/
266 * nlmsg_msg_size - length of netlink message not including padding
267 * @payload: length of message payload
269 static inline int nlmsg_msg_size(int payload)
271 return NLMSG_HDRLEN + payload;
275 * nlmsg_total_size - length of netlink message including padding
276 * @payload: length of message payload
278 static inline int nlmsg_total_size(int payload)
280 return NLMSG_ALIGN(nlmsg_msg_size(payload));
284 * nlmsg_padlen - length of padding at the message's tail
285 * @payload: length of message payload
287 static inline int nlmsg_padlen(int payload)
289 return nlmsg_total_size(payload) - nlmsg_msg_size(payload);
293 * nlmsg_data - head of message payload
294 * @nlh: netlink messsage header
296 static inline void *nlmsg_data(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
298 return (unsigned char *) nlh + NLMSG_HDRLEN;
302 * nlmsg_len - length of message payload
303 * @nlh: netlink message header
305 static inline int nlmsg_len(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
307 return nlh->nlmsg_len - NLMSG_HDRLEN;
311 * nlmsg_attrdata - head of attributes data
312 * @nlh: netlink message header
313 * @hdrlen: length of family specific header
315 static inline struct nlattr *nlmsg_attrdata(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
316 int hdrlen)
318 unsigned char *data = nlmsg_data(nlh);
319 return (struct nlattr *) (data + NLMSG_ALIGN(hdrlen));
323 * nlmsg_attrlen - length of attributes data
324 * @nlh: netlink message header
325 * @hdrlen: length of family specific header
327 static inline int nlmsg_attrlen(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int hdrlen)
329 return nlmsg_len(nlh) - NLMSG_ALIGN(hdrlen);
333 * nlmsg_ok - check if the netlink message fits into the remaining bytes
334 * @nlh: netlink message header
335 * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in message stream
337 static inline int nlmsg_ok(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int remaining)
339 return (remaining >= sizeof(struct nlmsghdr) &&
340 nlh->nlmsg_len >= sizeof(struct nlmsghdr) &&
341 nlh->nlmsg_len <= remaining);
345 * nlmsg_next - next netlink message in message stream
346 * @nlh: netlink message header
347 * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in message stream
349 * Returns the next netlink message in the message stream and
350 * decrements remaining by the size of the current message.
352 static inline struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg_next(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(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(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(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int hdrlen, int maxtype,
405 const struct nla_policy *policy)
407 if (nlh->nlmsg_len < nlmsg_msg_size(hdrlen))
408 return -EINVAL;
410 return nla_validate(nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen),
411 nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen), maxtype, policy);
415 * nlmsg_report - need to report back to application?
416 * @nlh: netlink message header
418 * Returns 1 if a report back to the application is requested.
420 static inline int nlmsg_report(struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
422 return !!(nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_ECHO);
426 * nlmsg_for_each_attr - iterate over a stream of attributes
427 * @pos: loop counter, set to current attribute
428 * @nlh: netlink message header
429 * @hdrlen: length of familiy specific header
430 * @rem: initialized to len, holds bytes currently remaining in stream
432 #define nlmsg_for_each_attr(pos, nlh, hdrlen, rem) \
433 nla_for_each_attr(pos, nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen), \
434 nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen), rem)
436 #if 0
437 /* FIXME: Enable once all users have been converted */
440 * __nlmsg_put - Add a new netlink message to an skb
441 * @skb: socket buffer to store message in
442 * @pid: netlink process id
443 * @seq: sequence number of message
444 * @type: message type
445 * @payload: length of message payload
446 * @flags: message flags
448 * The caller is responsible to ensure that the skb provides enough
449 * tailroom for both the netlink header and payload.
451 static inline struct nlmsghdr *__nlmsg_put(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid,
452 u32 seq, int type, int payload,
453 int flags)
455 struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
457 nlh = (struct nlmsghdr *) skb_put(skb, nlmsg_total_size(payload));
458 nlh->nlmsg_type = type;
459 nlh->nlmsg_len = nlmsg_msg_size(payload);
460 nlh->nlmsg_flags = flags;
461 nlh->nlmsg_pid = pid;
462 nlh->nlmsg_seq = seq;
464 memset((unsigned char *) nlmsg_data(nlh) + payload, 0,
465 nlmsg_padlen(payload));
467 return nlh;
469 #endif
472 * nlmsg_put - Add a new netlink message to an skb
473 * @skb: socket buffer to store message in
474 * @pid: netlink process id
475 * @seq: sequence number of message
476 * @type: message type
477 * @payload: length of message payload
478 * @flags: message flags
480 * Returns NULL if the tailroom of the skb is insufficient to store
481 * the message header and payload.
483 static inline struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg_put(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, u32 seq,
484 int type, int payload, int flags)
486 if (unlikely(skb_tailroom(skb) < nlmsg_total_size(payload)))
487 return NULL;
489 return __nlmsg_put(skb, pid, seq, type, payload, flags);
493 * nlmsg_put_answer - Add a new callback based netlink message to an skb
494 * @skb: socket buffer to store message in
495 * @cb: netlink callback
496 * @type: message type
497 * @payload: length of message payload
498 * @flags: message flags
500 * Returns NULL if the tailroom of the skb is insufficient to store
501 * the message header and payload.
503 static inline struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg_put_answer(struct sk_buff *skb,
504 struct netlink_callback *cb,
505 int type, int payload,
506 int flags)
508 return nlmsg_put(skb, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).pid, cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
509 type, payload, flags);
513 * nlmsg_new - Allocate a new netlink message
514 * @payload: size of the message payload
515 * @flags: the type of memory to allocate.
517 * Use NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE if the size of the payload isn't known
518 * and a good default is needed.
520 static inline struct sk_buff *nlmsg_new(size_t payload, gfp_t flags)
522 return alloc_skb(nlmsg_total_size(payload), flags);
526 * nlmsg_end - Finalize a netlink message
527 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
528 * @nlh: netlink message header
530 * Corrects the netlink message header to include the appeneded
531 * attributes. Only necessary if attributes have been added to
532 * the message.
534 * Returns the total data length of the skb.
536 static inline int nlmsg_end(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
538 nlh->nlmsg_len = skb_tail_pointer(skb) - (unsigned char *)nlh;
540 return skb->len;
544 * nlmsg_get_pos - return current position in netlink message
545 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
547 * Returns a pointer to the current tail of the message.
549 static inline void *nlmsg_get_pos(struct sk_buff *skb)
551 return skb_tail_pointer(skb);
555 * nlmsg_trim - Trim message to a mark
556 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
557 * @mark: mark to trim to
559 * Trims the message to the provided mark.
561 static inline void nlmsg_trim(struct sk_buff *skb, const void *mark)
563 if (mark)
564 skb_trim(skb, (unsigned char *) mark - skb->data);
568 * nlmsg_cancel - Cancel construction of a netlink message
569 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
570 * @nlh: netlink message header
572 * Removes the complete netlink message including all
573 * attributes from the socket buffer again.
575 static inline void nlmsg_cancel(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
577 nlmsg_trim(skb, nlh);
581 * nlmsg_free - free a netlink message
582 * @skb: socket buffer of netlink message
584 static inline void nlmsg_free(struct sk_buff *skb)
586 kfree_skb(skb);
590 * nlmsg_multicast - multicast a netlink message
591 * @sk: netlink socket to spread messages to
592 * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
593 * @pid: own netlink pid to avoid sending to yourself
594 * @group: multicast group id
595 * @flags: allocation flags
597 static inline int nlmsg_multicast(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
598 u32 pid, unsigned int group, gfp_t flags)
600 int err;
602 NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = group;
604 err = netlink_broadcast(sk, skb, pid, group, flags);
605 if (err > 0)
606 err = 0;
608 return err;
612 * nlmsg_unicast - unicast a netlink message
613 * @sk: netlink socket to spread message to
614 * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
615 * @pid: netlink pid of the destination socket
617 static inline int nlmsg_unicast(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid)
619 int err;
621 err = netlink_unicast(sk, skb, pid, MSG_DONTWAIT);
622 if (err > 0)
623 err = 0;
625 return err;
629 * nlmsg_for_each_msg - iterate over a stream of messages
630 * @pos: loop counter, set to current message
631 * @head: head of message stream
632 * @len: length of message stream
633 * @rem: initialized to len, holds bytes currently remaining in stream
635 #define nlmsg_for_each_msg(pos, head, len, rem) \
636 for (pos = head, rem = len; \
637 nlmsg_ok(pos, rem); \
638 pos = nlmsg_next(pos, &(rem)))
640 /**************************************************************************
641 * Netlink Attributes
642 **************************************************************************/
645 * nla_attr_size - length of attribute not including padding
646 * @payload: length of payload
648 static inline int nla_attr_size(int payload)
650 return NLA_HDRLEN + payload;
654 * nla_total_size - total length of attribute including padding
655 * @payload: length of payload
657 static inline int nla_total_size(int payload)
659 return NLA_ALIGN(nla_attr_size(payload));
663 * nla_padlen - length of padding at the tail of attribute
664 * @payload: length of payload
666 static inline int nla_padlen(int payload)
668 return nla_total_size(payload) - nla_attr_size(payload);
672 * nla_type - attribute type
673 * @nla: netlink attribute
675 static inline int nla_type(const struct nlattr *nla)
677 return nla->nla_type & NLA_TYPE_MASK;
681 * nla_data - head of payload
682 * @nla: netlink attribute
684 static inline void *nla_data(const struct nlattr *nla)
686 return (char *) nla + NLA_HDRLEN;
690 * nla_len - length of payload
691 * @nla: netlink attribute
693 static inline int nla_len(const struct nlattr *nla)
695 return nla->nla_len - NLA_HDRLEN;
699 * nla_ok - check if the netlink attribute fits into the remaining bytes
700 * @nla: netlink attribute
701 * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in attribute stream
703 static inline int nla_ok(const struct nlattr *nla, int remaining)
705 return remaining >= sizeof(*nla) &&
706 nla->nla_len >= sizeof(*nla) &&
707 nla->nla_len <= remaining;
711 * nla_next - next netlink attribute in attribute stream
712 * @nla: netlink attribute
713 * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in attribute stream
715 * Returns the next netlink attribute in the attribute stream and
716 * decrements remaining by the size of the current attribute.
718 static inline struct nlattr *nla_next(const struct nlattr *nla, int *remaining)
720 int totlen = NLA_ALIGN(nla->nla_len);
722 *remaining -= totlen;
723 return (struct nlattr *) ((char *) nla + totlen);
727 * nla_find_nested - find attribute in a set of nested attributes
728 * @nla: attribute containing the nested attributes
729 * @attrtype: type of attribute to look for
731 * Returns the first attribute which matches the specified type.
733 static inline struct nlattr *nla_find_nested(struct nlattr *nla, int attrtype)
735 return nla_find(nla_data(nla), nla_len(nla), attrtype);
739 * nla_parse_nested - parse nested attributes
740 * @tb: destination array with maxtype+1 elements
741 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
742 * @nla: attribute containing the nested attributes
743 * @policy: validation policy
745 * See nla_parse()
747 static inline int nla_parse_nested(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype,
748 struct nlattr *nla,
749 const struct nla_policy *policy)
751 return nla_parse(tb, maxtype, nla_data(nla), nla_len(nla), policy);
755 * nla_parse_nested_compat - parse nested compat attributes
756 * @tb: destination array with maxtype+1 elements
757 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
758 * @nla: attribute containing the nested attributes
759 * @data: pointer to point to contained structure
760 * @len: length of contained structure
761 * @policy: validation policy
763 * Parse a nested compat attribute. The compat attribute contains a structure
764 * and optionally a set of nested attributes. On success the data pointer
765 * points to the nested data and tb contains the parsed attributes
766 * (see nla_parse).
768 static inline int __nla_parse_nested_compat(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype,
769 struct nlattr *nla,
770 const struct nla_policy *policy,
771 int len)
773 int nested_len = nla_len(nla) - NLA_ALIGN(len);
775 if (nested_len < 0)
776 return -EINVAL;
777 if (nested_len >= nla_attr_size(0))
778 return nla_parse(tb, maxtype, nla_data(nla) + NLA_ALIGN(len),
779 nested_len, policy);
780 memset(tb, 0, sizeof(struct nlattr *) * (maxtype + 1));
781 return 0;
784 #define nla_parse_nested_compat(tb, maxtype, nla, policy, data, len) \
785 ({ data = nla_len(nla) >= len ? nla_data(nla) : NULL; \
786 __nla_parse_nested_compat(tb, maxtype, nla, policy, len); })
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_U32(skb, attrtype, value) \
891 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u32, attrtype, value)
893 #define NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, attrtype, value) \
894 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, __be32, attrtype, value)
896 #define NLA_PUT_U64(skb, attrtype, value) \
897 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u64, attrtype, value)
899 #define NLA_PUT_BE64(skb, attrtype, value) \
900 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, __be64, attrtype, value)
902 #define NLA_PUT_STRING(skb, attrtype, value) \
903 NLA_PUT(skb, attrtype, strlen(value) + 1, value)
905 #define NLA_PUT_FLAG(skb, attrtype) \
906 NLA_PUT(skb, attrtype, 0, NULL)
908 #define NLA_PUT_MSECS(skb, attrtype, jiffies) \
909 NLA_PUT_U64(skb, attrtype, jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies))
912 * nla_get_u32 - return payload of u32 attribute
913 * @nla: u32 netlink attribute
915 static inline u32 nla_get_u32(struct nlattr *nla)
917 return *(u32 *) nla_data(nla);
921 * nla_get_be32 - return payload of __be32 attribute
922 * @nla: __be32 netlink attribute
924 static inline __be32 nla_get_be32(struct nlattr *nla)
926 return *(__be32 *) nla_data(nla);
930 * nla_get_u16 - return payload of u16 attribute
931 * @nla: u16 netlink attribute
933 static inline u16 nla_get_u16(struct nlattr *nla)
935 return *(u16 *) nla_data(nla);
939 * nla_get_be16 - return payload of __be16 attribute
940 * @nla: __be16 netlink attribute
942 static inline __be16 nla_get_be16(struct nlattr *nla)
944 return *(__be16 *) nla_data(nla);
948 * nla_get_le16 - return payload of __le16 attribute
949 * @nla: __le16 netlink attribute
951 static inline __le16 nla_get_le16(struct nlattr *nla)
953 return *(__le16 *) nla_data(nla);
957 * nla_get_u8 - return payload of u8 attribute
958 * @nla: u8 netlink attribute
960 static inline u8 nla_get_u8(struct nlattr *nla)
962 return *(u8 *) nla_data(nla);
966 * nla_get_u64 - return payload of u64 attribute
967 * @nla: u64 netlink attribute
969 static inline u64 nla_get_u64(struct nlattr *nla)
971 u64 tmp;
973 nla_memcpy(&tmp, nla, sizeof(tmp));
975 return tmp;
979 * nla_get_flag - return payload of flag attribute
980 * @nla: flag netlink attribute
982 static inline int nla_get_flag(struct nlattr *nla)
984 return !!nla;
988 * nla_get_msecs - return payload of msecs attribute
989 * @nla: msecs netlink attribute
991 * Returns the number of milliseconds in jiffies.
993 static inline unsigned long nla_get_msecs(struct nlattr *nla)
995 u64 msecs = nla_get_u64(nla);
997 return msecs_to_jiffies((unsigned long) msecs);
1001 * nla_nest_start - Start a new level of nested attributes
1002 * @skb: socket buffer to add attributes to
1003 * @attrtype: attribute type of container
1005 * Returns the container attribute
1007 static inline struct nlattr *nla_nest_start(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype)
1009 struct nlattr *start = (struct nlattr *)skb_tail_pointer(skb);
1011 if (nla_put(skb, attrtype, 0, NULL) < 0)
1012 return NULL;
1014 return start;
1018 * nla_nest_end - Finalize nesting of attributes
1019 * @skb: socket buffer the attributes are stored in
1020 * @start: container attribute
1022 * Corrects the container attribute header to include the all
1023 * appeneded attributes.
1025 * Returns the total data length of the skb.
1027 static inline int nla_nest_end(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *start)
1029 start->nla_len = skb_tail_pointer(skb) - (unsigned char *)start;
1030 return skb->len;
1034 * nla_nest_compat_start - Start a new level of nested compat attributes
1035 * @skb: socket buffer to add attributes to
1036 * @attrtype: attribute type of container
1037 * @attrlen: length of structure
1038 * @data: pointer to structure
1040 * Start a nested compat attribute that contains both a structure and
1041 * a set of nested attributes.
1043 * Returns the container attribute
1045 static inline struct nlattr *nla_nest_compat_start(struct sk_buff *skb,
1046 int attrtype, int attrlen,
1047 const void *data)
1049 struct nlattr *start = (struct nlattr *)skb_tail_pointer(skb);
1051 if (nla_put(skb, attrtype, attrlen, data) < 0)
1052 return NULL;
1053 if (nla_nest_start(skb, attrtype) == NULL) {
1054 nlmsg_trim(skb, start);
1055 return NULL;
1057 return start;
1061 * nla_nest_compat_end - Finalize nesting of compat attributes
1062 * @skb: socket buffer the attributes are stored in
1063 * @start: container attribute
1065 * Corrects the container attribute header to include the all
1066 * appeneded attributes.
1068 * Returns the total data length of the skb.
1070 static inline int nla_nest_compat_end(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *start)
1072 struct nlattr *nest = (void *)start + NLMSG_ALIGN(start->nla_len);
1074 start->nla_len = skb_tail_pointer(skb) - (unsigned char *)start;
1075 return nla_nest_end(skb, nest);
1079 * nla_nest_cancel - Cancel nesting of attributes
1080 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
1081 * @start: container attribute
1083 * Removes the container attribute and including all nested
1084 * attributes. Returns -EMSGSIZE
1086 static inline void nla_nest_cancel(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *start)
1088 nlmsg_trim(skb, start);
1092 * nla_validate_nested - Validate a stream of nested attributes
1093 * @start: container attribute
1094 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
1095 * @policy: validation policy
1097 * Validates all attributes in the nested attribute stream against the
1098 * specified policy. Attributes with a type exceeding maxtype will be
1099 * ignored. See documenation of struct nla_policy for more details.
1101 * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code.
1103 static inline int nla_validate_nested(struct nlattr *start, int maxtype,
1104 const struct nla_policy *policy)
1106 return nla_validate(nla_data(start), nla_len(start), maxtype, policy);
1110 * nla_for_each_attr - iterate over a stream of attributes
1111 * @pos: loop counter, set to current attribute
1112 * @head: head of attribute stream
1113 * @len: length of attribute stream
1114 * @rem: initialized to len, holds bytes currently remaining in stream
1116 #define nla_for_each_attr(pos, head, len, rem) \
1117 for (pos = head, rem = len; \
1118 nla_ok(pos, rem); \
1119 pos = nla_next(pos, &(rem)))
1122 * nla_for_each_nested - iterate over nested attributes
1123 * @pos: loop counter, set to current attribute
1124 * @nla: attribute containing the nested attributes
1125 * @rem: initialized to len, holds bytes currently remaining in stream
1127 #define nla_for_each_nested(pos, nla, rem) \
1128 nla_for_each_attr(pos, nla_data(nla), nla_len(nla), rem)
1130 #endif