10 files changed, 612 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
index c8c606589ea6..4d1998d23f0f 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/scsi/Kconfig
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ config SCSI
           However, do not compile this as a module if your root file system
           (the one containing the directory /) is located on a SCSI device.
 
+config SCSI_NETLINK
+        tristate
+        default n
+        select NET
+
 config SCSI_PROC_FS
         bool "legacy /proc/scsi/ support"
         depends on SCSI && PROC_FS
@@ -222,6 +227,7 @@ config SCSI_SPI_ATTRS
 config SCSI_FC_ATTRS
         tristate "FiberChannel Transport Attributes"
         depends on SCSI
+        select SCSI_NETLINK
         help
           If you wish to export transport-specific information about
           each attached FiberChannel device to sysfs, say Y.
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/Makefile b/drivers/scsi/Makefile
index fd9aeb1ba07f..8fc2c594b537 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/scsi/Makefile
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ scsi_mod-y			+= scsi.o hosts.o scsi_ioctl.o constants.o \
                                    scsicam.o scsi_error.o scsi_lib.o \
                                    scsi_scan.o scsi_sysfs.o \
                                    scsi_devinfo.o
+scsi_mod-$(CONFIG_SCSI_NETLINK) += scsi_netlink.o
 scsi_mod-$(CONFIG_SYSCTL)       += scsi_sysctl.o
 scsi_mod-$(CONFIG_SCSI_PROC_FS) += scsi_proc.o
 
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
index 37843927e47f..eedfd059b82b 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi.c
@@ -1118,6 +1118,8 @@ static int __init init_scsi(void)
         for_each_possible_cpu(i)
                 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&per_cpu(scsi_done_q, i));
 
+        scsi_netlink_init();
+
         printk(KERN_NOTICE "SCSI subsystem initialized\n");
         return 0;
 
@@ -1138,6 +1140,7 @@ cleanup_queue:
 
 static void __exit exit_scsi(void)
 {
+        scsi_netlink_exit();
         scsi_sysfs_unregister();
         scsi_exit_sysctl();
         scsi_exit_hosts();
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_netlink.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_netlink.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1b59b27e887f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_netlink.c
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+/*
+ *  scsi_netlink.c  - SCSI Transport Netlink Interface
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2006   James Smart, Emulex Corporation
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ */
+#include <linux/time.h>
+#include <linux/jiffies.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
+#include <net/sock.h>
+#include <net/netlink.h>
+
+#include <scsi/scsi_netlink.h>
+#include "scsi_priv.h"
+
+struct sock *scsi_nl_sock = NULL;
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(scsi_nl_sock);
+
+
+/**
+ * scsi_nl_rcv_msg -
+ *    Receive message handler. Extracts message from a receive buffer.
+ *    Validates message header and calls appropriate transport message handler
+ *
+ * @skb:                socket receive buffer
+ *
+ **/
+static void
+scsi_nl_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+        struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
+        struct scsi_nl_hdr *hdr;
+        uint32_t rlen;
+        int err;
+
+        while (skb->len >= NLMSG_SPACE(0)) {
+                err = 0;
+
+                nlh = (struct nlmsghdr *) skb->data;
+                if ((nlh->nlmsg_len < (sizeof(*nlh) + sizeof(*hdr))) ||
+                    (skb->len < nlh->nlmsg_len)) {
+                        printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: discarding partial skb\n",
+                                 __FUNCTION__);
+                        return;
+                }
+
+                rlen = NLMSG_ALIGN(nlh->nlmsg_len);
+                if (rlen > skb->len)
+                        rlen = skb->len;
+
+                if (nlh->nlmsg_type != SCSI_TRANSPORT_MSG) {
+                        err = -EBADMSG;
+                        goto next_msg;
+                }
+
+                hdr = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
+                if ((hdr->version != SCSI_NL_VERSION) ||
+                    (hdr->magic != SCSI_NL_MAGIC)) {
+                        err = -EPROTOTYPE;
+                        goto next_msg;
+                }
+
+                if (security_netlink_recv(skb, CAP_SYS_ADMIN)) {
+                        err = -EPERM;
+                        goto next_msg;
+                }
+
+                if (nlh->nlmsg_len < (sizeof(*nlh) + hdr->msglen)) {
+                        printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: discarding partial message\n",
+                                 __FUNCTION__);
+                        return;
+                }
+
+                /*
+                 * We currently don't support anyone sending us a message
+                 */
+
+next_msg:
+                if ((err) || (nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_ACK))
+                        netlink_ack(skb, nlh, err);
+
+                skb_pull(skb, rlen);
+        }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * scsi_nl_rcv_msg -
+ *    Receive handler for a socket. Extracts a received message buffer from
+ *    the socket, and starts message processing.
+ *
+ * @sk:         socket
+ * @len:        unused
+ *
+ **/
+static void
+scsi_nl_rcv(struct sock *sk, int len)
+{
+        struct sk_buff *skb;
+
+        while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue))) {
+                scsi_nl_rcv_msg(skb);
+                kfree_skb(skb);
+        }
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * scsi_nl_rcv_event -
+ *    Event handler for a netlink socket.
+ *
+ * @this:               event notifier block
+ * @event:              event type
+ * @ptr:                event payload
+ *
+ **/
+static int
+scsi_nl_rcv_event(struct notifier_block *this, unsigned long event, void *ptr)
+{
+        struct netlink_notify *n = ptr;
+
+        if (n->protocol != NETLINK_SCSITRANSPORT)
+                return NOTIFY_DONE;
+
+        /*
+         * Currently, we are not tracking PID's, etc. There is nothing
+         * to handle.
+         */
+
+        return NOTIFY_DONE;
+}
+
+static struct notifier_block scsi_netlink_notifier = {
+        .notifier_call  = scsi_nl_rcv_event,
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * scsi_netlink_init -
+ *    Called by SCSI subsystem to intialize the SCSI transport netlink
+ *    interface
+ *
+ **/
+void
+scsi_netlink_init(void)
+{
+        int error;
+
+        error = netlink_register_notifier(&scsi_netlink_notifier);
+        if (error) {
+                printk(KERN_ERR "%s: register of event handler failed - %d\n",
+                                __FUNCTION__, error);
+                return;
+        }
+
+        scsi_nl_sock = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_SCSITRANSPORT,
+                                SCSI_NL_GRP_CNT, scsi_nl_rcv, THIS_MODULE);
+        if (!scsi_nl_sock) {
+                printk(KERN_ERR "%s: register of recieve handler failed\n",
+                                __FUNCTION__);
+                netlink_unregister_notifier(&scsi_netlink_notifier);
+        }
+
+        return;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * scsi_netlink_exit -
+ *    Called by SCSI subsystem to disable the SCSI transport netlink
+ *    interface
+ *
+ **/
+void
+scsi_netlink_exit(void)
+{
+        if (scsi_nl_sock) {
+                sock_release(scsi_nl_sock->sk_socket);
+                netlink_unregister_notifier(&scsi_netlink_notifier);
+        }
+
+        return;
+}
+
+
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h b/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h
index ae24c85aaeea..5d023d44e5e7 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_priv.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ struct scsi_cmnd;
 struct scsi_device;
 struct scsi_host_template;
 struct Scsi_Host;
+struct scsi_nl_hdr;
 
 
 /*
@@ -110,6 +111,16 @@ extern void __scsi_remove_device(struct scsi_device *);
 
 extern struct bus_type scsi_bus_type;
 
+/* scsi_netlink.c */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SCSI_NETLINK
+extern void scsi_netlink_init(void);
+extern void scsi_netlink_exit(void);
+extern struct sock *scsi_nl_sock;
+#else
+static inline void scsi_netlink_init(void) {}
+static inline void scsi_netlink_exit(void) {}
+#endif
+
 /* 
  * internal scsi timeout functions: for use by mid-layer and transport
  * classes.
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
index 79d31ca2b741..05989f130554 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.c
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
 #include <scsi/scsi_transport.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_transport_fc.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi_cmnd.h>
+#include <linux/netlink.h>
+#include <net/netlink.h>
+#include <scsi/scsi_netlink_fc.h>
 #include "scsi_priv.h"
 
 static int fc_queue_work(struct Scsi_Host *, struct work_struct *);
@@ -93,6 +96,29 @@ fc_enum_name_search(port_type, fc_port_type, fc_port_type_names)
 #define FC_PORTTYPE_MAX_NAMELEN         50
 
 
+/* Convert fc_host_event_code values to ascii string name */
+static const struct {
+        enum fc_host_event_code         value;
+        char                            *name;
+} fc_host_event_code_names[] = {
+        { FCH_EVT_LIP,                  "lip" },
+        { FCH_EVT_LINKUP,               "link_up" },
+        { FCH_EVT_LINKDOWN,             "link_down" },
+        { FCH_EVT_LIPRESET,             "lip_reset" },
+        { FCH_EVT_RSCN,                 "rscn" },
+        { FCH_EVT_ADAPTER_CHANGE,       "adapter_chg" },
+        { FCH_EVT_PORT_UNKNOWN,         "port_unknown" },
+        { FCH_EVT_PORT_ONLINE,          "port_online" },
+        { FCH_EVT_PORT_OFFLINE,         "port_offline" },
+        { FCH_EVT_PORT_FABRIC,          "port_fabric" },
+        { FCH_EVT_LINK_UNKNOWN,         "link_unknown" },
+        { FCH_EVT_VENDOR_UNIQUE,        "vendor_unique" },
+};
+fc_enum_name_search(host_event_code, fc_host_event_code,
+                fc_host_event_code_names)
+#define FC_HOST_EVENT_CODE_MAX_NAMELEN  30
+
+
 /* Convert fc_port_state values to ascii string name */
 static struct {
         enum fc_port_state      value;
@@ -377,10 +403,182 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(dev_loss_tmo,
                  " exceeded, the scsi target is removed. Value should be"
                  " between 1 and SCSI_DEVICE_BLOCK_MAX_TIMEOUT.");
 
+/**
+ * Netlink Infrastructure
+ **/
+
+static atomic_t fc_event_seq;
+
+/**
+ * fc_get_event_number - Obtain the next sequential FC event number
+ *
+ * Notes:
+ *   We could have inline'd this, but it would have required fc_event_seq to
+ *   be exposed. For now, live with the subroutine call.
+ *   Atomic used to avoid lock/unlock...
+ **/
+u32
+fc_get_event_number(void)
+{
+        return atomic_add_return(1, &fc_event_seq);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(fc_get_event_number);
+
+
+/**
+ * fc_host_post_event - called to post an even on an fc_host.
+ *
+ * @shost:              host the event occurred on
+ * @event_number:       fc event number obtained from get_fc_event_number()
+ * @event_code:         fc_host event being posted
+ * @event_data:         32bits of data for the event being posted
+ *
+ * Notes:
+ *      This routine assumes no locks are held on entry.
+ **/
+void
+fc_host_post_event(struct Scsi_Host *shost, u32 event_number,
+                enum fc_host_event_code event_code, u32 event_data)
+{
+        struct sk_buff *skb;
+        struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
+        struct fc_nl_event *event;
+        const char *name;
+        u32 len, skblen;
+        int err;
+
+        if (!scsi_nl_sock) {
+                err = -ENOENT;
+                goto send_fail;
+        }
+
+        len = FC_NL_MSGALIGN(sizeof(*event));
+        skblen = NLMSG_SPACE(len);
+
+        skb = alloc_skb(skblen, GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (!skb) {
+                err = -ENOBUFS;
+                goto send_fail;
+        }
+
+        nlh = nlmsg_put(skb, 0, 0, SCSI_TRANSPORT_MSG,
+                                skblen - sizeof(*nlh), 0);
+        if (!nlh) {
+                err = -ENOBUFS;
+                goto send_fail_skb;
+        }
+        event = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
+
+        INIT_SCSI_NL_HDR(&event->snlh, SCSI_NL_TRANSPORT_FC,
+                                FC_NL_ASYNC_EVENT, len);
+        event->seconds = get_seconds();
+        event->vendor_id = 0;
+        event->host_no = shost->host_no;
+        event->event_datalen = sizeof(u32);     /* bytes */
+        event->event_num = event_number;
+        event->event_code = event_code;
+        event->event_data = event_data;
+
+        err = nlmsg_multicast(scsi_nl_sock, skb, 0, SCSI_NL_GRP_FC_EVENTS);
+        if (err && (err != -ESRCH))     /* filter no recipient errors */
+                /* nlmsg_multicast already kfree_skb'd */
+                goto send_fail;
+
+        return;
+
+send_fail_skb:
+        kfree_skb(skb);
+send_fail:
+        name = get_fc_host_event_code_name(event_code);
+        printk(KERN_WARNING
+                "%s: Dropped Event : host %d %s data 0x%08x - err %d\n",
+                __FUNCTION__, shost->host_no,
+                (name) ? name : "<unknown>", event_data, err);
+        return;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(fc_host_post_event);
+
+
+/**
+ * fc_host_post_vendor_event - called to post a vendor unique event on
+ *                             a fc_host
+ *
+ * @shost:              host the event occurred on
+ * @event_number:       fc event number obtained from get_fc_event_number()
+ * @data_len:           amount, in bytes, of vendor unique data
+ * @data_buf:           pointer to vendor unique data
+ *
+ * Notes:
+ *      This routine assumes no locks are held on entry.
+ **/
+void
+fc_host_post_vendor_event(struct Scsi_Host *shost, u32 event_number,
+                u32 data_len, char * data_buf, u32 vendor_id)
+{
+        struct sk_buff *skb;
+        struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
+        struct fc_nl_event *event;
+        u32 len, skblen;
+        int err;
+
+        if (!scsi_nl_sock) {
+                err = -ENOENT;
+                goto send_vendor_fail;
+        }
+
+        len = FC_NL_MSGALIGN(sizeof(*event) + data_len);
+        skblen = NLMSG_SPACE(len);
+
+        skb = alloc_skb(skblen, GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (!skb) {
+                err = -ENOBUFS;
+                goto send_vendor_fail;
+        }
+
+        nlh = nlmsg_put(skb, 0, 0, SCSI_TRANSPORT_MSG,
+                                skblen - sizeof(*nlh), 0);
+        if (!nlh) {
+                err = -ENOBUFS;
+                goto send_vendor_fail_skb;
+        }
+        event = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
+
+        INIT_SCSI_NL_HDR(&event->snlh, SCSI_NL_TRANSPORT_FC,
+                                FC_NL_ASYNC_EVENT, len);
+        event->seconds = get_seconds();
+        event->vendor_id = vendor_id;
+        event->host_no = shost->host_no;
+        event->event_datalen = data_len;        /* bytes */
+        event->event_num = event_number;
+        event->event_code = FCH_EVT_VENDOR_UNIQUE;
+        memcpy(&event->event_data, data_buf, data_len);
+
+        err = nlmsg_multicast(scsi_nl_sock, skb, 0, SCSI_NL_GRP_FC_EVENTS);
+        if (err && (err != -ESRCH))     /* filter no recipient errors */
+                /* nlmsg_multicast already kfree_skb'd */
+                goto send_vendor_fail;
+
+        return;
+
+send_vendor_fail_skb:
+        kfree_skb(skb);
+send_vendor_fail:
+        printk(KERN_WARNING
+                "%s: Dropped Event : host %d vendor_unique - err %d\n",
+                __FUNCTION__, shost->host_no, err);
+        return;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(fc_host_post_vendor_event);
+
+
 
 static __init int fc_transport_init(void)
 {
-        int error = transport_class_register(&fc_host_class);
+        int error;
+
+        atomic_set(&fc_event_seq, 0);
+
+        error = transport_class_register(&fc_host_class);
         if (error)
                 return error;
         error = transport_class_register(&fc_rport_class);
diff --git a/include/linux/netlink.h b/include/linux/netlink.h
index 855b44668caa..66411622e06e 100644
--- a/include/linux/netlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/netlink.h
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 #define NETLINK_DNRTMSG         14      /* DECnet routing messages */
 #define NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT  15      /* Kernel messages to userspace */
 #define NETLINK_GENERIC         16
+/* leave room for NETLINK_DM (DM Events) */
+#define NETLINK_SCSITRANSPORT   18      /* SCSI Transports */
 
 #define MAX_LINKS 32            
 
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_netlink.h b/include/scsi/scsi_netlink.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7a3a20e640c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_netlink.h
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+/*
+ *  SCSI Transport Netlink Interface
+ *    Used for the posting of outbound SCSI transport events
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2006   James Smart, Emulex Corporation
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef SCSI_NETLINK_H
+#define SCSI_NETLINK_H
+
+/*
+ * This file intended to be included by both kernel and user space
+ */
+
+/* Single Netlink Message type to send all SCSI Transport messages */
+#define SCSI_TRANSPORT_MSG              NLMSG_MIN_TYPE + 1
+
+/* SCSI Transport Broadcast Groups */
+        /* leaving groups 0 and 1 unassigned */
+#define SCSI_NL_GRP_FC_EVENTS           (1<<2)          /* Group 2 */
+#define SCSI_NL_GRP_CNT                 3
+
+
+/* SCSI_TRANSPORT_MSG event message header */
+struct scsi_nl_hdr {
+        uint8_t version;
+        uint8_t transport;
+        uint16_t magic;
+        uint16_t msgtype;
+        uint16_t msglen;
+} __attribute__((aligned(sizeof(uint64_t))));
+
+/* scsi_nl_hdr->version value */
+#define SCSI_NL_VERSION                         1
+
+/* scsi_nl_hdr->magic value */
+#define SCSI_NL_MAGIC                           0xA1B2
+
+/* scsi_nl_hdr->transport value */
+#define SCSI_NL_TRANSPORT                       0
+#define SCSI_NL_TRANSPORT_FC                    1
+#define SCSI_NL_MAX_TRANSPORTS                  2
+
+/* scsi_nl_hdr->msgtype values are defined in each transport */
+
+
+/*
+ * Vendor ID:
+ *   If transports post vendor-unique events, they must pass a well-known
+ *   32-bit vendor identifier. This identifier consists of 8 bits indicating
+ *   the "type" of identifier contained, and 24 bits of id data.
+ *
+ *   Identifiers for each type:
+ *    PCI :  ID data is the 16 bit PCI Registered Vendor ID
+ */
+#define SCSI_NL_VID_ID_MASK                     0x00FFFFFF
+#define SCSI_NL_VID_TYPE_MASK                   0xFF000000
+#define SCSI_NL_VID_TYPE_PCI                    0x01000000
+
+
+#define INIT_SCSI_NL_HDR(hdr, t, mtype, mlen)                   \
+        {                                                       \
+        (hdr)->version = SCSI_NL_VERSION;                       \
+        (hdr)->transport = t;                                   \
+        (hdr)->magic = SCSI_NL_MAGIC;                           \
+        (hdr)->msgtype = mtype;                                 \
+        (hdr)->msglen = mlen;                                   \
+        }
+
+
+#endif /* SCSI_NETLINK_H */
+
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_netlink_fc.h b/include/scsi/scsi_netlink_fc.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b213d2909fed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_netlink_fc.h
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+/*
+ *  FC Transport Netlink Interface
+ *
+ *  Copyright (C) 2006   James Smart, Emulex Corporation
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef SCSI_NETLINK_FC_H
+#define SCSI_NETLINK_FC_H
+
+#include <scsi/scsi_netlink.h>
+
+/*
+ * This file intended to be included by both kernel and user space
+ */
+
+/*
+ * FC Transport Message Types
+ */
+        /* kernel -> user */
+#define FC_NL_ASYNC_EVENT                       0x0100
+        /* user -> kernel */
+/* none */
+
+
+/*
+ * Message Structures :
+ */
+
+/* macro to round up message lengths to 8byte boundary */
+#define FC_NL_MSGALIGN(len)             (((len) + 7) & ~7)
+
+
+/*
+ * FC Transport Broadcast Event Message :
+ *   FC_NL_ASYNC_EVENT
+ *
+ * Note: if Vendor Unique message, &event_data will be  start of
+ *       vendor unique payload, and the length of the payload is
+ *       per event_datalen
+ *
+ * Note: When specifying vendor_id, be sure to read the Vendor Type and ID
+ *   formatting requirements specified in scsi_netlink.h
+ */
+struct fc_nl_event {
+        struct scsi_nl_hdr snlh;                /* must be 1st element ! */
+        uint64_t seconds;
+        uint32_t vendor_id;
+        uint16_t host_no;
+        uint16_t event_datalen;
+        uint32_t event_num;
+        uint32_t event_code;
+        uint32_t event_data;
+} __attribute__((aligned(sizeof(uint64_t))));
+
+
+#endif /* SCSI_NETLINK_FC_H */
+
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.h b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.h
index c74be5dabfeb..f91c5358af3a 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_transport_fc.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <scsi/scsi.h>
+#include <scsi/scsi_netlink.h>
 
 struct scsi_transport_template;
 
@@ -284,6 +285,30 @@ struct fc_host_statistics {
 
 
 /*
+ * FC Event Codes - Polled and Async, following FC HBAAPI v2.0 guidelines
+ */
+
+/*
+ * fc_host_event_code: If you alter this, you also need to alter
+ * scsi_transport_fc.c (for the ascii descriptions).
+ */
+enum fc_host_event_code  {
+        FCH_EVT_LIP                     = 0x1,
+        FCH_EVT_LINKUP                  = 0x2,
+        FCH_EVT_LINKDOWN                = 0x3,
+        FCH_EVT_LIPRESET                = 0x4,
+        FCH_EVT_RSCN                    = 0x5,
+        FCH_EVT_ADAPTER_CHANGE          = 0x103,
+        FCH_EVT_PORT_UNKNOWN            = 0x200,
+        FCH_EVT_PORT_OFFLINE            = 0x201,
+        FCH_EVT_PORT_ONLINE             = 0x202,
+        FCH_EVT_PORT_FABRIC             = 0x204,
+        FCH_EVT_LINK_UNKNOWN            = 0x500,
+        FCH_EVT_VENDOR_UNIQUE           = 0xffff,
+};
+
+
+/*
  * FC Local Port (Host) Attributes
  *
  * Attributes are based on HBAAPI V2.0 definitions.
@@ -526,5 +551,14 @@ struct fc_rport *fc_remote_port_add(struct Scsi_Host *shost,
 void fc_remote_port_delete(struct fc_rport  *rport);
 void fc_remote_port_rolechg(struct fc_rport  *rport, u32 roles);
 int scsi_is_fc_rport(const struct device *);
+u32 fc_get_event_number(void);
+void fc_host_post_event(struct Scsi_Host *shost, u32 event_number,
+                enum fc_host_event_code event_code, u32 event_data);
+void fc_host_post_vendor_event(struct Scsi_Host *shost, u32 event_number,
+                u32 data_len, char * data_buf, u32 vendor_id);
+        /* Note: when specifying vendor_id to fc_host_post_vendor_event()
+         *   be sure to read the Vendor Type and ID formatting requirements
+         *   specified in scsi_netlink.h
+         */
 
 #endif /* SCSI_TRANSPORT_FC_H */