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1#ifndef __NET_GENERIC_NETLINK_H
2#define __NET_GENERIC_NETLINK_H
3
4#include <linux/genetlink.h>
5#include <net/netlink.h>
6
7/**
8 * struct genl_family - generic netlink family
9 * @id: protocol family idenfitier
10 * @hdrsize: length of user specific header in bytes
11 * @name: name of family
12 * @version: protocol version
13 * @maxattr: maximum number of attributes supported
14 * @attrbuf: buffer to store parsed attributes
15 * @ops_list: list of all assigned operations
16 * @family_list: family list
17 */
18struct genl_family
19{
20 unsigned int id;
21 unsigned int hdrsize;
22 char name[GENL_NAMSIZ];
23 unsigned int version;
24 unsigned int maxattr;
25 struct module * owner;
26 struct nlattr ** attrbuf; /* private */
27 struct list_head ops_list; /* private */
28 struct list_head family_list; /* private */
29};
30
31#define GENL_ADMIN_PERM 0x01
32
33/**
34 * struct genl_info - receiving information
35 * @snd_seq: sending sequence number
36 * @snd_pid: netlink pid of sender
37 * @nlhdr: netlink message header
38 * @genlhdr: generic netlink message header
39 * @userhdr: user specific header
40 * @attrs: netlink attributes
41 */
42struct genl_info
43{
44 u32 snd_seq;
45 u32 snd_pid;
46 struct nlmsghdr * nlhdr;
47 struct genlmsghdr * genlhdr;
48 void * userhdr;
49 struct nlattr ** attrs;
50};
51
52/**
53 * struct genl_ops - generic netlink operations
54 * @cmd: command identifier
55 * @flags: flags
56 * @policy: attribute validation policy
57 * @doit: standard command callback
58 * @dumpit: callback for dumpers
59 * @ops_list: operations list
60 */
61struct genl_ops
62{
63 unsigned int cmd;
64 unsigned int flags;
65 struct nla_policy *policy;
66 int (*doit)(struct sk_buff *skb,
67 struct genl_info *info);
68 int (*dumpit)(struct sk_buff *skb,
69 struct netlink_callback *cb);
70 struct list_head ops_list;
71};
72
73extern int genl_register_family(struct genl_family *family);
74extern int genl_unregister_family(struct genl_family *family);
75extern int genl_register_ops(struct genl_family *, struct genl_ops *ops);
76extern int genl_unregister_ops(struct genl_family *, struct genl_ops *ops);
77
78extern struct sock *genl_sock;
79
80/**
81 * genlmsg_put - Add generic netlink header to netlink message
82 * @skb: socket buffer holding the message
83 * @pid: netlink pid the message is addressed to
84 * @seq: sequence number (usually the one of the sender)
85 * @type: netlink message type
86 * @hdrlen: length of the user specific header
87 * @flags netlink message flags
88 * @cmd: generic netlink command
89 * @version: version
90 *
91 * Returns pointer to user specific header
92 */
93static inline void *genlmsg_put(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, u32 seq,
94 int type, int hdrlen, int flags,
95 u8 cmd, u8 version)
96{
97 struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
98 struct genlmsghdr *hdr;
99
100 nlh = nlmsg_put(skb, pid, seq, type, GENL_HDRLEN + hdrlen, flags);
101 if (nlh == NULL)
102 return NULL;
103
104 hdr = nlmsg_data(nlh);
105 hdr->cmd = cmd;
106 hdr->version = version;
107 hdr->reserved = 0;
108
109 return (char *) hdr + GENL_HDRLEN;
110}
111
112/**
113 * genlmsg_end - Finalize a generic netlink message
114 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
115 * @hdr: user specific header
116 */
117static inline int genlmsg_end(struct sk_buff *skb, void *hdr)
118{
119 return nlmsg_end(skb, hdr - GENL_HDRLEN - NLMSG_HDRLEN);
120}
121
122/**
123 * genlmsg_cancel - Cancel construction of a generic netlink message
124 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
125 * @hdr: generic netlink message header
126 */
127static inline int genlmsg_cancel(struct sk_buff *skb, void *hdr)
128{
129 return nlmsg_cancel(skb, hdr - GENL_HDRLEN - NLMSG_HDRLEN);
130}
131
132/**
133 * genlmsg_multicast - multicast a netlink message
134 * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
135 * @pid: own netlink pid to avoid sending to yourself
136 * @group: multicast group id
137 */
138static inline int genlmsg_multicast(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid,
139 unsigned int group)
140{
141 return nlmsg_multicast(genl_sock, skb, pid, group);
142}
143
144/**
145 * genlmsg_unicast - unicast a netlink message
146 * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
147 * @pid: netlink pid of the destination socket
148 */
149static inline int genlmsg_unicast(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid)
150{
151 return nlmsg_unicast(genl_sock, skb, pid);
152}
153
154#endif /* __NET_GENERIC_NETLINK_H */