2 * NETLINK Generic Netlink Family
4 * Authors: Jamal Hadi Salim
5 * Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch>
8 #include <linux/config.h>
9 #include <linux/module.h>
10 #include <linux/kernel.h>
11 #include <linux/errno.h>
12 #include <linux/types.h>
13 #include <linux/socket.h>
14 #include <linux/string.h>
15 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
17 #include <net/genetlink.h>
19 struct sock *genl_sock = NULL;
21 static DECLARE_MUTEX(genl_sem); /* serialization of message processing */
23 static void genl_lock(void)
28 static int genl_trylock(void)
30 return down_trylock(&genl_sem);
33 static void genl_unlock(void)
37 if (genl_sock && genl_sock->sk_receive_queue.qlen)
38 genl_sock->sk_data_ready(genl_sock, 0);
41 #define GENL_FAM_TAB_SIZE 16
42 #define GENL_FAM_TAB_MASK (GENL_FAM_TAB_SIZE - 1)
44 static struct list_head family_ht[GENL_FAM_TAB_SIZE];
46 static int genl_ctrl_event(int event, void *data);
48 static inline unsigned int genl_family_hash(unsigned int id)
50 return id & GENL_FAM_TAB_MASK;
53 static inline struct list_head *genl_family_chain(unsigned int id)
55 return &family_ht[genl_family_hash(id)];
58 static struct genl_family *genl_family_find_byid(unsigned int id)
60 struct genl_family *f;
62 list_for_each_entry(f, genl_family_chain(id), family_list)
69 static struct genl_family *genl_family_find_byname(char *name)
71 struct genl_family *f;
74 for (i = 0; i < GENL_FAM_TAB_SIZE; i++)
75 list_for_each_entry(f, genl_family_chain(i), family_list)
76 if (strcmp(f->name, name) == 0)
82 static struct genl_ops *genl_get_cmd(u8 cmd, struct genl_family *family)
86 list_for_each_entry(ops, &family->ops_list, ops_list)
93 /* Of course we are going to have problems once we hit
94 * 2^16 alive types, but that can only happen by year 2K
96 static inline u16 genl_generate_id(void)
98 static u16 id_gen_idx;
103 id_gen_idx = GENL_MIN_ID;
105 if (++id_gen_idx > GENL_MAX_ID) {
114 } while (genl_family_find_byid(id_gen_idx));
120 * genl_register_ops - register generic netlink operations
121 * @family: generic netlink family
122 * @ops: operations to be registered
124 * Registers the specified operations and assigns them to the specified
125 * family. Either a doit or dumpit callback must be specified or the
126 * operation will fail. Only one operation structure per command
127 * identifier may be registered.
129 * See include/net/genetlink.h for more documenation on the operations
132 * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code.
134 int genl_register_ops(struct genl_family *family, struct genl_ops *ops)
138 if (ops->dumpit == NULL && ops->doit == NULL)
141 if (genl_get_cmd(ops->cmd, family)) {
147 list_add_tail(&ops->ops_list, &family->ops_list);
150 genl_ctrl_event(CTRL_CMD_NEWOPS, ops);
157 * genl_unregister_ops - unregister generic netlink operations
158 * @family: generic netlink family
159 * @ops: operations to be unregistered
161 * Unregisters the specified operations and unassigns them from the
162 * specified family. The operation blocks until the current message
163 * processing has finished and doesn't start again until the
164 * unregister process has finished.
166 * Note: It is not necessary to unregister all operations before
167 * unregistering the family, unregistering the family will cause
168 * all assigned operations to be unregistered automatically.
170 * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code.
172 int genl_unregister_ops(struct genl_family *family, struct genl_ops *ops)
177 list_for_each_entry(rc, &family->ops_list, ops_list) {
179 list_del(&ops->ops_list);
181 genl_ctrl_event(CTRL_CMD_DELOPS, ops);
191 * genl_register_family - register a generic netlink family
192 * @family: generic netlink family
194 * Registers the specified family after validating it first. Only one
195 * family may be registered with the same family name or identifier.
196 * The family id may equal GENL_ID_GENERATE causing an unique id to
197 * be automatically generated and assigned.
199 * Return 0 on success or a negative error code.
201 int genl_register_family(struct genl_family *family)
205 if (family->id && family->id < GENL_MIN_ID)
208 if (family->id > GENL_MAX_ID)
211 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&family->ops_list);
215 if (genl_family_find_byname(family->name)) {
220 if (genl_family_find_byid(family->id)) {
225 if (family->id == GENL_ID_GENERATE) {
226 u16 newid = genl_generate_id();
236 if (family->maxattr) {
237 family->attrbuf = kmalloc((family->maxattr+1) *
238 sizeof(struct nlattr *), GFP_KERNEL);
239 if (family->attrbuf == NULL) {
244 family->attrbuf = NULL;
246 list_add_tail(&family->family_list, genl_family_chain(family->id));
249 genl_ctrl_event(CTRL_CMD_NEWFAMILY, family);
260 * genl_unregister_family - unregister generic netlink family
261 * @family: generic netlink family
263 * Unregisters the specified family.
265 * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code.
267 int genl_unregister_family(struct genl_family *family)
269 struct genl_family *rc;
273 list_for_each_entry(rc, genl_family_chain(family->id), family_list) {
274 if (family->id != rc->id || strcmp(rc->name, family->name))
277 list_del(&rc->family_list);
278 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&family->ops_list);
281 kfree(family->attrbuf);
282 genl_ctrl_event(CTRL_CMD_DELFAMILY, family);
291 static int genl_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
294 struct genl_ops *ops;
295 struct genl_family *family;
296 struct genl_info info;
297 struct genlmsghdr *hdr = nlmsg_data(nlh);
298 int hdrlen, err = -EINVAL;
300 if (!(nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_REQUEST))
303 if (nlh->nlmsg_type < NLMSG_MIN_TYPE)
306 family = genl_family_find_byid(nlh->nlmsg_type);
307 if (family == NULL) {
312 hdrlen = GENL_HDRLEN + family->hdrsize;
313 if (nlh->nlmsg_len < nlmsg_msg_size(hdrlen))
316 ops = genl_get_cmd(hdr->cmd, family);
322 if ((ops->flags & GENL_ADMIN_PERM) && security_netlink_recv(skb)) {
327 if (nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_DUMP) {
328 if (ops->dumpit == NULL) {
333 *errp = err = netlink_dump_start(genl_sock, skb, nlh,
336 skb_pull(skb, min(NLMSG_ALIGN(nlh->nlmsg_len),
341 if (ops->doit == NULL) {
346 if (family->attrbuf) {
347 err = nlmsg_parse(nlh, hdrlen, family->attrbuf, family->maxattr,
353 info.snd_seq = nlh->nlmsg_seq;
354 info.snd_pid = NETLINK_CB(skb).pid;
356 info.genlhdr = nlmsg_data(nlh);
357 info.userhdr = nlmsg_data(nlh) + GENL_HDRLEN;
358 info.attrs = family->attrbuf;
360 *errp = err = ops->doit(skb, &info);
371 static void genl_rcv(struct sock *sk, int len)
373 unsigned int qlen = 0;
378 netlink_run_queue(sk, &qlen, genl_rcv_msg);
380 } while (qlen && genl_sock && genl_sock->sk_receive_queue.qlen);
383 /**************************************************************************
385 **************************************************************************/
387 static int ctrl_fill_info(struct genl_family *family, u32 pid, u32 seq,
388 u32 flags, struct sk_buff *skb, u8 cmd)
392 hdr = genlmsg_put(skb, pid, seq, GENL_ID_CTRL, 0, flags, cmd,
397 NLA_PUT_STRING(skb, CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_NAME, family->name);
398 NLA_PUT_U16(skb, CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_ID, family->id);
400 return genlmsg_end(skb, hdr);
403 return genlmsg_cancel(skb, hdr);
406 static int ctrl_dumpfamily(struct sk_buff *skb, struct netlink_callback *cb)
410 struct genl_family *rt;
411 int chains_to_skip = cb->args[0];
412 int fams_to_skip = cb->args[1];
414 for (i = 0; i < GENL_FAM_TAB_SIZE; i++) {
415 if (i < chains_to_skip)
418 list_for_each_entry(rt, genl_family_chain(i), family_list) {
419 if (++n < fams_to_skip)
421 if (ctrl_fill_info(rt, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).pid,
422 cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq, NLM_F_MULTI,
423 skb, CTRL_CMD_NEWFAMILY) < 0)
437 static struct sk_buff *ctrl_build_msg(struct genl_family *family, u32 pid,
443 skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_GOODSIZE);
445 return ERR_PTR(-ENOBUFS);
447 err = ctrl_fill_info(family, pid, seq, 0, skb, cmd);
456 static struct nla_policy ctrl_policy[CTRL_ATTR_MAX+1] __read_mostly = {
457 [CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_ID] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
458 [CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_NAME] = { .type = NLA_STRING },
461 static int ctrl_getfamily(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
464 struct genl_family *res = NULL;
467 if (info->attrs[CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_ID]) {
468 u16 id = nla_get_u16(info->attrs[CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_ID]);
469 res = genl_family_find_byid(id);
472 if (info->attrs[CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_NAME]) {
473 char name[GENL_NAMSIZ];
475 if (nla_strlcpy(name, info->attrs[CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_NAME],
476 GENL_NAMSIZ) >= GENL_NAMSIZ)
479 res = genl_family_find_byname(name);
487 msg = ctrl_build_msg(res, info->snd_pid, info->snd_seq,
494 err = genlmsg_unicast(msg, info->snd_pid);
499 static int genl_ctrl_event(int event, void *data)
503 if (genl_sock == NULL)
507 case CTRL_CMD_NEWFAMILY:
508 case CTRL_CMD_DELFAMILY:
509 msg = ctrl_build_msg(data, 0, 0, event);
513 genlmsg_multicast(msg, 0, GENL_ID_CTRL);
520 static struct genl_ops genl_ctrl_ops = {
521 .cmd = CTRL_CMD_GETFAMILY,
522 .doit = ctrl_getfamily,
523 .dumpit = ctrl_dumpfamily,
524 .policy = ctrl_policy,
527 static struct genl_family genl_ctrl = {
531 .maxattr = CTRL_ATTR_MAX,
534 static int __init genl_init(void)
538 for (i = 0; i < GENL_FAM_TAB_SIZE; i++)
539 INIT_LIST_HEAD(&family_ht[i]);
541 err = genl_register_family(&genl_ctrl);
545 err = genl_register_ops(&genl_ctrl, &genl_ctrl_ops);
547 goto errout_register;
549 netlink_set_nonroot(NETLINK_GENERIC, NL_NONROOT_RECV);
550 genl_sock = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_GENERIC, GENL_MAX_ID,
551 genl_rcv, THIS_MODULE);
552 if (genl_sock == NULL)
553 panic("GENL: Cannot initialize generic netlink\n");
558 genl_unregister_family(&genl_ctrl);
560 panic("GENL: Cannot register controller: %d\n", err);
563 subsys_initcall(genl_init);
565 EXPORT_SYMBOL(genl_sock);
566 EXPORT_SYMBOL(genl_register_ops);
567 EXPORT_SYMBOL(genl_unregister_ops);
568 EXPORT_SYMBOL(genl_register_family);
569 EXPORT_SYMBOL(genl_unregister_family);