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 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------
12 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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)-----------------------+
24 * <---------------------- nlmsg_len(nlh) --------------------->
25 * <------ hdrlen ------> <- nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen) ->
26 * +----------------------+- - -+--------------------------------+
27 * | Family Header | Pad | Attributes |
28 * +----------------------+- - -+--------------------------------+
29 * nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen)---^
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
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
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
70 * nlmsg_report() report back to application?
72 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------
73 * Attributes Interface
74 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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)-----------------------------'
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
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
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
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
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)
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
199 * static struct nla_policy my_policy[ATTR_MAX+1] __read_mostly = {
200 * [ATTR_FOO] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
201 * [ATTR_BAR] = { .type = NLA_STRING, .len = BARSIZ },
202 * [ATTR_BAZ] = { .len = sizeof(struct mystruct) },
211 * struct nl_info - netlink source information
212 * @nlh: Netlink message header of original request
213 * @pid: Netlink PID of requesting application
216 struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
221 extern int netlink_rcv_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
222 int (*cb)(struct sk_buff *,
224 extern int nlmsg_notify(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
225 u32 pid, unsigned int group, int report,
228 extern int nla_validate(struct nlattr *head, int len, int maxtype,
229 const struct nla_policy *policy);
230 extern int nla_parse(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype,
231 struct nlattr *head, int len,
232 const struct nla_policy *policy);
233 extern struct nlattr * nla_find(struct nlattr *head, int len, int attrtype);
234 extern size_t nla_strlcpy(char *dst, const struct nlattr *nla,
236 extern int nla_memcpy(void *dest, struct nlattr *src, int count);
237 extern int nla_memcmp(const struct nlattr *nla, const void *data,
239 extern int nla_strcmp(const struct nlattr *nla, const char *str);
240 extern struct nlattr * __nla_reserve(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
242 extern void * __nla_reserve_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen);
243 extern struct nlattr * nla_reserve(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
245 extern void * nla_reserve_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen);
246 extern void __nla_put(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
247 int attrlen, const void *data);
248 extern void __nla_put_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen,
250 extern int nla_put(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
251 int attrlen, const void *data);
252 extern int nla_put_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen,
254 extern int nla_append(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen,
257 /**************************************************************************
259 **************************************************************************/
262 * nlmsg_msg_size - length of netlink message not including padding
263 * @payload: length of message payload
265 static inline int nlmsg_msg_size(int payload)
267 return NLMSG_HDRLEN + payload;
271 * nlmsg_total_size - length of netlink message including padding
272 * @payload: length of message payload
274 static inline int nlmsg_total_size(int payload)
276 return NLMSG_ALIGN(nlmsg_msg_size(payload));
280 * nlmsg_padlen - length of padding at the message's tail
281 * @payload: length of message payload
283 static inline int nlmsg_padlen(int payload)
285 return nlmsg_total_size(payload) - nlmsg_msg_size(payload);
289 * nlmsg_data - head of message payload
290 * @nlh: netlink messsage header
292 static inline void *nlmsg_data(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
294 return (unsigned char *) nlh + NLMSG_HDRLEN;
298 * nlmsg_len - length of message payload
299 * @nlh: netlink message header
301 static inline int nlmsg_len(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
303 return nlh->nlmsg_len - NLMSG_HDRLEN;
307 * nlmsg_attrdata - head of attributes data
308 * @nlh: netlink message header
309 * @hdrlen: length of family specific header
311 static inline struct nlattr *nlmsg_attrdata(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
314 unsigned char *data = nlmsg_data(nlh);
315 return (struct nlattr *) (data + NLMSG_ALIGN(hdrlen));
319 * nlmsg_attrlen - length of attributes data
320 * @nlh: netlink message header
321 * @hdrlen: length of family specific header
323 static inline int nlmsg_attrlen(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int hdrlen)
325 return nlmsg_len(nlh) - NLMSG_ALIGN(hdrlen);
329 * nlmsg_ok - check if the netlink message fits into the remaining bytes
330 * @nlh: netlink message header
331 * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in message stream
333 static inline int nlmsg_ok(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int remaining)
335 return (remaining >= sizeof(struct nlmsghdr) &&
336 nlh->nlmsg_len >= sizeof(struct nlmsghdr) &&
337 nlh->nlmsg_len <= remaining);
341 * nlmsg_next - next netlink message in message stream
342 * @nlh: netlink message header
343 * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in message stream
345 * Returns the next netlink message in the message stream and
346 * decrements remaining by the size of the current message.
348 static inline struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg_next(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int *remaining)
350 int totlen = NLMSG_ALIGN(nlh->nlmsg_len);
352 *remaining -= totlen;
354 return (struct nlmsghdr *) ((unsigned char *) nlh + totlen);
358 * nlmsg_parse - parse attributes of a netlink message
359 * @nlh: netlink message header
360 * @hdrlen: length of family specific header
361 * @tb: destination array with maxtype+1 elements
362 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
363 * @policy: validation policy
367 static inline int nlmsg_parse(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int hdrlen,
368 struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype,
369 const struct nla_policy *policy)
371 if (nlh->nlmsg_len < nlmsg_msg_size(hdrlen))
374 return nla_parse(tb, maxtype, nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen),
375 nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen), policy);
379 * nlmsg_find_attr - find a specific attribute in a netlink message
380 * @nlh: netlink message header
381 * @hdrlen: length of familiy specific header
382 * @attrtype: type of attribute to look for
384 * Returns the first attribute which matches the specified type.
386 static inline struct nlattr *nlmsg_find_attr(struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
387 int hdrlen, int attrtype)
389 return nla_find(nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen),
390 nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen), attrtype);
394 * nlmsg_validate - validate a netlink message including attributes
395 * @nlh: netlinket message header
396 * @hdrlen: length of familiy specific header
397 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
398 * @policy: validation policy
400 static inline int nlmsg_validate(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int hdrlen, int maxtype,
401 const struct nla_policy *policy)
403 if (nlh->nlmsg_len < nlmsg_msg_size(hdrlen))
406 return nla_validate(nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen),
407 nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen), maxtype, policy);
411 * nlmsg_report - need to report back to application?
412 * @nlh: netlink message header
414 * Returns 1 if a report back to the application is requested.
416 static inline int nlmsg_report(struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
418 return !!(nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_ECHO);
422 * nlmsg_for_each_attr - iterate over a stream of attributes
423 * @pos: loop counter, set to current attribute
424 * @nlh: netlink message header
425 * @hdrlen: length of familiy specific header
426 * @rem: initialized to len, holds bytes currently remaining in stream
428 #define nlmsg_for_each_attr(pos, nlh, hdrlen, rem) \
429 nla_for_each_attr(pos, nlmsg_attrdata(nlh, hdrlen), \
430 nlmsg_attrlen(nlh, hdrlen), rem)
433 /* FIXME: Enable once all users have been converted */
436 * __nlmsg_put - Add a new netlink message to an skb
437 * @skb: socket buffer to store message in
438 * @pid: netlink process id
439 * @seq: sequence number of message
440 * @type: message type
441 * @payload: length of message payload
442 * @flags: message flags
444 * The caller is responsible to ensure that the skb provides enough
445 * tailroom for both the netlink header and payload.
447 static inline struct nlmsghdr *__nlmsg_put(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid,
448 u32 seq, int type, int payload,
451 struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
453 nlh = (struct nlmsghdr *) skb_put(skb, nlmsg_total_size(payload));
454 nlh->nlmsg_type = type;
455 nlh->nlmsg_len = nlmsg_msg_size(payload);
456 nlh->nlmsg_flags = flags;
457 nlh->nlmsg_pid = pid;
458 nlh->nlmsg_seq = seq;
460 memset((unsigned char *) nlmsg_data(nlh) + payload, 0,
461 nlmsg_padlen(payload));
468 * nlmsg_put - Add a new netlink message to an skb
469 * @skb: socket buffer to store message in
470 * @pid: netlink process id
471 * @seq: sequence number of message
472 * @type: message type
473 * @payload: length of message payload
474 * @flags: message flags
476 * Returns NULL if the tailroom of the skb is insufficient to store
477 * the message header and payload.
479 static inline struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg_put(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, u32 seq,
480 int type, int payload, int flags)
482 if (unlikely(skb_tailroom(skb) < nlmsg_total_size(payload)))
485 return __nlmsg_put(skb, pid, seq, type, payload, flags);
489 * nlmsg_put_answer - Add a new callback based netlink message to an skb
490 * @skb: socket buffer to store message in
491 * @cb: netlink callback
492 * @type: message type
493 * @payload: length of message payload
494 * @flags: message flags
496 * Returns NULL if the tailroom of the skb is insufficient to store
497 * the message header and payload.
499 static inline struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg_put_answer(struct sk_buff *skb,
500 struct netlink_callback *cb,
501 int type, int payload,
504 return nlmsg_put(skb, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).pid, cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
505 type, payload, flags);
509 * nlmsg_new - Allocate a new netlink message
510 * @payload: size of the message payload
511 * @flags: the type of memory to allocate.
513 * Use NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE if the size of the payload isn't known
514 * and a good default is needed.
516 static inline struct sk_buff *nlmsg_new(size_t payload, gfp_t flags)
518 return alloc_skb(nlmsg_total_size(payload), flags);
522 * nlmsg_end - Finalize a netlink message
523 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
524 * @nlh: netlink message header
526 * Corrects the netlink message header to include the appeneded
527 * attributes. Only necessary if attributes have been added to
530 * Returns the total data length of the skb.
532 static inline int nlmsg_end(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
534 nlh->nlmsg_len = skb_tail_pointer(skb) - (unsigned char *)nlh;
540 * nlmsg_get_pos - return current position in netlink message
541 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
543 * Returns a pointer to the current tail of the message.
545 static inline void *nlmsg_get_pos(struct sk_buff *skb)
547 return skb_tail_pointer(skb);
551 * nlmsg_trim - Trim message to a mark
552 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
553 * @mark: mark to trim to
555 * Trims the message to the provided mark.
557 static inline void nlmsg_trim(struct sk_buff *skb, const void *mark)
560 skb_trim(skb, (unsigned char *) mark - skb->data);
564 * nlmsg_cancel - Cancel construction of a netlink message
565 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
566 * @nlh: netlink message header
568 * Removes the complete netlink message including all
569 * attributes from the socket buffer again.
571 static inline void nlmsg_cancel(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
573 nlmsg_trim(skb, nlh);
577 * nlmsg_free - free a netlink message
578 * @skb: socket buffer of netlink message
580 static inline void nlmsg_free(struct sk_buff *skb)
586 * nlmsg_multicast - multicast a netlink message
587 * @sk: netlink socket to spread messages to
588 * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
589 * @pid: own netlink pid to avoid sending to yourself
590 * @group: multicast group id
591 * @flags: allocation flags
593 static inline int nlmsg_multicast(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
594 u32 pid, unsigned int group, gfp_t flags)
598 NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = group;
600 err = netlink_broadcast(sk, skb, pid, group, flags);
608 * nlmsg_unicast - unicast a netlink message
609 * @sk: netlink socket to spread message to
610 * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
611 * @pid: netlink pid of the destination socket
613 static inline int nlmsg_unicast(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid)
617 err = netlink_unicast(sk, skb, pid, MSG_DONTWAIT);
625 * nlmsg_for_each_msg - iterate over a stream of messages
626 * @pos: loop counter, set to current message
627 * @head: head of message stream
628 * @len: length of message stream
629 * @rem: initialized to len, holds bytes currently remaining in stream
631 #define nlmsg_for_each_msg(pos, head, len, rem) \
632 for (pos = head, rem = len; \
633 nlmsg_ok(pos, rem); \
634 pos = nlmsg_next(pos, &(rem)))
636 /**************************************************************************
638 **************************************************************************/
641 * nla_attr_size - length of attribute not including padding
642 * @payload: length of payload
644 static inline int nla_attr_size(int payload)
646 return NLA_HDRLEN + payload;
650 * nla_total_size - total length of attribute including padding
651 * @payload: length of payload
653 static inline int nla_total_size(int payload)
655 return NLA_ALIGN(nla_attr_size(payload));
659 * nla_padlen - length of padding at the tail of attribute
660 * @payload: length of payload
662 static inline int nla_padlen(int payload)
664 return nla_total_size(payload) - nla_attr_size(payload);
668 * nla_type - attribute type
669 * @nla: netlink attribute
671 static inline int nla_type(const struct nlattr *nla)
673 return nla->nla_type & NLA_TYPE_MASK;
677 * nla_data - head of payload
678 * @nla: netlink attribute
680 static inline void *nla_data(const struct nlattr *nla)
682 return (char *) nla + NLA_HDRLEN;
686 * nla_len - length of payload
687 * @nla: netlink attribute
689 static inline int nla_len(const struct nlattr *nla)
691 return nla->nla_len - NLA_HDRLEN;
695 * nla_ok - check if the netlink attribute fits into the remaining bytes
696 * @nla: netlink attribute
697 * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in attribute stream
699 static inline int nla_ok(const struct nlattr *nla, int remaining)
701 return remaining >= (int) sizeof(*nla) &&
702 nla->nla_len >= sizeof(*nla) &&
703 nla->nla_len <= remaining;
707 * nla_next - next netlink attribute in attribute stream
708 * @nla: netlink attribute
709 * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in attribute stream
711 * Returns the next netlink attribute in the attribute stream and
712 * decrements remaining by the size of the current attribute.
714 static inline struct nlattr *nla_next(const struct nlattr *nla, int *remaining)
716 int totlen = NLA_ALIGN(nla->nla_len);
718 *remaining -= totlen;
719 return (struct nlattr *) ((char *) nla + totlen);
723 * nla_find_nested - find attribute in a set of nested attributes
724 * @nla: attribute containing the nested attributes
725 * @attrtype: type of attribute to look for
727 * Returns the first attribute which matches the specified type.
729 static inline struct nlattr *nla_find_nested(struct nlattr *nla, int attrtype)
731 return nla_find(nla_data(nla), nla_len(nla), attrtype);
735 * nla_parse_nested - parse nested attributes
736 * @tb: destination array with maxtype+1 elements
737 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
738 * @nla: attribute containing the nested attributes
739 * @policy: validation policy
743 static inline int nla_parse_nested(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype,
745 const struct nla_policy *policy)
747 return nla_parse(tb, maxtype, nla_data(nla), nla_len(nla), policy);
751 * nla_put_u8 - Add a u8 netlink attribute to a socket buffer
752 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
753 * @attrtype: attribute type
754 * @value: numeric value
756 static inline int nla_put_u8(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, u8 value)
758 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u8), &value);
762 * nla_put_u16 - Add a u16 netlink attribute to a socket buffer
763 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
764 * @attrtype: attribute type
765 * @value: numeric value
767 static inline int nla_put_u16(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, u16 value)
769 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u16), &value);
773 * nla_put_u32 - Add a u32 netlink attribute to a socket buffer
774 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
775 * @attrtype: attribute type
776 * @value: numeric value
778 static inline int nla_put_u32(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, u32 value)
780 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u32), &value);
784 * nla_put_64 - Add a u64 netlink attribute to a socket buffer
785 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
786 * @attrtype: attribute type
787 * @value: numeric value
789 static inline int nla_put_u64(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, u64 value)
791 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u64), &value);
795 * nla_put_string - Add a string netlink attribute to a socket buffer
796 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
797 * @attrtype: attribute type
798 * @str: NUL terminated string
800 static inline int nla_put_string(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
803 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, strlen(str) + 1, str);
807 * nla_put_flag - Add a flag netlink attribute to a socket buffer
808 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
809 * @attrtype: attribute type
811 static inline int nla_put_flag(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype)
813 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, 0, NULL);
817 * nla_put_msecs - Add a msecs netlink attribute to a socket buffer
818 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
819 * @attrtype: attribute type
820 * @jiffies: number of msecs in jiffies
822 static inline int nla_put_msecs(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
823 unsigned long jiffies)
825 u64 tmp = jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies);
826 return nla_put(skb, attrtype, sizeof(u64), &tmp);
829 #define NLA_PUT(skb, attrtype, attrlen, data) \
831 if (unlikely(nla_put(skb, attrtype, attrlen, data) < 0)) \
832 goto nla_put_failure; \
835 #define NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, type, attrtype, value) \
837 type __tmp = value; \
838 NLA_PUT(skb, attrtype, sizeof(type), &__tmp); \
841 #define NLA_PUT_U8(skb, attrtype, value) \
842 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u8, attrtype, value)
844 #define NLA_PUT_U16(skb, attrtype, value) \
845 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u16, attrtype, value)
847 #define NLA_PUT_LE16(skb, attrtype, value) \
848 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, __le16, attrtype, value)
850 #define NLA_PUT_BE16(skb, attrtype, value) \
851 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, __be16, attrtype, value)
853 #define NLA_PUT_U32(skb, attrtype, value) \
854 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u32, attrtype, value)
856 #define NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, attrtype, value) \
857 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, __be32, attrtype, value)
859 #define NLA_PUT_U64(skb, attrtype, value) \
860 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u64, attrtype, value)
862 #define NLA_PUT_BE64(skb, attrtype, value) \
863 NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, __be64, attrtype, value)
865 #define NLA_PUT_STRING(skb, attrtype, value) \
866 NLA_PUT(skb, attrtype, strlen(value) + 1, value)
868 #define NLA_PUT_FLAG(skb, attrtype) \
869 NLA_PUT(skb, attrtype, 0, NULL)
871 #define NLA_PUT_MSECS(skb, attrtype, jiffies) \
872 NLA_PUT_U64(skb, attrtype, jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies))
875 * nla_get_u32 - return payload of u32 attribute
876 * @nla: u32 netlink attribute
878 static inline u32 nla_get_u32(struct nlattr *nla)
880 return *(u32 *) nla_data(nla);
884 * nla_get_be32 - return payload of __be32 attribute
885 * @nla: __be32 netlink attribute
887 static inline __be32 nla_get_be32(struct nlattr *nla)
889 return *(__be32 *) nla_data(nla);
893 * nla_get_u16 - return payload of u16 attribute
894 * @nla: u16 netlink attribute
896 static inline u16 nla_get_u16(struct nlattr *nla)
898 return *(u16 *) nla_data(nla);
902 * nla_get_be16 - return payload of __be16 attribute
903 * @nla: __be16 netlink attribute
905 static inline __be16 nla_get_be16(struct nlattr *nla)
907 return *(__be16 *) nla_data(nla);
911 * nla_get_le16 - return payload of __le16 attribute
912 * @nla: __le16 netlink attribute
914 static inline __le16 nla_get_le16(struct nlattr *nla)
916 return *(__le16 *) nla_data(nla);
920 * nla_get_u8 - return payload of u8 attribute
921 * @nla: u8 netlink attribute
923 static inline u8 nla_get_u8(struct nlattr *nla)
925 return *(u8 *) nla_data(nla);
929 * nla_get_u64 - return payload of u64 attribute
930 * @nla: u64 netlink attribute
932 static inline u64 nla_get_u64(struct nlattr *nla)
936 nla_memcpy(&tmp, nla, sizeof(tmp));
942 * nla_get_flag - return payload of flag attribute
943 * @nla: flag netlink attribute
945 static inline int nla_get_flag(struct nlattr *nla)
951 * nla_get_msecs - return payload of msecs attribute
952 * @nla: msecs netlink attribute
954 * Returns the number of milliseconds in jiffies.
956 static inline unsigned long nla_get_msecs(struct nlattr *nla)
958 u64 msecs = nla_get_u64(nla);
960 return msecs_to_jiffies((unsigned long) msecs);
964 * nla_nest_start - Start a new level of nested attributes
965 * @skb: socket buffer to add attributes to
966 * @attrtype: attribute type of container
968 * Returns the container attribute
970 static inline struct nlattr *nla_nest_start(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype)
972 struct nlattr *start = (struct nlattr *)skb_tail_pointer(skb);
974 if (nla_put(skb, attrtype, 0, NULL) < 0)
981 * nla_nest_end - Finalize nesting of attributes
982 * @skb: socket buffer the attributes are stored in
983 * @start: container attribute
985 * Corrects the container attribute header to include the all
986 * appeneded attributes.
988 * Returns the total data length of the skb.
990 static inline int nla_nest_end(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *start)
992 start->nla_len = skb_tail_pointer(skb) - (unsigned char *)start;
997 * nla_nest_cancel - Cancel nesting of attributes
998 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
999 * @start: container attribute
1001 * Removes the container attribute and including all nested
1002 * attributes. Returns -EMSGSIZE
1004 static inline void nla_nest_cancel(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *start)
1006 nlmsg_trim(skb, start);
1010 * nla_validate_nested - Validate a stream of nested attributes
1011 * @start: container attribute
1012 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
1013 * @policy: validation policy
1015 * Validates all attributes in the nested attribute stream against the
1016 * specified policy. Attributes with a type exceeding maxtype will be
1017 * ignored. See documenation of struct nla_policy for more details.
1019 * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code.
1021 static inline int nla_validate_nested(struct nlattr *start, int maxtype,
1022 const struct nla_policy *policy)
1024 return nla_validate(nla_data(start), nla_len(start), maxtype, policy);
1028 * nla_for_each_attr - iterate over a stream of attributes
1029 * @pos: loop counter, set to current attribute
1030 * @head: head of attribute stream
1031 * @len: length of attribute stream
1032 * @rem: initialized to len, holds bytes currently remaining in stream
1034 #define nla_for_each_attr(pos, head, len, rem) \
1035 for (pos = head, rem = len; \
1037 pos = nla_next(pos, &(rem)))
1040 * nla_for_each_nested - iterate over nested attributes
1041 * @pos: loop counter, set to current attribute
1042 * @nla: attribute containing the nested attributes
1043 * @rem: initialized to len, holds bytes currently remaining in stream
1045 #define nla_for_each_nested(pos, nla, rem) \
1046 nla_for_each_attr(pos, nla_data(nla), nla_len(nla), rem)