1 #ifndef __NET_GENERIC_NETLINK_H
2 #define __NET_GENERIC_NETLINK_H
4 #include <linux/genetlink.h>
5 #include <net/netlink.h>
8 * struct genl_multicast_group - generic netlink multicast group
9 * @name: name of the multicast group, names are per-family
10 * @id: multicast group ID, assigned by the core, to use with
11 * genlmsg_multicast().
12 * @list: list entry for linking
13 * @family: pointer to family, need not be set before registering
15 struct genl_multicast_group
17 struct genl_family *family; /* private */
18 struct list_head list; /* private */
19 char name[GENL_NAMSIZ];
24 * struct genl_family - generic netlink family
25 * @id: protocol family idenfitier
26 * @hdrsize: length of user specific header in bytes
27 * @name: name of family
28 * @version: protocol version
29 * @maxattr: maximum number of attributes supported
30 * @attrbuf: buffer to store parsed attributes
31 * @ops_list: list of all assigned operations
32 * @family_list: family list
33 * @mcast_groups: multicast groups list
39 char name[GENL_NAMSIZ];
42 struct nlattr ** attrbuf; /* private */
43 struct list_head ops_list; /* private */
44 struct list_head family_list; /* private */
45 struct list_head mcast_groups; /* private */
49 * struct genl_info - receiving information
50 * @snd_seq: sending sequence number
51 * @snd_pid: netlink pid of sender
52 * @nlhdr: netlink message header
53 * @genlhdr: generic netlink message header
54 * @userhdr: user specific header
55 * @attrs: netlink attributes
61 struct nlmsghdr * nlhdr;
62 struct genlmsghdr * genlhdr;
64 struct nlattr ** attrs;
68 * struct genl_ops - generic netlink operations
69 * @cmd: command identifier
71 * @policy: attribute validation policy
72 * @doit: standard command callback
73 * @dumpit: callback for dumpers
74 * @done: completion callback for dumps
75 * @ops_list: operations list
81 const struct nla_policy *policy;
82 int (*doit)(struct sk_buff *skb,
83 struct genl_info *info);
84 int (*dumpit)(struct sk_buff *skb,
85 struct netlink_callback *cb);
86 int (*done)(struct netlink_callback *cb);
87 struct list_head ops_list;
90 extern int genl_register_family(struct genl_family *family);
91 extern int genl_register_family_with_ops(struct genl_family *family,
92 struct genl_ops *ops, size_t n_ops);
93 extern int genl_unregister_family(struct genl_family *family);
94 extern int genl_register_ops(struct genl_family *, struct genl_ops *ops);
95 extern int genl_unregister_ops(struct genl_family *, struct genl_ops *ops);
96 extern int genl_register_mc_group(struct genl_family *family,
97 struct genl_multicast_group *grp);
98 extern void genl_unregister_mc_group(struct genl_family *family,
99 struct genl_multicast_group *grp);
101 extern struct sock *genl_sock;
104 * genlmsg_put - Add generic netlink header to netlink message
105 * @skb: socket buffer holding the message
106 * @pid: netlink pid the message is addressed to
107 * @seq: sequence number (usually the one of the sender)
108 * @family: generic netlink family
109 * @flags netlink message flags
110 * @cmd: generic netlink command
112 * Returns pointer to user specific header
114 static inline void *genlmsg_put(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, u32 seq,
115 struct genl_family *family, int flags, u8 cmd)
117 struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
118 struct genlmsghdr *hdr;
120 nlh = nlmsg_put(skb, pid, seq, family->id, GENL_HDRLEN +
121 family->hdrsize, flags);
125 hdr = nlmsg_data(nlh);
127 hdr->version = family->version;
130 return (char *) hdr + GENL_HDRLEN;
134 * genlmsg_put_reply - Add generic netlink header to a reply message
135 * @skb: socket buffer holding the message
136 * @info: receiver info
137 * @family: generic netlink family
138 * @flags: netlink message flags
139 * @cmd: generic netlink command
141 * Returns pointer to user specific header
143 static inline void *genlmsg_put_reply(struct sk_buff *skb,
144 struct genl_info *info,
145 struct genl_family *family,
148 return genlmsg_put(skb, info->snd_pid, info->snd_seq, family,
153 * genlmsg_end - Finalize a generic netlink message
154 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
155 * @hdr: user specific header
157 static inline int genlmsg_end(struct sk_buff *skb, void *hdr)
159 return nlmsg_end(skb, hdr - GENL_HDRLEN - NLMSG_HDRLEN);
163 * genlmsg_cancel - Cancel construction of a generic netlink message
164 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
165 * @hdr: generic netlink message header
167 static inline void genlmsg_cancel(struct sk_buff *skb, void *hdr)
169 nlmsg_cancel(skb, hdr - GENL_HDRLEN - NLMSG_HDRLEN);
173 * genlmsg_multicast - multicast a netlink message
174 * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
175 * @pid: own netlink pid to avoid sending to yourself
176 * @group: multicast group id
177 * @flags: allocation flags
179 static inline int genlmsg_multicast(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid,
180 unsigned int group, gfp_t flags)
182 return nlmsg_multicast(genl_sock, skb, pid, group, flags);
186 * genlmsg_unicast - unicast a netlink message
187 * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
188 * @pid: netlink pid of the destination socket
190 static inline int genlmsg_unicast(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid)
192 return nlmsg_unicast(genl_sock, skb, pid);
196 * genlmsg_reply - reply to a request
197 * @skb: netlink message to be sent back
198 * @info: receiver information
200 static inline int genlmsg_reply(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
202 return genlmsg_unicast(skb, info->snd_pid);
206 * gennlmsg_data - head of message payload
207 * @gnlh: genetlink messsage header
209 static inline void *genlmsg_data(const struct genlmsghdr *gnlh)
211 return ((unsigned char *) gnlh + GENL_HDRLEN);
215 * genlmsg_len - length of message payload
216 * @gnlh: genetlink message header
218 static inline int genlmsg_len(const struct genlmsghdr *gnlh)
220 struct nlmsghdr *nlh = (struct nlmsghdr *)((unsigned char *)gnlh -
222 return (nlh->nlmsg_len - GENL_HDRLEN - NLMSG_HDRLEN);
226 * genlmsg_msg_size - length of genetlink message not including padding
227 * @payload: length of message payload
229 static inline int genlmsg_msg_size(int payload)
231 return GENL_HDRLEN + payload;
235 * genlmsg_total_size - length of genetlink message including padding
236 * @payload: length of message payload
238 static inline int genlmsg_total_size(int payload)
240 return NLMSG_ALIGN(genlmsg_msg_size(payload));
244 * genlmsg_new - Allocate a new generic netlink message
245 * @payload: size of the message payload
246 * @flags: the type of memory to allocate.
248 static inline struct sk_buff *genlmsg_new(size_t payload, gfp_t flags)
250 return nlmsg_new(genlmsg_total_size(payload), flags);
254 #endif /* __NET_GENERIC_NETLINK_H */