1 #ifndef __NET_GENERIC_NETLINK_H
2 #define __NET_GENERIC_NETLINK_H
4 #include <linux/genetlink.h>
5 #include <net/netlink.h>
6 #include <net/net_namespace.h>
8 #define GENLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE (NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE - GENL_HDRLEN)
11 * struct genl_multicast_group - generic netlink multicast group
12 * @name: name of the multicast group, names are per-family
14 struct genl_multicast_group {
15 char name[GENL_NAMSIZ];
22 * struct genl_family - generic netlink family
23 * @id: protocol family identifier (private)
24 * @hdrsize: length of user specific header in bytes
25 * @name: name of family
26 * @version: protocol version
27 * @maxattr: maximum number of attributes supported
28 * @netnsok: set to true if the family can handle network
29 * namespaces and should be presented in all of them
30 * @parallel_ops: operations can be called in parallel and aren't
31 * synchronized by the core genetlink code
32 * @pre_doit: called before an operation's doit callback, it may
33 * do additional, common, filtering and return an error
34 * @post_doit: called after an operation's doit callback, it may
35 * undo operations done by pre_doit, for example release locks
36 * @mcast_bind: a socket bound to the given multicast group (which
37 * is given as the offset into the groups array)
38 * @mcast_unbind: a socket was unbound from the given multicast group.
39 * Note that unbind() will not be called symmetrically if the
40 * generic netlink family is removed while there are still open
42 * @attrbuf: buffer to store parsed attributes (private)
43 * @mcgrps: multicast groups used by this family
44 * @n_mcgrps: number of multicast groups
45 * @mcgrp_offset: starting number of multicast group IDs in this family
47 * @ops: the operations supported by this family
48 * @n_ops: number of operations supported by this family
53 char name[GENL_NAMSIZ];
58 int (*pre_doit)(const struct genl_ops *ops,
60 struct genl_info *info);
61 void (*post_doit)(const struct genl_ops *ops,
63 struct genl_info *info);
64 int (*mcast_bind)(struct net *net, int group);
65 void (*mcast_unbind)(struct net *net, int group);
66 struct nlattr ** attrbuf; /* private */
67 const struct genl_ops * ops;
68 const struct genl_multicast_group *mcgrps;
70 unsigned int n_mcgrps;
71 unsigned int mcgrp_offset; /* private */
72 struct module *module;
75 struct nlattr **genl_family_attrbuf(const struct genl_family *family);
78 * struct genl_info - receiving information
79 * @snd_seq: sending sequence number
80 * @snd_portid: netlink portid of sender
81 * @nlhdr: netlink message header
82 * @genlhdr: generic netlink message header
83 * @userhdr: user specific header
84 * @attrs: netlink attributes
85 * @_net: network namespace
86 * @user_ptr: user pointers
91 struct nlmsghdr * nlhdr;
92 struct genlmsghdr * genlhdr;
94 struct nlattr ** attrs;
99 static inline struct net *genl_info_net(struct genl_info *info)
101 return read_pnet(&info->_net);
104 static inline void genl_info_net_set(struct genl_info *info, struct net *net)
106 write_pnet(&info->_net, net);
110 * struct genl_ops - generic netlink operations
111 * @cmd: command identifier
112 * @internal_flags: flags used by the family
114 * @policy: attribute validation policy
115 * @doit: standard command callback
116 * @start: start callback for dumps
117 * @dumpit: callback for dumpers
118 * @done: completion callback for dumps
119 * @ops_list: operations list
122 const struct nla_policy *policy;
123 int (*doit)(struct sk_buff *skb,
124 struct genl_info *info);
125 int (*start)(struct netlink_callback *cb);
126 int (*dumpit)(struct sk_buff *skb,
127 struct netlink_callback *cb);
128 int (*done)(struct netlink_callback *cb);
134 int genl_register_family(struct genl_family *family);
135 int genl_unregister_family(const struct genl_family *family);
136 void genl_notify(const struct genl_family *family, struct sk_buff *skb,
137 struct genl_info *info, u32 group, gfp_t flags);
139 void *genlmsg_put(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, u32 seq,
140 const struct genl_family *family, int flags, u8 cmd);
143 * genlmsg_nlhdr - Obtain netlink header from user specified header
144 * @user_hdr: user header as returned from genlmsg_put()
145 * @family: generic netlink family
147 * Returns pointer to netlink header.
149 static inline struct nlmsghdr *
150 genlmsg_nlhdr(void *user_hdr, const struct genl_family *family)
152 return (struct nlmsghdr *)((char *)user_hdr -
159 * genlmsg_parse - parse attributes of a genetlink message
160 * @nlh: netlink message header
161 * @family: genetlink message family
162 * @tb: destination array with maxtype+1 elements
163 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
164 * @policy: validation policy
166 static inline int genlmsg_parse(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
167 const struct genl_family *family,
168 struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype,
169 const struct nla_policy *policy)
171 return nlmsg_parse(nlh, family->hdrsize + GENL_HDRLEN, tb, maxtype,
176 * genl_dump_check_consistent - check if sequence is consistent and advertise if not
177 * @cb: netlink callback structure that stores the sequence number
178 * @user_hdr: user header as returned from genlmsg_put()
179 * @family: generic netlink family
181 * Cf. nl_dump_check_consistent(), this just provides a wrapper to make it
182 * simpler to use with generic netlink.
184 static inline void genl_dump_check_consistent(struct netlink_callback *cb,
186 const struct genl_family *family)
188 nl_dump_check_consistent(cb, genlmsg_nlhdr(user_hdr, family));
192 * genlmsg_put_reply - Add generic netlink header to a reply message
193 * @skb: socket buffer holding the message
194 * @info: receiver info
195 * @family: generic netlink family
196 * @flags: netlink message flags
197 * @cmd: generic netlink command
199 * Returns pointer to user specific header
201 static inline void *genlmsg_put_reply(struct sk_buff *skb,
202 struct genl_info *info,
203 const struct genl_family *family,
206 return genlmsg_put(skb, info->snd_portid, info->snd_seq, family,
211 * genlmsg_end - Finalize a generic netlink message
212 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
213 * @hdr: user specific header
215 static inline void genlmsg_end(struct sk_buff *skb, void *hdr)
217 nlmsg_end(skb, hdr - GENL_HDRLEN - NLMSG_HDRLEN);
221 * genlmsg_cancel - Cancel construction of a generic netlink message
222 * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
223 * @hdr: generic netlink message header
225 static inline void genlmsg_cancel(struct sk_buff *skb, void *hdr)
228 nlmsg_cancel(skb, hdr - GENL_HDRLEN - NLMSG_HDRLEN);
232 * genlmsg_multicast_netns - multicast a netlink message to a specific netns
233 * @family: the generic netlink family
234 * @net: the net namespace
235 * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
236 * @portid: own netlink portid to avoid sending to yourself
237 * @group: offset of multicast group in groups array
238 * @flags: allocation flags
240 static inline int genlmsg_multicast_netns(const struct genl_family *family,
241 struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb,
242 u32 portid, unsigned int group, gfp_t flags)
244 if (WARN_ON_ONCE(group >= family->n_mcgrps))
246 group = family->mcgrp_offset + group;
247 return nlmsg_multicast(net->genl_sock, skb, portid, group, flags);
251 * genlmsg_multicast - multicast a netlink message to the default netns
252 * @family: the generic netlink family
253 * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
254 * @portid: own netlink portid to avoid sending to yourself
255 * @group: offset of multicast group in groups array
256 * @flags: allocation flags
258 static inline int genlmsg_multicast(const struct genl_family *family,
259 struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid,
260 unsigned int group, gfp_t flags)
262 return genlmsg_multicast_netns(family, &init_net, skb,
263 portid, group, flags);
267 * genlmsg_multicast_allns - multicast a netlink message to all net namespaces
268 * @family: the generic netlink family
269 * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
270 * @portid: own netlink portid to avoid sending to yourself
271 * @group: offset of multicast group in groups array
272 * @flags: allocation flags
274 * This function must hold the RTNL or rcu_read_lock().
276 int genlmsg_multicast_allns(const struct genl_family *family,
277 struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid,
278 unsigned int group, gfp_t flags);
281 * genlmsg_unicast - unicast a netlink message
282 * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
283 * @portid: netlink portid of the destination socket
285 static inline int genlmsg_unicast(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid)
287 return nlmsg_unicast(net->genl_sock, skb, portid);
291 * genlmsg_reply - reply to a request
292 * @skb: netlink message to be sent back
293 * @info: receiver information
295 static inline int genlmsg_reply(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
297 return genlmsg_unicast(genl_info_net(info), skb, info->snd_portid);
301 * gennlmsg_data - head of message payload
302 * @gnlh: genetlink message header
304 static inline void *genlmsg_data(const struct genlmsghdr *gnlh)
306 return ((unsigned char *) gnlh + GENL_HDRLEN);
310 * genlmsg_len - length of message payload
311 * @gnlh: genetlink message header
313 static inline int genlmsg_len(const struct genlmsghdr *gnlh)
315 struct nlmsghdr *nlh = (struct nlmsghdr *)((unsigned char *)gnlh -
317 return (nlh->nlmsg_len - GENL_HDRLEN - NLMSG_HDRLEN);
321 * genlmsg_msg_size - length of genetlink message not including padding
322 * @payload: length of message payload
324 static inline int genlmsg_msg_size(int payload)
326 return GENL_HDRLEN + payload;
330 * genlmsg_total_size - length of genetlink message including padding
331 * @payload: length of message payload
333 static inline int genlmsg_total_size(int payload)
335 return NLMSG_ALIGN(genlmsg_msg_size(payload));
339 * genlmsg_new - Allocate a new generic netlink message
340 * @payload: size of the message payload
341 * @flags: the type of memory to allocate.
343 static inline struct sk_buff *genlmsg_new(size_t payload, gfp_t flags)
345 return nlmsg_new(genlmsg_total_size(payload), flags);
349 * genl_set_err - report error to genetlink broadcast listeners
350 * @family: the generic netlink family
351 * @net: the network namespace to report the error to
352 * @portid: the PORTID of a process that we want to skip (if any)
353 * @group: the broadcast group that will notice the error
354 * (this is the offset of the multicast group in the groups array)
355 * @code: error code, must be negative (as usual in kernelspace)
357 * This function returns the number of broadcast listeners that have set the
358 * NETLINK_RECV_NO_ENOBUFS socket option.
360 static inline int genl_set_err(const struct genl_family *family,
361 struct net *net, u32 portid,
364 if (WARN_ON_ONCE(group >= family->n_mcgrps))
366 group = family->mcgrp_offset + group;
367 return netlink_set_err(net->genl_sock, portid, group, code);
370 static inline int genl_has_listeners(const struct genl_family *family,
371 struct net *net, unsigned int group)
373 if (WARN_ON_ONCE(group >= family->n_mcgrps))
375 group = family->mcgrp_offset + group;
376 return netlink_has_listeners(net->genl_sock, group);
378 #endif /* __NET_GENERIC_NETLINK_H */