2 * NETLINK Netlink attributes
4 * Authors: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch>
5 * Alexey Kuznetsov <kuznet@ms2.inr.ac.ru>
8 #include <linux/module.h>
9 #include <linux/kernel.h>
10 #include <linux/errno.h>
11 #include <linux/jiffies.h>
12 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
13 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
14 #include <linux/string.h>
15 #include <linux/types.h>
16 #include <net/netlink.h>
18 static u16 nla_attr_minlen[NLA_TYPE_MAX+1] __read_mostly = {
19 [NLA_U8] = sizeof(u8),
20 [NLA_U16] = sizeof(u16),
21 [NLA_U32] = sizeof(u32),
22 [NLA_U64] = sizeof(u64),
23 [NLA_NESTED] = NLA_HDRLEN,
26 static int validate_nla(struct nlattr *nla, int maxtype,
27 const struct nla_policy *policy)
29 const struct nla_policy *pt;
30 int minlen = 0, attrlen = nla_len(nla), type = nla_type(nla);
32 if (type <= 0 || type > maxtype)
37 BUG_ON(pt->type > NLA_TYPE_MAX);
47 minlen = min_t(int, attrlen, pt->len + 1);
51 if (!minlen || memchr(nla_data(nla), '\0', minlen) == NULL)
60 char *buf = nla_data(nla);
62 if (buf[attrlen - 1] == '\0')
65 if (attrlen > pt->len)
71 if (pt->len && attrlen > pt->len)
75 case NLA_NESTED_COMPAT:
76 if (attrlen < pt->len)
78 if (attrlen < NLA_ALIGN(pt->len))
80 if (attrlen < NLA_ALIGN(pt->len) + NLA_HDRLEN)
82 nla = nla_data(nla) + NLA_ALIGN(pt->len);
83 if (attrlen < NLA_ALIGN(pt->len) + NLA_HDRLEN + nla_len(nla))
87 /* a nested attributes is allowed to be empty; if its not,
88 * it must have a size of at least NLA_HDRLEN.
95 else if (pt->type != NLA_UNSPEC)
96 minlen = nla_attr_minlen[pt->type];
106 * nla_validate - Validate a stream of attributes
107 * @head: head of attribute stream
108 * @len: length of attribute stream
109 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
110 * @policy: validation policy
112 * Validates all attributes in the specified attribute stream against the
113 * specified policy. Attributes with a type exceeding maxtype will be
114 * ignored. See documenation of struct nla_policy for more details.
116 * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code.
118 int nla_validate(struct nlattr *head, int len, int maxtype,
119 const struct nla_policy *policy)
124 nla_for_each_attr(nla, head, len, rem) {
125 err = validate_nla(nla, maxtype, policy);
136 * nla_parse - Parse a stream of attributes into a tb buffer
137 * @tb: destination array with maxtype+1 elements
138 * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
139 * @head: head of attribute stream
140 * @len: length of attribute stream
141 * @policy: validation policy
143 * Parses a stream of attributes and stores a pointer to each attribute in
144 * the tb array accessable via the attribute type. Attributes with a type
145 * exceeding maxtype will be silently ignored for backwards compatibility
146 * reasons. policy may be set to NULL if no validation is required.
148 * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code.
150 int nla_parse(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype, struct nlattr *head, int len,
151 const struct nla_policy *policy)
156 memset(tb, 0, sizeof(struct nlattr *) * (maxtype + 1));
158 nla_for_each_attr(nla, head, len, rem) {
159 u16 type = nla_type(nla);
161 if (type > 0 && type <= maxtype) {
163 err = validate_nla(nla, maxtype, policy);
172 if (unlikely(rem > 0))
173 printk(KERN_WARNING "netlink: %d bytes leftover after parsing "
174 "attributes.\n", rem);
182 * nla_find - Find a specific attribute in a stream of attributes
183 * @head: head of attribute stream
184 * @len: length of attribute stream
185 * @attrtype: type of attribute to look for
187 * Returns the first attribute in the stream matching the specified type.
189 struct nlattr *nla_find(struct nlattr *head, int len, int attrtype)
194 nla_for_each_attr(nla, head, len, rem)
195 if (nla_type(nla) == attrtype)
202 * nla_strlcpy - Copy string attribute payload into a sized buffer
203 * @dst: where to copy the string to
204 * @nla: attribute to copy the string from
205 * @dstsize: size of destination buffer
207 * Copies at most dstsize - 1 bytes into the destination buffer.
208 * The result is always a valid NUL-terminated string. Unlike
209 * strlcpy the destination buffer is always padded out.
211 * Returns the length of the source buffer.
213 size_t nla_strlcpy(char *dst, const struct nlattr *nla, size_t dstsize)
215 size_t srclen = nla_len(nla);
216 char *src = nla_data(nla);
218 if (srclen > 0 && src[srclen - 1] == '\0')
222 size_t len = (srclen >= dstsize) ? dstsize - 1 : srclen;
224 memset(dst, 0, dstsize);
225 memcpy(dst, src, len);
232 * nla_memcpy - Copy a netlink attribute into another memory area
233 * @dest: where to copy to memcpy
234 * @src: netlink attribute to copy from
235 * @count: size of the destination area
237 * Note: The number of bytes copied is limited by the length of
238 * attribute's payload. memcpy
240 * Returns the number of bytes copied.
242 int nla_memcpy(void *dest, const struct nlattr *src, int count)
244 int minlen = min_t(int, count, nla_len(src));
246 memcpy(dest, nla_data(src), minlen);
252 * nla_memcmp - Compare an attribute with sized memory area
253 * @nla: netlink attribute
255 * @size: size of memory area
257 int nla_memcmp(const struct nlattr *nla, const void *data,
260 int d = nla_len(nla) - size;
263 d = memcmp(nla_data(nla), data, size);
269 * nla_strcmp - Compare a string attribute against a string
270 * @nla: netlink string attribute
271 * @str: another string
273 int nla_strcmp(const struct nlattr *nla, const char *str)
275 int len = strlen(str) + 1;
276 int d = nla_len(nla) - len;
279 d = memcmp(nla_data(nla), str, len);
286 * __nla_reserve - reserve room for attribute on the skb
287 * @skb: socket buffer to reserve room on
288 * @attrtype: attribute type
289 * @attrlen: length of attribute payload
291 * Adds a netlink attribute header to a socket buffer and reserves
292 * room for the payload but does not copy it.
294 * The caller is responsible to ensure that the skb provides enough
295 * tailroom for the attribute header and payload.
297 struct nlattr *__nla_reserve(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, int attrlen)
301 nla = (struct nlattr *) skb_put(skb, nla_total_size(attrlen));
302 nla->nla_type = attrtype;
303 nla->nla_len = nla_attr_size(attrlen);
305 memset((unsigned char *) nla + nla->nla_len, 0, nla_padlen(attrlen));
309 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__nla_reserve);
312 * __nla_reserve_nohdr - reserve room for attribute without header
313 * @skb: socket buffer to reserve room on
314 * @attrlen: length of attribute payload
316 * Reserves room for attribute payload without a header.
318 * The caller is responsible to ensure that the skb provides enough
319 * tailroom for the payload.
321 void *__nla_reserve_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen)
325 start = skb_put(skb, NLA_ALIGN(attrlen));
326 memset(start, 0, NLA_ALIGN(attrlen));
330 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__nla_reserve_nohdr);
333 * nla_reserve - reserve room for attribute on the skb
334 * @skb: socket buffer to reserve room on
335 * @attrtype: attribute type
336 * @attrlen: length of attribute payload
338 * Adds a netlink attribute header to a socket buffer and reserves
339 * room for the payload but does not copy it.
341 * Returns NULL if the tailroom of the skb is insufficient to store
342 * the attribute header and payload.
344 struct nlattr *nla_reserve(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, int attrlen)
346 if (unlikely(skb_tailroom(skb) < nla_total_size(attrlen)))
349 return __nla_reserve(skb, attrtype, attrlen);
351 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_reserve);
354 * nla_reserve_nohdr - reserve room for attribute without header
355 * @skb: socket buffer to reserve room on
356 * @attrlen: length of attribute payload
358 * Reserves room for attribute payload without a header.
360 * Returns NULL if the tailroom of the skb is insufficient to store
361 * the attribute payload.
363 void *nla_reserve_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen)
365 if (unlikely(skb_tailroom(skb) < NLA_ALIGN(attrlen)))
368 return __nla_reserve_nohdr(skb, attrlen);
370 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_reserve_nohdr);
373 * __nla_put - Add a netlink attribute to a socket buffer
374 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
375 * @attrtype: attribute type
376 * @attrlen: length of attribute payload
377 * @data: head of attribute payload
379 * The caller is responsible to ensure that the skb provides enough
380 * tailroom for the attribute header and payload.
382 void __nla_put(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, int attrlen,
387 nla = __nla_reserve(skb, attrtype, attrlen);
388 memcpy(nla_data(nla), data, attrlen);
390 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__nla_put);
393 * __nla_put_nohdr - Add a netlink attribute without header
394 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
395 * @attrlen: length of attribute payload
396 * @data: head of attribute payload
398 * The caller is responsible to ensure that the skb provides enough
399 * tailroom for the attribute payload.
401 void __nla_put_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen, const void *data)
405 start = __nla_reserve_nohdr(skb, attrlen);
406 memcpy(start, data, attrlen);
408 EXPORT_SYMBOL(__nla_put_nohdr);
411 * nla_put - Add a netlink attribute to a socket buffer
412 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
413 * @attrtype: attribute type
414 * @attrlen: length of attribute payload
415 * @data: head of attribute payload
417 * Returns -EMSGSIZE if the tailroom of the skb is insufficient to store
418 * the attribute header and payload.
420 int nla_put(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype, int attrlen, const void *data)
422 if (unlikely(skb_tailroom(skb) < nla_total_size(attrlen)))
425 __nla_put(skb, attrtype, attrlen, data);
428 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_put);
431 * nla_put_nohdr - Add a netlink attribute without header
432 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
433 * @attrlen: length of attribute payload
434 * @data: head of attribute payload
436 * Returns -EMSGSIZE if the tailroom of the skb is insufficient to store
437 * the attribute payload.
439 int nla_put_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen, const void *data)
441 if (unlikely(skb_tailroom(skb) < NLA_ALIGN(attrlen)))
444 __nla_put_nohdr(skb, attrlen, data);
447 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_put_nohdr);
450 * nla_append - Add a netlink attribute without header or padding
451 * @skb: socket buffer to add attribute to
452 * @attrlen: length of attribute payload
453 * @data: head of attribute payload
455 * Returns -EMSGSIZE if the tailroom of the skb is insufficient to store
456 * the attribute payload.
458 int nla_append(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen, const void *data)
460 if (unlikely(skb_tailroom(skb) < NLA_ALIGN(attrlen)))
463 memcpy(skb_put(skb, attrlen), data, attrlen);
466 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_append);
469 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_validate);
470 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_parse);
471 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_find);
472 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_strlcpy);
473 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_memcpy);
474 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_memcmp);
475 EXPORT_SYMBOL(nla_strcmp);