#include <linux/types.h>
#include <linux/netlink.h>
+#include <linux/jiffies.h>
/* ========================================================================
* Netlink Messages and Attributes Interface (As Seen On TV)
* nla_ok(nla, remaining) does nla fit into remaining bytes?
* nla_next(nla, remaining) get next netlink attribute
* nla_validate() validate a stream of attributes
+ * nla_validate_nested() validate a stream of nested attributes
* nla_find() find attribute in stream of attributes
* nla_find_nested() find attribute in nested attributes
* nla_parse() parse and validate stream of attrs
* nla_parse_nested() parse nested attribuets
* nla_for_each_attr() loop over all attributes
+ * nla_for_each_nested() loop over the nested attributes
*=========================================================================
*/
/**
* nlmsg_new - Allocate a new netlink message
- * @size: maximum size of message
+ * @payload: size of the message payload
* @flags: the type of memory to allocate.
*
- * Use NLMSG_GOODSIZE if size isn't know and you need a good default size.
+ * Use NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE if the size of the payload isn't known
+ * and a good default is needed.
*/
-static inline struct sk_buff *nlmsg_new(int size, gfp_t flags)
+static inline struct sk_buff *nlmsg_new(size_t payload, gfp_t flags)
{
- return alloc_skb(size, flags);
+ return alloc_skb(nlmsg_total_size(payload), flags);
}
/**
#define NLA_PUT_U16(skb, attrtype, value) \
NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u16, attrtype, value)
+#define NLA_PUT_LE16(skb, attrtype, value) \
+ NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, __le16, attrtype, value)
+
#define NLA_PUT_U32(skb, attrtype, value) \
NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u32, attrtype, value)
+#define NLA_PUT_BE32(skb, attrtype, value) \
+ NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, __be32, attrtype, value)
+
#define NLA_PUT_U64(skb, attrtype, value) \
NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u64, attrtype, value)
return *(u32 *) nla_data(nla);
}
+/**
+ * nla_get_be32 - return payload of __be32 attribute
+ * @nla: __be32 netlink attribute
+ */
+static inline __be32 nla_get_be32(struct nlattr *nla)
+{
+ return *(__be32 *) nla_data(nla);
+}
+
/**
* nla_get_u16 - return payload of u16 attribute
* @nla: u16 netlink attribute
return *(u16 *) nla_data(nla);
}
+/**
+ * nla_get_le16 - return payload of __le16 attribute
+ * @nla: __le16 netlink attribute
+ */
+static inline __le16 nla_get_le16(struct nlattr *nla)
+{
+ return *(__le16 *) nla_data(nla);
+}
+
/**
* nla_get_u8 - return payload of u8 attribute
* @nla: u8 netlink attribute
return nlmsg_trim(skb, start);
}
+/**
+ * nla_validate_nested - Validate a stream of nested attributes
+ * @start: container attribute
+ * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
+ * @policy: validation policy
+ *
+ * Validates all attributes in the nested attribute stream against the
+ * specified policy. Attributes with a type exceeding maxtype will be
+ * ignored. See documenation of struct nla_policy for more details.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code.
+ */
+static inline int nla_validate_nested(struct nlattr *start, int maxtype,
+ struct nla_policy *policy)
+{
+ return nla_validate(nla_data(start), nla_len(start), maxtype, policy);
+}
+
/**
* nla_for_each_attr - iterate over a stream of attributes
* @pos: loop counter, set to current attribute