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1 files changed, 69 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/genetlink.h b/include/net/genetlink.h
index ed4622dd4828..e18a4c0d69ee 100644
--- a/include/net/genetlink.h
+++ b/include/net/genetlink.h
@@ -93,9 +93,9 @@ struct genl_family {
* struct genl_info - receiving information
* @snd_seq: sending sequence number
* @snd_portid: netlink portid of sender
+ * @family: generic netlink family
* @nlhdr: netlink message header
* @genlhdr: generic netlink message header
- * @userhdr: user specific header
* @attrs: netlink attributes
* @_net: network namespace
* @user_ptr: user pointers
@@ -104,16 +104,16 @@ struct genl_family {
struct genl_info {
u32 snd_seq;
u32 snd_portid;
- struct nlmsghdr * nlhdr;
+ const struct genl_family *family;
+ const struct nlmsghdr * nlhdr;
struct genlmsghdr * genlhdr;
- void * userhdr;
struct nlattr ** attrs;
possible_net_t _net;
void * user_ptr[2];
struct netlink_ext_ack *extack;
};
-static inline struct net *genl_info_net(struct genl_info *info)
+static inline struct net *genl_info_net(const struct genl_info *info)
{
return read_pnet(&info->_net);
}
@@ -123,6 +123,11 @@ static inline void genl_info_net_set(struct genl_info *info, struct net *net)
write_pnet(&info->_net, net);
}
+static inline void *genl_info_userhdr(const struct genl_info *info)
+{
+ return (u8 *)info->genlhdr + GENL_HDRLEN;
+}
+
#define GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, msg) NL_SET_ERR_MSG((info)->extack, msg)
#define GENL_SET_ERR_MSG_FMT(info, msg, args...) \
@@ -244,14 +249,13 @@ struct genl_split_ops {
/**
* struct genl_dumpit_info - info that is available during dumpit op call
- * @family: generic netlink family - for internal genl code usage
* @op: generic netlink ops - for internal genl code usage
* @attrs: netlink attributes
+ * @info: struct genl_info describing the request
*/
struct genl_dumpit_info {
- const struct genl_family *family;
struct genl_split_ops op;
- struct nlattr **attrs;
+ struct genl_info info;
};
static inline const struct genl_dumpit_info *
@@ -260,6 +264,38 @@ genl_dumpit_info(struct netlink_callback *cb)
return cb->data;
}
+static inline const struct genl_info *
+genl_info_dump(struct netlink_callback *cb)
+{
+ return &genl_dumpit_info(cb)->info;
+}
+
+/**
+ * genl_info_init_ntf() - initialize genl_info for notifications
+ * @info: genl_info struct to set up
+ * @family: pointer to the genetlink family
+ * @cmd: command to be used in the notification
+ *
+ * Initialize a locally declared struct genl_info to pass to various APIs.
+ * Intended to be used when creating notifications.
+ */
+static inline void
+genl_info_init_ntf(struct genl_info *info, const struct genl_family *family,
+ u8 cmd)
+{
+ struct genlmsghdr *hdr = (void *) &info->user_ptr[0];
+
+ memset(info, 0, sizeof(*info));
+ info->family = family;
+ info->genlhdr = hdr;
+ hdr->cmd = cmd;
+}
+
+static inline bool genl_info_is_ntf(const struct genl_info *info)
+{
+ return !info->nlhdr;
+}
+
int genl_register_family(struct genl_family *family);
int genl_unregister_family(const struct genl_family *family);
void genl_notify(const struct genl_family *family, struct sk_buff *skb,
@@ -268,6 +304,32 @@ void genl_notify(const struct genl_family *family, struct sk_buff *skb,
void *genlmsg_put(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, u32 seq,
const struct genl_family *family, int flags, u8 cmd);
+static inline void *
+__genlmsg_iput(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct genl_info *info, int flags)
+{
+ return genlmsg_put(skb, info->snd_portid, info->snd_seq, info->family,
+ flags, info->genlhdr->cmd);
+}
+
+/**
+ * genlmsg_iput - start genetlink message based on genl_info
+ * @skb: skb in which message header will be placed
+ * @info: genl_info as provided to do/dump handlers
+ *
+ * Convenience wrapper which starts a genetlink message based on
+ * information in user request. @info should be either the struct passed
+ * by genetlink core to do/dump handlers (when constructing replies to
+ * such requests) or a struct initialized by genl_info_init_ntf()
+ * when constructing notifications.
+ *
+ * Returns pointer to new genetlink header.
+ */
+static inline void *
+genlmsg_iput(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct genl_info *info)
+{
+ return __genlmsg_iput(skb, info, 0);
+}
+
/**
* genlmsg_nlhdr - Obtain netlink header from user specified header
* @user_hdr: user header as returned from genlmsg_put()