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1 files changed, 47 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/genetlink.h b/include/net/genetlink.h
index b619314218a..adff4c898d5 100644
--- a/include/net/genetlink.h
+++ b/include/net/genetlink.h
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ struct genl_info
* @policy: attribute validation policy
* @doit: standard command callback
* @dumpit: callback for dumpers
+ * @done: completion callback for dumps
* @ops_list: operations list
*/
struct genl_ops
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ struct genl_ops
struct genl_info *info);
int (*dumpit)(struct sk_buff *skb,
struct netlink_callback *cb);
+ int (*done)(struct netlink_callback *cb);
struct list_head ops_list;
};
@@ -79,34 +81,51 @@ extern struct sock *genl_sock;
* @skb: socket buffer holding the message
* @pid: netlink pid the message is addressed to
* @seq: sequence number (usually the one of the sender)
- * @type: netlink message type
- * @hdrlen: length of the user specific header
+ * @family: generic netlink family
* @flags netlink message flags
* @cmd: generic netlink command
- * @version: version
*
* Returns pointer to user specific header
*/
static inline void *genlmsg_put(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, u32 seq,
- int type, int hdrlen, int flags,
- u8 cmd, u8 version)
+ struct genl_family *family, int flags, u8 cmd)
{
struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
struct genlmsghdr *hdr;
- nlh = nlmsg_put(skb, pid, seq, type, GENL_HDRLEN + hdrlen, flags);
+ nlh = nlmsg_put(skb, pid, seq, family->id, GENL_HDRLEN +
+ family->hdrsize, flags);
if (nlh == NULL)
return NULL;
hdr = nlmsg_data(nlh);
hdr->cmd = cmd;
- hdr->version = version;
+ hdr->version = family->version;
hdr->reserved = 0;
return (char *) hdr + GENL_HDRLEN;
}
/**
+ * genlmsg_put_reply - Add generic netlink header to a reply message
+ * @skb: socket buffer holding the message
+ * @info: receiver info
+ * @family: generic netlink family
+ * @flags: netlink message flags
+ * @cmd: generic netlink command
+ *
+ * Returns pointer to user specific header
+ */
+static inline void *genlmsg_put_reply(struct sk_buff *skb,
+ struct genl_info *info,
+ struct genl_family *family,
+ int flags, u8 cmd)
+{
+ return genlmsg_put(skb, info->snd_pid, info->snd_seq, family,
+ flags, cmd);
+}
+
+/**
* genlmsg_end - Finalize a generic netlink message
* @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
* @hdr: user specific header
@@ -150,6 +169,16 @@ static inline int genlmsg_unicast(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid)
}
/**
+ * genlmsg_reply - reply to a request
+ * @skb: netlink message to be sent back
+ * @info: receiver information
+ */
+static inline int genlmsg_reply(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
+{
+ return genlmsg_unicast(skb, info->snd_pid);
+}
+
+/**
* gennlmsg_data - head of message payload
* @gnlh: genetlink messsage header
*/
@@ -187,4 +216,15 @@ static inline int genlmsg_total_size(int payload)
return NLMSG_ALIGN(genlmsg_msg_size(payload));
}
+/**
+ * genlmsg_new - Allocate a new generic netlink message
+ * @payload: size of the message payload
+ * @flags: the type of memory to allocate.
+ */
+static inline struct sk_buff *genlmsg_new(size_t payload, gfp_t flags)
+{
+ return nlmsg_new(genlmsg_total_size(payload), flags);
+}
+
+
#endif /* __NET_GENERIC_NETLINK_H */