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1 files changed, 70 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/genetlink.h b/include/net/genetlink.h
index 9f97f73615b6..ed4622dd4828 100644
--- a/include/net/genetlink.h
+++ b/include/net/genetlink.h
@@ -18,12 +18,11 @@ struct genl_multicast_group {
u8 flags;
};
-struct genl_ops;
+struct genl_split_ops;
struct genl_info;
/**
* struct genl_family - generic netlink family
- * @id: protocol family identifier (private)
* @hdrsize: length of user specific header in bytes
* @name: name of family
* @version: protocol version
@@ -43,12 +42,13 @@ struct genl_info;
* @resv_start_op: first operation for which reserved fields of the header
* can be validated and policies are required (see below);
* new families should leave this field at zero
- * @mcgrp_offset: starting number of multicast group IDs in this family
- * (private)
* @ops: the operations supported by this family
* @n_ops: number of operations supported by this family
* @small_ops: the small-struct operations supported by this family
* @n_small_ops: number of small-struct operations supported by this family
+ * @split_ops: the split do/dump form of operation definition
+ * @n_split_ops: number of entries in @split_ops, not that with split do/dump
+ * ops the number of entries is not the same as number of commands
*
* Attribute policies (the combination of @policy and @maxattr fields)
* can be attached at the family level or at the operation level.
@@ -58,29 +58,35 @@ struct genl_info;
* if policy is not provided core will reject all TLV attributes.
*/
struct genl_family {
- int id; /* private */
unsigned int hdrsize;
char name[GENL_NAMSIZ];
unsigned int version;
unsigned int maxattr;
- unsigned int mcgrp_offset; /* private */
u8 netnsok:1;
u8 parallel_ops:1;
u8 n_ops;
u8 n_small_ops;
+ u8 n_split_ops;
u8 n_mcgrps;
u8 resv_start_op;
const struct nla_policy *policy;
- int (*pre_doit)(const struct genl_ops *ops,
+ int (*pre_doit)(const struct genl_split_ops *ops,
struct sk_buff *skb,
struct genl_info *info);
- void (*post_doit)(const struct genl_ops *ops,
+ void (*post_doit)(const struct genl_split_ops *ops,
struct sk_buff *skb,
struct genl_info *info);
const struct genl_ops * ops;
const struct genl_small_ops *small_ops;
+ const struct genl_split_ops *split_ops;
const struct genl_multicast_group *mcgrps;
struct module *module;
+
+/* private: internal use only */
+ /* protocol family identifier */
+ int id;
+ /* starting number of multicast group IDs in this family */
+ unsigned int mcgrp_offset;
};
/**
@@ -119,6 +125,9 @@ static inline void genl_info_net_set(struct genl_info *info, struct net *net)
#define GENL_SET_ERR_MSG(info, msg) NL_SET_ERR_MSG((info)->extack, msg)
+#define GENL_SET_ERR_MSG_FMT(info, msg, args...) \
+ NL_SET_ERR_MSG_FMT((info)->extack, msg, ##args)
+
/* Report that a root attribute is missing */
#define GENL_REQ_ATTR_CHECK(info, attr) ({ \
struct genl_info *__info = (info); \
@@ -182,6 +191,58 @@ struct genl_ops {
};
/**
+ * struct genl_split_ops - generic netlink operations (do/dump split version)
+ * @cmd: command identifier
+ * @internal_flags: flags used by the family
+ * @flags: GENL_* flags (%GENL_ADMIN_PERM or %GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM)
+ * @validate: validation flags from enum genl_validate_flags
+ * @policy: netlink policy (takes precedence over family policy)
+ * @maxattr: maximum number of attributes supported
+ *
+ * Do callbacks:
+ * @pre_doit: called before an operation's @doit callback, it may
+ * do additional, common, filtering and return an error
+ * @doit: standard command callback
+ * @post_doit: called after an operation's @doit callback, it may
+ * undo operations done by pre_doit, for example release locks
+ *
+ * Dump callbacks:
+ * @start: start callback for dumps
+ * @dumpit: callback for dumpers
+ * @done: completion callback for dumps
+ *
+ * Do callbacks can be used if %GENL_CMD_CAP_DO is set in @flags.
+ * Dump callbacks can be used if %GENL_CMD_CAP_DUMP is set in @flags.
+ * Exactly one of those flags must be set.
+ */
+struct genl_split_ops {
+ union {
+ struct {
+ int (*pre_doit)(const struct genl_split_ops *ops,
+ struct sk_buff *skb,
+ struct genl_info *info);
+ int (*doit)(struct sk_buff *skb,
+ struct genl_info *info);
+ void (*post_doit)(const struct genl_split_ops *ops,
+ struct sk_buff *skb,
+ struct genl_info *info);
+ };
+ struct {
+ int (*start)(struct netlink_callback *cb);
+ int (*dumpit)(struct sk_buff *skb,
+ struct netlink_callback *cb);
+ int (*done)(struct netlink_callback *cb);
+ };
+ };
+ const struct nla_policy *policy;
+ unsigned int maxattr;
+ u8 cmd;
+ u8 internal_flags;
+ u8 flags;
+ u8 validate;
+};
+
+/**
* 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
@@ -189,7 +250,7 @@ struct genl_ops {
*/
struct genl_dumpit_info {
const struct genl_family *family;
- struct genl_ops op;
+ struct genl_split_ops op;
struct nlattr **attrs;
};