rtnl_talk can only send a single message to kernel. Add a new function
rtnl_talk_msg that can send multiple messages to kernel.
Signed-off-by: Chris Mi <chr...@mellanox.com>
---
include/libnetlink.h | 3 +++
lib/libnetlink.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
2 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/libnetlink.h b/include/libnetlink.h
index a4d83b9e..01d98b16 100644
--- a/include/libnetlink.h
+++ b/include/libnetlink.h
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ int rtnl_dump_filter_nc(struct rtnl_handle *rth,
int rtnl_talk(struct rtnl_handle *rtnl, struct nlmsghdr *n,
struct nlmsghdr **answer)
__attribute__((warn_unused_result));
+int rtnl_talk_msg(struct rtnl_handle *rtnl, struct msghdr *m,
+ struct nlmsghdr **answer)
+ __attribute__((warn_unused_result));
int rtnl_talk_extack(struct rtnl_handle *rtnl, struct nlmsghdr *n,
struct nlmsghdr **answer, nl_ext_ack_fn_t errfn)
__attribute__((warn_unused_result));
diff --git a/lib/libnetlink.c b/lib/libnetlink.c
index 00e6ce0c..cc02a139 100644
--- a/lib/libnetlink.c
+++ b/lib/libnetlink.c
@@ -581,32 +581,34 @@ static void rtnl_talk_error(struct nlmsghdr *h, struct
nlmsgerr *err,
strerror(-err->error));
}
-static int __rtnl_talk(struct rtnl_handle *rtnl, struct nlmsghdr *n,
- struct nlmsghdr **answer,
- bool show_rtnl_err, nl_ext_ack_fn_t errfn)
+static int __rtnl_talk_msg(struct rtnl_handle *rtnl, struct msghdr *m,
+ struct nlmsghdr **answer,
+ bool show_rtnl_err, nl_ext_ack_fn_t errfn)
{
- int status;
- unsigned int seq;
- struct nlmsghdr *h;
+ int iovlen = m->msg_iovlen;
+ unsigned int seq = 0;
+ int i, status;
+ char *buf;
+
struct sockaddr_nl nladdr = { .nl_family = AF_NETLINK };
- struct iovec iov = {
- .iov_base = n,
- .iov_len = n->nlmsg_len
- };
+ struct iovec iov, *v;
+ struct nlmsghdr *h;
struct msghdr msg = {
.msg_name = &nladdr,
.msg_namelen = sizeof(nladdr),
.msg_iov = &iov,
.msg_iovlen = 1,
};
- char *buf;
- n->nlmsg_seq = seq = ++rtnl->seq;
-
- if (answer == NULL)
- n->nlmsg_flags |= NLM_F_ACK;
+ for (i = 0; i < iovlen; i++) {
+ v = &m->msg_iov[i];
+ h = v->iov_base;
+ h->nlmsg_seq = seq = ++rtnl->seq;
+ if (answer == NULL)
+ h->nlmsg_flags |= NLM_F_ACK;
+ }
- status = sendmsg(rtnl->fd, &msg, 0);
+ status = sendmsg(rtnl->fd, m, 0);
if (status < 0) {
perror("Cannot talk to rtnetlink");
return -1;
@@ -698,12 +700,37 @@ static int __rtnl_talk(struct rtnl_handle *rtnl, struct
nlmsghdr *n,
}
}
+static int __rtnl_talk(struct rtnl_handle *rtnl, struct nlmsghdr *n,
+ struct nlmsghdr **answer,
+ bool show_rtnl_err, nl_ext_ack_fn_t errfn)
+{
+ struct sockaddr_nl nladdr = { .nl_family = AF_NETLINK };
+ struct iovec iov = {
+ .iov_base = n,
+ .iov_len = n->nlmsg_len
+ };
+ struct msghdr msg = {
+ .msg_name = &nladdr,
+ .msg_namelen = sizeof(nladdr),
+ .msg_iov = &iov,
+ .msg_iovlen = 1,
+ };
+
+ return __rtnl_talk_msg(rtnl, &msg, answer, show_rtnl_err, errfn);
+}
+
int rtnl_talk(struct rtnl_handle *rtnl, struct nlmsghdr *n,
struct nlmsghdr **answer)
{
return __rtnl_talk(rtnl, n, answer, true, NULL);
}
+int rtnl_talk_msg(struct rtnl_handle *rtnl, struct msghdr *m,
+ struct nlmsghdr **answer)
+{
+ return __rtnl_talk_msg(rtnl, m, answer, true, NULL);
+}
+
int rtnl_talk_extack(struct rtnl_handle *rtnl, struct nlmsghdr *n,
struct nlmsghdr **answer,
nl_ext_ack_fn_t errfn)
--
2.14.3
