By modyfing genlmsg_put() to take a genl_family and by adding
genlmsg_put_reply() the process of constructing the netlink
and generic netlink headers is simplified.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Index: net-2.6.20/include/net/genetlink.h
===================================================================
--- net-2.6.20.orig/include/net/genetlink.h 2006-11-14 12:46:16.000000000
+0100
+++ net-2.6.20/include/net/genetlink.h 2006-11-14 12:46:18.000000000 +0100
@@ -79,34 +79,51 @@
* @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
Index: net-2.6.20/kernel/taskstats.c
===================================================================
--- net-2.6.20.orig/kernel/taskstats.c 2006-11-14 12:46:02.000000000 +0100
+++ net-2.6.20/kernel/taskstats.c 2006-11-14 12:46:18.000000000 +0100
@@ -85,13 +85,9 @@
int seq = get_cpu_var(taskstats_seqnum)++;
put_cpu_var(taskstats_seqnum);
- reply = genlmsg_put(skb, 0, seq,
- family.id, 0, 0,
- cmd, family.version);
+ reply = genlmsg_put(skb, 0, seq, &family, 0, cmd);
} else
- reply = genlmsg_put(skb, info->snd_pid, info->snd_seq,
- family.id, 0, 0,
- cmd, family.version);
+ reply = genlmsg_put_reply(skb, info, &family, 0, cmd);
if (reply == NULL) {
nlmsg_free(skb);
return -EINVAL;
Index: net-2.6.20/net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c
===================================================================
--- net-2.6.20.orig/net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c 2006-11-14
12:46:02.000000000 +0100
+++ net-2.6.20/net/netlabel/netlabel_cipso_v4.c 2006-11-14 12:46:18.000000000
+0100
@@ -457,12 +457,8 @@
ret_val = -ENOMEM;
goto list_failure;
}
- data = netlbl_netlink_hdr_put(ans_skb,
- info->snd_pid,
- info->snd_seq,
- netlbl_cipsov4_gnl_family.id,
- 0,
- NLBL_CIPSOV4_C_LIST);
+ data = genlmsg_put_reply(ans_skb, info, &netlbl_cipsov4_gnl_family,
+ 0, NLBL_CIPSOV4_C_LIST);
if (data == NULL) {
ret_val = -ENOMEM;
goto list_failure;
@@ -607,12 +603,9 @@
struct netlbl_cipsov4_doiwalk_arg *cb_arg = arg;
void *data;
- data = netlbl_netlink_hdr_put(cb_arg->skb,
- NETLINK_CB(cb_arg->nl_cb->skb).pid,
- cb_arg->seq,
- netlbl_cipsov4_gnl_family.id,
- NLM_F_MULTI,
- NLBL_CIPSOV4_C_LISTALL);
+ data = genlmsg_put(cb_arg->skb, NETLINK_CB(cb_arg->nl_cb->skb).pid,
+ cb_arg->seq, &netlbl_cipsov4_gnl_family,
+ NLM_F_MULTI, NLBL_CIPSOV4_C_LISTALL);
if (data == NULL)
goto listall_cb_failure;
Index: net-2.6.20/net/netlabel/netlabel_mgmt.c
===================================================================
--- net-2.6.20.orig/net/netlabel/netlabel_mgmt.c 2006-11-14
12:46:02.000000000 +0100
+++ net-2.6.20/net/netlabel/netlabel_mgmt.c 2006-11-14 12:46:18.000000000
+0100
@@ -188,12 +188,9 @@
struct netlbl_domhsh_walk_arg *cb_arg = arg;
void *data;
- data = netlbl_netlink_hdr_put(cb_arg->skb,
- NETLINK_CB(cb_arg->nl_cb->skb).pid,
- cb_arg->seq,
- netlbl_mgmt_gnl_family.id,
- NLM_F_MULTI,
- NLBL_MGMT_C_LISTALL);
+ data = genlmsg_put(cb_arg->skb, NETLINK_CB(cb_arg->nl_cb->skb).pid,
+ cb_arg->seq, &netlbl_mgmt_gnl_family,
+ NLM_F_MULTI, NLBL_MGMT_C_LISTALL);
if (data == NULL)
goto listall_cb_failure;
@@ -359,12 +356,8 @@
ans_skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
if (ans_skb == NULL)
return -ENOMEM;
- data = netlbl_netlink_hdr_put(ans_skb,
- info->snd_pid,
- info->snd_seq,
- netlbl_mgmt_gnl_family.id,
- 0,
- NLBL_MGMT_C_LISTDEF);
+ data = genlmsg_put_reply(ans_skb, info, &netlbl_mgmt_gnl_family,
+ 0, NLBL_MGMT_C_LISTDEF);
if (data == NULL)
goto listdef_failure;
@@ -422,12 +415,9 @@
int ret_val = -ENOMEM;
void *data;
- data = netlbl_netlink_hdr_put(skb,
- NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).pid,
- cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
- netlbl_mgmt_gnl_family.id,
- NLM_F_MULTI,
- NLBL_MGMT_C_PROTOCOLS);
+ data = genlmsg_put(skb, NETLINK_CB(cb->skb).pid, cb->nlh->nlmsg_seq,
+ &netlbl_mgmt_gnl_family, NLM_F_MULTI,
+ NLBL_MGMT_C_PROTOCOLS);
if (data == NULL)
goto protocols_cb_failure;
@@ -495,12 +485,8 @@
ans_skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
if (ans_skb == NULL)
return -ENOMEM;
- data = netlbl_netlink_hdr_put(ans_skb,
- info->snd_pid,
- info->snd_seq,
- netlbl_mgmt_gnl_family.id,
- 0,
- NLBL_MGMT_C_VERSION);
+ data = genlmsg_put_reply(ans_skb, info, &netlbl_mgmt_gnl_family,
+ 0, NLBL_MGMT_C_VERSION);
if (data == NULL)
goto version_failure;
Index: net-2.6.20/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c
===================================================================
--- net-2.6.20.orig/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c 2006-11-14
12:46:02.000000000 +0100
+++ net-2.6.20/net/netlabel/netlabel_unlabeled.c 2006-11-14
12:46:18.000000000 +0100
@@ -141,12 +141,8 @@
ans_skb = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
if (ans_skb == NULL)
goto list_failure;
- data = netlbl_netlink_hdr_put(ans_skb,
- info->snd_pid,
- info->snd_seq,
- netlbl_unlabel_gnl_family.id,
- 0,
- NLBL_UNLABEL_C_LIST);
+ data = genlmsg_put_reply(ans_skb, info, &netlbl_unlabel_gnl_family,
+ 0, NLBL_UNLABEL_C_LIST);
if (data == NULL) {
ret_val = -ENOMEM;
goto list_failure;
Index: net-2.6.20/net/netlabel/netlabel_user.h
===================================================================
--- net-2.6.20.orig/net/netlabel/netlabel_user.h 2006-11-14
12:46:02.000000000 +0100
+++ net-2.6.20/net/netlabel/netlabel_user.h 2006-11-14 12:46:18.000000000
+0100
@@ -42,37 +42,6 @@
/* NetLabel NETLINK helper functions */
/**
- * netlbl_netlink_hdr_put - Write the NETLINK buffers into a sk_buff
- * @skb: the packet
- * @pid: the PID of the receipient
- * @seq: the sequence number
- * @type: the generic NETLINK message family type
- * @cmd: command
- *
- * Description:
- * Write both a NETLINK nlmsghdr structure and a Generic NETLINK genlmsghdr
- * struct to the packet. Returns a pointer to the start of the payload buffer
- * on success or NULL on failure.
- *
- */
-static inline void *netlbl_netlink_hdr_put(struct sk_buff *skb,
- u32 pid,
- u32 seq,
- int type,
- int flags,
- u8 cmd)
-{
- return genlmsg_put(skb,
- pid,
- seq,
- type,
- 0,
- flags,
- cmd,
- NETLBL_PROTO_VERSION);
-}
-
-/**
* netlbl_netlink_auditinfo - Fetch the audit information from a NETLINK msg
* @skb: the packet
* @audit_info: NetLabel audit information
Index: net-2.6.20/net/netlink/genetlink.c
===================================================================
--- net-2.6.20.orig/net/netlink/genetlink.c 2006-11-14 12:46:02.000000000
+0100
+++ net-2.6.20/net/netlink/genetlink.c 2006-11-14 12:46:18.000000000 +0100
@@ -384,6 +384,13 @@
* Controller
**************************************************************************/
+static struct genl_family genl_ctrl = {
+ .id = GENL_ID_CTRL,
+ .name = "nlctrl",
+ .version = 0x1,
+ .maxattr = CTRL_ATTR_MAX,
+};
+
static int ctrl_fill_info(struct genl_family *family, u32 pid, u32 seq,
u32 flags, struct sk_buff *skb, u8 cmd)
{
@@ -392,8 +399,7 @@
void *hdr;
int idx = 1;
- hdr = genlmsg_put(skb, pid, seq, GENL_ID_CTRL, 0, flags, cmd,
- family->version);
+ hdr = genlmsg_put(skb, pid, seq, &genl_ctrl, flags, cmd);
if (hdr == NULL)
return -1;
@@ -562,13 +568,6 @@
.policy = ctrl_policy,
};
-static struct genl_family genl_ctrl = {
- .id = GENL_ID_CTRL,
- .name = "nlctrl",
- .version = 0x1,
- .maxattr = CTRL_ATTR_MAX,
-};
-
static int __init genl_init(void)
{
int i, err;
--
-
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