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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-01-29 22:54:01 +1100
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2008-01-29 22:54:01 +1100
commit0ba6c33bcddc64a54b5f1c25a696c4767dc76292 (patch)
tree62e616f97a4762d8e75bf732e4827af2d15d52c5 /include/net/netlink.h
parent21af0297c7e56024a5ccc4d8ad2a590f9ec371ba (diff)
parent85040bcb4643cba578839e953f25e2d1965d83d0 (diff)
Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.25
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6.25: (1470 commits) [IPV6] ADDRLABEL: Fix double free on label deletion. [PPP]: Sparse warning fixes. [IPV4] fib_trie: remove unneeded NULL check [IPV4] fib_trie: More whitespace cleanup. [NET_SCHED]: Use nla_policy for attribute validation in ematches [NET_SCHED]: Use nla_policy for attribute validation in actions [NET_SCHED]: Use nla_policy for attribute validation in classifiers [NET_SCHED]: Use nla_policy for attribute validation in packet schedulers [NET_SCHED]: sch_api: introduce constant for rate table size [NET_SCHED]: Use typeful attribute parsing helpers [NET_SCHED]: Use typeful attribute construction helpers [NET_SCHED]: Use NLA_PUT_STRING for string dumping [NET_SCHED]: Use nla_nest_start/nla_nest_end [NET_SCHED]: Propagate nla_parse return value [NET_SCHED]: act_api: use PTR_ERR in tcf_action_init/tcf_action_get [NET_SCHED]: act_api: use nlmsg_parse [NET_SCHED]: act_api: fix netlink API conversion bug [NET_SCHED]: sch_netem: use nla_parse_nested_compat [NET_SCHED]: sch_atm: fix format string warning [NETNS]: Add namespace for ICMP replying code. ...
Diffstat (limited to 'include/net/netlink.h')
-rw-r--r--include/net/netlink.h18
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/netlink.h b/include/net/netlink.h
index 9298218c07f9..a5506c42f03c 100644
--- a/include/net/netlink.h
+++ b/include/net/netlink.h
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
* nla_reserve_nohdr(skb, len) reserve room for an attribute w/o hdr
* nla_put(skb, type, len, data) add attribute to skb
* nla_put_nohdr(skb, len, data) add attribute w/o hdr
+ * nla_append(skb, len, data) append data to skb
*
* Attribute Construction for Basic Types:
* nla_put_u8(skb, type, value) add u8 attribute to skb
@@ -217,6 +218,7 @@ struct nla_policy {
*/
struct nl_info {
struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
+ struct net *nl_net;
u32 pid;
};
@@ -253,6 +255,8 @@ extern int nla_put(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
int attrlen, const void *data);
extern int nla_put_nohdr(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen,
const void *data);
+extern int nla_append(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrlen,
+ const void *data);
/**************************************************************************
* Netlink Messages
@@ -862,7 +866,7 @@ static inline int nla_put_msecs(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
#define NLA_PUT(skb, attrtype, attrlen, data) \
do { \
- if (nla_put(skb, attrtype, attrlen, data) < 0) \
+ if (unlikely(nla_put(skb, attrtype, attrlen, data) < 0)) \
goto nla_put_failure; \
} while(0)
@@ -881,6 +885,9 @@ static inline int nla_put_msecs(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype,
#define NLA_PUT_LE16(skb, attrtype, value) \
NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, __le16, attrtype, value)
+#define NLA_PUT_BE16(skb, attrtype, value) \
+ NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, __be16, attrtype, value)
+
#define NLA_PUT_U32(skb, attrtype, value) \
NLA_PUT_TYPE(skb, u32, attrtype, value)
@@ -927,6 +934,15 @@ static inline u16 nla_get_u16(struct nlattr *nla)
}
/**
+ * nla_get_be16 - return payload of __be16 attribute
+ * @nla: __be16 netlink attribute
+ */
+static inline __be16 nla_get_be16(struct nlattr *nla)
+{
+ return *(__be16 *) nla_data(nla);
+}
+
+/**
* nla_get_le16 - return payload of __le16 attribute
* @nla: __le16 netlink attribute
*/