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Diffstat (limited to 'include/net/netlink.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/net/netlink.h | 59 |
1 files changed, 37 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/netlink.h b/include/net/netlink.h index 39eaa6be6ca8..29e0db940382 100644 --- a/include/net/netlink.h +++ b/include/net/netlink.h @@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ * nla_nest_start(skb, type) start a nested attribute * nla_nest_end(skb, nla) finalize a nested attribute * nla_nest_cancel(skb, nla) cancel nested attribute construction + * nla_put_empty_nest(skb, type) create an empty nest * * Attribute Length Calculations: * nla_attr_size(payload) length of attribute w/o padding @@ -649,7 +650,7 @@ static inline int nlmsg_ok(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int remaining) * @nlh: netlink message header * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in message stream * - * Returns the next netlink message in the message stream and + * Returns: the next netlink message in the message stream and * decrements remaining by the size of the current message. */ static inline struct nlmsghdr * @@ -676,7 +677,7 @@ nlmsg_next(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int *remaining) * exceeding maxtype will be rejected, policy must be specified, attributes * will be validated in the strictest way possible. * - * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code. + * Returns: 0 on success or a negative error code. */ static inline int nla_parse(struct nlattr **tb, int maxtype, const struct nlattr *head, int len, @@ -701,7 +702,7 @@ static inline int nla_parse(struct nlattr **tb, int maxtype, * exceeding maxtype will be ignored and attributes from the policy are not * always strictly validated (only for new attributes). * - * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code. + * Returns: 0 on success or a negative error code. */ static inline int nla_parse_deprecated(struct nlattr **tb, int maxtype, const struct nlattr *head, int len, @@ -726,7 +727,7 @@ static inline int nla_parse_deprecated(struct nlattr **tb, int maxtype, * exceeding maxtype will be rejected as well as trailing data, but the * policy is not completely strictly validated (only for new attributes). * - * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code. + * Returns: 0 on success or a negative error code. */ static inline int nla_parse_deprecated_strict(struct nlattr **tb, int maxtype, const struct nlattr *head, @@ -833,7 +834,7 @@ nlmsg_parse_deprecated_strict(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int hdrlen, * @hdrlen: length of family specific header * @attrtype: type of attribute to look for * - * Returns the first attribute which matches the specified type. + * Returns: the first attribute which matches the specified type. */ static inline struct nlattr *nlmsg_find_attr(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, int hdrlen, int attrtype) @@ -854,7 +855,7 @@ static inline struct nlattr *nlmsg_find_attr(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, * specified policy. Validation is done in liberal mode. * See documentation of struct nla_policy for more details. * - * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code. + * Returns: 0 on success or a negative error code. */ static inline int nla_validate_deprecated(const struct nlattr *head, int len, int maxtype, @@ -877,7 +878,7 @@ static inline int nla_validate_deprecated(const struct nlattr *head, int len, * specified policy. Validation is done in strict mode. * See documentation of struct nla_policy for more details. * - * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code. + * Returns: 0 on success or a negative error code. */ static inline int nla_validate(const struct nlattr *head, int len, int maxtype, const struct nla_policy *policy, @@ -914,7 +915,7 @@ static inline int nlmsg_validate_deprecated(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh, * nlmsg_report - need to report back to application? * @nlh: netlink message header * - * Returns 1 if a report back to the application is requested. + * Returns: 1 if a report back to the application is requested. */ static inline int nlmsg_report(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh) { @@ -925,7 +926,7 @@ static inline int nlmsg_report(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh) * nlmsg_seq - return the seq number of netlink message * @nlh: netlink message header * - * Returns 0 if netlink message is NULL + * Returns: 0 if netlink message is NULL */ static inline u32 nlmsg_seq(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh) { @@ -952,7 +953,7 @@ static inline u32 nlmsg_seq(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh) * @payload: length of message payload * @flags: message flags * - * Returns NULL if the tailroom of the skb is insufficient to store + * Returns: NULL if the tailroom of the skb is insufficient to store * the message header and payload. */ static inline struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg_put(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, u32 seq, @@ -971,7 +972,7 @@ static inline struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg_put(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 portid, u32 se * * Append data to an existing nlmsg, used when constructing a message * with multiple fixed-format headers (which is rare). - * Returns NULL if the tailroom of the skb is insufficient to store + * Returns: NULL if the tailroom of the skb is insufficient to store * the extra payload. */ static inline void *nlmsg_append(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 size) @@ -993,7 +994,7 @@ static inline void *nlmsg_append(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 size) * @payload: length of message payload * @flags: message flags * - * Returns NULL if the tailroom of the skb is insufficient to store + * Returns: NULL if the tailroom of the skb is insufficient to store * the message header and payload. */ static inline struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg_put_answer(struct sk_buff *skb, @@ -1050,7 +1051,7 @@ static inline void nlmsg_end(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh) * nlmsg_get_pos - return current position in netlink message * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in * - * Returns a pointer to the current tail of the message. + * Returns: a pointer to the current tail of the message. */ static inline void *nlmsg_get_pos(struct sk_buff *skb) { @@ -1276,7 +1277,7 @@ static inline int nla_ok(const struct nlattr *nla, int remaining) * @nla: netlink attribute * @remaining: number of bytes remaining in attribute stream * - * Returns the next netlink attribute in the attribute stream and + * Returns: the next netlink attribute in the attribute stream and * decrements remaining by the size of the current attribute. */ static inline struct nlattr *nla_next(const struct nlattr *nla, int *remaining) @@ -1292,7 +1293,7 @@ static inline struct nlattr *nla_next(const struct nlattr *nla, int *remaining) * @nla: attribute containing the nested attributes * @attrtype: type of attribute to look for * - * Returns the first attribute which matches the specified type. + * Returns: the first attribute which matches the specified type. */ static inline struct nlattr * nla_find_nested(const struct nlattr *nla, int attrtype) @@ -2091,7 +2092,7 @@ static inline int nla_get_flag(const struct nlattr *nla) * nla_get_msecs - return payload of msecs attribute * @nla: msecs netlink attribute * - * Returns the number of milliseconds in jiffies. + * Returns: the number of milliseconds in jiffies. */ static inline unsigned long nla_get_msecs(const struct nlattr *nla) { @@ -2183,7 +2184,7 @@ static inline void *nla_memdup_noprof(const struct nlattr *src, gfp_t gfp) * marked their nest attributes with NLA_F_NESTED flag. New APIs should use * nla_nest_start() which sets the flag. * - * Returns the container attribute or NULL on error + * Returns: the container attribute or NULL on error */ static inline struct nlattr *nla_nest_start_noflag(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype) @@ -2204,7 +2205,7 @@ static inline struct nlattr *nla_nest_start_noflag(struct sk_buff *skb, * Unlike nla_nest_start_noflag(), mark the nest attribute with NLA_F_NESTED * flag. This is the preferred function to use in new code. * - * Returns the container attribute or NULL on error + * Returns: the container attribute or NULL on error */ static inline struct nlattr *nla_nest_start(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype) { @@ -2219,7 +2220,7 @@ static inline struct nlattr *nla_nest_start(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype) * Corrects the container attribute header to include the all * appended attributes. * - * Returns the total data length of the skb. + * Returns: the total data length of the skb. */ static inline int nla_nest_end(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *start) { @@ -2241,6 +2242,20 @@ static inline void nla_nest_cancel(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *start) } /** + * nla_put_empty_nest - Create an empty nest + * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in + * @attrtype: attribute type of the container + * + * This function is a helper for creating empty nests. + * + * Returns: 0 when successful or -EMSGSIZE on failure. + */ +static inline int nla_put_empty_nest(struct sk_buff *skb, int attrtype) +{ + return nla_nest_start(skb, attrtype) ? 0 : -EMSGSIZE; +} + +/** * __nla_validate_nested - Validate a stream of nested attributes * @start: container attribute * @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected @@ -2252,7 +2267,7 @@ static inline void nla_nest_cancel(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *start) * specified policy. Attributes with a type exceeding maxtype will be * ignored. See documentation of struct nla_policy for more details. * - * Returns 0 on success or a negative error code. + * Returns: 0 on success or a negative error code. */ static inline int __nla_validate_nested(const struct nlattr *start, int maxtype, const struct nla_policy *policy, @@ -2285,7 +2300,7 @@ nla_validate_nested_deprecated(const struct nlattr *start, int maxtype, * nla_need_padding_for_64bit - test 64-bit alignment of the next attribute * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in * - * Return true if padding is needed to align the next attribute (nla_data()) to + * Return: true if padding is needed to align the next attribute (nla_data()) to * a 64-bit aligned area. */ static inline bool nla_need_padding_for_64bit(struct sk_buff *skb) @@ -2312,7 +2327,7 @@ static inline bool nla_need_padding_for_64bit(struct sk_buff *skb) * This will only be done in architectures which do not have * CONFIG_HAVE_EFFICIENT_UNALIGNED_ACCESS defined. * - * Returns zero on success or a negative error code. + * Returns: zero on success or a negative error code. */ static inline int nla_align_64bit(struct sk_buff *skb, int padattr) { |