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1 /*
2  * netlink/cache-api.h		Caching API
3  *
4  *	This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
5  *	modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
6  *	License as published by the Free Software Foundation version 2.1
7  *	of the License.
8  *
9  * Copyright (c) 2003-2006 Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch>
10  */
11 
12 #ifndef NETLINK_CACHE_API_H_
13 #define NETLINK_CACHE_API_H_
14 
15 #include <netlink/netlink.h>
16 
17 #ifdef __cplusplus
18 extern "C" {
19 #endif
20 
21 /**
22  * @ingroup cache
23  * @defgroup cache_api Cache Implementation
24  * @brief
25  *
26  * @par 1) Cache Definition
27  * @code
28  * struct nl_cache_ops my_cache_ops = {
29  * 	.co_name		= "route/link",
30  * 	.co_protocol		= NETLINK_ROUTE,
31  * 	.co_hdrsize		= sizeof(struct ifinfomsg),
32  * 	.co_obj_ops		= &my_obj_ops,
33  * };
34  * @endcode
35  *
36  * @par 2)
37  * @code
38  * // The simplest way to fill a cache is by providing a request-update
39  * // function which must trigger a complete dump on the kernel-side of
40  * // whatever the cache covers.
41  * static int my_request_update(struct nl_cache *cache,
42  * 				struct nl_sock *socket)
43  * {
44  * 	// In this example, we request a full dump of the interface table
45  * 	return nl_rtgen_request(socket, RTM_GETLINK, AF_UNSPEC, NLM_F_DUMP);
46  * }
47  *
48  * // The resulting netlink messages sent back will be fed into a message
49  * // parser one at a time. The message parser has to extract all relevant
50  * // information from the message and create an object reflecting the
51  * // contents of the message and pass it on to the parser callback function
52  * // provide which will add the object to the cache.
53  * static int my_msg_parser(struct nl_cache_ops *ops, struct sockaddr_nl *who,
54  * 			    struct nlmsghdr *nlh, struct nl_parser_param *pp)
55  * {
56  * 	struct my_obj *obj;
57  *
58  * 	obj = my_obj_alloc();
59  * 	obj->ce_msgtype = nlh->nlmsg_type;
60  *
61  * 	// Parse the netlink message and continue creating the object.
62  *
63  * 	err = pp->pp_cb((struct nl_object *) obj, pp);
64  * 	if (err < 0)
65  * 		goto errout;
66  * }
67  *
68  * struct nl_cache_ops my_cache_ops = {
69  * 	...
70  * 	.co_request_update	= my_request_update,
71  * 	.co_msg_parser		= my_msg_parser,
72  * };
73  * @endcode
74  *
75  * @par 3) Notification based Updates
76  * @code
77  * // Caches can be kept up-to-date based on notifications if the kernel
78  * // sends out notifications whenever an object is added/removed/changed.
79  * //
80  * // It is trivial to support this, first a list of groups needs to be
81  * // defined which are required to join in order to receive all necessary
82  * // notifications. The groups are separated by address family to support
83  * // the common situation where a separate group is used for each address
84  * // family. If there is only one group, simply specify AF_UNSPEC.
85  * static struct nl_af_group addr_groups[] = {
86  * 	{ AF_INET,	RTNLGRP_IPV4_IFADDR },
87  * 	{ AF_INET6,	RTNLGRP_IPV6_IFADDR },
88  * 	{ END_OF_GROUP_LIST },
89  * };
90  *
91  * // In order for the caching system to know the meaning of each message
92  * // type it requires a table which maps each supported message type to
93  * // a cache action, e.g. RTM_NEWADDR means address has been added or
94  * // updated, RTM_DELADDR means address has been removed.
95  * static struct nl_cache_ops rtnl_addr_ops = {
96  * 	...
97  * 	.co_msgtypes		= {
98  * 					{ RTM_NEWADDR, NL_ACT_NEW, "new" },
99  * 					{ RTM_DELADDR, NL_ACT_DEL, "del" },
100  * 					{ RTM_GETADDR, NL_ACT_GET, "get" },
101  * 					END_OF_MSGTYPES_LIST,
102  * 				},
103  * 	.co_groups		= addr_groups,
104  * };
105  *
106  * // It is now possible to keep the cache up-to-date using the cache manager.
107  * @endcode
108  * @{
109  */
110 
111 enum {
112 	NL_ACT_UNSPEC,
113 	NL_ACT_NEW,
114 	NL_ACT_DEL,
115 	NL_ACT_GET,
116 	NL_ACT_SET,
117 	NL_ACT_CHANGE,
118 	__NL_ACT_MAX,
119 };
120 
121 #define NL_ACT_MAX (__NL_ACT_MAX - 1)
122 
123 #define END_OF_MSGTYPES_LIST	{ -1, -1, NULL }
124 
125 /**
126  * Message type to cache action association
127  */
128 struct nl_msgtype
129 {
130 	/** Netlink message type */
131 	int			mt_id;
132 
133 	/** Cache action to take */
134 	int			mt_act;
135 
136 	/** Name of operation for human-readable printing */
137 	char *			mt_name;
138 };
139 
140 /**
141  * Address family to netlink group association
142  */
143 struct nl_af_group
144 {
145 	/** Address family */
146 	int			ag_family;
147 
148 	/** Netlink group identifier */
149 	int			ag_group;
150 };
151 
152 #define END_OF_GROUP_LIST AF_UNSPEC, 0
153 
154 struct nl_parser_param
155 {
156 	int             (*pp_cb)(struct nl_object *, struct nl_parser_param *);
157 	void *            pp_arg;
158 };
159 
160 /**
161  * Cache Operations
162  */
163 struct nl_cache_ops
164 {
165 	char  *			co_name;
166 
167 	int			co_hdrsize;
168 	int			co_protocol;
169 	struct nl_af_group *	co_groups;
170 
171 	/**
172 	 * Called whenever an update of the cache is required. Must send
173 	 * a request message to the kernel requesting a complete dump.
174 	 */
175 	int   (*co_request_update)(struct nl_cache *, struct nl_sock *);
176 
177 	/**
178 	 * Called whenever a message was received that needs to be parsed.
179 	 * Must parse the message and call the paser callback function
180 	 * (nl_parser_param) provided via the argument.
181 	 */
182 	int   (*co_msg_parser)(struct nl_cache_ops *, struct sockaddr_nl *,
183 			       struct nlmsghdr *, struct nl_parser_param *);
184 
185 	struct nl_object_ops *	co_obj_ops;
186 
187 	struct nl_cache_ops *co_next;
188 	struct nl_cache *co_major_cache;
189 	struct genl_ops *	co_genl;
190 	struct nl_msgtype	co_msgtypes[];
191 };
192 
193 /** @} */
194 
195 #ifdef __cplusplus
196 }
197 #endif
198 
199 #endif
200