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1 files changed, 42 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/netlink.h b/include/uapi/linux/netlink.h
index f3946a27bd07..f86127a46cfc 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/netlink.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/netlink.h
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ struct nlmsghdr {
/* Flags values */
-#define NLM_F_REQUEST 1 /* It is request message. */
-#define NLM_F_MULTI 2 /* Multipart message, terminated by NLMSG_DONE */
-#define NLM_F_ACK 4 /* Reply with ack, with zero or error code */
-#define NLM_F_ECHO 8 /* Echo this request */
-#define NLM_F_DUMP_INTR 16 /* Dump was inconsistent due to sequence change */
-#define NLM_F_DUMP_FILTERED 32 /* Dump was filtered as requested */
+#define NLM_F_REQUEST 0x01 /* It is request message. */
+#define NLM_F_MULTI 0x02 /* Multipart message, terminated by NLMSG_DONE */
+#define NLM_F_ACK 0x04 /* Reply with ack, with zero or error code */
+#define NLM_F_ECHO 0x08 /* Echo this request */
+#define NLM_F_DUMP_INTR 0x10 /* Dump was inconsistent due to sequence change */
+#define NLM_F_DUMP_FILTERED 0x20 /* Dump was filtered as requested */
/* Modifiers to GET request */
#define NLM_F_ROOT 0x100 /* specify tree root */
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ struct nlmsghdr {
#define NLM_F_CREATE 0x400 /* Create, if it does not exist */
#define NLM_F_APPEND 0x800 /* Add to end of list */
+/* Flags for ACK message */
+#define NLM_F_CAPPED 0x100 /* request was capped */
+#define NLM_F_ACK_TLVS 0x200 /* extended ACK TVLs were included */
+
/*
4.4BSD ADD NLM_F_CREATE|NLM_F_EXCL
4.4BSD CHANGE NLM_F_REPLACE
@@ -101,6 +105,37 @@ struct nlmsghdr {
struct nlmsgerr {
int error;
struct nlmsghdr msg;
+ /*
+ * followed by the message contents unless NETLINK_CAP_ACK was set
+ * or the ACK indicates success (error == 0)
+ * message length is aligned with NLMSG_ALIGN()
+ */
+ /*
+ * followed by TLVs defined in enum nlmsgerr_attrs
+ * if NETLINK_EXT_ACK was set
+ */
+};
+
+/**
+ * enum nlmsgerr_attrs - nlmsgerr attributes
+ * @NLMSGERR_ATTR_UNUSED: unused
+ * @NLMSGERR_ATTR_MSG: error message string (string)
+ * @NLMSGERR_ATTR_OFFS: offset of the invalid attribute in the original
+ * message, counting from the beginning of the header (u32)
+ * @NLMSGERR_ATTR_COOKIE: arbitrary subsystem specific cookie to
+ * be used - in the success case - to identify a created
+ * object or operation or similar (binary)
+ * @__NLMSGERR_ATTR_MAX: number of attributes
+ * @NLMSGERR_ATTR_MAX: highest attribute number
+ */
+enum nlmsgerr_attrs {
+ NLMSGERR_ATTR_UNUSED,
+ NLMSGERR_ATTR_MSG,
+ NLMSGERR_ATTR_OFFS,
+ NLMSGERR_ATTR_COOKIE,
+
+ __NLMSGERR_ATTR_MAX,
+ NLMSGERR_ATTR_MAX = __NLMSGERR_ATTR_MAX - 1
};
#define NETLINK_ADD_MEMBERSHIP 1
@@ -115,6 +150,7 @@ struct nlmsgerr {
#define NETLINK_LISTEN_ALL_NSID 8
#define NETLINK_LIST_MEMBERSHIPS 9
#define NETLINK_CAP_ACK 10
+#define NETLINK_EXT_ACK 11
struct nl_pktinfo {
__u32 group;
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