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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/net/netlink.h b/include/net/netlink.h
index 01709172b3d3..e51cf5f81597 100644
--- a/include/net/netlink.h
+++ b/include/net/netlink.h
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@
* nla_put_u8(skb, type, value) add u8 attribute to skb
* nla_put_u16(skb, type, value) add u16 attribute to skb
* nla_put_u32(skb, type, value) add u32 attribute to skb
- * nla_put_u64_64bits(skb, type,
- * value, padattr) add u64 attribute to skb
+ * nla_put_u64_64bit(skb, type,
+ * value, padattr) add u64 attribute to skb
* nla_put_s8(skb, type, value) add s8 attribute to skb
* nla_put_s16(skb, type, value) add s16 attribute to skb
* nla_put_s32(skb, type, value) add s32 attribute to skb
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ enum {
NLA_S16,
NLA_S32,
NLA_S64,
+ NLA_BITFIELD32,
__NLA_TYPE_MAX,
};
@@ -206,6 +207,7 @@ enum {
* NLA_MSECS Leaving the length field zero will verify the
* given type fits, using it verifies minimum length
* just like "All other"
+ * NLA_BITFIELD32 A 32-bit bitmap/bitselector attribute
* All other Minimum length of attribute payload
*
* Example:
@@ -213,11 +215,13 @@ enum {
* [ATTR_FOO] = { .type = NLA_U16 },
* [ATTR_BAR] = { .type = NLA_STRING, .len = BARSIZ },
* [ATTR_BAZ] = { .len = sizeof(struct mystruct) },
+ * [ATTR_GOO] = { .type = NLA_BITFIELD32, .validation_data = &myvalidflags },
* };
*/
struct nla_policy {
u16 type;
u16 len;
+ void *validation_data;
};
/**
@@ -247,6 +251,7 @@ int nla_parse(struct nlattr **tb, int maxtype, const struct nlattr *head,
int nla_policy_len(const struct nla_policy *, int);
struct nlattr *nla_find(const struct nlattr *head, int len, int attrtype);
size_t nla_strlcpy(char *dst, const struct nlattr *nla, size_t dstsize);
+char *nla_strdup(const struct nlattr *nla, gfp_t flags);
int nla_memcpy(void *dest, const struct nlattr *src, int count);
int nla_memcmp(const struct nlattr *nla, const void *data, size_t size);
int nla_strcmp(const struct nlattr *nla, const char *str);
@@ -1203,6 +1208,18 @@ static inline struct in6_addr nla_get_in6_addr(const struct nlattr *nla)
}
/**
+ * nla_get_bitfield32 - return payload of 32 bitfield attribute
+ * @nla: nla_bitfield32 attribute
+ */
+static inline struct nla_bitfield32 nla_get_bitfield32(const struct nlattr *nla)
+{
+ struct nla_bitfield32 tmp;
+
+ nla_memcpy(&tmp, nla, sizeof(tmp));
+ return tmp;
+}
+
+/**
* nla_memdup - duplicate attribute memory (kmemdup)
* @src: netlink attribute to duplicate from
* @gfp: GFP mask
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