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+#ifndef __NET_GENERIC_NETLINK_H
+#define __NET_GENERIC_NETLINK_H
+
+#include <linux/genetlink.h>
+#include <net/netlink.h>
+
+/**
+ * struct genl_family - generic netlink family
+ * @id: protocol family idenfitier
+ * @hdrsize: length of user specific header in bytes
+ * @name: name of family
+ * @version: protocol version
+ * @maxattr: maximum number of attributes supported
+ * @attrbuf: buffer to store parsed attributes
+ * @ops_list: list of all assigned operations
+ * @family_list: family list
+ */
+struct genl_family
+{
+ unsigned int id;
+ unsigned int hdrsize;
+ char name[GENL_NAMSIZ];
+ unsigned int version;
+ unsigned int maxattr;
+ struct module * owner;
+ struct nlattr ** attrbuf; /* private */
+ struct list_head ops_list; /* private */
+ struct list_head family_list; /* private */
+};
+
+#define GENL_ADMIN_PERM 0x01
+
+/**
+ * struct genl_info - receiving information
+ * @snd_seq: sending sequence number
+ * @snd_pid: netlink pid of sender
+ * @nlhdr: netlink message header
+ * @genlhdr: generic netlink message header
+ * @userhdr: user specific header
+ * @attrs: netlink attributes
+ */
+struct genl_info
+{
+ u32 snd_seq;
+ u32 snd_pid;
+ struct nlmsghdr * nlhdr;
+ struct genlmsghdr * genlhdr;
+ void * userhdr;
+ struct nlattr ** attrs;
+};
+
+/**
+ * struct genl_ops - generic netlink operations
+ * @cmd: command identifier
+ * @flags: flags
+ * @policy: attribute validation policy
+ * @doit: standard command callback
+ * @dumpit: callback for dumpers
+ * @ops_list: operations list
+ */
+struct genl_ops
+{
+ unsigned int cmd;
+ unsigned int flags;
+ struct nla_policy *policy;
+ int (*doit)(struct sk_buff *skb,
+ struct genl_info *info);
+ int (*dumpit)(struct sk_buff *skb,
+ struct netlink_callback *cb);
+ struct list_head ops_list;
+};
+
+extern int genl_register_family(struct genl_family *family);
+extern int genl_unregister_family(struct genl_family *family);
+extern int genl_register_ops(struct genl_family *, struct genl_ops *ops);
+extern int genl_unregister_ops(struct genl_family *, struct genl_ops *ops);
+
+extern struct sock *genl_sock;
+
+/**
+ * genlmsg_put - Add generic netlink header to netlink message
+ * @skb: socket buffer holding the message
+ * @pid: netlink pid the message is addressed to
+ * @seq: sequence number (usually the one of the sender)
+ * @type: netlink message type
+ * @hdrlen: length of the user specific header
+ * @flags netlink message flags
+ * @cmd: generic netlink command
+ * @version: version
+ *
+ * Returns pointer to user specific header
+ */
+static inline void *genlmsg_put(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid, u32 seq,
+ int type, int hdrlen, int flags,
+ u8 cmd, u8 version)
+{
+ struct nlmsghdr *nlh;
+ struct genlmsghdr *hdr;
+
+ nlh = nlmsg_put(skb, pid, seq, type, GENL_HDRLEN + hdrlen, flags);
+ if (nlh == NULL)
+ return NULL;
+
+ hdr = nlmsg_data(nlh);
+ hdr->cmd = cmd;
+ hdr->version = version;
+ hdr->reserved = 0;
+
+ return (char *) hdr + GENL_HDRLEN;
+}
+
+/**
+ * genlmsg_end - Finalize a generic netlink message
+ * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
+ * @hdr: user specific header
+ */
+static inline int genlmsg_end(struct sk_buff *skb, void *hdr)
+{
+ return nlmsg_end(skb, hdr - GENL_HDRLEN - NLMSG_HDRLEN);
+}
+
+/**
+ * genlmsg_cancel - Cancel construction of a generic netlink message
+ * @skb: socket buffer the message is stored in
+ * @hdr: generic netlink message header
+ */
+static inline int genlmsg_cancel(struct sk_buff *skb, void *hdr)
+{
+ return nlmsg_cancel(skb, hdr - GENL_HDRLEN - NLMSG_HDRLEN);
+}
+
+/**
+ * genlmsg_multicast - multicast a netlink message
+ * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
+ * @pid: own netlink pid to avoid sending to yourself
+ * @group: multicast group id
+ */
+static inline int genlmsg_multicast(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid,
+ unsigned int group)
+{
+ return nlmsg_multicast(genl_sock, skb, pid, group);
+}
+
+/**
+ * genlmsg_unicast - unicast a netlink message
+ * @skb: netlink message as socket buffer
+ * @pid: netlink pid of the destination socket
+ */
+static inline int genlmsg_unicast(struct sk_buff *skb, u32 pid)
+{
+ return nlmsg_unicast(genl_sock, skb, pid);
+}
+
+#endif /* __NET_GENERIC_NETLINK_H */