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-rw-r--r--net/netlink/genetlink.c34
1 files changed, 31 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/net/netlink/genetlink.c b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
index 4518a57aa5f..b1dcdb932a8 100644
--- a/net/netlink/genetlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/genetlink.c
@@ -74,9 +74,12 @@ static struct list_head family_ht[GENL_FAM_TAB_SIZE];
* Bit 17 is marked as already used since the VFS quota code
* also abused this API and relied on family == group ID, we
* cater to that by giving it a static family and group ID.
+ * Bit 18 is marked as already used since the PMCRAID driver
+ * did the same thing as the VFS quota code (maybe copied?)
*/
static unsigned long mc_group_start = 0x3 | BIT(GENL_ID_CTRL) |
- BIT(GENL_ID_VFS_DQUOT);
+ BIT(GENL_ID_VFS_DQUOT) |
+ BIT(GENL_ID_PMCRAID);
static unsigned long *mc_groups = &mc_group_start;
static unsigned long mc_groups_longs = 1;
@@ -139,6 +142,7 @@ static u16 genl_generate_id(void)
for (i = 0; i <= GENL_MAX_ID - GENL_MIN_ID; i++) {
if (id_gen_idx != GENL_ID_VFS_DQUOT &&
+ id_gen_idx != GENL_ID_PMCRAID &&
!genl_family_find_byid(id_gen_idx))
return id_gen_idx;
if (++id_gen_idx > GENL_MAX_ID)
@@ -214,7 +218,7 @@ static int genl_validate_assign_mc_groups(struct genl_family *family)
{
int first_id;
int n_groups = family->n_mcgrps;
- int err, i;
+ int err = 0, i;
bool groups_allocated = false;
if (!n_groups)
@@ -236,9 +240,12 @@ static int genl_validate_assign_mc_groups(struct genl_family *family)
} else if (strcmp(family->name, "NET_DM") == 0) {
first_id = 1;
BUG_ON(n_groups != 1);
- } else if (strcmp(family->name, "VFS_DQUOT") == 0) {
+ } else if (family->id == GENL_ID_VFS_DQUOT) {
first_id = GENL_ID_VFS_DQUOT;
BUG_ON(n_groups != 1);
+ } else if (family->id == GENL_ID_PMCRAID) {
+ first_id = GENL_ID_PMCRAID;
+ BUG_ON(n_groups != 1);
} else {
groups_allocated = true;
err = genl_allocate_reserve_groups(n_groups, &first_id);
@@ -454,6 +461,26 @@ int genl_unregister_family(struct genl_family *family)
EXPORT_SYMBOL(genl_unregister_family);
/**
+ * genlmsg_new_unicast - Allocate generic netlink message for unicast
+ * @payload: size of the message payload
+ * @info: information on destination
+ * @flags: the type of memory to allocate
+ *
+ * Allocates a new sk_buff large enough to cover the specified payload
+ * plus required Netlink headers. Will check receiving socket for
+ * memory mapped i/o capability and use it if enabled. Will fall back
+ * to non-mapped skb if message size exceeds the frame size of the ring.
+ */
+struct sk_buff *genlmsg_new_unicast(size_t payload, struct genl_info *info,
+ gfp_t flags)
+{
+ size_t len = nlmsg_total_size(genlmsg_total_size(payload));
+
+ return netlink_alloc_skb(info->dst_sk, len, info->snd_portid, flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(genlmsg_new_unicast);
+
+/**
* genlmsg_put - Add generic netlink header to netlink message
* @skb: socket buffer holding the message
* @portid: netlink portid the message is addressed to
@@ -593,6 +620,7 @@ static int genl_family_rcv_msg(struct genl_family *family,
info.genlhdr = nlmsg_data(nlh);
info.userhdr = nlmsg_data(nlh) + GENL_HDRLEN;
info.attrs = attrbuf;
+ info.dst_sk = skb->sk;
genl_info_net_set(&info, net);
memset(&info.user_ptr, 0, sizeof(info.user_ptr));