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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009 Nicira Networks.
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
+ * purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
+ * copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
+ * WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+ * MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
+ * ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
+ * WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
+ * ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
+ * OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include <config.h>
+#include "netlink.h"
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <inttypes.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <time.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include "coverage.h"
+#include "dynamic-string.h"
+#include "netlink-protocol.h"
+#include "ofpbuf.h"
+#include "poll-loop.h"
+#include "timeval.h"
+#include "util.h"
+
+#include "vlog.h"
+#define THIS_MODULE VLM_netlink
+
+/* Linux header file confusion causes this to be undefined. */
+#ifndef SOL_NETLINK
+#define SOL_NETLINK 270
+#endif
+
+/* A single (bad) Netlink message can in theory dump out many, many log
+ * messages, so the burst size is set quite high here to avoid missing useful
+ * information. Also, at high logging levels we log *all* Netlink messages. */
+static struct vlog_rate_limit rl = VLOG_RATE_LIMIT_INIT(60, 600);
+
+static void log_nlmsg(const char *function, int error,
+ const void *message, size_t size);
+
+/* Netlink sockets. */
+
+struct nl_sock
+{
+ int fd;
+ uint32_t pid;
+};
+
+/* Next nlmsghdr sequence number.
+ *
+ * This implementation uses sequence numbers that are unique process-wide, to
+ * avoid a hypothetical race: send request, close socket, open new socket that
+ * reuses the old socket's PID value, send request on new socket, receive reply
+ * from kernel to old socket but with same PID and sequence number. (This race
+ * could be avoided other ways, e.g. by preventing PIDs from being quickly
+ * reused). */
+static uint32_t next_seq;
+
+static int alloc_pid(uint32_t *);
+static void free_pid(uint32_t);
+
+/* Creates a new netlink socket for the given netlink 'protocol'
+ * (NETLINK_ROUTE, NETLINK_GENERIC, ...). Returns 0 and sets '*sockp' to the
+ * new socket if successful, otherwise returns a positive errno value.
+ *
+ * If 'multicast_group' is nonzero, the new socket subscribes to the specified
+ * netlink multicast group. (A netlink socket may listen to an arbitrary
+ * number of multicast groups, but so far we only need one at a time.)
+ *
+ * Nonzero 'so_sndbuf' or 'so_rcvbuf' override the kernel default send or
+ * receive buffer size, respectively.
+ */
+int
+nl_sock_create(int protocol, int multicast_group,
+ size_t so_sndbuf, size_t so_rcvbuf, struct nl_sock **sockp)
+{
+ struct nl_sock *sock;
+ struct sockaddr_nl local, remote;
+ int retval = 0;
+
+ if (next_seq == 0) {
+ /* Pick initial sequence number. */
+ next_seq = getpid() ^ time_now();
+ }
+
+ *sockp = NULL;
+ sock = malloc(sizeof *sock);
+ if (sock == NULL) {
+ return ENOMEM;
+ }
+
+ sock->fd = socket(AF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW, protocol);
+ if (sock->fd < 0) {
+ VLOG_ERR("fcntl: %s", strerror(errno));
+ goto error;
+ }
+
+ retval = alloc_pid(&sock->pid);
+ if (retval) {
+ goto error;
+ }
+
+ if (so_sndbuf != 0
+ && setsockopt(sock->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF,
+ &so_sndbuf, sizeof so_sndbuf) < 0) {
+ VLOG_ERR("setsockopt(SO_SNDBUF,%zu): %s", so_sndbuf, strerror(errno));
+ goto error_free_pid;
+ }
+
+ if (so_rcvbuf != 0
+ && setsockopt(sock->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF,
+ &so_rcvbuf, sizeof so_rcvbuf) < 0) {
+ VLOG_ERR("setsockopt(SO_RCVBUF,%zu): %s", so_rcvbuf, strerror(errno));
+ goto error_free_pid;
+ }
+
+ /* Bind local address as our selected pid. */
+ memset(&local, 0, sizeof local);
+ local.nl_family = AF_NETLINK;
+ local.nl_pid = sock->pid;
+ if (multicast_group > 0 && multicast_group <= 32) {
+ /* This method of joining multicast groups is supported by old kernels,
+ * but it only allows 32 multicast groups per protocol. */
+ local.nl_groups |= 1ul << (multicast_group - 1);
+ }
+ if (bind(sock->fd, (struct sockaddr *) &local, sizeof local) < 0) {
+ VLOG_ERR("bind(%"PRIu32"): %s", sock->pid, strerror(errno));
+ goto error_free_pid;
+ }
+
+ /* Bind remote address as the kernel (pid 0). */
+ memset(&remote, 0, sizeof remote);
+ remote.nl_family = AF_NETLINK;
+ remote.nl_pid = 0;
+ if (connect(sock->fd, (struct sockaddr *) &remote, sizeof remote) < 0) {
+ VLOG_ERR("connect(0): %s", strerror(errno));
+ goto error_free_pid;
+ }
+
+ /* Older kernel headers failed to define this macro. We want our programs
+ * to support the newer kernel features even if compiled with older
+ * headers, so define it ourselves in such a case. */
+#ifndef NETLINK_ADD_MEMBERSHIP
+#define NETLINK_ADD_MEMBERSHIP 1
+#endif
+
+ /* This method of joining multicast groups is only supported by newish
+ * kernels, but it allows for an arbitrary number of multicast groups. */
+ if (multicast_group > 32
+ && setsockopt(sock->fd, SOL_NETLINK, NETLINK_ADD_MEMBERSHIP,
+ &multicast_group, sizeof multicast_group) < 0) {
+ VLOG_ERR("setsockopt(NETLINK_ADD_MEMBERSHIP,%d): %s",
+ multicast_group, strerror(errno));
+ goto error_free_pid;
+ }
+
+ *sockp = sock;
+ return 0;
+
+error_free_pid:
+ free_pid(sock->pid);
+error:
+ if (retval == 0) {
+ retval = errno;
+ if (retval == 0) {
+ retval = EINVAL;
+ }
+ }
+ if (sock->fd >= 0) {
+ close(sock->fd);
+ }
+ free(sock);
+ return retval;
+}
+
+/* Destroys netlink socket 'sock'. */
+void
+nl_sock_destroy(struct nl_sock *sock)
+{
+ if (sock) {
+ close(sock->fd);
+ free_pid(sock->pid);
+ free(sock);
+ }
+}
+
+/* Tries to send 'msg', which must contain a Netlink message, to the kernel on
+ * 'sock'. nlmsg_len in 'msg' will be finalized to match msg->size before the
+ * message is sent.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if successful, otherwise a positive errno value. If
+ * 'wait' is true, then the send will wait until buffer space is ready;
+ * otherwise, returns EAGAIN if the 'sock' send buffer is full. */
+int
+nl_sock_send(struct nl_sock *sock, const struct ofpbuf *msg, bool wait)
+{
+ int error;
+
+ nl_msg_nlmsghdr(msg)->nlmsg_len = msg->size;
+ do {
+ int retval;
+ retval = send(sock->fd, msg->data, msg->size, wait ? 0 : MSG_DONTWAIT);
+ error = retval < 0 ? errno : 0;
+ } while (error == EINTR);
+ log_nlmsg(__func__, error, msg->data, msg->size);
+ if (!error) {
+ COVERAGE_INC(netlink_sent);
+ }
+ return error;
+}
+
+/* Tries to send the 'n_iov' chunks of data in 'iov' to the kernel on 'sock' as
+ * a single Netlink message. (The message must be fully formed and not require
+ * finalization of its nlmsg_len field.)
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if successful, otherwise a positive errno value. If 'wait' is
+ * true, then the send will wait until buffer space is ready; otherwise,
+ * returns EAGAIN if the 'sock' send buffer is full. */
+int
+nl_sock_sendv(struct nl_sock *sock, const struct iovec iov[], size_t n_iov,
+ bool wait)
+{
+ struct msghdr msg;
+ int error;
+
+ COVERAGE_INC(netlink_send);
+ memset(&msg, 0, sizeof msg);
+ msg.msg_iov = (struct iovec *) iov;
+ msg.msg_iovlen = n_iov;
+ do {
+ int retval;
+ retval = sendmsg(sock->fd, &msg, wait ? 0 : MSG_DONTWAIT);
+ error = retval < 0 ? errno : 0;
+ } while (error == EINTR);
+ if (error != EAGAIN) {
+ log_nlmsg(__func__, error, iov[0].iov_base, iov[0].iov_len);
+ if (!error) {
+ COVERAGE_INC(netlink_sent);
+ }
+ }
+ return error;
+}
+
+/* Tries to receive a netlink message from the kernel on 'sock'. If
+ * successful, stores the received message into '*bufp' and returns 0. The
+ * caller is responsible for destroying the message with ofpbuf_delete(). On
+ * failure, returns a positive errno value and stores a null pointer into
+ * '*bufp'.
+ *
+ * If 'wait' is true, nl_sock_recv waits for a message to be ready; otherwise,
+ * returns EAGAIN if the 'sock' receive buffer is empty. */
+int
+nl_sock_recv(struct nl_sock *sock, struct ofpbuf **bufp, bool wait)
+{
+ uint8_t tmp;
+ ssize_t bufsize = 2048;
+ ssize_t nbytes, nbytes2;
+ struct ofpbuf *buf;
+ struct nlmsghdr *nlmsghdr;
+ struct iovec iov;
+ struct msghdr msg = {
+ .msg_name = NULL,
+ .msg_namelen = 0,
+ .msg_iov = &iov,
+ .msg_iovlen = 1,
+ .msg_control = NULL,
+ .msg_controllen = 0,
+ .msg_flags = 0
+ };
+
+ buf = ofpbuf_new(bufsize);
+ *bufp = NULL;
+
+try_again:
+ /* Attempt to read the message. We don't know the size of the data
+ * yet, so we take a guess at 2048. If we're wrong, we keep trying
+ * and doubling the buffer size each time.
+ */
+ nlmsghdr = ofpbuf_put_uninit(buf, bufsize);
+ iov.iov_base = nlmsghdr;
+ iov.iov_len = bufsize;
+ do {
+ nbytes = recvmsg(sock->fd, &msg, (wait ? 0 : MSG_DONTWAIT) | MSG_PEEK);
+ } while (nbytes < 0 && errno == EINTR);
+ if (nbytes < 0) {
+ ofpbuf_delete(buf);
+ return errno;
+ }
+ if (msg.msg_flags & MSG_TRUNC) {
+ COVERAGE_INC(netlink_recv_retry);
+ bufsize *= 2;
+ ofpbuf_reinit(buf, bufsize);
+ goto try_again;
+ }
+ buf->size = nbytes;
+
+ /* We successfully read the message, so recv again to clear the queue */
+ iov.iov_base = &tmp;
+ iov.iov_len = 1;
+ do {
+ nbytes2 = recvmsg(sock->fd, &msg, MSG_DONTWAIT);
+ } while (nbytes2 < 0 && errno == EINTR);
+ if (nbytes2 < 0) {
+ if (errno == ENOBUFS) {
+ /* The kernel is notifying us that a message it tried to send to us
+ * was dropped. We have to pass this along to the caller in case
+ * it wants to retry a request. So kill the buffer, which we can
+ * re-read next time. */
+ COVERAGE_INC(netlink_overflow);
+ ofpbuf_delete(buf);
+ return ENOBUFS;
+ } else {
+ VLOG_ERR_RL(&rl, "failed to remove nlmsg from socket: %s\n",
+ strerror(errno));
+ }
+ }
+ if (nbytes < sizeof *nlmsghdr
+ || nlmsghdr->nlmsg_len < sizeof *nlmsghdr
+ || nlmsghdr->nlmsg_len > nbytes) {
+ VLOG_ERR_RL(&rl, "received invalid nlmsg (%zd bytes < %d)",
+ bufsize, NLMSG_HDRLEN);
+ ofpbuf_delete(buf);
+ return EPROTO;
+ }
+ *bufp = buf;
+ log_nlmsg(__func__, 0, buf->data, buf->size);
+ COVERAGE_INC(netlink_received);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/* Sends 'request' to the kernel via 'sock' and waits for a response. If
+ * successful, stores the reply into '*replyp' and returns 0. The caller is
+ * responsible for destroying the reply with ofpbuf_delete(). On failure,
+ * returns a positive errno value and stores a null pointer into '*replyp'.
+ *
+ * The caller is responsible for destroying 'request'.
+ *
+ * Bare Netlink is an unreliable transport protocol. This function layers
+ * reliable delivery and reply semantics on top of bare Netlink.
+ *
+ * In Netlink, sending a request to the kernel is reliable enough, because the
+ * kernel will tell us if the message cannot be queued (and we will in that
+ * case put it on the transmit queue and wait until it can be delivered).
+ *
+ * Receiving the reply is the real problem: if the socket buffer is full when
+ * the kernel tries to send the reply, the reply will be dropped. However, the
+ * kernel sets a flag that a reply has been dropped. The next call to recv
+ * then returns ENOBUFS. We can then re-send the request.
+ *
+ * Caveats:
+ *
+ * 1. Netlink depends on sequence numbers to match up requests and
+ * replies. The sender of a request supplies a sequence number, and
+ * the reply echos back that sequence number.
+ *
+ * This is fine, but (1) some kernel netlink implementations are
+ * broken, in that they fail to echo sequence numbers and (2) this
+ * function will drop packets with non-matching sequence numbers, so
+ * that only a single request can be usefully transacted at a time.
+ *
+ * 2. Resending the request causes it to be re-executed, so the request
+ * needs to be idempotent.
+ */
+int
+nl_sock_transact(struct nl_sock *sock,
+ const struct ofpbuf *request, struct ofpbuf **replyp)
+{
+ uint32_t seq = nl_msg_nlmsghdr(request)->nlmsg_seq;
+ struct nlmsghdr *nlmsghdr;
+ struct ofpbuf *reply;
+ int retval;
+
+ *replyp = NULL;
+
+ /* Ensure that we get a reply even if this message doesn't ordinarily call
+ * for one. */
+ nl_msg_nlmsghdr(request)->nlmsg_flags |= NLM_F_ACK;
+
+send:
+ retval = nl_sock_send(sock, request, true);
+ if (retval) {
+ return retval;
+ }
+
+recv:
+ retval = nl_sock_recv(sock, &reply, true);
+ if (retval) {
+ if (retval == ENOBUFS) {
+ COVERAGE_INC(netlink_overflow);
+ VLOG_DBG_RL(&rl, "receive buffer overflow, resending request");
+ goto send;
+ } else {
+ return retval;
+ }
+ }
+ nlmsghdr = nl_msg_nlmsghdr(reply);
+ if (seq != nlmsghdr->nlmsg_seq) {
+ VLOG_DBG_RL(&rl, "ignoring seq %"PRIu32" != expected %"PRIu32,
+ nl_msg_nlmsghdr(reply)->nlmsg_seq, seq);
+ ofpbuf_delete(reply);
+ goto recv;
+ }
+ if (nl_msg_nlmsgerr(reply, &retval)) {
+ ofpbuf_delete(reply);
+ if (retval) {
+ VLOG_DBG_RL(&rl, "received NAK error=%d (%s)",
+ retval, strerror(retval));
+ }
+ return retval != EAGAIN ? retval : EPROTO;
+ }
+
+ *replyp = reply;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+/* Causes poll_block() to wake up when any of the specified 'events' (which is
+ * a OR'd combination of POLLIN, POLLOUT, etc.) occur on 'sock'. */
+void
+nl_sock_wait(const struct nl_sock *sock, short int events)
+{
+ poll_fd_wait(sock->fd, events);
+}
+
+/* Netlink messages. */
+
+/* Returns the nlmsghdr at the head of 'msg'.
+ *
+ * 'msg' must be at least as large as a nlmsghdr. */
+struct nlmsghdr *
+nl_msg_nlmsghdr(const struct ofpbuf *msg)
+{
+ return ofpbuf_at_assert(msg, 0, NLMSG_HDRLEN);
+}
+
+/* Returns the genlmsghdr just past 'msg''s nlmsghdr.
+ *
+ * Returns a null pointer if 'msg' is not large enough to contain an nlmsghdr
+ * and a genlmsghdr. */
+struct genlmsghdr *
+nl_msg_genlmsghdr(const struct ofpbuf *msg)
+{
+ return ofpbuf_at(msg, NLMSG_HDRLEN, GENL_HDRLEN);
+}
+
+/* If 'buffer' is a NLMSG_ERROR message, stores 0 in '*errorp' if it is an ACK
+ * message, otherwise a positive errno value, and returns true. If 'buffer' is
+ * not an NLMSG_ERROR message, returns false.
+ *
+ * 'msg' must be at least as large as a nlmsghdr. */
+bool
+nl_msg_nlmsgerr(const struct ofpbuf *msg, int *errorp)
+{
+ if (nl_msg_nlmsghdr(msg)->nlmsg_type == NLMSG_ERROR) {
+ struct nlmsgerr *err = ofpbuf_at(msg, NLMSG_HDRLEN, sizeof *err);
+ int code = EPROTO;
+ if (!err) {
+ VLOG_ERR_RL(&rl, "received invalid nlmsgerr (%zd bytes < %zd)",
+ msg->size, NLMSG_HDRLEN + sizeof *err);
+ } else if (err->error <= 0 && err->error > INT_MIN) {
+ code = -err->error;
+ }
+ if (errorp) {
+ *errorp = code;
+ }
+ return true;
+ } else {
+ return false;
+ }
+}
+
+/* Ensures that 'b' has room for at least 'size' bytes plus netlink padding at
+ * its tail end, reallocating and copying its data if necessary. */
+void
+nl_msg_reserve(struct ofpbuf *msg, size_t size)
+{
+ ofpbuf_prealloc_tailroom(msg, NLMSG_ALIGN(size));
+}
+
+/* Puts a nlmsghdr at the beginning of 'msg', which must be initially empty.
+ * Uses the given 'type' and 'flags'. 'sock' is used to obtain a PID and
+ * sequence number for proper routing of replies. 'expected_payload' should be
+ * an estimate of the number of payload bytes to be supplied; if the size of
+ * the payload is unknown a value of 0 is acceptable.
+ *
+ * 'type' is ordinarily an enumerated value specific to the Netlink protocol
+ * (e.g. RTM_NEWLINK, for NETLINK_ROUTE protocol). For Generic Netlink, 'type'
+ * is the family number obtained via nl_lookup_genl_family().
+ *
+ * 'flags' is a bit-mask that indicates what kind of request is being made. It
+ * is often NLM_F_REQUEST indicating that a request is being made, commonly
+ * or'd with NLM_F_ACK to request an acknowledgement.
+ *
+ * nl_msg_put_genlmsghdr is more convenient for composing a Generic Netlink
+ * message. */
+void
+nl_msg_put_nlmsghdr(struct ofpbuf *msg, struct nl_sock *sock,
+ size_t expected_payload, uint32_t type, uint32_t flags)
+{
+ struct nlmsghdr *nlmsghdr;
+
+ assert(msg->size == 0);
+
+ nl_msg_reserve(msg, NLMSG_HDRLEN + expected_payload);
+ nlmsghdr = nl_msg_put_uninit(msg, NLMSG_HDRLEN);
+ nlmsghdr->nlmsg_len = 0;
+ nlmsghdr->nlmsg_type = type;
+ nlmsghdr->nlmsg_flags = flags;
+ nlmsghdr->nlmsg_seq = ++next_seq;
+ nlmsghdr->nlmsg_pid = sock->pid;
+}
+
+/* Puts a nlmsghdr and genlmsghdr at the beginning of 'msg', which must be
+ * initially empty. 'sock' is used to obtain a PID and sequence number for
+ * proper routing of replies. 'expected_payload' should be an estimate of the
+ * number of payload bytes to be supplied; if the size of the payload is
+ * unknown a value of 0 is acceptable.
+ *
+ * 'family' is the family number obtained via nl_lookup_genl_family().
+ *
+ * 'flags' is a bit-mask that indicates what kind of request is being made. It
+ * is often NLM_F_REQUEST indicating that a request is being made, commonly
+ * or'd with NLM_F_ACK to request an acknowledgement.
+ *
+ * 'cmd' is an enumerated value specific to the Generic Netlink family
+ * (e.g. CTRL_CMD_NEWFAMILY for the GENL_ID_CTRL family).
+ *
+ * 'version' is a version number specific to the family and command (often 1).
+ *
+ * nl_msg_put_nlmsghdr should be used to compose Netlink messages that are not
+ * Generic Netlink messages. */
+void
+nl_msg_put_genlmsghdr(struct ofpbuf *msg, struct nl_sock *sock,
+ size_t expected_payload, int family, uint32_t flags,
+ uint8_t cmd, uint8_t version)
+{
+ struct genlmsghdr *genlmsghdr;
+
+ nl_msg_put_nlmsghdr(msg, sock, GENL_HDRLEN + expected_payload,
+ family, flags);
+ assert(msg->size == NLMSG_HDRLEN);
+ genlmsghdr = nl_msg_put_uninit(msg, GENL_HDRLEN);
+ genlmsghdr->cmd = cmd;
+ genlmsghdr->version = version;
+ genlmsghdr->reserved = 0;
+}
+
+/* Appends the 'size' bytes of data in 'p', plus Netlink padding if needed, to
+ * the tail end of 'msg'. Data in 'msg' is reallocated and copied if
+ * necessary. */
+void
+nl_msg_put(struct ofpbuf *msg, const void *data, size_t size)
+{
+ memcpy(nl_msg_put_uninit(msg, size), data, size);
+}
+
+/* Appends 'size' bytes of data, plus Netlink padding if needed, to the tail
+ * end of 'msg', reallocating and copying its data if necessary. Returns a
+ * pointer to the first byte of the new data, which is left uninitialized. */
+void *
+nl_msg_put_uninit(struct ofpbuf *msg, size_t size)
+{
+ size_t pad = NLMSG_ALIGN(size) - size;
+ char *p = ofpbuf_put_uninit(msg, size + pad);
+ if (pad) {
+ memset(p + size, 0, pad);
+ }
+ return p;
+}
+
+/* Appends a Netlink attribute of the given 'type' and room for 'size' bytes of
+ * data as its payload, plus Netlink padding if needed, to the tail end of
+ * 'msg', reallocating and copying its data if necessary. Returns a pointer to
+ * the first byte of data in the attribute, which is left uninitialized. */
+void *
+nl_msg_put_unspec_uninit(struct ofpbuf *msg, uint16_t type, size_t size)
+{
+ size_t total_size = NLA_HDRLEN + size;
+ struct nlattr* nla = nl_msg_put_uninit(msg, total_size);
+ assert(NLA_ALIGN(total_size) <= UINT16_MAX);
+ nla->nla_len = total_size;
+ nla->nla_type = type;
+ return nla + 1;
+}
+
+/* Appends a Netlink attribute of the given 'type' and the 'size' bytes of
+ * 'data' as its payload, to the tail end of 'msg', reallocating and copying
+ * its data if necessary. Returns a pointer to the first byte of data in the
+ * attribute, which is left uninitialized. */
+void
+nl_msg_put_unspec(struct ofpbuf *msg, uint16_t type,
+ const void *data, size_t size)
+{
+ memcpy(nl_msg_put_unspec_uninit(msg, type, size), data, size);
+}
+
+/* Appends a Netlink attribute of the given 'type' and no payload to 'msg'.
+ * (Some Netlink protocols use the presence or absence of an attribute as a
+ * Boolean flag.) */
+void
+nl_msg_put_flag(struct ofpbuf *msg, uint16_t type)
+{
+ nl_msg_put_unspec(msg, type, NULL, 0);
+}
+
+/* Appends a Netlink attribute of the given 'type' and the given 8-bit 'value'
+ * to 'msg'. */
+void
+nl_msg_put_u8(struct ofpbuf *msg, uint16_t type, uint8_t value)
+{
+ nl_msg_put_unspec(msg, type, &value, sizeof value);
+}
+
+/* Appends a Netlink attribute of the given 'type' and the given 16-bit 'value'
+ * to 'msg'. */
+void
+nl_msg_put_u16(struct ofpbuf *msg, uint16_t type, uint16_t value)
+{
+ nl_msg_put_unspec(msg, type, &value, sizeof value);
+}
+
+/* Appends a Netlink attribute of the given 'type' and the given 32-bit 'value'
+ * to 'msg'. */
+void
+nl_msg_put_u32(struct ofpbuf *msg, uint16_t type, uint32_t value)
+{
+ nl_msg_put_unspec(msg, type, &value, sizeof value);
+}
+
+/* Appends a Netlink attribute of the given 'type' and the given 64-bit 'value'
+ * to 'msg'. */
+void
+nl_msg_put_u64(struct ofpbuf *msg, uint16_t type, uint64_t value)
+{
+ nl_msg_put_unspec(msg, type, &value, sizeof value);
+}
+
+/* Appends a Netlink attribute of the given 'type' and the given
+ * null-terminated string 'value' to 'msg'. */
+void
+nl_msg_put_string(struct ofpbuf *msg, uint16_t type, const char *value)
+{
+ nl_msg_put_unspec(msg, type, value, strlen(value) + 1);
+}
+
+/* Appends a Netlink attribute of the given 'type' and the given buffered
+ * netlink message in 'nested_msg' to 'msg'. The nlmsg_len field in
+ * 'nested_msg' is finalized to match 'nested_msg->size'. */
+void
+nl_msg_put_nested(struct ofpbuf *msg,
+ uint16_t type, struct ofpbuf *nested_msg)
+{
+ nl_msg_nlmsghdr(nested_msg)->nlmsg_len = nested_msg->size;
+ nl_msg_put_unspec(msg, type, nested_msg->data, nested_msg->size);
+}
+
+/* Returns the first byte in the payload of attribute 'nla'. */
+const void *
+nl_attr_get(const struct nlattr *nla)
+{
+ assert(nla->nla_len >= NLA_HDRLEN);
+ return nla + 1;
+}
+
+/* Returns the number of bytes in the payload of attribute 'nla'. */
+size_t
+nl_attr_get_size(const struct nlattr *nla)
+{
+ assert(nla->nla_len >= NLA_HDRLEN);
+ return nla->nla_len - NLA_HDRLEN;
+}
+
+/* Asserts that 'nla''s payload is at least 'size' bytes long, and returns the
+ * first byte of the payload. */
+const void *
+nl_attr_get_unspec(const struct nlattr *nla, size_t size)
+{
+ assert(nla->nla_len >= NLA_HDRLEN + size);
+ return nla + 1;
+}
+
+/* Returns true if 'nla' is nonnull. (Some Netlink protocols use the presence
+ * or absence of an attribute as a Boolean flag.) */
+bool
+nl_attr_get_flag(const struct nlattr *nla)
+{
+ return nla != NULL;
+}
+
+#define NL_ATTR_GET_AS(NLA, TYPE) \
+ (*(TYPE*) nl_attr_get_unspec(nla, sizeof(TYPE)))
+
+/* Returns the 8-bit value in 'nla''s payload.
+ *
+ * Asserts that 'nla''s payload is at least 1 byte long. */
+uint8_t
+nl_attr_get_u8(const struct nlattr *nla)
+{
+ return NL_ATTR_GET_AS(nla, uint8_t);
+}
+
+/* Returns the 16-bit value in 'nla''s payload.
+ *
+ * Asserts that 'nla''s payload is at least 2 bytes long. */
+uint16_t
+nl_attr_get_u16(const struct nlattr *nla)
+{
+ return NL_ATTR_GET_AS(nla, uint16_t);
+}
+
+/* Returns the 32-bit value in 'nla''s payload.
+ *
+ * Asserts that 'nla''s payload is at least 4 bytes long. */
+uint32_t
+nl_attr_get_u32(const struct nlattr *nla)
+{
+ return NL_ATTR_GET_AS(nla, uint32_t);
+}
+
+/* Returns the 64-bit value in 'nla''s payload.
+ *
+ * Asserts that 'nla''s payload is at least 8 bytes long. */
+uint64_t
+nl_attr_get_u64(const struct nlattr *nla)
+{
+ return NL_ATTR_GET_AS(nla, uint64_t);
+}
+
+/* Returns the null-terminated string value in 'nla''s payload.
+ *
+ * Asserts that 'nla''s payload contains a null-terminated string. */
+const char *
+nl_attr_get_string(const struct nlattr *nla)
+{
+ assert(nla->nla_len > NLA_HDRLEN);
+ assert(memchr(nl_attr_get(nla), '\0', nla->nla_len - NLA_HDRLEN) != NULL);
+ return nl_attr_get(nla);
+}
+
+/* Default minimum and maximum payload sizes for each type of attribute. */
+static const size_t attr_len_range[][2] = {
+ [0 ... N_NL_ATTR_TYPES - 1] = { 0, SIZE_MAX },
+ [NL_A_U8] = { 1, 1 },
+ [NL_A_U16] = { 2, 2 },
+ [NL_A_U32] = { 4, 4 },
+ [NL_A_U64] = { 8, 8 },
+ [NL_A_STRING] = { 1, SIZE_MAX },
+ [NL_A_FLAG] = { 0, SIZE_MAX },
+ [NL_A_NESTED] = { NLMSG_HDRLEN, SIZE_MAX },
+};
+
+/* Parses the 'msg' starting at the given 'nla_offset' as a sequence of Netlink
+ * attributes. 'policy[i]', for 0 <= i < n_attrs, specifies how the attribute
+ * with nla_type == i is parsed; a pointer to attribute i is stored in
+ * attrs[i]. Returns true if successful, false on failure.
+ *
+ * If the Netlink attributes in 'msg' follow a Netlink header and a Generic
+ * Netlink header, then 'nla_offset' should be NLMSG_HDRLEN + GENL_HDRLEN. */
+bool
+nl_policy_parse(const struct ofpbuf *msg, size_t nla_offset,
+ const struct nl_policy policy[],
+ struct nlattr *attrs[], size_t n_attrs)
+{
+ void *p, *tail;
+ size_t n_required;
+ size_t i;
+
+ n_required = 0;
+ for (i = 0; i < n_attrs; i++) {
+ attrs[i] = NULL;
+
+ assert(policy[i].type < N_NL_ATTR_TYPES);
+ if (policy[i].type != NL_A_NO_ATTR
+ && policy[i].type != NL_A_FLAG
+ && !policy[i].optional) {
+ n_required++;
+ }
+ }
+
+ p = ofpbuf_at(msg, nla_offset, 0);
+ if (p == NULL) {
+ VLOG_DBG_RL(&rl, "missing headers in nl_policy_parse");
+ return false;
+ }
+ tail = ofpbuf_tail(msg);
+
+ while (p < tail) {
+ size_t offset = (char*)p - (char*)msg->data;
+ struct nlattr *nla = p;
+ size_t len, aligned_len;
+ uint16_t type;
+
+ /* Make sure its claimed length is plausible. */
+ if (nla->nla_len < NLA_HDRLEN) {
+ VLOG_DBG_RL(&rl, "%zu: attr shorter than NLA_HDRLEN (%"PRIu16")",
+ offset, nla->nla_len);
+ return false;
+ }
+ len = nla->nla_len - NLA_HDRLEN;
+ aligned_len = NLA_ALIGN(len);
+ if (aligned_len > (char*)tail - (char*)p) {
+ VLOG_DBG_RL(&rl, "%zu: attr %"PRIu16" aligned data len (%zu) "
+ "> bytes left (%tu)",
+ offset, nla->nla_type, aligned_len,
+ (char*)tail - (char*)p);
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ type = nla->nla_type;
+ if (type < n_attrs && policy[type].type != NL_A_NO_ATTR) {
+ const struct nl_policy *p = &policy[type];
+ size_t min_len, max_len;
+
+ /* Validate length and content. */
+ min_len = p->min_len ? p->min_len : attr_len_range[p->type][0];
+ max_len = p->max_len ? p->max_len : attr_len_range[p->type][1];
+ if (len < min_len || len > max_len) {
+ VLOG_DBG_RL(&rl, "%zu: attr %"PRIu16" length %zu not in "
+ "allowed range %zu...%zu",
+ offset, type, len, min_len, max_len);
+ return false;
+ }
+ if (p->type == NL_A_STRING) {
+ if (((char *) nla)[nla->nla_len - 1]) {
+ VLOG_DBG_RL(&rl, "%zu: attr %"PRIu16" lacks null at end",
+ offset, type);
+ return false;
+ }
+ if (memchr(nla + 1, '\0', len - 1) != NULL) {
+ VLOG_DBG_RL(&rl, "%zu: attr %"PRIu16" has bad length",
+ offset, type);
+ return false;
+ }
+ }
+ if (!p->optional && attrs[type] == NULL) {
+ assert(n_required > 0);
+ --n_required;
+ }
+ attrs[type] = nla;
+ } else {
+ /* Skip attribute type that we don't care about. */
+ }
+ p = (char*)p + NLA_ALIGN(nla->nla_len);
+ }
+ if (n_required) {
+ VLOG_DBG_RL(&rl, "%zu required attrs missing", n_required);
+ return false;
+ }
+ return true;
+}
+
+/* Miscellaneous. */
+
+static const struct nl_policy family_policy[CTRL_ATTR_MAX + 1] = {
+ [CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_ID] = {.type = NL_A_U16},
+};
+
+static int do_lookup_genl_family(const char *name)
+{
+ struct nl_sock *sock;
+ struct ofpbuf request, *reply;
+ struct nlattr *attrs[ARRAY_SIZE(family_policy)];
+ int retval;
+
+ retval = nl_sock_create(NETLINK_GENERIC, 0, 0, 0, &sock);
+ if (retval) {
+ return -retval;
+ }
+
+ ofpbuf_init(&request, 0);
+ nl_msg_put_genlmsghdr(&request, sock, 0, GENL_ID_CTRL, NLM_F_REQUEST,
+ CTRL_CMD_GETFAMILY, 1);
+ nl_msg_put_string(&request, CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_NAME, name);
+ retval = nl_sock_transact(sock, &request, &reply);
+ ofpbuf_uninit(&request);
+ if (retval) {
+ nl_sock_destroy(sock);
+ return -retval;
+ }
+
+ if (!nl_policy_parse(reply, NLMSG_HDRLEN + GENL_HDRLEN,
+ family_policy, attrs, ARRAY_SIZE(family_policy))) {
+ nl_sock_destroy(sock);
+ ofpbuf_delete(reply);
+ return -EPROTO;
+ }
+
+ retval = nl_attr_get_u16(attrs[CTRL_ATTR_FAMILY_ID]);
+ if (retval == 0) {
+ retval = -EPROTO;
+ }
+ nl_sock_destroy(sock);
+ ofpbuf_delete(reply);
+ return retval;
+}
+
+/* If '*number' is 0, translates the given Generic Netlink family 'name' to a
+ * number and stores it in '*number'. If successful, returns 0 and the caller
+ * may use '*number' as the family number. On failure, returns a positive
+ * errno value and '*number' caches the errno value. */
+int
+nl_lookup_genl_family(const char *name, int *number)
+{
+ if (*number == 0) {
+ *number = do_lookup_genl_family(name);
+ assert(*number != 0);
+ }
+ return *number > 0 ? 0 : -*number;
+}
+
+/* Netlink PID.
+ *
+ * Every Netlink socket must be bound to a unique 32-bit PID. By convention,
+ * programs that have a single Netlink socket use their Unix process ID as PID,
+ * and programs with multiple Netlink sockets add a unique per-socket
+ * identifier in the bits above the Unix process ID.
+ *
+ * The kernel has Netlink PID 0.
+ */
+
+/* Parameters for how many bits in the PID should come from the Unix process ID
+ * and how many unique per-socket. */
+#define SOCKET_BITS 10
+#define MAX_SOCKETS (1u << SOCKET_BITS)
+
+#define PROCESS_BITS (32 - SOCKET_BITS)
+#define MAX_PROCESSES (1u << PROCESS_BITS)
+#define PROCESS_MASK ((uint32_t) (MAX_PROCESSES - 1))
+
+/* Bit vector of unused socket identifiers. */
+static uint32_t avail_sockets[ROUND_UP(MAX_SOCKETS, 32)];
+
+/* Allocates and returns a new Netlink PID. */
+static int
+alloc_pid(uint32_t *pid)
+{
+ int i;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < MAX_SOCKETS; i++) {
+ if ((avail_sockets[i / 32] & (1u << (i % 32))) == 0) {
+ avail_sockets[i / 32] |= 1u << (i % 32);
+ *pid = (getpid() & PROCESS_MASK) | (i << PROCESS_BITS);
+ return 0;
+ }
+ }
+ VLOG_ERR("netlink pid space exhausted");
+ return ENOBUFS;
+}
+
+/* Makes the specified 'pid' available for reuse. */
+static void
+free_pid(uint32_t pid)
+{
+ int sock = pid >> PROCESS_BITS;
+ assert(avail_sockets[sock / 32] & (1u << (sock % 32)));
+ avail_sockets[sock / 32] &= ~(1u << (sock % 32));
+}
+
+static void
+nlmsghdr_to_string(const struct nlmsghdr *h, struct ds *ds)
+{
+ struct nlmsg_flag {
+ unsigned int bits;
+ const char *name;
+ };
+ static const struct nlmsg_flag flags[] = {
+ { NLM_F_REQUEST, "REQUEST" },
+ { NLM_F_MULTI, "MULTI" },
+ { NLM_F_ACK, "ACK" },
+ { NLM_F_ECHO, "ECHO" },
+ { NLM_F_DUMP, "DUMP" },
+ { NLM_F_ROOT, "ROOT" },
+ { NLM_F_MATCH, "MATCH" },
+ { NLM_F_ATOMIC, "ATOMIC" },
+ };
+ const struct nlmsg_flag *flag;
+ uint16_t flags_left;
+
+ ds_put_format(ds, "nl(len:%"PRIu32", type=%"PRIu16,
+ h->nlmsg_len, h->nlmsg_type);
+ if (h->nlmsg_type == NLMSG_NOOP) {
+ ds_put_cstr(ds, "(no-op)");
+ } else if (h->nlmsg_type == NLMSG_ERROR) {
+ ds_put_cstr(ds, "(error)");
+ } else if (h->nlmsg_type == NLMSG_DONE) {
+ ds_put_cstr(ds, "(done)");
+ } else if (h->nlmsg_type == NLMSG_OVERRUN) {
+ ds_put_cstr(ds, "(overrun)");
+ } else if (h->nlmsg_type < NLMSG_MIN_TYPE) {
+ ds_put_cstr(ds, "(reserved)");
+ } else {
+ ds_put_cstr(ds, "(family-defined)");
+ }
+ ds_put_format(ds, ", flags=%"PRIx16, h->nlmsg_flags);
+ flags_left = h->nlmsg_flags;
+ for (flag = flags; flag < &flags[ARRAY_SIZE(flags)]; flag++) {
+ if ((flags_left & flag->bits) == flag->bits) {
+ ds_put_format(ds, "[%s]", flag->name);
+ flags_left &= ~flag->bits;
+ }
+ }
+ if (flags_left) {
+ ds_put_format(ds, "[OTHER:%"PRIx16"]", flags_left);
+ }
+ ds_put_format(ds, ", seq=%"PRIx32", pid=%"PRIu32"(%d:%d))",
+ h->nlmsg_seq, h->nlmsg_pid,
+ (int) (h->nlmsg_pid & PROCESS_MASK),
+ (int) (h->nlmsg_pid >> PROCESS_BITS));
+}
+
+static char *
+nlmsg_to_string(const struct ofpbuf *buffer)
+{
+ struct ds ds = DS_EMPTY_INITIALIZER;
+ const struct nlmsghdr *h = ofpbuf_at(buffer, 0, NLMSG_HDRLEN);
+ if (h) {
+ nlmsghdr_to_string(h, &ds);
+ if (h->nlmsg_type == NLMSG_ERROR) {
+ const struct nlmsgerr *e;
+ e = ofpbuf_at(buffer, NLMSG_HDRLEN,
+ NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct nlmsgerr)));
+ if (e) {
+ ds_put_format(&ds, " error(%d", e->error);
+ if (e->error < 0) {
+ ds_put_format(&ds, "(%s)", strerror(-e->error));
+ }
+ ds_put_cstr(&ds, ", in-reply-to(");
+ nlmsghdr_to_string(&e->msg, &ds);
+ ds_put_cstr(&ds, "))");
+ } else {
+ ds_put_cstr(&ds, " error(truncated)");
+ }
+ } else if (h->nlmsg_type == NLMSG_DONE) {
+ int *error = ofpbuf_at(buffer, NLMSG_HDRLEN, sizeof *error);
+ if (error) {
+ ds_put_format(&ds, " done(%d", *error);
+ if (*error < 0) {
+ ds_put_format(&ds, "(%s)", strerror(-*error));
+ }
+ ds_put_cstr(&ds, ")");
+ } else {
+ ds_put_cstr(&ds, " done(truncated)");
+ }
+ }
+ } else {
+ ds_put_cstr(&ds, "nl(truncated)");
+ }
+ return ds.string;
+}
+
+static void
+log_nlmsg(const char *function, int error,
+ const void *message, size_t size)
+{
+ struct ofpbuf buffer;
+ char *nlmsg;
+
+ if (!VLOG_IS_DBG_ENABLED()) {
+ return;
+ }
+
+ buffer.data = (void *) message;
+ buffer.size = size;
+ nlmsg = nlmsg_to_string(&buffer);
+ VLOG_DBG_RL(&rl, "%s (%s): %s", function, strerror(error), nlmsg);
+ free(nlmsg);
+}
+