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19 #include "netlink-notifier.h"
27 #include "netlink-socket.h"
31 VLOG_DEFINE_THIS_MODULE(netlink_notifier);
33 COVERAGE_DEFINE(nln_changed);
35 static void nln_report(struct nln *nln, void *change);
38 struct nl_sock *notify_sock; /* Netlink socket. */
39 struct list all_notifiers; /* All nln notifiers. */
40 bool has_run; /* Guard for run and wait functions. */
42 /* Passed in by nln_create(). */
43 int multicast_group; /* Multicast group we listen on. */
44 int protocol; /* Protocol passed to nl_sock_create(). */
45 nln_parse_func *parse; /* Message parsing function. */
46 void *change; /* Change passed to parse. */
50 struct nln *nln; /* Parent nln. */
57 /* Creates an nln handle which may be used to manage change notifications. The
58 * created handle will listen for netlink messages on 'multicast_group' using
59 * netlink protocol 'protocol' (e.g. NETLINK_ROUTE, NETLINK_GENERIC, ...).
60 * Incoming messages will be parsed with 'parse' which will be passed 'change'
63 nln_create(int protocol, int multicast_group, nln_parse_func *parse,
68 nln = xzalloc(sizeof *nln);
69 nln->notify_sock = NULL;
70 nln->protocol = protocol;
71 nln->multicast_group = multicast_group;
76 list_init(&nln->all_notifiers);
80 /* Destroys 'nln' by freeing any memory it has reserved and closing any sockets
83 * The caller is responsible for destroying any notifiers created by this
84 * 'nln' before destroying 'nln'. */
86 nln_destroy(struct nln *nln)
89 ovs_assert(list_is_empty(&nln->all_notifiers));
90 nl_sock_destroy(nln->notify_sock);
95 /* Registers 'cb' to be called with auxiliary data 'aux' with change
96 * notifications. The notifier is stored in 'notifier', which the caller must
99 * This is probably not the function you want. You should probably be using
100 * message specific notifiers like rtnetlink_link_notifier_register().
102 * Returns an initialized nln_notifier if successful, otherwise NULL. */
103 struct nln_notifier *
104 nln_notifier_create(struct nln *nln, nln_notify_func *cb, void *aux)
106 struct nln_notifier *notifier;
108 if (!nln->notify_sock) {
109 struct nl_sock *sock;
112 error = nl_sock_create(nln->protocol, &sock);
114 error = nl_sock_join_mcgroup(sock, nln->multicast_group);
117 nl_sock_destroy(sock);
118 VLOG_WARN("could not create netlink socket: %s",
119 ovs_strerror(error));
122 nln->notify_sock = sock;
124 /* Catch up on notification work so that the new notifier won't
125 * receive any stale notifications. */
129 notifier = xmalloc(sizeof *notifier);
130 list_push_back(&nln->all_notifiers, ¬ifier->node);
137 /* Destroys 'notifier', which must have previously been created with
138 * nln_notifier_register(). */
140 nln_notifier_destroy(struct nln_notifier *notifier)
143 struct nln *nln = notifier->nln;
145 list_remove(¬ifier->node);
146 if (list_is_empty(&nln->all_notifiers)) {
147 nl_sock_destroy(nln->notify_sock);
148 nln->notify_sock = NULL;
154 /* Calls all of the registered notifiers, passing along any as-yet-unreported
157 nln_run(struct nln *nln)
159 static struct vlog_rate_limit rl = VLOG_RATE_LIMIT_INIT(1, 5);
161 if (!nln->notify_sock || nln->has_run) {
167 uint64_t buf_stub[4096 / 8];
171 ofpbuf_use_stub(&buf, buf_stub, sizeof buf_stub);
172 error = nl_sock_recv(nln->notify_sock, &buf, false);
174 if (nln->parse(&buf, nln->change)) {
175 nln_report(nln, nln->change);
177 VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "received bad netlink message");
178 nln_report(nln, NULL);
181 } else if (error == EAGAIN) {
184 if (error == ENOBUFS) {
185 VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "netlink receive buffer overflowed");
187 VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "error reading netlink socket: %s",
188 ovs_strerror(error));
190 nln_report(nln, NULL);
195 /* Causes poll_block() to wake up when change notifications are ready. */
197 nln_wait(struct nln *nln)
199 nln->has_run = false;
200 if (nln->notify_sock) {
201 nl_sock_wait(nln->notify_sock, POLLIN);
206 nln_report(struct nln *nln, void *change)
208 struct nln_notifier *notifier;
211 COVERAGE_INC(nln_changed);
214 LIST_FOR_EACH (notifier, node, &nln->all_notifiers) {
215 notifier->cb(change, notifier->aux);