+ return error;
+}
+
+/* Decodes the message type represented by 'oh'. Returns 0 if successful or
+ * an OpenFlow error code constructed with ofp_mkerr() on failure. Either
+ * way, stores in '*typep' a type structure that can be inspected with the
+ * ofputil_msg_type_*() functions.
+ *
+ * oh->length must indicate the correct length of the message (and must be at
+ * least sizeof(struct ofp_header)).
+ *
+ * Success indicates that 'oh' is at least as long as the minimum-length
+ * message of its type. */
+int
+ofputil_decode_msg_type(const struct ofp_header *oh,
+ const struct ofputil_msg_type **typep)
+{
+ size_t length = ntohs(oh->length);
+ int error;
+
+ error = ofputil_decode_msg_type__(oh, length, typep);
+ if (!error) {
+ error = ofputil_check_length(*typep, length);
+ }