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2007-10-10[IPv6]: Export userland ND options through netlink (RDNSS support)Pierre Ynard
As discussed before, this patch provides userland with a way to access relevant options in Router Advertisements, after they are processed and validated by the kernel. Extra options are processed in a generic way; this patch only exports RDNSS options described in RFC5006, but support to control which options are exported could be easily added. A new rtnetlink message type is defined, to transport Neighbor Discovery options, along with optional context information. At the moment only the address of the router sending an RDNSS option is included, but additional attributes may be later defined, if needed by new use cases. Signed-off-by: Pierre Ynard <linkfanel@yahoo.fr> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2007-08-30[TCP]: Allow minimum RTO to be configurable via routing metrics.David S. Miller
Cell phone networks do link layer retransmissions and other things that cause unnecessary timeout retransmits. So allow the minimum RTO to be inflated per-route to deal with this. Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2007-07-10[RTNETLINK]: Fix rtnetlink compat attribute patchPatrick McHardy
Sent the wrong patch previously. Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2007-07-10[RTNETLINK]: Add nested compat attributePatrick McHardy
Add a nested compat attribute type that can be used to convert attributes that contain a structure to nested attributes in a backwards compatible way. The attribute looks like this: struct { [ compat contents ] struct rtattr { .rta_len = total size, .rta_type = type, } rta; struct old_structure struct; [ nested top-level attribute ] struct rtattr { .rta_len = nest size, .rta_type = type, } nest_attr; [ optional 0 .. n nested attributes ] struct rtattr { .rta_len = private attribute len, .rta_type = private attribute typ, } nested_attr; struct nested_data data; }; Since both userspace and kernel deal correctly with attributes that are larger than expected old versions will just parse the compat part and ignore the rest. Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2007-07-10[IPV4]: The scheduled removal of multipath cached routing support.David S. Miller
With help from Chris Wedgwood. Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2007-04-25[RTNL]: Message handler registration interfaceThomas Graf
This patch adds a new interface to register rtnetlink message handlers replacing the exported rtnl_links[] array which required many message handlers to be exported unnecessarly. Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2007-04-25[SK_BUFF]: Convert skb->tail to sk_buff_data_tArnaldo Carvalho de Melo
So that it is also an offset from skb->head, reduces its size from 8 to 4 bytes on 64bit architectures, allowing us to combine the 4 bytes hole left by the layer headers conversion, reducing struct sk_buff size to 256 bytes, i.e. 4 64byte cachelines, and since the sk_buff slab cache is SLAB_HWCACHE_ALIGN... :-) Many calculations that previously required that skb->{transport,network, mac}_header be first converted to a pointer now can be done directly, being meaningful as offsets or pointers. Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-12-08[NETLINK]: Restore API compatibility of address and neighbour bitsThomas Graf
Restore API compatibility due to bits moved from rtnetlink.h to separate headers. Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-12-02[RTNETLINK]: Add rtnl_put_cacheinfo() to unify some codeThomas Graf
IPv4, IPv6, and DECNet all use struct rta_cacheinfo in a similiar way, therefore rtnl_put_cacheinfo() is added to reuse code. Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-12-02[IPv6] prefix: Convert RTM_NEWPREFIX notifications to use the new netlink apiThomas Graf
RTM_GETPREFIX is completely unused and is thus removed. Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-09-28[NET]: Move netlink interface bits to linux/if_link.h.YOSHIFUJI Hideaki
Moving netlink interface bits to linux/if.h is rather troublesome for applications including both linux/if.h (which was changed to be included from linux/rtnetlink.h automatically) and net/if.h. Signed-off-by: YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@linux-ipv6.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-09-22[RTNETLINK]: Unexport rtnl socketThomas Graf
Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-09-22[RTNETLINK]: Add rtnetlink notification interfaceThomas Graf
Adds rtnl_notify() to send rtnetlink notification messages and rtnl_set_sk_err() to report notification errors as socket errors in order to indicate the need of a resync due to loss of events. nlmsg_report() is added to properly document the meaning of NLM_F_ECHO. Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-09-22[RTNETLINK]: Use rtnl_unicast() for rtnetlink unicastsThomas Graf
Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-09-22[NET]: Increate RT_TABLE_MAX to 2^32Patrick McHardy
Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-09-22[NET]: Introduce RTA_TABLE/FRA_TABLE attributesPatrick McHardy
Introduce RTA_TABLE route attribute and FRA_TABLE routing rule attribute to hold 32 bit routing table IDs. Usespace compatibility is provided by continuing to accept and send the rtm_table field, but because of its limited size it can only carry the low 8 bits of the table ID. This implies that if larger IDs are used, _all_ userspace programs using them need to use RTA_TABLE. Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-09-22[DECNET]: Covert rules to use generic codeSteven Whitehouse
This patch converts the DECnet rules code to use the generic rules system created by Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch>. Signed-off-by: Steven Whitehouse <steve@chygwyn.com> Acked-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-09-22[NEIGH]: Move netlink neighbour table bits to linux/neighbour.hThomas Graf
rtnetlink_rcv_msg() is not longer required to parse attributes for the neighbour tables layer, remove dependency on obsolete and buggy rta_buf. Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-09-22[NEIGH]: Move netlink neighbour bits to linux/neighbour.hThomas Graf
Moves netlink neighbour bits to linux/neighbour.h. Also moves bits to be exported to userspace from net/neighbour.h to linux/neighbour.h and removes __KERNEL__ guards, userspace is not supposed to be using it. rtnetlink_rcv_msg() is not longer required to parse attributes for the neighbour layer, remove dependency on obsolete and buggy rta_buf. Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-09-22[NET]: Move netlink interface bits to linux/if.hThomas Graf
Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-09-22[IPv4]: Move interface address bits to linux/if_addr.hThomas Graf
Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-09-22[IPV6]: Policy Routing RulesThomas Graf
Adds support for policy routing rules including a new local table for routes with a local destination. Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-04-26Don't include linux/config.h from anywhere else in include/David Woodhouse
Signed-off-by: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>
2006-03-23[IPV4]: Add fib rule netlink notificationsPatrick McHardy
To really make sense of route notifications in the presence of multiple tables, userspace also needs to be notified about routing rule updates. Notifications are sent to the so far unused RTNLGRP_NOP1 (now RTNLGRP_RULE) group. Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-03-20[NET] rtnetlink: Add RTPROT entry for Netsukuku.Alpt
The Netsukuku daemon is using the same number to mark its routes, you can see it here: http://hinezumilabs.org/cgi-bin/viewcvs.cgi/netsukuku/src/krnl_route.h?rev=HEAD&content-type=text/vnd.viewcvs-markup Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-03-20[NET]: Convert RTNL to mutex.Stephen Hemminger
This patch turns the RTNL from a semaphore to a new 2.6.16 mutex and gets rid of some of the leftover legacy. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-03-20[NET] core: add RFC2863 operstateStefan Rompf
this patch adds a dormant flag to network devices, RFC2863 operstate derived from these flags and possibility for userspace interaction. It allows drivers to signal that a device is unusable for user traffic without disabling queueing (and therefore the possibility for protocol establishment traffic to flow) and a userspace supplicant (WPA, 802.1X) to mark a device unusable without changes to the driver. It is the result of our long discussion. However I must admit that it represents what Jamal and I agreed on with compromises towards Krzysztof, but Thomas and Krzysztof still disagree with some parts. Anyway I think it should be applied. Signed-off-by: Stefan Rompf <stefan@loplof.de> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2005-12-19[RTNETLINK]: Fix RTNLGRP definitions in rtnetlink.hKristian Slavov
I reported a problem and gave hints to the solution, but nobody seemed to react. So I prepared a patch against 2.6.14.4. Tested on 2.6.14.4 with "ip monitor addr" and with the program attached, while adding and removing IPv6 address. Both programs didn't receive any messages. Tested 2.6.14.4 + this patch, and both programs received add and remove messages. Signed-off-by: Kristian Slavov <kristian.slavov@nomadiclab.com> Acked-by: Jamal Hadi salim <hadi@cyberus.ca> ACKed-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2005-08-29[NETLINK]: Convert netlink users to use group numbers instead of bitmasksPatrick McHardy
Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2005-06-28[NETLINK]: Missing padding fields in dumped structuresPatrick McHardy
Plug holes with padding fields and initialized them to zero. Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2005-06-28[NETLINK]: Clear padding in netlink messagesPatrick McHardy
Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2005-06-23[PKT_SCHED]: Packet classification based on textsearch (ematch)Thomas Graf
Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2005-06-18[RTNETLINK]: Add RTA_(PUT|GET) shortcuts for u8, u16, and flagThomas Graf
Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2005-06-18[NETLINK]: Fix RTA_NEST_CANCEL().Thomas Graf
Only skb_trim() if 'start' is non-NULL. Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2005-06-18[NETLINK]: Neighbour table configuration and statistics via rtnetlinkThomas Graf
To retrieve the neighbour tables send RTM_GETNEIGHTBL with the NLM_F_DUMP flag set. Every neighbour table configuration is spread over multiple messages to avoid running into message size limits on systems with many interfaces. The first message in the sequence transports all not device specific data such as statistics, configuration, and the default parameter set. This message is followed by 0..n messages carrying device specific parameter sets. Although the ordering should be sufficient, NDTA_NAME can be used to identify sequences. The initial message can be identified by checking for NDTA_CONFIG. The device specific messages do not contain this TLV but have NDTPA_IFINDEX set to the corresponding interface index. To change neighbour table attributes, send RTM_SETNEIGHTBL with NDTA_NAME set. Changeable attribute include NDTA_THRESH[1-3], NDTA_GC_INTERVAL, and all TLVs in NDTA_PARMS unless marked otherwise. Device specific parameter sets can be changed by setting NDTPA_IFINDEX to the interface index of the corresponding device. Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2005-06-18[NETLINK] Routing attribute related shortcutsThomas Graf
RTA_GET_U(32|64)(tlv) Assumes TLV is a u32/u64 field and returns its value. RTA_GET_[M]SECS(tlv) Assumes TLV is a u64 and transports jiffies converted to seconds or milliseconds and returns its value. RTA_PUT_U(32|64)(skb, type, value) Appends %value as fixed u32/u64 to %skb as TLV %type. RTA_PUT_[M]SECS(skb, type, jiffies) Converts %jiffies to secs/msecs and appends it as u64 to %skb as TLV %type. RTA_PUT_STRING(skb, type, string) Appends %NUL terminated %string to %skb as TLV %type. RTA_NEST(skb, type) Starts a nested TLV %type and returns the nesting handle. RTA_NEST_END(skb, nesting_handle) Finishes the nested TLV %nesting_handle, must be called symmetric to RTA_NEST(). Returns skb->len RTA_NEST_CANCEL(skb, nesting_handle) Cancel the nested TLV %nesting_handle and trim nested TLV from skb again, returns -1. Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2005-05-03[RTNETLINK] Cleanup rtnetlink_link tablesThomas Graf
Converts remaining rtnetlink_link tables to use c99 designated initializers to make greping a little bit easier. Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2005-05-03[RTNETLINK] Fix & cleanup rtm_min/rtm_maxThomas Graf
Converts rtm_min and rtm_max arrays to use c99 designated initializers for easier insertion of new message families. RTM_GETMULTICAST and RTM_GETANYCAST did not have the minimal message size specified which means that the netlink message was parsed for routing attributes starting from the header. Adds the proper minimal message sizes for these messages (netlink header + common rtnetlink header) to fix this issue. Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2005-05-03[RTNETLINK] Fix RTM_MAX to represent the maximum valid message typeThomas Graf
RTM_MAX is currently set to the maximum reserverd message type plus one thus being the cause of two bugs for new types being assigned a) given the new family registers only the NEW command in its reserved block the array size for per family entries is calculated one entry short and b) given the new family registers all commands RTM_MAX would point to the first entry of the block following this one and the rtnetlink receive path would accept a message type for a nonexisting family. This patch changes RTM_MAX to point to the maximum valid message type by aligning it to the start of the next block and subtracting one. Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2005-04-16Linux-2.6.12-rc2Linus Torvalds
Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history, even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about 3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good infrastructure for it. Let it rip!