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1 #ifndef __LINUX_GENERIC_NETLINK_H
2 #define __LINUX_GENERIC_NETLINK_H
3
4 #include <uapi/linux/genetlink.h>
5
6
7 /* All generic netlink requests are serialized by a global lock. */
8 extern void genl_lock(void);
9 extern void genl_unlock(void);
10 #ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
11 extern bool lockdep_genl_is_held(void);
12 #endif
13
14 /* for synchronisation between af_netlink and genetlink */
15 extern atomic_t genl_sk_destructing_cnt;
16 extern wait_queue_head_t genl_sk_destructing_waitq;
17
18 /**
19 * rcu_dereference_genl - rcu_dereference with debug checking
20 * @p: The pointer to read, prior to dereferencing
21 *
22 * Do an rcu_dereference(p), but check caller either holds rcu_read_lock()
23 * or genl mutex. Note : Please prefer genl_dereference() or rcu_dereference()
24 */
25 #define rcu_dereference_genl(p) \
26 rcu_dereference_check(p, lockdep_genl_is_held())
27
28 /**
29 * genl_dereference - fetch RCU pointer when updates are prevented by genl mutex
30 * @p: The pointer to read, prior to dereferencing
31 *
32 * Return the value of the specified RCU-protected pointer, but omit
33 * both the smp_read_barrier_depends() and the ACCESS_ONCE(), because
34 * caller holds genl mutex.
35 */
36 #define genl_dereference(p) \
37 rcu_dereference_protected(p, lockdep_genl_is_held())
38
39 #define MODULE_ALIAS_GENL_FAMILY(family)\
40 MODULE_ALIAS_NET_PF_PROTO_NAME(PF_NETLINK, NETLINK_GENERIC, "-family-" family)
41
42 #endif /* __LINUX_GENERIC_NETLINK_H */