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1 /*
2 * Copyright (c) 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Nicira, Inc.
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14 * limitations under the License.
15 */
16
17 #include <config.h>
18
19 #include "netlink-notifier.h"
20
21 #include <errno.h>
22 #include <poll.h>
23 #include <stdlib.h>
24
25 #include "coverage.h"
26 #include "netlink.h"
27 #include "netlink-socket.h"
28 #include "openvswitch/ofpbuf.h"
29 #include "openvswitch/vlog.h"
30
31 VLOG_DEFINE_THIS_MODULE(netlink_notifier);
32
33 COVERAGE_DEFINE(nln_changed);
34
35 static void nln_report(const struct nln *nln, void *change, int group);
36
37 struct nln {
38 struct nl_sock *notify_sock; /* Netlink socket. */
39 struct ovs_list all_notifiers; /* All nln notifiers. */
40 bool has_run; /* Guard for run and wait functions. */
41
42 /* Passed in by nln_create(). */
43 int protocol; /* Protocol passed to nl_sock_create(). */
44 nln_parse_func *parse; /* Message parsing function. */
45 void *change; /* Change passed to parse. */
46 };
47
48 struct nln_notifier {
49 struct nln *nln; /* Parent nln. */
50
51 struct ovs_list node;
52 int multicast_group; /* Multicast group we listen on. */
53 nln_notify_func *cb;
54 void *aux;
55 };
56
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'
61 * as an argument. */
62 struct nln *
63 nln_create(int protocol, nln_parse_func *parse, void *change)
64 {
65 struct nln *nln;
66
67 nln = xzalloc(sizeof *nln);
68 nln->notify_sock = NULL;
69 nln->protocol = protocol;
70 nln->parse = parse;
71 nln->change = change;
72 nln->has_run = false;
73
74 ovs_list_init(&nln->all_notifiers);
75 return nln;
76 }
77
78 /* Destroys 'nln' by freeing any memory it has reserved and closing any sockets
79 * it has opened.
80 *
81 * The caller is responsible for destroying any notifiers created by this
82 * 'nln' before destroying 'nln'. */
83 void
84 nln_destroy(struct nln *nln)
85 {
86 if (nln) {
87 ovs_assert(ovs_list_is_empty(&nln->all_notifiers));
88 nl_sock_destroy(nln->notify_sock);
89 free(nln);
90 }
91 }
92
93 /* Registers 'cb' to be called with auxiliary data 'aux' with change
94 * notifications. The notifier is stored in 'notifier', which the caller must
95 * not modify or free.
96 *
97 * This is probably not the function you want. You should probably be using
98 * message specific notifiers like rtnetlink_link_notifier_register().
99 *
100 * Returns an initialized nln_notifier if successful, otherwise NULL. */
101 struct nln_notifier *
102 nln_notifier_create(struct nln *nln, int multicast_group, nln_notify_func *cb,
103 void *aux)
104 {
105 struct nln_notifier *notifier;
106 int error;
107
108 if (!nln->notify_sock) {
109 struct nl_sock *sock;
110
111 error = nl_sock_create(nln->protocol, &sock);
112 if (error) {
113 VLOG_WARN("could not create netlink socket: %s",
114 ovs_strerror(error));
115 return NULL;
116 }
117 nln->notify_sock = sock;
118 } else {
119 /* Catch up on notification work so that the new notifier won't
120 * receive any stale notifications. */
121 nln_run(nln);
122 }
123
124 error = nl_sock_join_mcgroup(nln->notify_sock, multicast_group);
125 if (error) {
126 VLOG_WARN("could not join netlink multicast group: %s",
127 ovs_strerror(error));
128 return NULL;
129 }
130
131 notifier = xmalloc(sizeof *notifier);
132 notifier->multicast_group = multicast_group;
133 notifier->cb = cb;
134 notifier->aux = aux;
135 notifier->nln = nln;
136
137 ovs_list_push_back(&nln->all_notifiers, &notifier->node);
138
139 return notifier;
140 }
141
142 /* Destroys 'notifier', which must have previously been created with
143 * nln_notifier_register(). */
144 void
145 nln_notifier_destroy(struct nln_notifier *notifier)
146 {
147 if (notifier) {
148 struct nln *nln = notifier->nln;
149 struct nln_notifier *iter;
150 int count = 0;
151
152 ovs_list_remove(&notifier->node);
153
154 /* Leave the group if no other notifier is interested in it. */
155 LIST_FOR_EACH (iter, node, &nln->all_notifiers) {
156 if (iter->multicast_group == notifier->multicast_group) {
157 count++;
158 }
159 }
160 if (count == 0) {
161 nl_sock_leave_mcgroup(nln->notify_sock, notifier->multicast_group);
162 }
163
164 if (ovs_list_is_empty(&nln->all_notifiers)) {
165 nl_sock_destroy(nln->notify_sock);
166 nln->notify_sock = NULL;
167 }
168 free(notifier);
169 }
170 }
171
172 /* Calls all of the registered notifiers, passing along any as-yet-unreported
173 * change events. */
174 void
175 nln_run(struct nln *nln)
176 {
177 static struct vlog_rate_limit rl = VLOG_RATE_LIMIT_INIT(1, 5);
178
179 if (!nln->notify_sock || nln->has_run) {
180 return;
181 }
182
183 nln->has_run = true;
184 for (;;) {
185 uint64_t buf_stub[4096 / 8];
186 struct ofpbuf buf;
187 int error;
188
189 ofpbuf_use_stub(&buf, buf_stub, sizeof buf_stub);
190 error = nl_sock_recv(nln->notify_sock, &buf, false);
191 if (!error) {
192 int group = nln->parse(&buf, nln->change);
193
194 if (group != 0) {
195 nln_report(nln, nln->change, group);
196 } else {
197 VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "unexpected netlink message contents");
198 nln_report(nln, NULL, 0);
199 }
200 ofpbuf_uninit(&buf);
201 } else if (error == EAGAIN) {
202 return;
203 } else {
204 if (error == ENOBUFS) {
205 /* The socket buffer might be full, there could be too many
206 * notifications, so it makes sense to call nln_report() */
207 nln_report(nln, NULL, 0);
208 VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "netlink receive buffer overflowed");
209 } else {
210 VLOG_WARN_RL(&rl, "error reading netlink socket: %s",
211 ovs_strerror(error));
212 }
213 return;
214 }
215 }
216 }
217
218 /* Causes poll_block() to wake up when change notifications are ready. */
219 void
220 nln_wait(struct nln *nln)
221 {
222 nln->has_run = false;
223 if (nln->notify_sock) {
224 nl_sock_wait(nln->notify_sock, POLLIN);
225 }
226 }
227
228 static void
229 nln_report(const struct nln *nln, void *change, int group)
230 {
231 struct nln_notifier *notifier;
232
233 if (change) {
234 COVERAGE_INC(nln_changed);
235 }
236
237 LIST_FOR_EACH (notifier, node, &nln->all_notifiers) {
238 if (!change || group == notifier->multicast_group) {
239 notifier->cb(change, notifier->aux);
240 }
241 }
242 }