/**
* Create attribute index based on a stream of attributes.
* @arg tb Index array to be filled (maxtype+1 elements).
* @arg maxtype Maximum attribute type expected and accepted.
* @arg head Head of attribute stream.
* @arg len Length of attribute stream.
* @arg policy Attribute validation policy.
*
* Iterates over the stream of attributes and stores a pointer to each
* attribute in the index array using the attribute type as index to
* the array. Attribute with a type greater than the maximum type
* specified will be silently ignored in order to maintain backwards
* compatibility. If \a policy is not NULL, the attribute will be
* validated using the specified policy.
*
* @see nla_validate
* @return 0 on success or a negative error code.
*/
int nla_parse(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype, struct nlattr *head, int len,
struct nla_policy *policy)
{
struct nlattr *nla;
int rem, err;
memset(tb, 0, sizeof(struct nlattr *) * (maxtype + 1));
nla_for_each_attr(nla, head, len, rem) {
int type = nla_type(nla);
if (type > maxtype)
continue;
if (policy) {
err = validate_nla(nla, maxtype, policy);
if (err < 0)
goto errout;
}
if (tb[type])
NL_DBG(1, "Attribute of type %#x found multiple times in message, "
"previous attribute is being ignored.\n", type);
tb[type] = nla;
}
/**
* Create attribute index based on a stream of attributes.
* @arg tb Index array to be filled (maxtype+1 elements).
* @arg maxtype Maximum attribute type expected and accepted.
* @arg head Head of attribute stream.
* @arg len Length of attribute stream.
* @arg policy Attribute validation policy.
*
* Iterates over the stream of attributes and stores a pointer to each
* attribute in the index array using the attribute type as index to
* the array. Attribute with a type greater than the maximum type
* specified will be silently ignored in order to maintain backwards
* compatibility. If \a policy is not NULL, the attribute will be
* validated using the specified policy.
*
* @see nla_validate
* @return 0 on success or a negative error code.
*/
int nla_parse(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype, struct nlattr *head, int len,
struct nla_policy *policy)
{
struct nlattr *nla;
int rem, err;
memset(tb, 0, sizeof(struct nlattr *) * (maxtype + 1));
nla_for_each_attr(nla, head, len, rem) {
int type = nla_type(nla);
if (type == 0) {
NL_DBG(1, "Illegal nla->nla_type == 0\n");
continue;
}
if (type <= maxtype) {
if (policy) {
err = validate_nla(nla, maxtype, policy);
if (err < 0)
goto errout;
}
tb[type] = nla;
}
}
/**
* nla_validate - Validate a stream of attributes
* @head: head of attribute stream
* @len: length of attribute stream
* @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
* @policy: validation policy
*
* Validates all attributes in the specified attribute stream against the
* specified policy. Attributes with a type exceeding maxtype will be
* ignored. See documenation of struct nla_policy for more details.
*
* Returns 0 on success or a negative error code.
*/
int nla_validate(struct nlattr *head, int len, int maxtype,
struct nla_policy *policy)
{
struct nlattr *nla;
int rem, err;
nla_for_each_attr(nla, head, len, rem) {
err = validate_nla(nla, maxtype, policy);
if (err < 0)
goto errout;
}
/**
* nla_parse - Parse a stream of attributes into a tb buffer
* @tb: destination array with maxtype+1 elements
* @maxtype: maximum attribute type to be expected
* @head: head of attribute stream
* @len: length of attribute stream
*
* Parses a stream of attributes and stores a pointer to each attribute in
* the tb array accessable via the attribute type. Attributes with a type
* exceeding maxtype will be silently ignored for backwards compatibility
* reasons. policy may be set to NULL if no validation is required.
*
* Returns 0 on success or a negative error code.
*/
int nla_parse(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype, struct nlattr *head, int len,
struct nla_policy *policy)
{
struct nlattr *nla;
int rem, err;
memset(tb, 0, sizeof(struct nlattr *) * (maxtype + 1));
nla_for_each_attr(nla, head, len, rem) {
u16 type = nla->nla_type;
if (type > 0 && type <= maxtype) {
if (policy) {
err = validate_nla(nla, maxtype, policy);
if (err < 0)
goto errout;
}
tb[type] = nla;
}
}
