1 #ifndef __LINUX_GENERIC_NETLINK_H
2 #define __LINUX_GENERIC_NETLINK_H
4 #include <uapi/linux/genetlink.h>
7 /* All generic netlink requests are serialized by a global lock. */
8 extern void genl_lock(void);
9 extern void genl_unlock(void);
11 extern int lockdep_genl_is_held(void);
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
;
19 * rcu_dereference_genl - rcu_dereference with debug checking
20 * @p: The pointer to read, prior to dereferencing
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()
25 #define rcu_dereference_genl(p) \
26 rcu_dereference_check(p, lockdep_genl_is_held())
29 * genl_dereference - fetch RCU pointer when updates are prevented by genl mutex
30 * @p: The pointer to read, prior to dereferencing
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.
36 #define genl_dereference(p) \
37 rcu_dereference_protected(p, lockdep_genl_is_held())
39 #define MODULE_ALIAS_GENL_FAMILY(family)\
40 MODULE_ALIAS_NET_PF_PROTO_NAME(PF_NETLINK, NETLINK_GENERIC, "-family-" family)
42 #endif /* __LINUX_GENERIC_NETLINK_H */