--- /dev/null
+++ b/ltt/ltt-control.c
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+/* ltt-control.c
+ *
+ * LTT control module over a netlink socket.
+ *
+ * Inspired from Relay Apps, by Tom Zanussi and iptables
+ *
+ * Copyright 2005 -
+ * 	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@polymtl.ca>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/init.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/ltt-core.h>
+#include <linux/netlink.h>
+#include <linux/inet.h>
+#include <linux/ip.h>
+#include <linux/security.h>
+#include <linux/skbuff.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <net/sock.h>
+#include "ltt-control.h"
+
+#define LTTCTLM_BASE	0x10
+#define LTTCTLM_CONTROL	(LTTCTLM_BASE + 1)	/* LTT control message */
+
+static struct sock *socket;
+
+void ltt_control_input(struct sock *sk, int len)
+{
+	struct sk_buff *skb;
+	struct nlmsghdr *nlh = NULL;
+	u8 *payload = NULL;
+	lttctl_peer_msg_t *msg;
+	int err;
+
+	printk(KERN_DEBUG "ltt-control ltt_control_input\n");
+
+	while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sk->sk_receive_queue)) != NULL) {
+
+		nlh = (struct nlmsghdr *)skb->data;
+		if(security_netlink_recv(skb)) {
+			netlink_ack(skb, nlh, EPERM);
+			kfree_skb(skb);
+			continue;
+		}
+		/* process netlink message pointed by skb->data */
+		err = EINVAL;
+		payload = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
+		/* process netlink message with header pointed by 
+		 * nlh and payload pointed by payload
+		 */
+		if(nlh->nlmsg_len !=
+				sizeof(lttctl_peer_msg_t) +
+				sizeof(struct nlmsghdr)) {
+			printk(KERN_ALERT "ltt-control bad message length %d vs. %zu\n",
+				nlh->nlmsg_len, sizeof(lttctl_peer_msg_t) +
+				sizeof(struct nlmsghdr));
+			netlink_ack(skb, nlh, EINVAL);
+			kfree_skb(skb);
+			continue;
+		}
+		msg = (lttctl_peer_msg_t*)payload;
+
+		switch(msg->op) {
+			case OP_CREATE:
+				err = ltt_control(LTT_CONTROL_CREATE_TRACE,
+						msg->trace_name,
+						msg->trace_type, msg->args);
+				break;
+			case OP_DESTROY:
+				err = ltt_control(LTT_CONTROL_DESTROY_TRACE,
+						msg->trace_name,
+						msg->trace_type, msg->args);
+				break;
+			case OP_START:
+				err = ltt_control(LTT_CONTROL_START,
+						msg->trace_name,
+						msg->trace_type, msg->args);
+				break;
+			case OP_STOP:
+				err = ltt_control(LTT_CONTROL_STOP,
+						msg->trace_name,
+						msg->trace_type, msg->args);
+				break;
+			default:
+				err = EBADRQC;
+				printk(KERN_INFO 
+					"ltt-control invalid operation\n");
+		}
+		netlink_ack(skb, nlh, err);
+		kfree_skb(skb);
+	}
+}
+
+
+static int ltt_control_init(void)
+{
+	printk(KERN_INFO "ltt-control init\n");
+
+	socket = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_LTT, 1,
+			ltt_control_input, THIS_MODULE);
+	if(socket == NULL) return -EPERM;
+	else return 0;
+}
+
+static void ltt_control_exit(void)
+{
+	printk(KERN_INFO "ltt-control exit\n");
+	sock_release(socket->sk_socket);
+}
+
+
+module_init(ltt_control_init)
+module_exit(ltt_control_exit)
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Mathieu Desnoyers");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Linux Trace Toolkit Controller");
+
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ltt/ltt-control.h
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/* ltt-control.h
+ *
+ * LTT control module over a netlink socket.
+ *
+ * Inspired from Relay Apps, by Tom Zanussi and iptables
+ *
+ * Copyright 2005 -
+ * 	Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@polymtl.ca>
+ */
+
+#ifndef _LTT_CONTROL_H
+#define _LTT_CONTROL_H
+
+enum trace_op {
+	OP_CREATE,
+	OP_DESTROY,
+	OP_START,
+	OP_STOP,
+	OP_ALIGN,
+	OP_NONE
+};
+
+typedef struct lttctl_peer_msg {
+	char trace_name[NAME_MAX];
+	char trace_type[NAME_MAX];
+	enum trace_op op;
+	union ltt_control_args args;
+} lttctl_peer_msg_t;
+
+#endif //_LTT_CONTROL_H
+
--- a/include/linux/netlink.h
+++ b/include/linux/netlink.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ #define NETLINK_IP6_FW		13
 #define NETLINK_DNRTMSG		14	/* DECnet routing messages */
 #define NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT	15	/* Kernel messages to userspace */
 #define NETLINK_GENERIC		16
+#define NETLINK_LTT		31 	/* Linux Trace Toolkit FIXME */
 
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