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Message-Id: <20090417.022012.18905025.davem@davemloft.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:20:12 -0700 (PDT)
From: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To: chocapiiic.tiery@...il.com
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Trouble using netlink_broadcast, need help
From: Thierry <chocapiiic.tiery@...il.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:18:17 +0200
You'll get better help on netdev@...r.kernel.org which is where
the networking developers are subscribed, CC:'d
> I want to use netlink socket between kernel and userspace in order to
> get some information from kernel code.
> I use netlink_broadcast function in order to send information to a
> specific group.
> Everythings works when I use netlink_unicast.
>
> Actually, I get theses errors when using broadcast:
> For kernel code: netlink broadcast return -3, No such process.
> User code: can't bind: errot -3.
>
> I have put one programs at the end of my mail, who works when using
> unicast instead of
> broadcast, while GROUP_IB is set to 0, and I fix manually pid of the
> user-level program.
> When I changed unicast to broadcast, and I set GROUP_IB to an other
> value (I have tried many values, 1 24 65), I get the errors.
>
> I have looked into kernel sources, and there is also somethings
> strange for me: in source code of netlink_kernel_create:
> if (group <32)
> group = 32;
> This lines were not present in kernel 2.6.9.
> I am also wondering if there isn't somethings wrong with listenners:
> there are some tests on *has listenners*.
>
> I use centos5.2, kernel 2.6.18-92.1.22
>
> If someone can help me...
>
> I have already asked help on other mailing list (kernelnewbies) , but
> I couln't succed to make netlink_broadcast working.
>
> Regards,
>
> Thierry
>
>
> ----
> kernel code:
>
> #include <linux/autoconf.h>
> #include <linux/socket.h>
> #include <linux/kernel.h>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> #include <linux/netlink.h>
> #include <net/sock.h>
> #include <net/netlink.h>
>
> #define MAX_PAYLOAD 1024
> #define NETLINK_IB 24
> #define GROUP_IB 1
>
>
> static struct sock *nl_sk = NULL;
>
> static void nl_ib_data_ready (struct sock *sk, int len)
> {
> wake_up_interruptible(sk->sk_sleep);
> }
>
> static void netlink_ib_open()
> {
> struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
> struct nlmsghdr *nlh = NULL;
> int err;
>
> nl_sk = netlink_kernel_create(NETLINK_IB, GROUP_IB, nl_ib_data_ready,
> THIS_MODULE);
> if (nl_sk == NULL) {
> printk(KERN_ALERT "Error during netlink_kernel_create");
> }
>
> skb = alloc_skb(NLMSG_SPACE(MAX_PAYLOAD),GFP_KERNEL);
> nlh = (struct nlmsghdr *)skb->data;
> nlh = skb_put(skb, NLMSG_ALIGN(1024));
> nlh->nlmsg_pid = 0; // Send from kernel
> nlh->nlmsg_flags = 0;
>
> strcpy(NLMSG_DATA(nlh), "Greeting from kernel!");
> NETLINK_CB(skb).pid = 0;
> NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_pid = 0; //Multicast
> NETLINK_CB(skb).dst_group = GROUP_IB;// 0 if unicast
>
> printk( KERN_ALERT "Sending data...\n");
> //err = netlink_unicast(nl_sk, skb, 6992, GFP_KERNEL);
> err = netlink_broadcast(nl_sk, skb, 0, GROUP_IB, GFP_KERNEL);
> if (err<0) {
> printk(KERN_ALERT "Error during netlink_broadcast: %i\n",err);
> if (err == -3) {
> printk(KERN_ALERT "No such process\n");
> }
> }
> goto out;
>
> nlmsg_failure:
> printk(KERN_ALERT "Erreuuuur nlmsg_failure\n");
>
> out:
> sock_release(nl_sk->sk_socket);
> }
>
> static int __init netlink_ib_module_init(void)
> {
> printk(KERN_INFO "Init netlink_ib module\n");
> netlink_ib_open();
> return 0;
> }
>
> static void __exit netlink_ib_module_exit(void)
> {
> printk(KERN_INFO "Unloading netlink_ib module\n");
> }
>
> MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Kernel/User socket for IB support");
> module_init(netlink_ib_module_init);
> module_exit(netlink_ib_module_exit);
>
>
> ---------
> usercode
>
> #include <sys/socket.h>
> #include <sys/types.h>
> #include <stdio.h>
> #include <linux/netlink.h>
> #define NETLINK_IB 24
> #define GROUP_IB 1
> #define MAX_PAYLOAD 1024
> struct sockaddr_nl src_addr, dst_addr;
> struct nlmsghdr *nlh = NULL;
> struct msghdr msg;
> struct iovec iov;
> int sock_fd;
>
>
> int main(int argc, char ** argv)
> {
> int err;
> sock_fd = socket(AF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW, NETLINK_IB);
> if (sock_fd<0) {
> char s[BUFSIZ];
> sprintf( s, "%s: can't assign fd for socket", argv[0] );
> perror(s);
> return -1;
> }
>
> //memset(&src_addr, 0, sizeof(src_addr));
> src_addr.nl_family = AF_NETLINK;
> src_addr.nl_pad = 0;
> src_addr.nl_pid = getpid();
> src_addr.nl_groups = GROUP_IB; // Multicast
>
> err = bind(sock_fd, (struct sockaddr*)&src_addr, sizeof(src_addr));
> if (err<0) {
> char s[BUFSIZ];
> sprintf( s, "%s: can't bind socket (%d)", argv[0], sock_fd );
> perror(s);
> return -1;
> }
>
> memset(&dst_addr, 0, sizeof(dst_addr));
> nlh = (struct nlhmsghdr *) malloc(NLMSG_SPACE(MAX_PAYLOAD));
> memset(nlh, 0, NLMSG_SPACE(MAX_PAYLOAD));
>
> iov.iov_base = (void *)nlh;
> iov.iov_len = NLMSG_SPACE(MAX_PAYLOAD);
> msg.msg_name = (void *)&dst_addr;
> msg.msg_namelen = sizeof(dst_addr);
> msg.msg_iov = &iov;
> msg.msg_iovlen = 1;
>
> printf("Waiting for messages from kernel...\n");
> recvmsg(sock_fd, &msg, 0);
> printf("Message : %s\n", NLMSG_DATA(nlh));
> close(sock_fd);
>
> return 0;
> }
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