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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/nl.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/nl.c | 110 |
1 files changed, 41 insertions, 69 deletions
@@ -6,78 +6,22 @@ * License as published by the Free Software Foundation version 2.1 * of the License. * - * Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> + * Copyright (c) 2003-2012 Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch> */ /** - * @defgroup core Core - * - * @details - * @par 1) Connecting the socket - * @code - * // Bind and connect the socket to a protocol, NETLINK_ROUTE in this example. - * nl_connect(sk, NETLINK_ROUTE); - * @endcode - * - * @par 2) Sending data - * @code - * // The most rudimentary method is to use nl_sendto() simply pushing - * // a piece of data to the other netlink peer. This method is not - * // recommended. - * const char buf[] = { 0x01, 0x02, 0x03, 0x04 }; - * nl_sendto(sk, buf, sizeof(buf)); - * - * // A more comfortable interface is nl_send() taking a pointer to - * // a netlink message. - * struct nl_msg *msg = my_msg_builder(); - * nl_send(sk, nlmsg_hdr(msg)); - * - * // nl_sendmsg() provides additional control over the sendmsg() message - * // header in order to allow more specific addressing of multiple peers etc. - * struct msghdr hdr = { ... }; - * nl_sendmsg(sk, nlmsg_hdr(msg), &hdr); - * - * // You're probably too lazy to fill out the netlink pid, sequence number - * // and message flags all the time. nl_send_auto_complete() automatically - * // extends your message header as needed with an appropriate sequence - * // number, the netlink pid stored in the netlink socket and the message - * // flags NLM_F_REQUEST and NLM_F_ACK (if not disabled in the socket) - * nl_send_auto_complete(sk, nlmsg_hdr(msg)); - * - * // Simple protocols don't require the complex message construction interface - * // and may favour nl_send_simple() to easly send a bunch of payload - * // encapsulated in a netlink message header. - * nl_send_simple(sk, MY_MSG_TYPE, 0, buf, sizeof(buf)); - * @endcode - * - * @par 3) Receiving data - * @code - * // nl_recv() receives a single message allocating a buffer for the message - * // content and gives back the pointer to you. - * struct sockaddr_nl peer; - * unsigned char *msg; - * nl_recv(sk, &peer, &msg); - * - * // nl_recvmsgs() receives a bunch of messages until the callback system - * // orders it to state, usually after receving a compolete multi part - * // message series. - * nl_recvmsgs(sk, my_callback_configuration); - * - * // nl_recvmsgs_default() acts just like nl_recvmsg() but uses the callback - * // configuration stored in the socket. - * nl_recvmsgs_default(sk); - * - * // In case you want to wait for the ACK to be recieved that you requested - * // with your latest message, you can call nl_wait_for_ack() - * nl_wait_for_ack(sk); - * @endcode - * - * @par 4) Closing - * @code - * // Close the socket first to release kernel memory - * nl_close(sk); - * @endcode - * + * @defgroup core Core Library (libnl) + * + * Socket handling, connection management, sending and receiving of data, + * message construction and parsing, object caching system, ... + * + * This is the API reference of the core library. It is not meant as a guide + * but as a reference. Please refer to the core library guide for detailed + * documentation on the library architecture and examples: + * + * * @ref_asciidoc{core,_,Netlink Core Library Development Guide} + * + * * @{ */ @@ -89,6 +33,30 @@ #include <netlink/attr.h> /** + * @defgroup core_types Data Types + * + * Core library data types + * @{ + * @} + * + * @defgroup send_recv Send & Receive Data + * + * Connection management, sending & receiving of data + * + * Related sections in the development guide: + * - @core_doc{core_send_recv, Sending & Receiving} + * - @core_doc{core_sockets, Sockets} + * + * @{ + * + * Header + * ------ + * ~~~~{.c} + * #include <netlink/netlink.h> + * ~~~~ + */ + +/** * @name Connection Management * @{ */ @@ -541,6 +509,7 @@ abort: return 0; } +/** @cond SKIP */ #define NL_CB_CALL(cb, type, msg) \ do { \ err = nl_cb_call(cb, type, msg); \ @@ -556,6 +525,7 @@ do { \ goto out; \ } \ } while (0) +/** @endcond */ static int recvmsgs(struct nl_sock *sk, struct nl_cb *cb) { @@ -923,3 +893,5 @@ errout: /** @} */ /** @} */ + +/** @} */ |