Re: [PATCH v6 2/6] netlink: Add new netlink_release function

From: Liam R. Howlett
Date: Fri Jun 30 2023 - 16:25:14 EST


* Anjali Kulkarni <anjali.k.kulkarni@xxxxxxxxxx> [230614 19:41]:
> A new function netlink_release is added in netlink_sock to store the
> protocol's release function. This is called when the socket is deleted.
> This can be supplied by the protocol via the release function in
> netlink_kernel_cfg. This is being added for the NETLINK_CONNECTOR
> protocol, so it can free it's data when socket is deleted.
>
> Signed-off-by: Anjali Kulkarni <anjali.k.kulkarni@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> include/linux/netlink.h | 1 +
> net/netlink/af_netlink.c | 6 ++++++
> net/netlink/af_netlink.h | 4 ++++
> 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/netlink.h b/include/linux/netlink.h
> index d73cfe5b6bc2..0db4ffe6186b 100644
> --- a/include/linux/netlink.h
> +++ b/include/linux/netlink.h
> @@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ struct netlink_kernel_cfg {
> struct mutex *cb_mutex;
> int (*bind)(struct net *net, int group);
> void (*unbind)(struct net *net, int group);
> + void (*release) (struct sock *sk, unsigned long *groups);
> };
>
> struct sock *__netlink_kernel_create(struct net *net, int unit,
> diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
> index e75e5156e4ac..383c10c6e6e3 100644
> --- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
> +++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
> @@ -677,6 +677,7 @@ static int netlink_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
> struct netlink_sock *nlk;
> int (*bind)(struct net *net, int group);
> void (*unbind)(struct net *net, int group);
> + void (*release)(struct sock *sock, unsigned long *groups);
> int err = 0;
>
> sock->state = SS_UNCONNECTED;
> @@ -704,6 +705,7 @@ static int netlink_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
> cb_mutex = nl_table[protocol].cb_mutex;
> bind = nl_table[protocol].bind;
> unbind = nl_table[protocol].unbind;
> + release = nl_table[protocol].release;
> netlink_unlock_table();
>
> if (err < 0)
> @@ -719,6 +721,7 @@ static int netlink_create(struct net *net, struct socket *sock, int protocol,
> nlk->module = module;
> nlk->netlink_bind = bind;
> nlk->netlink_unbind = unbind;
> + nlk->netlink_release = release;
> out:
> return err;
>
> @@ -763,6 +766,8 @@ static int netlink_release(struct socket *sock)
> * OK. Socket is unlinked, any packets that arrive now
> * will be purged.
> */
> + if (nlk->netlink_release)
> + nlk->netlink_release(sk, nlk->groups);
>
> /* must not acquire netlink_table_lock in any way again before unbind
> * and notifying genetlink is done as otherwise it might deadlock
> @@ -2091,6 +2096,7 @@ __netlink_kernel_create(struct net *net, int unit, struct module *module,
> if (cfg) {
> nl_table[unit].bind = cfg->bind;
> nl_table[unit].unbind = cfg->unbind;
> + nl_table[unit].release = cfg->release;
> nl_table[unit].flags = cfg->flags;
> }
> nl_table[unit].registered = 1;
> diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.h b/net/netlink/af_netlink.h
> index 90a3198a9b7f..cb2688aa347a 100644
> --- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.h
> +++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.h
> @@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ struct netlink_sock {
> void (*netlink_rcv)(struct sk_buff *skb);
> int (*netlink_bind)(struct net *net, int group);
> void (*netlink_unbind)(struct net *net, int group);
> + void (*netlink_release)(struct sock *sk,
> + unsigned long *groups);
> struct module *module;
>
> struct rhash_head node;
> @@ -64,6 +66,8 @@ struct netlink_table {
> struct module *module;
> int (*bind)(struct net *net, int group);
> void (*unbind)(struct net *net, int group);
> + void (*release)(struct sock *sk,

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> + unsigned long *groups);
> int registered;
> };
>
> --
> 2.41.0
>