NAME

       batch - Netlink message batch helpers

SYNOPSIS

   Functions
       struct mnl_nlmsg_batch * mnl_nlmsg_batch_start (void *buf, size_t limit)
       void mnl_nlmsg_batch_stop (struct mnl_nlmsg_batch *b)
       bool mnl_nlmsg_batch_next (struct mnl_nlmsg_batch *b)
       void mnl_nlmsg_batch_reset (struct mnl_nlmsg_batch *b)
       size_t mnl_nlmsg_batch_size (struct mnl_nlmsg_batch *b)
       void * mnl_nlmsg_batch_head (struct mnl_nlmsg_batch *b)
       void * mnl_nlmsg_batch_current (struct mnl_nlmsg_batch *b)
       bool mnl_nlmsg_batch_is_empty (struct mnl_nlmsg_batch *b)

Detailed Description

       This library provides helpers to batch several messages into one single datagram. These
       helpers do not perform strict memory boundary checkings.

       The following figure represents a Netlink message batch:

          |<-------------- MNL_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE ------------->|
          |<-------------------- batch ------------------>|     |
          |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
          |<- nlmsg ->|<- nlmsg ->|<- nlmsg ->|<- nlmsg ->|<- nlmsg ->|
          |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
                                                    ^           ^
                                                    |           |
                                               message N   message N+1

       To start the batch, you have to call mnl_nlmsg_batch_start() and you can use
       mnl_nlmsg_batch_stop() to release it.

       You have to invoke mnl_nlmsg_batch_next() to get room for a new message in the batch. If
       this function returns NULL, it means that the last message that was added (message N+1 in
       the figure above) does not fit the batch. Thus, you have to send the batch (which includes
       until message N) and, then, you have to call mnl_nlmsg_batch_reset() to re-initialize the
       batch (this moves message N+1 to the head of the buffer). For that reason, the buffer that
       you have to use to store the batch must be double of MNL_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE to ensure that
       the last message (message N+1) that did not fit into the batch is written inside valid
       memory boundaries.

Function Documentation

   void * mnl_nlmsg_batch_current (struct mnl_nlmsg_batch * b)
       mnl_nlmsg_batch_current - returns current position in the batch

       Parameters
           b pointer to batch

       This function returns a pointer to the current position in the buffer that is used to
       store the batch.

       Definition at line 539 of file nlmsg.c.

   void * mnl_nlmsg_batch_head (struct mnl_nlmsg_batch * b)
       mnl_nlmsg_batch_head - get head of this batch

       Parameters
           b pointer to batch

       This function returns a pointer to the head of the batch, which is the beginning of the
       buffer that is used.

       Definition at line 527 of file nlmsg.c.

   bool mnl_nlmsg_batch_is_empty (struct mnl_nlmsg_batch * b)
       mnl_nlmsg_batch_is_empty - check if there is any message in the batch

       Parameters
           b pointer to batch

       This function returns true if the batch is empty.

       Definition at line 550 of file nlmsg.c.

   bool mnl_nlmsg_batch_next (struct mnl_nlmsg_batch * b)
       mnl_nlmsg_batch_next - get room for the next message in the batch

       Parameters
           b pointer to batch

       This function returns false if the last message did not fit into the batch. Otherwise, it
       prepares the batch to provide room for the new Netlink message in the batch and returns
       true.

       You have to put at least one message in the batch before calling this function, otherwise
       your application is likely to crash.

       Definition at line 474 of file nlmsg.c.

   void mnl_nlmsg_batch_reset (struct mnl_nlmsg_batch * b)
       mnl_nlmsg_batch_reset - reset the batch

       Parameters
           b pointer to batch

       This function allows you to reset a batch, so you can reuse it to create a new one. This
       function moves the last message which does not fit the batch to the head of the buffer, if
       any.

       Definition at line 495 of file nlmsg.c.

   size_t mnl_nlmsg_batch_size (struct mnl_nlmsg_batch * b)
       mnl_nlmsg_batch_size - get current size of the batch

       Parameters
           b pointer to batch

       This function returns the current size of the batch.

       Definition at line 515 of file nlmsg.c.

   struct mnl_nlmsg_batch * mnl_nlmsg_batch_start (void * buf, size_t limit)
       mnl_nlmsg_batch_start - initialize a batch

       Parameters
           buf pointer to the buffer that will store this batch
           limit maximum size of the batch (should be MNL_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE).

       The buffer that you pass must be double of MNL_SOCKET_BUFFER_SIZE. The limit must be half
       of the buffer size, otherwise expect funny memory corruptions 8-).

       You can allocate the buffer that you use to store the batch in the stack or the heap, no
       restrictions in this regard. This function returns NULL on error.

       Definition at line 434 of file nlmsg.c.

   void mnl_nlmsg_batch_stop (struct mnl_nlmsg_batch * b)
       mnl_nlmsg_batch_stop - release a batch

       Parameters
           b pointer to batch

       This function releases the batch allocated by mnl_nlmsg_batch_start().

       Definition at line 458 of file nlmsg.c.

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