libnl  1.1
Modules
Queueing Classes

Modules

 Class Modules
 
 Class Object
 

Addition/Modification

struct nl_msg * rtnl_class_build_add_request (struct rtnl_class *class, int flags)
 Build a netlink message to add a new class. More...
 
int rtnl_class_add (struct nl_handle *handle, struct rtnl_class *class, int flags)
 Add a new class. More...
 

Cache Management

struct nl_cache * rtnl_class_alloc_cache (struct nl_handle *handle, int ifindex)
 Build a class cache including all classes attached to the specified interface. More...
 

Detailed Description

Function Documentation

struct nl_msg* rtnl_class_build_add_request ( struct rtnl_class *  class,
int  flags 
)
read
Parameters
classclass to add
flagsadditional netlink message flags

Builds a new netlink message requesting an addition of a class. The netlink message header isn't fully equipped with all relevant fields and must be sent out via nl_send_auto_complete() or supplemented as needed.

Common message flags

  • NLM_F_REPLACE - replace possibly existing classes
Returns
New netlink message

Definition at line 128 of file class.c.

References NLM_F_CREATE.

Referenced by rtnl_class_add().

int rtnl_class_add ( struct nl_handle *  handle,
struct rtnl_class *  class,
int  flags 
)
Parameters
handlenetlink handle
classclass to delete
flagsadditional netlink message flags

Builds a netlink message by calling rtnl_qdisc_build_add_request(), sends the request to the kernel and waits for the next ACK to be received and thus blocks until the request has been processed.

Common message flags

  • NLM_F_REPLACE - replace possibly existing classes
Returns
0 on success or a negative error code

Definition at line 148 of file class.c.

References nl_send_auto_complete(), nl_wait_for_ack(), nlmsg_free(), and rtnl_class_build_add_request().

struct nl_cache* rtnl_class_alloc_cache ( struct nl_handle *  handle,
int  ifindex 
)
read
Parameters
handlenetlink handle
ifindexinterface index of the link the classes are attached to.

Allocates a new cache, initializes it properly and updates it to include all classes attached to the specified interface.

Returns
The cache or NULL if an error has occured.

Definition at line 184 of file class.c.

References nl_cache_alloc(), nl_cache_free(), and nl_cache_refill().