// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 // Copyright (C) 2026 Google LLC. //! Rust support for generic netlink. //! //! Currently only supports exposing multicast groups. //! //! C header: [`include/net/genetlink.h`](srctree/include/net/genetlink.h) use kernel::{ alloc::{self, AllocError}, error::to_result, prelude::*, transmute::AsBytes, types::Opaque, ThisModule, }; use core::{ mem::ManuallyDrop, ptr::NonNull, // }; /// The default netlink message size. pub const GENLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE: usize = bindings::GENLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE; /// A wrapper around `struct sk_buff` for generic netlink messages. /// /// This type is intended to be specific for buffers used with netlink only, and other usecases for /// `struct sk_buff` are out-of-scope for this abstraction. /// /// # Invariants /// /// The pointer has ownership over a valid `sk_buff`. pub struct NetlinkSkBuff { skb: NonNull, } impl NetlinkSkBuff { /// Creates a new `NetlinkSkBuff` with the given size. pub fn new(size: usize, flags: alloc::Flags) -> Result { // SAFETY: `genlmsg_new` only requires its arguments to be valid integers. let skb = unsafe { bindings::genlmsg_new(size, flags.as_raw()) }; let skb = NonNull::new(skb).ok_or(AllocError)?; Ok(NetlinkSkBuff { skb }) } /// Puts a generic netlink header into the `NetlinkSkBuff`. pub fn genlmsg_put( self, portid: u32, seq: u32, family: &'static Family, cmd: u8, ) -> Result { let skb = self.skb.as_ptr(); // SAFETY: The skb and family pointers are valid. let hdr = unsafe { bindings::genlmsg_put(skb, portid, seq, family.as_raw(), 0, cmd) }; let hdr = NonNull::new(hdr).ok_or(AllocError)?; Ok(GenlMsg { skb: self, hdr }) } } impl Drop for NetlinkSkBuff { fn drop(&mut self) { // SAFETY: We have ownership over the `sk_buff`, so we may free it. unsafe { bindings::nlmsg_free(self.skb.as_ptr()) } } } /// A generic netlink message being constructed. /// /// # Invariants /// /// `hdr` references the header in this netlink message. pub struct GenlMsg { skb: NetlinkSkBuff, hdr: NonNull, } impl GenlMsg { /// Puts an attribute into the message. #[inline] fn put(&mut self, attrtype: c_int, value: &T) -> Result where T: ?Sized + AsBytes, { let skb = self.skb.skb.as_ptr(); let len = size_of_val(value); let ptr = core::ptr::from_ref(value).cast::(); // SAFETY: `skb` is valid by `NetlinkSkBuff` type invariants, and the provided value is // readable and initialized for its `size_of` bytes. to_result(unsafe { bindings::nla_put(skb, attrtype, len as c_int, ptr) }) } /// Puts a `u32` attribute into the message. #[inline] pub fn put_u32(&mut self, attrtype: c_int, value: u32) -> Result { self.put(attrtype, &value) } /// Puts a string attribute into the message. #[inline] pub fn put_string(&mut self, attrtype: c_int, value: &CStr) -> Result { self.put(attrtype, value.to_bytes_with_nul()) } /// Puts a flag attribute into the message. #[inline] pub fn put_flag(&mut self, attrtype: c_int) -> Result { let skb = self.skb.skb.as_ptr(); // SAFETY: `skb` is valid by `NetlinkSkBuff` type invariants, and a null pointer is valid // when the length is zero. to_result(unsafe { bindings::nla_put(skb, attrtype, 0, core::ptr::null()) }) } /// Sends the generic netlink message as a multicast message. #[inline] pub fn multicast( self, family: &'static Family, portid: u32, group: u32, flags: alloc::Flags, ) -> Result { let me = ManuallyDrop::new(self); // SAFETY: The `skb` and `family` pointers are valid. We pass ownership of the `skb` to // `genlmsg_multicast` by not dropping `self`. unsafe { bindings::genlmsg_end(me.skb.skb.as_ptr(), me.hdr.as_ptr()); to_result(bindings::genlmsg_multicast( family.as_raw(), me.skb.skb.as_ptr(), portid, group, flags.as_raw(), )) } } } impl Drop for GenlMsg { fn drop(&mut self) { // SAFETY: The `hdr` pointer references the header of this generic netlink message. unsafe { bindings::genlmsg_cancel(self.skb.skb.as_ptr(), self.hdr.as_ptr()) }; } } /// Flags for a generic netlink family. struct FamilyFlags { /// Whether the family supports network namespaces. netnsok: bool, /// Whether the family supports parallel operations. parallel_ops: bool, } impl FamilyFlags { /// Converts the flags to the bitfield representation used by `genl_family`. const fn into_bitfield(self) -> bindings::__BindgenBitfieldUnit<[u8; 1]> { // The below shifts are verified correct by test_family_flags_bitfield() below. // // Although bindgen generates helpers to change bitfields based on the C headers, these // helpers unfortunately can't be used in const context. Since `Family` needs to be filled // out at build-time, we use this helper instead. let mut bits = 0; if self.netnsok { bits |= 1 << 0; } if self.parallel_ops { bits |= 1 << 1; } // Convert from little endian to the target's endianness. bits = u8::from_le(bits); // SAFETY: This bitfield is represented as an u8. unsafe { core::mem::transmute::>(bits) } } } /// A generic netlink family. #[repr(transparent)] pub struct Family { inner: Opaque, } // SAFETY: The `Family` type is thread safe. unsafe impl Sync for Family {} impl Family { /// Creates a new `Family` instance. /// /// Intended to be used from const context only. Will panic if provided with invalid arguments. /// /// The name must be a nul-terminated string, but it is taken as `&[u8]` so that it can be used /// more conveniently with the strings generated by bindgen. pub const fn const_new( module: &ThisModule, name: &[u8], version: u32, mcgrps: &'static [MulticastGroup], ) -> Family { let n_mcgrps = mcgrps.len() as u8; if n_mcgrps as usize != mcgrps.len() { panic!("too many mcgrps"); } let mut genl_family = bindings::genl_family { version, _bitfield_1: FamilyFlags { netnsok: true, parallel_ops: true, } .into_bitfield(), module: module.as_ptr(), mcgrps: mcgrps.as_ptr().cast(), n_mcgrps, ..pin_init::zeroed() }; if CStr::from_bytes_with_nul(name).is_err() { panic!("genl_family name not nul-terminated"); } if genl_family.name.len() < name.len() { panic!("genl_family name too long"); } let mut i = 0; while i < name.len() { genl_family.name[i] = name[i]; i += 1; } Family { inner: Opaque::new(genl_family), } } /// Checks if there are any listeners for the given multicast group. pub fn has_listeners(&self, group: u32) -> bool { // SAFETY: The family and init_net pointers are valid. unsafe { bindings::genl_has_listeners(self.as_raw(), &raw mut bindings::init_net, group) != 0 } } /// Returns a raw pointer to the underlying `genl_family` structure. pub fn as_raw(&self) -> *mut bindings::genl_family { self.inner.get() } } /// A generic netlink multicast group. #[repr(transparent)] pub struct MulticastGroup { // No Opaque because fully immutable group: bindings::genl_multicast_group, } // SAFETY: Pure data so thread safe. unsafe impl Sync for MulticastGroup {} impl MulticastGroup { /// Creates a new `MulticastGroup` instance. /// /// Intended to be used from const context only. Will panic if provided with invalid arguments. pub const fn const_new(name: &CStr) -> MulticastGroup { let mut group: bindings::genl_multicast_group = pin_init::zeroed(); let name = name.to_bytes_with_nul(); if group.name.len() < name.len() { panic!("genl_multicast_group name too long"); } let mut i = 0; while i < name.len() { group.name[i] = name[i]; i += 1; } MulticastGroup { group } } } /// A registration of a generic netlink family. /// /// This type represents the registration of a [`Family`]. When an instance of this type is /// dropped, its respective generic netlink family will be unregistered from the system. /// /// # Invariants /// /// `self.family` always holds a valid reference to an initialized and registered [`Family`]. pub struct Registration { family: &'static Family, } impl Family { /// Registers the generic netlink family with the kernel. pub fn register(&'static self) -> Result { // SAFETY: `self.as_raw()` is a valid pointer to a `genl_family` struct. // The `genl_family` struct is static, so it will outlive the registration. to_result(unsafe { bindings::genl_register_family(self.as_raw()) })?; Ok(Registration { family: self }) } } impl Drop for Registration { fn drop(&mut self) { // SAFETY: `self.family.as_raw()` is a valid pointer to a registered `genl_family` struct. // The `Registration` struct ensures that `genl_unregister_family` is called exactly once // for this family when it goes out of scope. unsafe { bindings::genl_unregister_family(self.family.as_raw()) }; } } #[macros::kunit_tests(rust_netlink)] mod tests { use super::*; #[test] fn test_family_flags_bitfield() { for netnsok in [false, true] { for parallel_ops in [false, true] { let mut b_fam = bindings::genl_family { ..Default::default() }; b_fam.set_netnsok(if netnsok { 1 } else { 0 }); b_fam.set_parallel_ops(if parallel_ops { 1 } else { 0 }); let c_bitfield = FamilyFlags { netnsok, parallel_ops, } .into_bitfield(); // SAFETY: The bit field is stored as u8. let b_val: u8 = unsafe { core::mem::transmute(b_fam._bitfield_1) }; // SAFETY: The bit field is stored as u8. let c_val: u8 = unsafe { core::mem::transmute(c_bitfield) }; assert_eq!(b_val, c_val); } } } }