genetlink.h

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#ifndef __LINUX_GENERIC_NETLINK_H
#define __LINUX_GENERIC_NETLINK_H

#include <uapi/linux/genetlink.h>


/* All generic netlink requests are serialized by a global lock.  */
extern void genl_lock(void);
extern void genl_unlock(void);
#ifdef CONFIG_LOCKDEP
extern int lockdep_genl_is_held(void);
#endif

#define rcu_dereference_genl(p)                 \
    rcu_dereference_check(p, lockdep_genl_is_held())

#define genl_dereference(p)                 \
    rcu_dereference_protected(p, lockdep_genl_is_held())

#define MODULE_ALIAS_GENL_FAMILY(family)\
 MODULE_ALIAS_NET_PF_PROTO_NAME(PF_NETLINK, NETLINK_GENERIC, "-family-" family)

#endif  /* __LINUX_GENERIC_NETLINK_H */