class NlmUtils Helper class for various NETLINK-format related utilities. More... Definition #include <netlink_socket_utils.hh> List of all Methods

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Public Static Methods

• static string  nlm_msg_type (uint32_t m)
• static void  get_rtattr (const struct rtattr* rtattr, int rta_len, const struct rtattr* rta_array[], size_t rta_array_n)
• static bool  nlm_get_to_fte_cfg (FteX& fte, const struct rtmsg* rtmsg, int rta_len)
• static int  check_netlink_request (NetlinkSocketReader& ns_reader, NetlinkSocket& ns, uint32_t seqno, string& reason)

Detailed Description

[static]

Convert a message type from netlink socket message into human-readable form.

Parameters:

m	message type from netlink socket message.

Returns: human-readable message of the message type.

[static]

Get pointers to set of netlink rtattr entries.

Parameters:

rtattr	the pointer to the first rtattr entry.
rta_len	the length of all rtattr entries.
rta_array	the array with the pointers to store the result.
rta_array_n	the maximum number of entries to store in the array.

[static]

Extract the routing information from netlink message.

Parameters:

fte	the return-by-reference FteX entry to return the result.
nlm	the netlink message.

Returns: true on success, otherwise false.

[static]

Check that a previous netlink request has succeeded.

Parameters:

ns_reader	the NetlinkSocketReader to use for reading data.
ns	the NetlinkSocket to use for reading data.
seqno	the sequence nomer of the netlink request to check for.
reason	the human-readable reason for any failure.

Returns: XORP_OK on success, otherwise XORP_ERROR.