inet: Refactor rtnl functions in 6to4.c
authorJukka Rissanen <jukka.rissanen@linux.intel.com>
Thu, 5 Apr 2012 09:04:05 +0000 (12:04 +0300)
committerPatrik Flykt <patrik.flykt@linux.intel.com>
Thu, 5 Apr 2012 12:22:33 +0000 (15:22 +0300)
The rtnl support functions are now in inet.c which is a
more logical place for them and now other files can also
use them.

src/6to4.c
src/connman.h
src/inet.c

index 2d54f6d..41b2dc9 100644 (file)
@@ -51,146 +51,10 @@ static guint web_request_id;
 
 #define STATUS_URL "http://ipv6.connman.net/online/status.html"
 
-#define NLMSG_TAIL(nmsg) \
-       ((struct rtattr *) (((void *)(nmsg)) + NLMSG_ALIGN((nmsg)->nlmsg_len)))
-
 #ifndef IP_DF
 #define IP_DF          0x4000          /* Flag: "Don't Fragment"       */
 #endif
 
-struct rtnl_handle {
-       int                     fd;
-       struct sockaddr_nl      local;
-       struct sockaddr_nl      peer;
-       __u32                   seq;
-       __u32                   dump;
-};
-
-static int addattr32(struct nlmsghdr *n, int maxlen, int type, __u32 data)
-{
-       int len = RTA_LENGTH(4);
-       struct rtattr *rta;
-       if (NLMSG_ALIGN(n->nlmsg_len) + len > (unsigned int)maxlen) {
-               DBG("Error! max allowed bound %d exceeded", maxlen);
-               return -1;
-       }
-       rta = NLMSG_TAIL(n);
-       rta->rta_type = type;
-       rta->rta_len = len;
-       memcpy(RTA_DATA(rta), &data, 4);
-       n->nlmsg_len = NLMSG_ALIGN(n->nlmsg_len) + len;
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static int addattr_l(struct nlmsghdr *n, int maxlen, int type,
-                       const void *data, int alen)
-{
-       int len = RTA_LENGTH(alen);
-       struct rtattr *rta;
-
-       if (NLMSG_ALIGN(n->nlmsg_len) + RTA_ALIGN(len) >
-                                       (unsigned int)maxlen) {
-               DBG("addattr_l message exceeded bound of %d", maxlen);
-               return -1;
-       }
-       rta = NLMSG_TAIL(n);
-       rta->rta_type = type;
-       rta->rta_len = len;
-       memcpy(RTA_DATA(rta), data, alen);
-       n->nlmsg_len = NLMSG_ALIGN(n->nlmsg_len) + RTA_ALIGN(len);
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static void rtnl_close(struct rtnl_handle *rth)
-{
-       if (rth->fd >= 0) {
-               close(rth->fd);
-               rth->fd = -1;
-       }
-}
-
-static int rtnl_open(struct rtnl_handle *rth)
-{
-       socklen_t addr_len;
-       int sndbuf = 1024;
-
-       memset(rth, 0, sizeof(*rth));
-
-       rth->fd = socket(AF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW | SOCK_CLOEXEC, NETLINK_ROUTE);
-       if (rth->fd < 0) {
-               connman_error("Can not open netlink socket: %s",
-                                               strerror(errno));
-               return -1;
-       }
-
-       if (setsockopt(rth->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, &sndbuf,
-                       sizeof(sndbuf)) < 0) {
-               connman_error("SO_SNDBUF: %s", strerror(errno));
-               return -1;
-       }
-
-       memset(&rth->local, 0, sizeof(rth->local));
-       rth->local.nl_family = AF_NETLINK;
-       rth->local.nl_groups = 0;
-
-       if (bind(rth->fd, (struct sockaddr *)&rth->local,
-                       sizeof(rth->local)) < 0) {
-               connman_error("Can not bind netlink socket: %s",
-                                                       strerror(errno));
-               return -1;
-       }
-       addr_len = sizeof(rth->local);
-       if (getsockname(rth->fd, (struct sockaddr *)&rth->local,
-                               &addr_len) < 0) {
-               connman_error("Can not getsockname: %s", strerror(errno));
-               return -1;
-       }
-       if (addr_len != sizeof(rth->local)) {
-               connman_error("Wrong address length %d", addr_len);
-               return -1;
-       }
-       if (rth->local.nl_family != AF_NETLINK) {
-               connman_error("Wrong address family %d", rth->local.nl_family);
-               return -1;
-       }
-       rth->seq = time(NULL);
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static int rtnl_talk(struct rtnl_handle *rtnl, struct nlmsghdr *n)
-{
-       struct sockaddr_nl nladdr;
-       struct iovec iov = {
-               .iov_base = (void *)n,
-               .iov_len = n->nlmsg_len
-       };
-       struct msghdr msg = {
-               .msg_name = &nladdr,
-               .msg_namelen = sizeof(nladdr),
-               .msg_iov = &iov,
-               .msg_iovlen = 1,
-       };
-       unsigned seq;
-       int err;
-
-       memset(&nladdr, 0, sizeof(nladdr));
-       nladdr.nl_family = AF_NETLINK;
-
-       n->nlmsg_seq = seq = ++rtnl->seq;
-       n->nlmsg_flags |= NLM_F_ACK;
-
-       err = sendmsg(rtnl->fd, &msg, 0);
-       if (err < 0) {
-               connman_error("Can not talk to rtnetlink");
-               return err;
-       }
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
 static int tunnel_create(struct in_addr *addr)
 {
        struct ip_tunnel_parm p;
@@ -267,17 +131,11 @@ static void tunnel_destroy()
 
 static int tunnel_add_route()
 {
-       struct rtnl_handle rth;
+       struct __connman_inet_rtnl_handle rth;
        struct in6_addr addr6;
        int index;
        int ret = 0;
 
-       struct {
-               struct nlmsghdr n;
-               struct rtmsg    r;
-               char            buf[1024];
-       } req;
-
        /* ip -6 route add ::/0 via ::192.88.99.1 dev tun6to4 metric 1 */
 
        index = if_nametoindex("tun6to4");
@@ -286,60 +144,57 @@ static int tunnel_add_route()
                return -1;
        }
 
-       memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
+       memset(&rth, 0, sizeof(rth));
 
-       req.n.nlmsg_len = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(struct rtmsg));
-       req.n.nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_CREATE | NLM_F_EXCL;
-       req.n.nlmsg_type = RTM_NEWROUTE;
-       req.r.rtm_family = AF_INET6;
-       req.r.rtm_table = RT_TABLE_MAIN;
-       req.r.rtm_protocol = RTPROT_BOOT;
-       req.r.rtm_scope = RT_SCOPE_UNIVERSE;
-       req.r.rtm_type = RTN_UNICAST;
-       req.r.rtm_dst_len = 0;
+       rth.req.n.nlmsg_len = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(struct rtmsg));
+       rth.req.n.nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_CREATE | NLM_F_EXCL;
+       rth.req.n.nlmsg_type = RTM_NEWROUTE;
+       rth.req.u.r.rt.rtm_family = AF_INET6;
+       rth.req.u.r.rt.rtm_table = RT_TABLE_MAIN;
+       rth.req.u.r.rt.rtm_protocol = RTPROT_BOOT;
+       rth.req.u.r.rt.rtm_scope = RT_SCOPE_UNIVERSE;
+       rth.req.u.r.rt.rtm_type = RTN_UNICAST;
+       rth.req.u.r.rt.rtm_dst_len = 0;
 
        inet_pton(AF_INET6, "::192.88.99.1", &addr6);
 
-       addattr_l(&req.n, sizeof(req), RTA_GATEWAY, &addr6.s6_addr, 16);
-       addattr32(&req.n, sizeof(req), RTA_OIF, index);
-       addattr32(&req.n, sizeof(req), RTA_PRIORITY, 1);
+       __connman_inet_rtnl_addattr_l(&rth.req.n, sizeof(rth.req), RTA_GATEWAY,
+                                       &addr6.s6_addr, 16);
+       __connman_inet_rtnl_addattr32(&rth.req.n, sizeof(rth.req), RTA_OIF,
+                                       index);
+       __connman_inet_rtnl_addattr32(&rth.req.n, sizeof(rth.req),
+                                       RTA_PRIORITY, 1);
 
-       ret = rtnl_open(&rth);
+       ret = __connman_inet_rtnl_open(&rth);
        if (ret < 0)
                goto done;
 
-       ret = rtnl_talk(&rth, &req.n);
+       ret = __connman_inet_rtnl_send(&rth, &rth.req.n);
 
 done:
-       rtnl_close(&rth);
+       __connman_inet_rtnl_close(&rth);
        return ret;
 }
 
 static int tunnel_set_addr(unsigned int a, unsigned int b,
                        unsigned int c, unsigned int d)
 {
-       struct rtnl_handle rth;
+       struct __connman_inet_rtnl_handle rth;
        struct in6_addr addr6;
        char *ip6addr;
        int ret;
 
-       struct {
-               struct nlmsghdr n;
-               struct ifaddrmsg ifa;
-               char buf[256];
-       } req;
-
        /* ip -6 addr add dev tun6to4 2002:0102:0304::1/64 */
 
-       memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
+       memset(&rth, 0, sizeof(rth));
 
-       req.n.nlmsg_len = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(struct ifaddrmsg));
-       req.n.nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_CREATE | NLM_F_EXCL;
-       req.n.nlmsg_type = RTM_NEWADDR;
-       req.ifa.ifa_family = AF_INET6;
-       req.ifa.ifa_prefixlen = 64;
-       req.ifa.ifa_index = if_nametoindex("tun6to4");
-       if (req.ifa.ifa_index == 0) {
+       rth.req.n.nlmsg_len = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(struct ifaddrmsg));
+       rth.req.n.nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_CREATE | NLM_F_EXCL;
+       rth.req.n.nlmsg_type = RTM_NEWADDR;
+       rth.req.u.i.ifa.ifa_family = AF_INET6;
+       rth.req.u.i.ifa.ifa_prefixlen = 64;
+       rth.req.u.i.ifa.ifa_index = if_nametoindex("tun6to4");
+       if (rth.req.u.i.ifa.ifa_index == 0) {
                connman_error("Can not find device tun6to4");
                ret = -1;
                goto done;
@@ -350,17 +205,19 @@ static int tunnel_set_addr(unsigned int a, unsigned int b,
        DBG("ipv6 address %s", ip6addr);
        g_free(ip6addr);
 
-       addattr_l(&req.n, sizeof(req), IFA_LOCAL, &addr6.s6_addr, 16);
-       addattr_l(&req.n, sizeof(req), IFA_ADDRESS, &addr6.s6_addr, 16);
+       __connman_inet_rtnl_addattr_l(&rth.req.n, sizeof(rth.req), IFA_LOCAL,
+                                       &addr6.s6_addr, 16);
+       __connman_inet_rtnl_addattr_l(&rth.req.n, sizeof(rth.req), IFA_ADDRESS,
+                                       &addr6.s6_addr, 16);
 
-       ret = rtnl_open(&rth);
+       ret = __connman_inet_rtnl_open(&rth);
        if (ret < 0)
                goto done;
 
-       ret = rtnl_talk(&rth, &req.n);
+       ret = __connman_inet_rtnl_send(&rth, &rth.req.n);
 
 done:
-       rtnl_close(&rth);
+       __connman_inet_rtnl_close(&rth);
        return ret;
 }
 
index 800f1ae..501b5ba 100644 (file)
@@ -152,6 +152,46 @@ int __connman_inet_ipv6_send_rs(int index, int timeout,
 GSList *__connman_inet_ipv6_get_prefixes(struct nd_router_advert *hdr,
                                        unsigned int length);
 
+struct __connman_inet_rtnl_handle {
+       int                     fd;
+       struct sockaddr_nl      local;
+       struct sockaddr_nl      peer;
+       __u32                   seq;
+       __u32                   dump;
+
+       struct {
+               struct nlmsghdr n;
+               union {
+                       struct {
+                               struct rtmsg rt;
+                       } r;
+                       struct {
+                               struct ifaddrmsg ifa;
+                       } i;
+               } u;
+               char buf[1024];
+       } req;
+};
+
+int __connman_inet_rtnl_open(struct __connman_inet_rtnl_handle *rth);
+typedef void (*__connman_inet_rtnl_cb_t) (struct nlmsghdr *answer,
+                                       void *user_data);
+int __connman_inet_rtnl_talk(struct __connman_inet_rtnl_handle *rtnl,
+                       struct nlmsghdr *n, int timeout,
+                       __connman_inet_rtnl_cb_t callback, void *user_data);
+static inline
+int __connman_inet_rtnl_send(struct __connman_inet_rtnl_handle *rtnl,
+                                               struct nlmsghdr *n)
+{
+       return __connman_inet_rtnl_talk(rtnl, n, 0, NULL, NULL);
+}
+
+void __connman_inet_rtnl_close(struct __connman_inet_rtnl_handle *rth);
+int __connman_inet_rtnl_addattr_l(struct nlmsghdr *n, size_t max_length,
+                       int type, const void *data, size_t data_length);
+int __connman_inet_rtnl_addattr32(struct nlmsghdr *n, size_t maxlen,
+                       int type, __u32 data);
+
 #include <connman/resolver.h>
 
 int __connman_resolver_init(connman_bool_t dnsproxy);
index 6202021..1fc636e 100644 (file)
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <linux/sockios.h>
+#include <netdb.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <net/route.h>
 #include <net/ethernet.h>
@@ -50,8 +51,8 @@
        ((struct rtattr *) (((uint8_t*) (nmsg)) +       \
        NLMSG_ALIGN((nmsg)->nlmsg_len)))
 
-static int add_rtattr(struct nlmsghdr *n, size_t max_length, int type,
-                               const void *data, size_t data_length)
+int __connman_inet_rtnl_addattr_l(struct nlmsghdr *n, size_t max_length,
+                               int type, const void *data, size_t data_length)
 {
        size_t length;
        struct rtattr *rta;
@@ -128,26 +129,41 @@ int __connman_inet_modify_address(int cmd, int flags,
                        if (inet_pton(AF_INET, peer, &ipv4_dest) < 1)
                                return -1;
 
-                       if ((err = add_rtattr(header, sizeof(request),
-                                       IFA_ADDRESS,
-                                       &ipv4_dest, sizeof(ipv4_dest))) < 0)
-                       return err;
+                       err = __connman_inet_rtnl_addattr_l(header,
+                                                       sizeof(request),
+                                                       IFA_ADDRESS,
+                                                       &ipv4_dest,
+                                                       sizeof(ipv4_dest));
+                       if (err < 0)
+                               return err;
                }
 
-               if ((err = add_rtattr(header, sizeof(request), IFA_LOCAL,
-                               &ipv4_addr, sizeof(ipv4_addr))) < 0)
+               err = __connman_inet_rtnl_addattr_l(header,
+                                               sizeof(request),
+                                               IFA_LOCAL,
+                                               &ipv4_addr,
+                                               sizeof(ipv4_addr));
+               if (err < 0)
                        return err;
 
-               if ((err = add_rtattr(header, sizeof(request), IFA_BROADCAST,
-                               &ipv4_bcast, sizeof(ipv4_bcast))) < 0)
+               err = __connman_inet_rtnl_addattr_l(header,
+                                               sizeof(request),
+                                               IFA_BROADCAST,
+                                               &ipv4_bcast,
+                                               sizeof(ipv4_bcast));
+               if (err < 0)
                        return err;
 
        } else if (family == AF_INET6) {
                if (inet_pton(AF_INET6, address, &ipv6_addr) < 1)
                        return -1;
 
-               if ((err = add_rtattr(header, sizeof(request), IFA_LOCAL,
-                               &ipv6_addr, sizeof(ipv6_addr))) < 0)
+               err = __connman_inet_rtnl_addattr_l(header,
+                                               sizeof(request),
+                                               IFA_LOCAL,
+                                               &ipv6_addr,
+                                               sizeof(ipv6_addr));
+               if (err < 0)
                        return err;
        }
 
@@ -1875,3 +1891,274 @@ int connman_inet_ipv6_get_dest_addr(int index, char **dest)
 
        return 0;
 }
+
+int __connman_inet_rtnl_open(struct __connman_inet_rtnl_handle *rth)
+{
+       int sndbuf = 1024;
+       int rcvbuf = 1024 * 4;
+
+       rth->fd = socket(AF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW | SOCK_CLOEXEC, NETLINK_ROUTE);
+       if (rth->fd < 0) {
+               connman_error("Can not open netlink socket: %s",
+                                               strerror(errno));
+               return -errno;
+       }
+
+       if (setsockopt(rth->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, &sndbuf,
+                       sizeof(sndbuf)) < 0) {
+               connman_error("SO_SNDBUF: %s", strerror(errno));
+               return -errno;
+       }
+
+       if (setsockopt(rth->fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_RCVBUF, &rcvbuf,
+                       sizeof(rcvbuf)) < 0) {
+               connman_error("SO_RCVBUF: %s", strerror(errno));
+               return -errno;
+       }
+
+       memset(&rth->local, 0, sizeof(rth->local));
+       rth->local.nl_family = AF_NETLINK;
+       rth->local.nl_groups = 0;
+
+       if (bind(rth->fd, (struct sockaddr *)&rth->local,
+                                               sizeof(rth->local)) < 0) {
+               connman_error("Can not bind netlink socket: %s",
+                                                       strerror(errno));
+               return -errno;
+       }
+
+       rth->seq = time(NULL);
+
+       DBG("fd %d", rth->fd);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+struct inet_rtnl_cb_data {
+       GIOChannel *channel;
+       __connman_inet_rtnl_cb_t callback;
+       guint rtnl_timeout;
+       guint watch_id;
+       struct __connman_inet_rtnl_handle *rtnl;
+       void *user_data;
+};
+
+static void inet_rtnl_cleanup(struct inet_rtnl_cb_data *data)
+{
+       struct __connman_inet_rtnl_handle *rth = data->rtnl;
+
+       if (data->channel != NULL) {
+               g_io_channel_shutdown(data->channel, TRUE, NULL);
+               g_io_channel_unref(data->channel);
+               data->channel = NULL;
+       }
+
+       DBG("data %p", data);
+
+       if (data->rtnl_timeout > 0)
+               g_source_remove(data->rtnl_timeout);
+
+       if (data->watch_id > 0)
+               g_source_remove(data->watch_id);
+
+       if (rth != NULL) {
+               __connman_inet_rtnl_close(rth);
+               g_free(rth);
+       }
+
+       g_free(data);
+}
+
+static gboolean inet_rtnl_timeout_cb(gpointer user_data)
+{
+       struct inet_rtnl_cb_data *data = user_data;
+
+       DBG("user data %p", user_data);
+
+       if (data == NULL)
+               return FALSE;
+
+       if (data->callback != NULL)
+               data->callback(NULL, data->user_data);
+
+       data->rtnl_timeout = 0;
+       inet_rtnl_cleanup(data);
+       return FALSE;
+}
+
+static int inet_rtnl_recv(GIOChannel *chan, gpointer user_data)
+{
+       struct inet_rtnl_cb_data *rtnl_data = user_data;
+       struct __connman_inet_rtnl_handle *rth = rtnl_data->rtnl;
+       struct nlmsghdr *h = NULL;
+       unsigned char buf[4096];
+       void *ptr = buf;
+       gsize len;
+       int status;
+
+       memset(buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+
+       status = g_io_channel_read_chars(chan, (gchar *) buf,
+                                               sizeof(buf), &len, NULL);
+
+       DBG("status %d", status);
+
+       switch (status) {
+       case G_IO_STATUS_NORMAL:
+               break;
+       case G_IO_STATUS_AGAIN:
+               return 0;
+       default:
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       while (len > 0) {
+               struct nlmsgerr *err;
+
+               h = ptr;
+
+               if (!NLMSG_OK(h, len)) {
+                       return -1;
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               if (h->nlmsg_seq != rth->seq) {
+                       /* Skip this msg */
+                       DBG("skip %d/%d len %d", rth->seq,
+                               h->nlmsg_seq, h->nlmsg_len);
+
+                       len -= h->nlmsg_len;
+                       ptr += h->nlmsg_len;
+                       continue;
+               }
+
+               switch (h->nlmsg_type) {
+               case NLMSG_NOOP:
+               case NLMSG_OVERRUN:
+                       return -1;
+
+               case NLMSG_ERROR:
+                       err = (struct nlmsgerr *)NLMSG_DATA(h);
+                       connman_error("RTNETLINK answers %s (%d)",
+                               strerror(-err->error), -err->error);
+                       return err->error;
+               }
+
+               break;
+       }
+
+       if (h->nlmsg_seq == rth->seq) {
+               DBG("received %d seq %d", h->nlmsg_len, h->nlmsg_seq);
+
+               rtnl_data->callback(h, rtnl_data->user_data);
+
+               if (rtnl_data->rtnl_timeout > 0) {
+                       g_source_remove(rtnl_data->rtnl_timeout);
+                       rtnl_data->rtnl_timeout = 0;
+               }
+
+               __connman_inet_rtnl_close(rth);
+               g_free(rth);
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static gboolean inet_rtnl_event(GIOChannel *chan, GIOCondition cond,
+                                                       gpointer user_data)
+{
+       int ret;
+
+       DBG("");
+
+       if (cond & (G_IO_NVAL | G_IO_HUP | G_IO_ERR))
+               return FALSE;
+
+       ret = inet_rtnl_recv(chan, user_data);
+       if (ret != 0)
+               return TRUE;
+
+       return FALSE;
+}
+
+int __connman_inet_rtnl_talk(struct __connman_inet_rtnl_handle *rtnl,
+                       struct nlmsghdr *n, int timeout,
+                       __connman_inet_rtnl_cb_t callback, void *user_data)
+{
+       struct sockaddr_nl nladdr;
+       struct inet_rtnl_cb_data *data;
+       unsigned seq;
+       int err;
+
+       memset(&nladdr, 0, sizeof(nladdr));
+       nladdr.nl_family = AF_NETLINK;
+
+       n->nlmsg_seq = seq = ++rtnl->seq;
+
+       if (callback != NULL) {
+               data = g_try_malloc0(sizeof(struct inet_rtnl_cb_data));
+               if (data == NULL)
+                       return -ENOMEM;
+
+               data->callback = callback;
+               data->user_data = user_data;
+               data->rtnl = rtnl;
+               data->rtnl_timeout = g_timeout_add_seconds(timeout,
+                                               inet_rtnl_timeout_cb, data);
+
+               data->channel = g_io_channel_unix_new(rtnl->fd);
+               g_io_channel_set_close_on_unref(data->channel, TRUE);
+
+               g_io_channel_set_encoding(data->channel, NULL, NULL);
+               g_io_channel_set_buffered(data->channel, FALSE);
+
+               data->watch_id = g_io_add_watch(data->channel,
+                               G_IO_IN | G_IO_NVAL | G_IO_HUP | G_IO_ERR,
+                                               inet_rtnl_event, data);
+       } else
+               n->nlmsg_flags |= NLM_F_ACK;
+
+       err = sendto(rtnl->fd, &rtnl->req.n, rtnl->req.n.nlmsg_len, 0,
+               (struct sockaddr *) &nladdr, sizeof(nladdr));
+       DBG("handle %p len %d err %d", rtnl, rtnl->req.n.nlmsg_len, err);
+       if (err < 0) {
+               connman_error("Can not talk to rtnetlink");
+               return -errno;
+       }
+
+       if ((unsigned int)err != rtnl->req.n.nlmsg_len) {
+               connman_error("Sent %d bytes, msg truncated", err);
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+void __connman_inet_rtnl_close(struct __connman_inet_rtnl_handle *rth)
+{
+       DBG("handle %p", rth);
+
+       if (rth->fd >= 0) {
+               close(rth->fd);
+               rth->fd = -1;
+       }
+}
+
+int __connman_inet_rtnl_addattr32(struct nlmsghdr *n, size_t maxlen, int type,
+                               __u32 data)
+{
+       int len = RTA_LENGTH(4);
+       struct rtattr *rta;
+
+       if (NLMSG_ALIGN(n->nlmsg_len) + len > maxlen) {
+               DBG("Error! max allowed bound %d exceeded", maxlen);
+               return -1;
+       }
+       rta = NLMSG_TAIL(n);
+       rta->rta_type = type;
+       rta->rta_len = len;
+       memcpy(RTA_DATA(rta), &data, 4);
+       n->nlmsg_len = NLMSG_ALIGN(n->nlmsg_len) + len;
+
+       return 0;
+}