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-rw-r--r--include/libmnl/libmnl.h3
-rw-r--r--src/libmnl.map1
-rw-r--r--src/socket.c41
3 files changed, 35 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/include/libmnl/libmnl.h b/include/libmnl/libmnl.h
index 3a589bc..5adb13c 100644
--- a/include/libmnl/libmnl.h
+++ b/include/libmnl/libmnl.h
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ extern "C" {
struct mnl_socket;
-extern struct mnl_socket *mnl_socket_open(int type);
+extern struct mnl_socket *mnl_socket_open(int bus);
+extern struct mnl_socket *mnl_socket_open2(int bus, int flags);
extern struct mnl_socket *mnl_socket_fdopen(int fd);
extern int mnl_socket_bind(struct mnl_socket *nl, unsigned int groups, pid_t pid);
extern int mnl_socket_close(struct mnl_socket *nl);
diff --git a/src/libmnl.map b/src/libmnl.map
index 3c147a7..e5920e5 100644
--- a/src/libmnl.map
+++ b/src/libmnl.map
@@ -74,5 +74,6 @@ LIBMNL_1.1 {
} LIBMNL_1.0;
LIBMNL_1.2 {
+ mnl_socket_open2;
mnl_socket_fdopen;
} LIBMNL_1.1;
diff --git a/src/socket.c b/src/socket.c
index 86657d4..d63ab87 100644
--- a/src/socket.c
+++ b/src/socket.c
@@ -103,14 +103,7 @@ unsigned int mnl_socket_get_portid(const struct mnl_socket *nl)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(mnl_socket_get_portid);
-/**
- * mnl_socket_open - open a netlink socket
- * \param bus the netlink socket bus ID (see NETLINK_* constants)
- *
- * On error, it returns NULL and errno is appropriately set. Otherwise, it
- * returns a valid pointer to the mnl_socket structure.
- */
-struct mnl_socket *mnl_socket_open(int bus)
+static struct mnl_socket *__mnl_socket_open(int bus, int flags)
{
struct mnl_socket *nl;
@@ -118,7 +111,7 @@ struct mnl_socket *mnl_socket_open(int bus)
if (nl == NULL)
return NULL;
- nl->fd = socket(AF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW, bus);
+ nl->fd = socket(AF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW | flags, bus);
if (nl->fd == -1) {
free(nl);
return NULL;
@@ -126,9 +119,39 @@ struct mnl_socket *mnl_socket_open(int bus)
return nl;
}
+
+/**
+ * mnl_socket_open - open a netlink socket
+ * \param bus the netlink socket bus ID (see NETLINK_* constants)
+ *
+ * On error, it returns NULL and errno is appropriately set. Otherwise, it
+ * returns a valid pointer to the mnl_socket structure.
+ */
+struct mnl_socket *mnl_socket_open(int bus)
+{
+ return __mnl_socket_open(bus, 0);
+}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(mnl_socket_open);
/**
+ * mnl_socket_open2 - open a netlink socket with appropriate flags
+ * \param bus the netlink socket bus ID (see NETLINK_* constants)
+ * \param flags the netlink socket flags (see SOCK_* constants in socket(2))
+ *
+ * This is similar to mnl_socket_open(), but allows to set flags like
+ * SOCK_CLOEXEC at socket creation time (useful for multi-threaded programs
+ * performing exec calls).
+ *
+ * On error, it returns NULL and errno is appropriately set. Otherwise, it
+ * returns a valid pointer to the mnl_socket structure.
+ */
+struct mnl_socket *mnl_socket_open2(int bus, int flags)
+{
+ return __mnl_socket_open(bus, flags);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(mnl_socket_open2);
+
+/**
* mnl_socket_fdopen - associates a mnl_socket object with pre-existing socket.
* \param fd pre-existing socket descriptor.
*