Modules

Caching
[Core]

Modules

 Cache
 Manager
 

Helps keeping caches up to date.


Cache Operations Sets



struct nl_cache_opsnl_cache_ops_lookup (const char *name)
 Lookup the set cache operations of a certain cache type.
struct nl_cache_opsnl_cache_ops_associate (int protocol, int msgtype)
 Associate a message type to a set of cache operations.
struct nl_msgtypenl_msgtype_lookup (struct nl_cache_ops *ops, int msgtype)
 Lookup message type cache association.
void nl_cache_ops_foreach (void(*cb)(struct nl_cache_ops *, void *), void *arg)
 Call a function for each registered cache operation.
int nl_cache_mngt_register (struct nl_cache_ops *ops)
 Register a set of cache operations.
int nl_cache_mngt_unregister (struct nl_cache_ops *ops)
 Unregister a set of cache operations.

Global Cache Provisioning/Requiring



void nl_cache_mngt_provide (struct nl_cache *cache)
 Provide a cache for global use.
void nl_cache_mngt_unprovide (struct nl_cache *cache)
 Unprovide a cache for global use.
struct nl_cache * nl_cache_mngt_require (const char *name)
 Demand the use of a global cache.

Function Documentation

struct nl_cache_ops* nl_cache_ops_lookup ( const char *  name  )  [read]

Lookup the set cache operations of a certain cache type.

Parameters:
name name of the cache type
Returns:
The cache operations or NULL if no operations have been registered under the specified name.

Definition at line 37 of file cache_mngt.c.

Referenced by nl_cache_alloc_name(), nl_cache_mngr_add(), nl_cache_mngt_register(), nl_cache_mngt_require(), and nl_object_alloc_name().

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struct nl_cache_ops* nl_cache_ops_associate ( int  protocol,
int  msgtype 
) [read]

Associate a message type to a set of cache operations.

Parameters:
protocol netlink protocol
msgtype netlink message type

Associates the specified netlink message type with a registered set of cache operations.

Returns:
The cache operations or NULL if no association could be made.

Definition at line 59 of file cache_mngt.c.

References nl_msgtype::mt_id.

Referenced by nl_msg_dump().

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struct nl_msgtype* nl_msgtype_lookup ( struct nl_cache_ops ops,
int  msgtype 
) [read]

Lookup message type cache association.

Parameters:
ops cache operations
msgtype netlink message type

Searches for a matching message type association ing the specified cache operations.

Returns:
A message type association or NULL.

Definition at line 86 of file cache_mngt.c.

References nl_msgtype::mt_id.

void nl_cache_ops_foreach ( void(*)(struct nl_cache_ops *, void *)  cb,
void *  arg 
)

Call a function for each registered cache operation.

Parameters:
cb Callback function to be called
arg User specific argument.

Definition at line 114 of file cache_mngt.c.

int nl_cache_mngt_register ( struct nl_cache_ops ops  ) 

Register a set of cache operations.

Parameters:
ops cache operations

Called by users of caches to announce the avaibility of a certain cache type.

Returns:
0 on success or a negative error code.

Definition at line 131 of file cache_mngt.c.

References nl_cache_ops_lookup().

Referenced by genl_register().

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int nl_cache_mngt_unregister ( struct nl_cache_ops ops  ) 

Unregister a set of cache operations.

Parameters:
ops cache operations

Called by users of caches to announce a set of cache operations is no longer available. The specified cache operations must have been registered previously using nl_cache_mngt_register()

Returns:
0 on success or a negative error code

Definition at line 158 of file cache_mngt.c.

Referenced by genl_unregister().

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void nl_cache_mngt_provide ( struct nl_cache *  cache  ) 

Provide a cache for global use.

Parameters:
cache cache to provide

Offers the specified cache to be used by other modules. Only one cache per type may be shared at a time, a previsouly provided caches will be overwritten.

Definition at line 190 of file cache_mngt.c.

Referenced by nl_cache_mngr_add().

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void nl_cache_mngt_unprovide ( struct nl_cache *  cache  ) 

Unprovide a cache for global use.

Parameters:
cache cache to unprovide

Cancels the offer to use a cache globally. The cache will no longer be returned via lookups but may still be in use.

Definition at line 209 of file cache_mngt.c.

struct nl_cache* nl_cache_mngt_require ( const char *  name  )  [read]

Demand the use of a global cache.

Parameters:
name name of the required object type

Trys to find a cache of the specified type for global use.

Returns:
A cache provided by another subsystem of the specified type marked to be available.

Definition at line 230 of file cache_mngt.c.

References nl_cache_ops_lookup().

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