add libnl-tiny as a small replacement for libnl with only genl support included

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+/*
+ * lib/attr.c		Netlink Attributes
+ *
+ *	This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ *	modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+ *	License as published by the Free Software Foundation version 2.1
+ *	of the License.
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2003-2008 Thomas Graf <tgraf@suug.ch>
+ */
+
+#include <netlink-local.h>
+#include <netlink/netlink.h>
+#include <netlink/utils.h>
+#include <netlink/addr.h>
+#include <netlink/attr.h>
+#include <netlink/msg.h>
+#include <linux/socket.h>
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup msg
+ * @defgroup attr Attributes
+ * Netlink Attributes Construction/Parsing Interface
+ *
+ * \section attr_sec Netlink Attributes
+ * Netlink attributes allow for data chunks of arbitary length to be
+ * attached to a netlink message. Each attribute is encoded with a
+ * type and length field, both 16 bits, stored in the attribute header
+ * preceding the attribute data. The main advantage of using attributes
+ * over packing everything into the family header is that the interface
+ * stays extendable as new attributes can supersede old attributes while
+ * remaining backwards compatible. Also attributes can be defined optional
+ * thus avoiding the transmission of unnecessary empty data blocks.
+ * Special nested attributes allow for more complex data structures to
+ * be transmitted, e.g. trees, lists, etc.
+ *
+ * While not required, netlink attributes typically follow the family
+ * header of a netlink message and must be properly aligned to NLA_ALIGNTO:
+ * @code
+ *   +----------------+- - -+---------------+- - -+------------+- - -+
+ *   | Netlink Header | Pad | Family Header | Pad | Attributes | Pad |
+ *   +----------------+- - -+---------------+- - -+------------+- - -+
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * The actual attributes are chained together each separately aligned to
+ * NLA_ALIGNTO. The position of an attribute is defined based on the
+ * length field of the preceding attributes:
+ * @code
+ *   +-------------+- - -+-------------+- - -+------
+ *   | Attribute 1 | Pad | Attribute 2 | Pad | ...
+ *   +-------------+- - -+-------------+- - -+------
+ *   nla_next(attr1)------^
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * The attribute itself consists of the attribute header followed by
+ * the actual payload also aligned to NLA_ALIGNTO. The function nla_data()
+ * returns a pointer to the start of the payload while nla_len() returns
+ * the length of the payload in bytes.
+ *
+ * \b Note: Be aware, NLA_ALIGNTO equals to 4 bytes, therefore it is not
+ * safe to dereference any 64 bit data types directly.
+ *
+ * @code
+ *    <----------- nla_total_size(payload) ----------->
+ *    <-------- nla_attr_size(payload) --------->
+ *   +------------------+- - -+- - - - - - - - - +- - -+
+ *   | Attribute Header | Pad |     Payload      | Pad |
+ *   +------------------+- - -+- - - - - - - - - +- - -+
+ *   nla_data(nla)-------------^
+ *                             <- nla_len(nla) ->
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @subsection attr_datatypes Attribute Data Types
+ * A number of basic data types are supported to simplify access and
+ * validation of netlink attributes. This data type information is
+ * not encoded in the attribute, both the kernel and userspace part
+ * are required to share this information on their own.
+ *
+ * One of the major advantages of these basic types is the automatic
+ * validation of each attribute based on an attribute policy. The
+ * validation covers most of the checks required to safely use
+ * attributes and thus keeps the individual sanity check to a minimum.
+ *
+ * Never access attribute payload without ensuring basic validation
+ * first, attributes may:
+ * - not be present even though required
+ * - contain less actual payload than expected
+ * - fake a attribute length which exceeds the end of the message
+ * - contain unterminated character strings
+ *
+ * Policies are defined as array of the struct nla_policy. The array is
+ * indexed with the attribute type, therefore the array must be sized
+ * accordingly.
+ * @code
+ * static struct nla_policy my_policy[ATTR_MAX+1] = {
+ * 	[ATTR_FOO] = { .type = ..., .minlen = ..., .maxlen = ... },
+ * };
+ *
+ * err = nla_validate(attrs, attrlen, ATTR_MAX, &my_policy);
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * Some basic validations are performed on every attribute, regardless of type.
+ * - If the attribute type exceeds the maximum attribute type specified or
+ *   the attribute type is lesser-or-equal than zero, the attribute will
+ *   be silently ignored.
+ * - If the payload length falls below the \a minlen value the attribute
+ *   will be rejected.
+ * - If \a maxlen is non-zero and the payload length exceeds the \a maxlen
+ *   value the attribute will be rejected.
+ *
+ *
+ * @par Unspecific Attribute (NLA_UNSPEC)
+ * This is the standard type if no type is specified. It is used for
+ * binary data of arbitary length. Typically this attribute carries
+ * a binary structure or a stream of bytes.
+ * @par
+ * @code
+ * // In this example, we will assume a binary structure requires to
+ * // be transmitted. The definition of the structure will typically
+ * // go into a header file available to both the kernel and userspace
+ * // side.
+ * //
+ * // Note: Be careful when putting 64 bit data types into a structure.
+ * // The attribute payload is only aligned to 4 bytes, dereferencing
+ * // the member may fail.
+ * struct my_struct {
+ *     int a;
+ *     int b;
+ * };
+ *
+ * // The validation function will not enforce an exact length match to
+ * // allow structures to grow as required. Note: While it is allowed
+ * // to add members to the end of the structure, changing the order or
+ * // inserting members in the middle of the structure will break your
+ * // binary interface.
+ * static struct nla_policy my_policy[ATTR_MAX+1] = {
+ *     [ATTR_MY_STRICT] = { .type = NLA_UNSPEC,
+ *                          .minlen = sizeof(struct my_struct) },
+ *
+ * // The binary structure is appened to the message using nla_put()
+ * struct my_struct foo = { .a = 1, .b = 2 };
+ * nla_put(msg, ATTR_MY_STRUCT, sizeof(foo), &foo);
+ *
+ * // On the receiving side, a pointer to the structure pointing inside
+ * // the message payload is returned by nla_get().
+ * if (attrs[ATTR_MY_STRUCT])
+ *     struct my_struct *foo = nla_get(attrs[ATTR_MY_STRUCT]);
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @par Integers (NLA_U8, NLA_U16, NLA_U32, NLA_U64)
+ * Integers come in different sizes from 8 bit to 64 bit. However, since the
+ * payload length is aligned to 4 bytes, integers smaller than 32 bit are
+ * only useful to enforce the maximum range of values.
+ * @par
+ * \b Note: There is no difference made between signed and unsigned integers.
+ * The validation only enforces the minimal payload length required to store
+ * an integer of specified type.
+ * @par
+ * @code
+ * // Even though possible, it does not make sense to specify .minlen or
+ * // .maxlen for integer types. The data types implies the corresponding
+ * // minimal payload length.
+ * static struct nla_policy my_policy[ATTR_MAX+1] = {
+ *     [ATTR_FOO] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+ *
+ * // Numeric values can be appended directly using the respective
+ * // nla_put_uxxx() function
+ * nla_put_u32(msg, ATTR_FOO, 123);
+ *
+ * // Same for the receiving side.
+ * if (attrs[ATTR_FOO])
+ *     uint32_t foo = nla_get_u32(attrs[ATTR_FOO]);
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @par Character string (NLA_STRING)
+ * This data type represents a NUL terminated character string of variable
+ * length. For binary data streams the type NLA_UNSPEC is recommended.
+ * @par
+ * @code
+ * // Enforce a NUL terminated character string of at most 4 characters
+ * // including the NUL termination.
+ * static struct nla_policy my_policy[ATTR_MAX+1] = {
+ *     [ATTR_BAR] = { .type = NLA_STRING, maxlen = 4 },
+ *
+ * // nla_put_string() creates a string attribute of the necessary length
+ * // and appends it to the message including the NUL termination.
+ * nla_put_string(msg, ATTR_BAR, "some text");
+ *
+ * // It is safe to use the returned character string directly if the
+ * // attribute has been validated as the validation enforces the proper
+ * // termination of the string.
+ * if (attrs[ATTR_BAR])
+ *     char *text = nla_get_string(attrs[ATTR_BAR]);
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @par Flag (NLA_FLAG)
+ * This attribute type may be used to indicate the presence of a flag. The
+ * attribute is only valid if the payload length is zero. The presence of
+ * the attribute header indicates the presence of the flag.
+ * @par
+ * @code
+ * // This attribute type is special as .minlen and .maxlen have no effect.
+ * static struct nla_policy my_policy[ATTR_MAX+1] = {
+ *     [ATTR_FLAG] = { .type = NLA_FLAG },
+ *
+ * // nla_put_flag() appends a zero sized attribute to the message.
+ * nla_put_flag(msg, ATTR_FLAG);
+ *
+ * // There is no need for a receival function, the presence is the value.
+ * if (attrs[ATTR_FLAG])
+ *     // flag is present
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @par Micro Seconds (NLA_MSECS)
+ *
+ * @par Nested Attribute (NLA_NESTED)
+ * Attributes can be nested and put into a container to create groups, lists
+ * or to construct trees of attributes. Nested attributes are often used to
+ * pass attributes to a subsystem where the top layer has no knowledge of the
+ * configuration possibilities of each subsystem.
+ * @par
+ * \b Note: When validating the attributes using nlmsg_validate() or
+ * nlmsg_parse() it will only affect the top level attributes. Each
+ * level of nested attributes must be validated seperately using
+ * nla_parse_nested() or nla_validate().
+ * @par
+ * @code
+ * // The minimal length policy may be used to enforce the presence of at
+ * // least one attribute.
+ * static struct nla_policy my_policy[ATTR_MAX+1] = {
+ *     [ATTR_OPTS] = { .type = NLA_NESTED, minlen = NLA_HDRLEN },
+ *
+ * // Nested attributes are constructed by enclosing the attributes
+ * // to be nested with calls to nla_nest_start() respetively nla_nest_end().
+ * struct nlattr *opts = nla_nest_start(msg, ATTR_OPTS);
+ * nla_put_u32(msg, ATTR_FOO, 123);
+ * nla_put_string(msg, ATTR_BAR, "some text");
+ * nla_nest_end(msg, opts);
+ *
+ * // Various methods exist to parse nested attributes, the easiest being
+ * // nla_parse_nested() which also allows validation in the same step.
+ * if (attrs[ATTR_OPTS]) {
+ *     struct nlattr *nested[ATTR_MAX+1];
+ *
+ *     nla_parse_nested(nested, ATTR_MAX, attrs[ATTR_OPTS], &policy);
+ *
+ *     if (nested[ATTR_FOO])
+ *         uint32_t foo = nla_get_u32(nested[ATTR_FOO]);
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @subsection attr_exceptions Exception Based Attribute Construction
+ * Often a large number of attributes are added to a message in a single
+ * function. In order to simplify error handling, a second set of
+ * construction functions exist which jump to a error label when they
+ * fail instead of returning an error code. This second set consists
+ * of macros which are named after their error code based counterpart
+ * except that the name is written all uppercase.
+ *
+ * All of the macros jump to the target \c nla_put_failure if they fail.
+ * @code
+ * void my_func(struct nl_msg *msg)
+ * {
+ *     NLA_PUT_U32(msg, ATTR_FOO, 10);
+ *     NLA_PUT_STRING(msg, ATTR_BAR, "bar");
+ *
+ *     return 0;
+ *
+ * nla_put_failure:
+ *     return -NLE_NOMEM;
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @subsection attr_examples Examples
+ * @par Example 1.1 Constructing a netlink message with attributes.
+ * @code
+ * struct nl_msg *build_msg(int ifindex, struct nl_addr *lladdr, int mtu)
+ * {
+ *     struct nl_msg *msg;
+ *     struct nlattr *info, *vlan;
+ *     struct ifinfomsg ifi = {
+ *         .ifi_family = AF_INET,
+ *         .ifi_index = ifindex,
+ *     };
+ *
+ *     // Allocate a new netlink message, type=RTM_SETLINK, flags=NLM_F_ECHO
+ *     if (!(msg = nlmsg_alloc_simple(RTM_SETLINK, NLM_F_ECHO)))
+ *         return NULL;
+ *
+ *     // Append the family specific header (struct ifinfomsg)
+ *     if (nlmsg_append(msg, &ifi, sizeof(ifi), NLMSG_ALIGNTO) < 0)
+ *         goto nla_put_failure
+ *
+ *     // Append a 32 bit integer attribute to carry the MTU
+ *     NLA_PUT_U32(msg, IFLA_MTU, mtu);
+ *
+ *     // Append a unspecific attribute to carry the link layer address
+ *     NLA_PUT_ADDR(msg, IFLA_ADDRESS, lladdr);
+ *
+ *     // Append a container for nested attributes to carry link information
+ *     if (!(info = nla_nest_start(msg, IFLA_LINKINFO)))
+ *         goto nla_put_failure;
+ *
+ *     // Put a string attribute into the container
+ *     NLA_PUT_STRING(msg, IFLA_INFO_KIND, "vlan");
+ *
+ *     // Append another container inside the open container to carry
+ *     // vlan specific attributes
+ *     if (!(vlan = nla_nest_start(msg, IFLA_INFO_DATA)))
+ *         goto nla_put_failure;
+ *
+ *     // add vlan specific info attributes here...
+ *
+ *     // Finish nesting the vlan attributes and close the second container.
+ *     nla_nest_end(msg, vlan);
+ *
+ *     // Finish nesting the link info attribute and close the first container.
+ *     nla_nest_end(msg, info);
+ *
+ *     return msg;
+ *
+ * // If any of the construction macros fails, we end up here.
+ * nla_put_failure:
+ *     nlmsg_free(msg);
+ *     return NULL;
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @par Example 2.1 Parsing a netlink message with attributes.
+ * @code
+ * int parse_message(struct nl_msg *msg)
+ * {
+ *     // The policy defines two attributes: a 32 bit integer and a container
+ *     // for nested attributes.
+ *     struct nla_policy attr_policy[ATTR_MAX+1] = {
+ *         [ATTR_FOO] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+ *         [ATTR_BAR] = { .type = NLA_NESTED },
+ *     };
+ *     struct nlattr *attrs[ATTR_MAX+1];
+ *     int err;
+ *
+ *     // The nlmsg_parse() function will make sure that the message contains
+ *     // enough payload to hold the header (struct my_hdr), validates any
+ *     // attributes attached to the messages and stores a pointer to each
+ *     // attribute in the attrs[] array accessable by attribute type.
+ *     if ((err = nlmsg_parse(nlmsg_hdr(msg), sizeof(struct my_hdr), attrs,
+ *                            ATTR_MAX, attr_policy)) < 0)
+ *         goto errout;
+ *
+ *     if (attrs[ATTR_FOO]) {
+ *         // It is safe to directly access the attribute payload without
+ *         // any further checks since nlmsg_parse() enforced the policy.
+ *         uint32_t foo = nla_get_u32(attrs[ATTR_FOO]);
+ *     }
+ *
+ *     if (attrs[ATTR_BAR]) {
+ *         struct nlattr *nested[NESTED_MAX+1];
+ *
+ *         // Attributes nested in a container can be parsed the same way
+ *         // as top level attributes.
+ *         if ((err = nla_parse_nested(nested, NESTED_MAX, attrs[ATTR_BAR],
+ *                                     nested_policy)) < 0)
+ *             goto errout;
+ *
+ *         // Process nested attributes here.
+ *     }
+ *
+ *     err = 0;
+ * errout:
+ *     return err;
+ * }
+ * @endcode
+ *
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @name Attribute Size Calculation
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/** @} */
+
+/**
+ * @name Parsing Attributes
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Check if the attribute header and payload can be accessed safely.
+ * @arg nla		Attribute of any kind.
+ * @arg remaining	Number of bytes remaining in attribute stream.
+ *
+ * Verifies that the header and payload do not exceed the number of
+ * bytes left in the attribute stream. This function must be called
+ * before access the attribute header or payload when iterating over
+ * the attribute stream using nla_next().
+ *
+ * @return True if the attribute can be accessed safely, false otherwise.
+ */
+int nla_ok(const struct nlattr *nla, int remaining)
+{
+	return remaining >= sizeof(*nla) &&
+	       nla->nla_len >= sizeof(*nla) &&
+	       nla->nla_len <= remaining;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Return next attribute in a stream of attributes.
+ * @arg nla		Attribute of any kind.
+ * @arg remaining	Variable to count remaining bytes in stream.
+ *
+ * Calculates the offset to the next attribute based on the attribute
+ * given. The attribute provided is assumed to be accessible, the
+ * caller is responsible to use nla_ok() beforehand. The offset (length
+ * of specified attribute including padding) is then subtracted from
+ * the remaining bytes variable and a pointer to the next attribute is
+ * returned.
+ *
+ * nla_next() can be called as long as remainig is >0.
+ *
+ * @return Pointer to next attribute.
+ */
+struct nlattr *nla_next(const struct nlattr *nla, int *remaining)
+{
+	int totlen = NLA_ALIGN(nla->nla_len);
+
+	*remaining -= totlen;
+	return (struct nlattr *) ((char *) nla + totlen);
+}
+
+static uint16_t nla_attr_minlen[NLA_TYPE_MAX+1] = {
+	[NLA_U8]	= sizeof(uint8_t),
+	[NLA_U16]	= sizeof(uint16_t),
+	[NLA_U32]	= sizeof(uint32_t),
+	[NLA_U64]	= sizeof(uint64_t),
+	[NLA_STRING]	= 1,
+};
+
+static int validate_nla(struct nlattr *nla, int maxtype,
+			struct nla_policy *policy)
+{
+	struct nla_policy *pt;
+	int minlen = 0, type = nla_type(nla);
+
+	if (type <= 0 || type > maxtype)
+		return 0;
+
+	pt = &policy[type];
+
+	if (pt->type > NLA_TYPE_MAX)
+		BUG();
+
+	if (pt->minlen)
+		minlen = pt->minlen;
+	else if (pt->type != NLA_UNSPEC)
+		minlen = nla_attr_minlen[pt->type];
+
+	if (pt->type == NLA_FLAG && nla_len(nla) > 0)
+		return -NLE_RANGE;
+
+	if (nla_len(nla) < minlen)
+		return -NLE_RANGE;
+
+	if (pt->maxlen && nla_len(nla) > pt->maxlen)
+		return -NLE_RANGE;
+
+	if (pt->type == NLA_STRING) {
+		char *data = nla_data(nla);
+		if (data[nla_len(nla) - 1] != '\0')
+			return -NLE_INVAL;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Create attribute index based on a stream of attributes.
+ * @arg tb		Index array to be filled (maxtype+1 elements).
+ * @arg maxtype		Maximum attribute type expected and accepted.
+ * @arg head		Head of attribute stream.
+ * @arg len		Length of attribute stream.
+ * @arg policy		Attribute validation policy.
+ *
+ * Iterates over the stream of attributes and stores a pointer to each
+ * attribute in the index array using the attribute type as index to
+ * the array. Attribute with a type greater than the maximum type
+ * specified will be silently ignored in order to maintain backwards
+ * compatibility. If \a policy is not NULL, the attribute will be
+ * validated using the specified policy.
+ *
+ * @see nla_validate
+ * @return 0 on success or a negative error code.
+ */
+int nla_parse(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype, struct nlattr *head, int len,
+	      struct nla_policy *policy)
+{
+	struct nlattr *nla;
+	int rem, err;
+
+	memset(tb, 0, sizeof(struct nlattr *) * (maxtype + 1));
+
+	nla_for_each_attr(nla, head, len, rem) {
+		int type = nla_type(nla);
+
+		if (type == 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Illegal nla->nla_type == 0\n");
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (type <= maxtype) {
+			if (policy) {
+				err = validate_nla(nla, maxtype, policy);
+				if (err < 0)
+					goto errout;
+			}
+
+			tb[type] = nla;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (rem > 0)
+		fprintf(stderr, "netlink: %d bytes leftover after parsing "
+		       "attributes.\n", rem);
+
+	err = 0;
+errout:
+	return err;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Validate a stream of attributes.
+ * @arg head		Head of attributes stream.
+ * @arg len		Length of attributes stream.
+ * @arg maxtype		Maximum attribute type expected and accepted.
+ * @arg policy		Validation policy.
+ *
+ * Iterates over the stream of attributes and validates each attribute
+ * one by one using the specified policy. Attributes with a type greater
+ * than the maximum type specified will be silently ignored in order to
+ * maintain backwards compatibility.
+ *
+ * See \ref attr_datatypes for more details on what kind of validation
+ * checks are performed on each attribute data type.
+ *
+ * @return 0 on success or a negative error code.
+ */
+int nla_validate(struct nlattr *head, int len, int maxtype,
+		 struct nla_policy *policy)
+{
+	struct nlattr *nla;
+	int rem, err;
+
+	nla_for_each_attr(nla, head, len, rem) {
+		err = validate_nla(nla, maxtype, policy);
+		if (err < 0)
+			goto errout;
+	}
+
+	err = 0;
+errout:
+	return err;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Find a single attribute in a stream of attributes.
+ * @arg head		Head of attributes stream.
+ * @arg len		Length of attributes stream.
+ * @arg attrtype	Attribute type to look for.
+ *
+ * Iterates over the stream of attributes and compares each type with
+ * the type specified. Returns the first attribute which matches the
+ * type.
+ *
+ * @return Pointer to attribute found or NULL.
+ */
+struct nlattr *nla_find(struct nlattr *head, int len, int attrtype)
+{
+	struct nlattr *nla;
+	int rem;
+
+	nla_for_each_attr(nla, head, len, rem)
+		if (nla_type(nla) == attrtype)
+			return nla;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/** @} */
+
+/**
+ * @name Unspecific Attribute
+ * @{
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Reserve space for a attribute.
+ * @arg msg		Netlink Message.
+ * @arg attrtype	Attribute Type.
+ * @arg attrlen		Length of payload.
+ *
+ * Reserves room for a attribute in the specified netlink message and
+ * fills in the attribute header (type, length). Returns NULL if there
+ * is unsuficient space for the attribute.
+ *
+ * Any padding between payload and the start of the next attribute is
+ * zeroed out.
+ *
+ * @return Pointer to start of attribute or NULL on failure.
+ */
+struct nlattr *nla_reserve(struct nl_msg *msg, int attrtype, int attrlen)
+{
+	struct nlattr *nla;
+	int tlen;
+	
+	tlen = NLMSG_ALIGN(msg->nm_nlh->nlmsg_len) + nla_total_size(attrlen);
+
+	if ((tlen + msg->nm_nlh->nlmsg_len) > msg->nm_size)
+		return NULL;
+
+	nla = (struct nlattr *) nlmsg_tail(msg->nm_nlh);
+	nla->nla_type = attrtype;
+	nla->nla_len = nla_attr_size(attrlen);
+
+	memset((unsigned char *) nla + nla->nla_len, 0, nla_padlen(attrlen));
+	msg->nm_nlh->nlmsg_len = tlen;
+
+	NL_DBG(2, "msg %p: Reserved %d bytes at offset +%td for attr %d "
+		  "nlmsg_len=%d\n", msg, attrlen,
+		  (void *) nla - nlmsg_data(msg->nm_nlh),
+		  attrtype, msg->nm_nlh->nlmsg_len);
+
+	return nla;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Add a unspecific attribute to netlink message.
+ * @arg msg		Netlink message.
+ * @arg attrtype	Attribute type.
+ * @arg datalen		Length of data to be used as payload.
+ * @arg data		Pointer to data to be used as attribute payload.
+ *
+ * Reserves room for a unspecific attribute and copies the provided data
+ * into the message as payload of the attribute. Returns an error if there
+ * is insufficient space for the attribute.
+ *
+ * @see nla_reserve
+ * @return 0 on success or a negative error code.
+ */
+int nla_put(struct nl_msg *msg, int attrtype, int datalen, const void *data)
+{
+	struct nlattr *nla;
+
+	nla = nla_reserve(msg, attrtype, datalen);
+	if (!nla)
+		return -NLE_NOMEM;
+
+	memcpy(nla_data(nla), data, datalen);
+	NL_DBG(2, "msg %p: Wrote %d bytes at offset +%td for attr %d\n",
+	       msg, datalen, (void *) nla - nlmsg_data(msg->nm_nlh), attrtype);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+
+/** @} */