| 1 | <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
|
|---|
| 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
|
|---|
| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
|
|---|
| 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
|
|---|
| 5 | %general-entities;
|
|---|
| 6 |
|
|---|
| 7 | <!ENTITY libnl-download-http "https://github.com/thom311/libnl/releases/download/libnl&libnl-dl-version;/libnl-&libnl-version;.tar.gz">
|
|---|
| 8 | <!ENTITY libnl-download-ftp " ">
|
|---|
| 9 | <!ENTITY libnl-md5sum "b3db700a55866b17036d0e035d88bb9d">
|
|---|
| 10 | <!ENTITY libnl-size "960 KB">
|
|---|
| 11 | <!ENTITY libnl-buildsize "30 MB (with API documentation)">
|
|---|
| 12 | <!ENTITY libnl-time "0.4 SBU (with API documentation)">
|
|---|
| 13 |
|
|---|
| 14 |
|
|---|
| 15 | <!ENTITY libnl-doc-download-http "https://github.com/thom311/libnl/releases/download/libnl&libnl-dl-version;/libnl-doc-&libnl-version;.tar.gz">
|
|---|
| 16 | <!ENTITY libnl-doc-download-ftp " ">
|
|---|
| 17 | <!ENTITY libnl-doc-md5sum "aa2a121688c11b7ffd046290ee71f20d">
|
|---|
| 18 | <!ENTITY libnl-doc-size "13 MB">
|
|---|
| 19 | ]>
|
|---|
| 20 |
|
|---|
| 21 | <sect1 id="libnl" xreflabel="libnl-&libnl-version;">
|
|---|
| 22 | <?dbhtml filename="libnl.html"?>
|
|---|
| 23 |
|
|---|
| 24 | <title>libnl-&libnl-version;</title>
|
|---|
| 25 |
|
|---|
| 26 | <indexterm zone="libnl">
|
|---|
| 27 | <primary sortas="a-libnl">libnl</primary>
|
|---|
| 28 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 29 |
|
|---|
| 30 | <sect2 role="package">
|
|---|
| 31 | <title>Introduction to libnl</title>
|
|---|
| 32 |
|
|---|
| 33 | <para>
|
|---|
| 34 | The <application>libnl</application> suite is a collection of libraries
|
|---|
| 35 | providing APIs to netlink protocol based Linux kernel interfaces.
|
|---|
| 36 | </para>
|
|---|
| 37 |
|
|---|
| 38 | &lfs111_checked;
|
|---|
| 39 |
|
|---|
| 40 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Package Information</bridgehead>
|
|---|
| 41 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
|
|---|
| 42 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 43 | <para>
|
|---|
| 44 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&libnl-download-http;"/>
|
|---|
| 45 | </para>
|
|---|
| 46 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 47 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 48 | <para>
|
|---|
| 49 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&libnl-download-ftp;"/>
|
|---|
| 50 | </para>
|
|---|
| 51 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 52 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 53 | <para>
|
|---|
| 54 | Download MD5 sum: &libnl-md5sum;
|
|---|
| 55 | </para>
|
|---|
| 56 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 57 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 58 | <para>
|
|---|
| 59 | Download size: &libnl-size;
|
|---|
| 60 | </para>
|
|---|
| 61 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 62 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 63 | <para>
|
|---|
| 64 | Estimated disk space required: &libnl-buildsize;
|
|---|
| 65 | </para>
|
|---|
| 66 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 67 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 68 | <para>
|
|---|
| 69 | Estimated build time: &libnl-time;
|
|---|
| 70 | </para>
|
|---|
| 71 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 72 | </itemizedlist>
|
|---|
| 73 |
|
|---|
| 74 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Optional Download</bridgehead>
|
|---|
| 75 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
|
|---|
| 76 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 77 | <para>
|
|---|
| 78 | Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&libnl-doc-download-http;"/>
|
|---|
| 79 | </para>
|
|---|
| 80 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 81 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 82 | <para>
|
|---|
| 83 | Download (FTP): <ulink url="&libnl-doc-download-ftp;"/>
|
|---|
| 84 | </para>
|
|---|
| 85 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 86 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 87 | <para>
|
|---|
| 88 | Download MD5 sum: &libnl-doc-md5sum;
|
|---|
| 89 | </para>
|
|---|
| 90 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 91 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 92 | <para>
|
|---|
| 93 | Download size: &libnl-doc-size;
|
|---|
| 94 | </para>
|
|---|
| 95 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 96 | </itemizedlist>
|
|---|
| 97 |
|
|---|
| 98 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Additional Downloads</bridgehead>
|
|---|
| 99 | <itemizedlist spacing='compact'>
|
|---|
| 100 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 101 | <para>
|
|---|
| 102 | Optional patch: <ulink
|
|---|
| 103 | url="&patch-root;/libnl-&libnl-version;-upstream_test_fix-1.patch"/>
|
|---|
| 104 | </para>
|
|---|
| 105 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 106 | </itemizedlist>
|
|---|
| 107 |
|
|---|
| 108 | <para condition="html" role="usernotes">User Notes:
|
|---|
| 109 | <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/libnl"/>
|
|---|
| 110 | </para>
|
|---|
| 111 | </sect2>
|
|---|
| 112 |
|
|---|
| 113 | <sect2 role="installation">
|
|---|
| 114 | <title>Installation of libnl</title>
|
|---|
| 115 |
|
|---|
| 116 | <para>
|
|---|
| 117 | If you are going to run the package tests apply this patch:
|
|---|
| 118 | </para>
|
|---|
| 119 |
|
|---|
| 120 | <screen><userinput>patch -Np1 -i ../libnl-&libnl-version;-upstream_test_fix-1.patch
|
|---|
| 121 | autoreconf -fi</userinput></screen>
|
|---|
| 122 |
|
|---|
| 123 | <para>
|
|---|
| 124 | Install <application>libnl</application> by running the following
|
|---|
| 125 | commands:
|
|---|
| 126 | </para>
|
|---|
| 127 |
|
|---|
| 128 | <screen><userinput>./configure --prefix=/usr \
|
|---|
| 129 | --sysconfdir=/etc \
|
|---|
| 130 | --disable-static &&
|
|---|
| 131 | make</userinput></screen>
|
|---|
| 132 |
|
|---|
| 133 | <para>
|
|---|
| 134 | To test the results, issue: <command>make check</command>.
|
|---|
| 135 | One subtest is known to fail.
|
|---|
| 136 | <!-- If the kernel does not have CONFIG_IPC_NS=y, one subtest tests/check-all
|
|---|
| 137 | fails. If it does have it, the subtest still fails in a different place
|
|---|
| 138 | for unknown reasons. Version 3.6.0. -->
|
|---|
| 139 | </para>
|
|---|
| 140 |
|
|---|
| 141 | <para>
|
|---|
| 142 | Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
|
|---|
| 143 | </para>
|
|---|
| 144 |
|
|---|
| 145 | <screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
|
|---|
| 146 |
|
|---|
| 147 | <para>
|
|---|
| 148 | If you wish to install the API documentation, as the
|
|---|
| 149 | <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
|
|---|
| 150 | </para>
|
|---|
| 151 |
|
|---|
| 152 | <screen role="root"><userinput>mkdir -vp /usr/share/doc/libnl-&libnl-version; &&
|
|---|
| 153 | tar -xf ../libnl-doc-&libnl-version;.tar.gz --strip-components=1 --no-same-owner \
|
|---|
| 154 | -C /usr/share/doc/libnl-&libnl-version;</userinput></screen>
|
|---|
| 155 |
|
|---|
| 156 | </sect2>
|
|---|
| 157 |
|
|---|
| 158 | <sect2 role="commands">
|
|---|
| 159 | <title>Command Explanations</title>
|
|---|
| 160 |
|
|---|
| 161 | <xi:include xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
|
|---|
| 162 | href="../../xincludes/static-libraries.xml"/>
|
|---|
| 163 |
|
|---|
| 164 | <para>
|
|---|
| 165 | <option>--disable-cli</option>: Use this parameter if you
|
|---|
| 166 | don't want to install cli tools provided by the package.
|
|---|
| 167 | </para>
|
|---|
| 168 |
|
|---|
| 169 | </sect2>
|
|---|
| 170 |
|
|---|
| 171 | <sect2 role="content">
|
|---|
| 172 | <title>Contents</title>
|
|---|
| 173 |
|
|---|
| 174 | <segmentedlist>
|
|---|
| 175 | <segtitle>Installed Programs</segtitle>
|
|---|
| 176 | <segtitle>Installed Libraries</segtitle>
|
|---|
| 177 | <segtitle>Installed Directories</segtitle>
|
|---|
| 178 |
|
|---|
| 179 | <seglistitem>
|
|---|
| 180 | <seg>
|
|---|
| 181 | genl-ctrl-list,
|
|---|
| 182 | idiag-socket-details,
|
|---|
| 183 | nl-class-add,
|
|---|
| 184 | nl-class-delete,
|
|---|
| 185 | nl-classid-lookup,
|
|---|
| 186 | nl-class-list,
|
|---|
| 187 | nl-cls-add,
|
|---|
| 188 | nl-cls-delete,
|
|---|
| 189 | nl-cls-list,
|
|---|
| 190 | nl-link-list,
|
|---|
| 191 | nl-pktloc-lookup,
|
|---|
| 192 | nl-qdisc-add,
|
|---|
| 193 | nl-qdisc-delete,
|
|---|
| 194 | nl-qdisc-list, and 48 other helper programs with nl- and nf- prefixes
|
|---|
| 195 | </seg>
|
|---|
| 196 | <seg>
|
|---|
| 197 | libnl-3.so,
|
|---|
| 198 | libnl-cli-3.so,
|
|---|
| 199 | libnl-genl-3.so,
|
|---|
| 200 | libnl-idiag-3.so,
|
|---|
| 201 | libnl-nf-3.so,
|
|---|
| 202 | libnl-route-3.so,
|
|---|
| 203 | libnl-xfrm-3.so, and
|
|---|
| 204 | cli modules under /usr/lib/libnl/cli tree
|
|---|
| 205 | </seg>
|
|---|
| 206 | <seg>
|
|---|
| 207 | /etc/libnl,
|
|---|
| 208 | /usr/include/libnl3,
|
|---|
| 209 | /usr/lib/libnl, and
|
|---|
| 210 | /usr/share/doc/libnl-&libnl-version;
|
|---|
| 211 | </seg>
|
|---|
| 212 | </seglistitem>
|
|---|
| 213 | </segmentedlist>
|
|---|
| 214 |
|
|---|
| 215 | <variablelist>
|
|---|
| 216 | <bridgehead renderas="sect3">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
|
|---|
| 217 | <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
|
|---|
| 218 | <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>
|
|---|
| 219 |
|
|---|
| 220 | <varlistentry id="genl-ctrl-list">
|
|---|
| 221 | <term><command>genl-ctrl-list</command></term>
|
|---|
| 222 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 223 | <para>
|
|---|
| 224 | queries the Generic Netlink controller in the kernel and prints
|
|---|
| 225 | a list of all registered Generic Netlink families including
|
|---|
| 226 | the version of the interface that has been registered
|
|---|
| 227 | </para>
|
|---|
| 228 | <indexterm zone="libnl genl-ctrl-list">
|
|---|
| 229 | <primary sortas="b-genl-ctrl-list">genl-ctrl-list</primary>
|
|---|
| 230 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 231 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 232 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 233 |
|
|---|
| 234 | <varlistentry id="nl-class-add">
|
|---|
| 235 | <term><command>nl-class-add</command></term>
|
|---|
| 236 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 237 | <para>
|
|---|
| 238 | adds, updates, or replaces Traffic Classes
|
|---|
| 239 | </para>
|
|---|
| 240 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-class-add">
|
|---|
| 241 | <primary sortas="b-nl-class-add">nl-class-add</primary>
|
|---|
| 242 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 243 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 244 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 245 |
|
|---|
| 246 | <varlistentry id="nl-class-delete">
|
|---|
| 247 | <term><command>nl-class-delete</command></term>
|
|---|
| 248 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 249 | <para>
|
|---|
| 250 | deletes Traffic Classes
|
|---|
| 251 | </para>
|
|---|
| 252 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-class-delete">
|
|---|
| 253 | <primary sortas="b-nl-class-delete">nl-class-delete</primary>
|
|---|
| 254 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 255 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 256 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 257 |
|
|---|
| 258 | <varlistentry id="nl-classid-lookup">
|
|---|
| 259 | <term><command>nl-classid-lookup</command></term>
|
|---|
| 260 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 261 | <para>
|
|---|
| 262 | is used to resolve qdisc/class names to classid values and vice
|
|---|
| 263 | versa
|
|---|
| 264 | </para>
|
|---|
| 265 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-classid-lookup">
|
|---|
| 266 | <primary sortas="b-nl-classid-lookup">nl-classid-lookup</primary>
|
|---|
| 267 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 268 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 269 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 270 |
|
|---|
| 271 | <varlistentry id="nl-class-list">
|
|---|
| 272 | <term><command>nl-class-list</command></term>
|
|---|
| 273 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 274 | <para>
|
|---|
| 275 | lists Traffic Classes
|
|---|
| 276 | </para>
|
|---|
| 277 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-class-list">
|
|---|
| 278 | <primary sortas="b-nl-class-list">nl-class-list</primary>
|
|---|
| 279 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 280 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 281 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 282 |
|
|---|
| 283 | <varlistentry id="nl-cls-add">
|
|---|
| 284 | <term><command>nl-cls-add</command></term>
|
|---|
| 285 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 286 | <para>
|
|---|
| 287 | adds a classifier
|
|---|
| 288 | </para>
|
|---|
| 289 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-cls-add">
|
|---|
| 290 | <primary sortas="b-nl-cls-add">nl-cls-add</primary>
|
|---|
| 291 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 292 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 293 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 294 |
|
|---|
| 295 | <varlistentry id="nl-cls-delete">
|
|---|
| 296 | <term><command>nl-cls-delete</command></term>
|
|---|
| 297 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 298 | <para>
|
|---|
| 299 | deletes a classifier
|
|---|
| 300 | </para>
|
|---|
| 301 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-cls-delete">
|
|---|
| 302 | <primary sortas="b-nl-cls-delete">nl-cls-delete</primary>
|
|---|
| 303 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 304 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 305 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 306 |
|
|---|
| 307 | <varlistentry id="nl-cls-list">
|
|---|
| 308 | <term><command>nl-cls-list</command></term>
|
|---|
| 309 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 310 | <para>
|
|---|
| 311 | lists classifiers
|
|---|
| 312 | </para>
|
|---|
| 313 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-cls-list">
|
|---|
| 314 | <primary sortas="b-nl-cls-list">nl-cls-list</primary>
|
|---|
| 315 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 316 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 317 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 318 |
|
|---|
| 319 | <varlistentry id="nl-link-list">
|
|---|
| 320 | <term><command>nl-link-list</command></term>
|
|---|
| 321 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 322 | <para>
|
|---|
| 323 | dumps link attributes
|
|---|
| 324 | </para>
|
|---|
| 325 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-link-list">
|
|---|
| 326 | <primary sortas="b-nl-link-list">nl-link-list</primary>
|
|---|
| 327 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 328 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 329 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 330 |
|
|---|
| 331 | <varlistentry id="nl-pktloc-lookup">
|
|---|
| 332 | <term><command>nl-pktloc-lookup</command></term>
|
|---|
| 333 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 334 | <para>
|
|---|
| 335 | allows the lookup of packet location definitions
|
|---|
| 336 | </para>
|
|---|
| 337 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-pktloc-lookup">
|
|---|
| 338 | <primary sortas="b-nl-pktloc-lookup">nl-pktloc-lookup</primary>
|
|---|
| 339 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 340 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 341 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 342 |
|
|---|
| 343 | <varlistentry id="nl-qdisc-add">
|
|---|
| 344 | <term><command>nl-qdisc-add</command></term>
|
|---|
| 345 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 346 | <para>
|
|---|
| 347 | adds queueing disciplines (qdiscs) in the kernel
|
|---|
| 348 | </para>
|
|---|
| 349 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-qdisc-add">
|
|---|
| 350 | <primary sortas="b-nl-qdisc-add">nl-qdisc-add</primary>
|
|---|
| 351 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 352 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 353 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 354 |
|
|---|
| 355 | <varlistentry id="nl-qdisc-delete">
|
|---|
| 356 | <term><command>nl-qdisc-delete</command></term>
|
|---|
| 357 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 358 | <para>
|
|---|
| 359 | deletes queueing disciplines (qdiscs) in the kernel
|
|---|
| 360 | </para>
|
|---|
| 361 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-qdisc-delete">
|
|---|
| 362 | <primary sortas="b-nl-qdisc-delete">nl-qdisc-delete</primary>
|
|---|
| 363 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 364 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 365 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 366 |
|
|---|
| 367 | <varlistentry id="nl-qdisc-list">
|
|---|
| 368 | <term><command>nl-qdisc-list</command></term>
|
|---|
| 369 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 370 | <para>
|
|---|
| 371 | lists queueing disciplines (qdiscs) in the kernel
|
|---|
| 372 | </para>
|
|---|
| 373 | <indexterm zone="libnl nl-qdisc-list">
|
|---|
| 374 | <primary sortas="b-nl-qdisc-list">nl-qdisc-list</primary>
|
|---|
| 375 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 376 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 377 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 378 |
|
|---|
| 379 | <varlistentry id="libnl-lib">
|
|---|
| 380 | <term><filename class="libraryfile">libnl*-3.so</filename></term>
|
|---|
| 381 | <listitem>
|
|---|
| 382 | <para>
|
|---|
| 383 | These libraries contain API functions used to access Netlink
|
|---|
| 384 | interfaces in Linux kernel
|
|---|
| 385 | </para>
|
|---|
| 386 | <indexterm zone="libnl libnl-lib">
|
|---|
| 387 | <primary sortas="c-libnl">libnl*-3.so</primary>
|
|---|
| 388 | </indexterm>
|
|---|
| 389 | </listitem>
|
|---|
| 390 | </varlistentry>
|
|---|
| 391 |
|
|---|
| 392 | </variablelist>
|
|---|
| 393 |
|
|---|
| 394 | </sect2>
|
|---|
| 395 |
|
|---|
| 396 | </sect1>
|
|---|
