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+/*
+ * Public definitions pertaining to the Forwarding Plane Manager component.
+ *
+ * Permission is granted to use, copy, modify and/or distribute this
+ * software under either one of the licenses below.
+ *
+ * Note that if you use other files from the Quagga tree directly or
+ * indirectly, then the licenses in those files still apply.
+ *
+ * Please retain both licenses below when modifying this code in the
+ * Quagga tree.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 by Open Source Routing.
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 by Internet Systems Consortium, Inc. ("ISC")
+ */
+
+/*
+ * License Option 1: GPL
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free
+ * Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * License Option 2: ISC License
+ *
+ * Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software
+ * for any purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided
+ * that the above copyright notice and this permission notice appear
+ * in all copies.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL
+ * WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED
+ * WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR
+ * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS
+ * OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+ * NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
+ * CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _FPM_H
+#define _FPM_H
+
+/*
+ * The Forwarding Plane Manager (FPM) is an optional component that
+ * may be used in scenarios where the router has a forwarding path
+ * that is distinct from the kernel, commonly a hardware-based fast
+ * path. It is responsible for programming forwarding information
+ * (such as routes and nexthops) in the fast path.
+ *
+ * In Quagga, the Routing Information Base is maintained in the
+ * 'zebra' infrastructure daemon. Routing protocols communicate their
+ * best routes to zebra, and zebra computes the best route across
+ * protocols for each prefix. This latter information comprises the
+ * bulk of the Forwarding Information Base.
+ *
+ * This header file defines a point-to-point interface using which
+ * zebra can update the FPM about changes in routes. The communication
+ * takes place over a stream socket. The FPM listens on a well-known
+ * TCP port, and zebra initiates the connection.
+ *
+ * All messages sent over the connection start with a short FPM
+ * header, fpm_msg_hdr_t. In the case of route add/delete messages,
+ * the header is followed by a netlink message. Zebra should send a
+ * complete copy of the forwarding table(s) to the FPM, including
+ * routes that it may have picked up from the kernel.
+ *
+ * The FPM interface uses replace semantics. That is, if a 'route add'
+ * message for a prefix is followed by another 'route add' message, the
+ * information in the second message is complete by itself, and replaces
+ * the information sent in the first message.
+ *
+ * If the connection to the FPM goes down for some reason, the client
+ * (zebra) should send the FPM a complete copy of the forwarding
+ * table(s) when it reconnects.
+ */
+
+#define FPM_DEFAULT_PORT 2620
+
+/*
+ * Largest message that can be sent to or received from the FPM.
+ */
+#define FPM_MAX_MSG_LEN 4096
+
+/*
+ * Header that precedes each fpm message to/from the FPM.
+ */
+typedef struct fpm_msg_hdr_t_
+{
+  /*
+   * Protocol version.
+   */
+  uint8_t version;
+
+  /*
+   * Type of message, see below.
+   */
+  uint8_t msg_type;
+
+  /*
+   * Length of entire message, including the header, in network byte
+   * order.
+   *
+   * Note that msg_len is rounded up to make sure that message is at
+   * the desired alignment. This means that some payloads may need
+   * padding at the end.
+   */
+  uint16_t msg_len;
+} fpm_msg_hdr_t;
+
+/*
+ * The current version of the FPM protocol is 1.
+ */
+#define FPM_PROTO_VERSION 1
+
+typedef enum fpm_msg_type_e_ {
+  FPM_MSG_TYPE_NONE = 0,
+
+  /*
+   * Indicates that the payload is a completely formed netlink
+   * message.
+   */
+  FPM_MSG_TYPE_NETLINK = 1,
+} fpm_msg_type_e;
+
+/*
+ * The FPM message header is aligned to the same boundary as netlink
+ * messages (4). This means that a netlink message does not need
+ * padding when encapsulated in an FPM message.
+ */
+#define FPM_MSG_ALIGNTO 4
+
+/*
+ * fpm_msg_align
+ *
+ * Round up the given length to the desired alignment.
+ */
+static inline size_t
+fpm_msg_align (size_t len)
+{
+  return (len + FPM_MSG_ALIGNTO - 1) & ~(FPM_MSG_ALIGNTO - 1);
+}
+
+/*
+ * The (rounded up) size of the FPM message header. This ensures that
+ * the message payload always starts at an aligned address.
+ */
+#define FPM_MSG_HDR_LEN (fpm_msg_align (sizeof (fpm_msg_hdr_t)))
+
+/*
+ * fpm_data_len_to_msg_len
+ *
+ * The length value that should be placed in the msg_len field of the
+ * header for a *payload* of size 'data_len'.
+ */
+static inline size_t
+fpm_data_len_to_msg_len (size_t data_len)
+{
+  return fpm_msg_align (data_len) + FPM_MSG_HDR_LEN;
+}
+
+/*
+ * fpm_msg_data
+ *
+ * Pointer to the payload of the given fpm header.
+ */
+static inline void *
+fpm_msg_data (fpm_msg_hdr_t *hdr)
+{
+  return ((char*) hdr) + FPM_MSG_HDR_LEN;
+}
+
+/*
+ * fpm_msg_len
+ */
+static inline size_t
+fpm_msg_len (const fpm_msg_hdr_t *hdr)
+{
+  return ntohs (hdr->msg_len);
+}
+
+/*
+ * fpm_msg_data_len
+ */
+static inline size_t
+fpm_msg_data_len (const fpm_msg_hdr_t *hdr)
+{
+  return (fpm_msg_len (hdr) - FPM_MSG_HDR_LEN);
+}
+
+/*
+ * fpm_msg_next
+ *
+ * Move to the next message in a buffer.
+ */
+static inline fpm_msg_hdr_t *
+fpm_msg_next (fpm_msg_hdr_t *hdr, size_t *len)
+{
+  size_t msg_len;
+
+  msg_len = fpm_msg_len (hdr);
+
+  if (len) {
+    if (*len < msg_len)
+      {
+	assert(0);
+	return NULL;
+      }
+    *len -= msg_len;
+  }
+
+  return (fpm_msg_hdr_t *) (((char*) hdr) + msg_len);
+}
+
+/*
+ * fpm_msg_hdr_ok
+ *
+ * Returns TRUE if a message header looks well-formed.
+ */
+static inline int
+fpm_msg_hdr_ok (const fpm_msg_hdr_t *hdr)
+{
+  size_t msg_len;
+
+  if (hdr->msg_type == FPM_MSG_TYPE_NONE)
+    return 0;
+
+  msg_len = fpm_msg_len (hdr);
+
+  if (msg_len < FPM_MSG_HDR_LEN || msg_len > FPM_MAX_MSG_LEN)
+    return 0;
+
+  if (fpm_msg_align (msg_len) != msg_len)
+    return 0;
+
+  return 1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * fpm_msg_ok
+ *
+ * Returns TRUE if a message looks well-formed.
+ *
+ * @param len The length in bytes from 'hdr' to the end of the buffer.
+ */
+static inline int
+fpm_msg_ok (const fpm_msg_hdr_t *hdr, size_t len)
+{
+  if (len < FPM_MSG_HDR_LEN)
+    return 0;
+
+  if (!fpm_msg_hdr_ok (hdr))
+    return 0;
+
+  if (fpm_msg_len (hdr) > len)
+    return 0;
+
+  return 1;
+}
+
+#endif /* _FPM_H */