/*
- * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Nicira Networks.
+ * Copyright (c) 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Nicira, Inc.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
ofpbuf_prealloc_tailroom(msg, NLMSG_ALIGN(size));
}
-static uint32_t
-get_nlmsg_seq(void)
-{
- /* Next nlmsghdr sequence number.
- *
- * This implementation uses sequence numbers that are unique process-wide,
- * to avoid a hypothetical race: send request, close socket, open new
- * socket that reuses the old socket's PID value, send request on new
- * socket, receive reply from kernel to old socket but with same PID and
- * sequence number. (This race could be avoided other ways, e.g. by
- * preventing PIDs from being quickly reused). */
- static uint32_t next_seq;
-
- if (next_seq == 0) {
- /* Pick initial sequence number. */
- next_seq = getpid() ^ time_wall();
- }
- return next_seq++;
-}
-
/* Puts a nlmsghdr at the beginning of 'msg', which must be initially empty.
* Uses the given 'type' and 'flags'. 'expected_payload' should be
* an estimate of the number of payload bytes to be supplied; if the size of
* is often NLM_F_REQUEST indicating that a request is being made, commonly
* or'd with NLM_F_ACK to request an acknowledgement.
*
- * Sets the new nlmsghdr's nlmsg_pid field to 0 for now. nl_sock_send() will
- * fill it in just before sending the message.
+ * Sets the new nlmsghdr's nlmsg_len, nlmsg_seq, and nlmsg_pid fields to 0 for
+ * now. Functions that send Netlink messages will fill these in just before
+ * sending the message.
*
* nl_msg_put_genlmsghdr() is more convenient for composing a Generic Netlink
* message. */
nlmsghdr->nlmsg_len = 0;
nlmsghdr->nlmsg_type = type;
nlmsghdr->nlmsg_flags = flags;
- nlmsghdr->nlmsg_seq = get_nlmsg_seq();
+ nlmsghdr->nlmsg_seq = 0;
nlmsghdr->nlmsg_pid = 0;
}