in hv_utils_transport.c [217:268]
int hvutil_transport_send(struct hvutil_transport *hvt, void *msg, int len,
void (*on_read_cb)(void))
{
struct cn_msg *cn_msg;
int ret = 0;
if (hvt->mode == HVUTIL_TRANSPORT_INIT ||
hvt->mode == HVUTIL_TRANSPORT_DESTROY) {
return -EINVAL;
} else if (hvt->mode == HVUTIL_TRANSPORT_NETLINK) {
cn_msg = kzalloc(sizeof(*cn_msg) + len, GFP_ATOMIC);
if (!cn_msg)
return -ENOMEM;
cn_msg->id.idx = hvt->cn_id.idx;
cn_msg->id.val = hvt->cn_id.val;
cn_msg->len = len;
memcpy(cn_msg->data, msg, len);
ret = cn_netlink_send(cn_msg, 0, 0, GFP_ATOMIC);
kfree(cn_msg);
/*
* We don't know when netlink messages are delivered but unlike
* in CHARDEV mode we're not blocked and we can send next
* messages right away.
*/
if (on_read_cb)
on_read_cb();
return ret;
}
/* HVUTIL_TRANSPORT_CHARDEV */
mutex_lock(&hvt->lock);
if (hvt->mode != HVUTIL_TRANSPORT_CHARDEV) {
ret = -EINVAL;
goto out_unlock;
}
if (hvt->outmsg) {
/* Previous message wasn't received */
ret = -EFAULT;
goto out_unlock;
}
hvt->outmsg = kzalloc(len, GFP_KERNEL);
if (hvt->outmsg) {
memcpy(hvt->outmsg, msg, len);
hvt->outmsg_len = len;
hvt->on_read = on_read_cb;
wake_up_interruptible(&hvt->outmsg_q);
} else
ret = -ENOMEM;
out_unlock:
mutex_unlock(&hvt->lock);
return ret;
}