8 files changed, 411 insertions, 143 deletions

diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/Build b/tools/lib/bpf/Build
index 6eb9bacd1948..7bc31c905018 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/Build
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/Build
@@ -1 +1 @@
-libbpf-y := libbpf.o bpf.o nlattr.o btf.o libbpf_errno.o str_error.o
+libbpf-y := libbpf.o bpf.o nlattr.o btf.o libbpf_errno.o str_error.o netlink.o
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
index 60aa4ca8b2c5..3878a26a2071 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/bpf.c
@@ -28,16 +28,8 @@
 #include <linux/bpf.h>
 #include "bpf.h"
 #include "libbpf.h"
-#include "nlattr.h"
-#include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
-#include <linux/if_link.h>
-#include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
-#ifndef SOL_NETLINK
-#define SOL_NETLINK 270
-#endif
-
 /*
  * When building perf, unistd.h is overridden. __NR_bpf is
  * required to be defined explicitly.
@@ -499,127 +491,6 @@ int bpf_raw_tracepoint_open(const char *name, int prog_fd)
 	return sys_bpf(BPF_RAW_TRACEPOINT_OPEN, &attr, sizeof(attr));
 }
 
-int bpf_set_link_xdp_fd(int ifindex, int fd, __u32 flags)
-{
-	struct sockaddr_nl sa;
-	int sock, seq = 0, len, ret = -1;
-	char buf[4096];
-	struct nlattr *nla, *nla_xdp;
-	struct {
-		struct nlmsghdr  nh;
-		struct ifinfomsg ifinfo;
-		char             attrbuf[64];
-	} req;
-	struct nlmsghdr *nh;
-	struct nlmsgerr *err;
-	socklen_t addrlen;
-	int one = 1;
-
-	memset(&sa, 0, sizeof(sa));
-	sa.nl_family = AF_NETLINK;
-
-	sock = socket(AF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW, NETLINK_ROUTE);
-	if (sock < 0) {
-		return -errno;
-	}
-
-	if (setsockopt(sock, SOL_NETLINK, NETLINK_EXT_ACK,
-		       &one, sizeof(one)) < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "Netlink error reporting not supported\n");
-	}
-
-	if (bind(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&sa, sizeof(sa)) < 0) {
-		ret = -errno;
-		goto cleanup;
-	}
-
-	addrlen = sizeof(sa);
-	if (getsockname(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&sa, &addrlen) < 0) {
-		ret = -errno;
-		goto cleanup;
-	}
-
-	if (addrlen != sizeof(sa)) {
-		ret = -LIBBPF_ERRNO__INTERNAL;
-		goto cleanup;
-	}
-
-	memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
-	req.nh.nlmsg_len = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(struct ifinfomsg));
-	req.nh.nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_ACK;
-	req.nh.nlmsg_type = RTM_SETLINK;
-	req.nh.nlmsg_pid = 0;
-	req.nh.nlmsg_seq = ++seq;
-	req.ifinfo.ifi_family = AF_UNSPEC;
-	req.ifinfo.ifi_index = ifindex;
-
-	/* started nested attribute for XDP */
-	nla = (struct nlattr *)(((char *)&req)
-				+ NLMSG_ALIGN(req.nh.nlmsg_len));
-	nla->nla_type = NLA_F_NESTED | IFLA_XDP;
-	nla->nla_len = NLA_HDRLEN;
-
-	/* add XDP fd */
-	nla_xdp = (struct nlattr *)((char *)nla + nla->nla_len);
-	nla_xdp->nla_type = IFLA_XDP_FD;
-	nla_xdp->nla_len = NLA_HDRLEN + sizeof(int);
-	memcpy((char *)nla_xdp + NLA_HDRLEN, &fd, sizeof(fd));
-	nla->nla_len += nla_xdp->nla_len;
-
-	/* if user passed in any flags, add those too */
-	if (flags) {
-		nla_xdp = (struct nlattr *)((char *)nla + nla->nla_len);
-		nla_xdp->nla_type = IFLA_XDP_FLAGS;
-		nla_xdp->nla_len = NLA_HDRLEN + sizeof(flags);
-		memcpy((char *)nla_xdp + NLA_HDRLEN, &flags, sizeof(flags));
-		nla->nla_len += nla_xdp->nla_len;
-	}
-
-	req.nh.nlmsg_len += NLA_ALIGN(nla->nla_len);
-
-	if (send(sock, &req, req.nh.nlmsg_len, 0) < 0) {
-		ret = -errno;
-		goto cleanup;
-	}
-
-	len = recv(sock, buf, sizeof(buf), 0);
-	if (len < 0) {
-		ret = -errno;
-		goto cleanup;
-	}
-
-	for (nh = (struct nlmsghdr *)buf; NLMSG_OK(nh, len);
-	     nh = NLMSG_NEXT(nh, len)) {
-		if (nh->nlmsg_pid != sa.nl_pid) {
-			ret = -LIBBPF_ERRNO__WRNGPID;
-			goto cleanup;
-		}
-		if (nh->nlmsg_seq != seq) {
-			ret = -LIBBPF_ERRNO__INVSEQ;
-			goto cleanup;
-		}
-		switch (nh->nlmsg_type) {
-		case NLMSG_ERROR:
-			err = (struct nlmsgerr *)NLMSG_DATA(nh);
-			if (!err->error)
-				continue;
-			ret = err->error;
-			nla_dump_errormsg(nh);
-			goto cleanup;
-		case NLMSG_DONE:
-			break;
-		default:
-			break;
-		}
-	}
-
-	ret = 0;
-
-cleanup:
-	close(sock);
-	return ret;
-}
-
 int bpf_load_btf(void *btf, __u32 btf_size, char *log_buf, __u32 log_buf_size,
 		 bool do_log)
 {
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
index bdb94939fd60..4f8d43ae20d2 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
@@ -1502,6 +1502,7 @@ static bool bpf_prog_type__needs_kver(enum bpf_prog_type type)
 	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_CGROUP_SOCK_ADDR:
 	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_LIRC_MODE2:
 	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_SK_REUSEPORT:
+	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_FLOW_DISSECTOR:
 		return false;
 	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_UNSPEC:
 	case BPF_PROG_TYPE_KPROBE:
@@ -2121,6 +2122,7 @@ static const struct {
 	BPF_PROG_SEC("sk_skb",		BPF_PROG_TYPE_SK_SKB),
 	BPF_PROG_SEC("sk_msg",		BPF_PROG_TYPE_SK_MSG),
 	BPF_PROG_SEC("lirc_mode2",	BPF_PROG_TYPE_LIRC_MODE2),
+	BPF_PROG_SEC("flow_dissector",	BPF_PROG_TYPE_FLOW_DISSECTOR),
 	BPF_SA_PROG_SEC("cgroup/bind4",	BPF_CGROUP_INET4_BIND),
 	BPF_SA_PROG_SEC("cgroup/bind6",	BPF_CGROUP_INET6_BIND),
 	BPF_SA_PROG_SEC("cgroup/connect4", BPF_CGROUP_INET4_CONNECT),
@@ -2336,7 +2338,7 @@ int bpf_prog_load_xattr(const struct bpf_prog_load_attr *attr,
 		bpf_program__set_expected_attach_type(prog,
 						      expected_attach_type);
 
-		if (!bpf_program__is_function_storage(prog, obj) && !first_prog)
+		if (!first_prog)
 			first_prog = prog;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
index 96c55fac54c3..e3b00e23e181 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ enum libbpf_errno {
 	LIBBPF_ERRNO__PROGTYPE,	/* Kernel doesn't support this program type */
 	LIBBPF_ERRNO__WRNGPID,	/* Wrong pid in netlink message */
 	LIBBPF_ERRNO__INVSEQ,	/* Invalid netlink sequence */
+	LIBBPF_ERRNO__NLPARSE,	/* netlink parsing error */
 	__LIBBPF_ERRNO__END,
 };
 
@@ -297,4 +298,19 @@ int bpf_perf_event_read_simple(void *mem, unsigned long size,
 			       unsigned long page_size,
 			       void **buf, size_t *buf_len,
 			       bpf_perf_event_print_t fn, void *priv);
+
+struct nlmsghdr;
+struct nlattr;
+typedef int (*dump_nlmsg_t)(void *cookie, void *msg, struct nlattr **tb);
+typedef int (*__dump_nlmsg_t)(struct nlmsghdr *nlmsg, dump_nlmsg_t,
+			      void *cookie);
+int bpf_netlink_open(unsigned int *nl_pid);
+int nl_get_link(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid, dump_nlmsg_t dump_link_nlmsg,
+		void *cookie);
+int nl_get_class(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid, int ifindex,
+		 dump_nlmsg_t dump_class_nlmsg, void *cookie);
+int nl_get_qdisc(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid, int ifindex,
+		 dump_nlmsg_t dump_qdisc_nlmsg, void *cookie);
+int nl_get_filter(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid, int ifindex, int handle,
+		  dump_nlmsg_t dump_filter_nlmsg, void *cookie);
 #endif
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_errno.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_errno.c
index d9ba851bd7f9..2464ade3b326 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_errno.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf_errno.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ static const char *libbpf_strerror_table[NR_ERRNO] = {
 	[ERRCODE_OFFSET(PROGTYPE)]	= "Kernel doesn't support this program type",
 	[ERRCODE_OFFSET(WRNGPID)]	= "Wrong pid in netlink message",
 	[ERRCODE_OFFSET(INVSEQ)]	= "Invalid netlink sequence",
+	[ERRCODE_OFFSET(NLPARSE)]	= "Incorrect netlink message parsing",
 };
 
 int libbpf_strerror(int err, char *buf, size_t size)
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/netlink.c b/tools/lib/bpf/netlink.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fde1d7bf8199
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/netlink.c
@@ -0,0 +1,331 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1
+/* Copyright (c) 2018 Facebook */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <memory.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <linux/bpf.h>
+#include <linux/rtnetlink.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+#include "bpf.h"
+#include "libbpf.h"
+#include "nlattr.h"
+
+#ifndef SOL_NETLINK
+#define SOL_NETLINK 270
+#endif
+
+int bpf_netlink_open(__u32 *nl_pid)
+{
+	struct sockaddr_nl sa;
+	socklen_t addrlen;
+	int one = 1, ret;
+	int sock;
+
+	memset(&sa, 0, sizeof(sa));
+	sa.nl_family = AF_NETLINK;
+
+	sock = socket(AF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW, NETLINK_ROUTE);
+	if (sock < 0)
+		return -errno;
+
+	if (setsockopt(sock, SOL_NETLINK, NETLINK_EXT_ACK,
+		       &one, sizeof(one)) < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Netlink error reporting not supported\n");
+	}
+
+	if (bind(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&sa, sizeof(sa)) < 0) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	addrlen = sizeof(sa);
+	if (getsockname(sock, (struct sockaddr *)&sa, &addrlen) < 0) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	if (addrlen != sizeof(sa)) {
+		ret = -LIBBPF_ERRNO__INTERNAL;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	*nl_pid = sa.nl_pid;
+	return sock;
+
+cleanup:
+	close(sock);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int bpf_netlink_recv(int sock, __u32 nl_pid, int seq,
+			    __dump_nlmsg_t _fn, dump_nlmsg_t fn,
+			    void *cookie)
+{
+	bool multipart = true;
+	struct nlmsgerr *err;
+	struct nlmsghdr *nh;
+	char buf[4096];
+	int len, ret;
+
+	while (multipart) {
+		multipart = false;
+		len = recv(sock, buf, sizeof(buf), 0);
+		if (len < 0) {
+			ret = -errno;
+			goto done;
+		}
+
+		if (len == 0)
+			break;
+
+		for (nh = (struct nlmsghdr *)buf; NLMSG_OK(nh, len);
+		     nh = NLMSG_NEXT(nh, len)) {
+			if (nh->nlmsg_pid != nl_pid) {
+				ret = -LIBBPF_ERRNO__WRNGPID;
+				goto done;
+			}
+			if (nh->nlmsg_seq != seq) {
+				ret = -LIBBPF_ERRNO__INVSEQ;
+				goto done;
+			}
+			if (nh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_MULTI)
+				multipart = true;
+			switch (nh->nlmsg_type) {
+			case NLMSG_ERROR:
+				err = (struct nlmsgerr *)NLMSG_DATA(nh);
+				if (!err->error)
+					continue;
+				ret = err->error;
+				nla_dump_errormsg(nh);
+				goto done;
+			case NLMSG_DONE:
+				return 0;
+			default:
+				break;
+			}
+			if (_fn) {
+				ret = _fn(nh, fn, cookie);
+				if (ret)
+					return ret;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	ret = 0;
+done:
+	return ret;
+}
+
+int bpf_set_link_xdp_fd(int ifindex, int fd, __u32 flags)
+{
+	int sock, seq = 0, ret;
+	struct nlattr *nla, *nla_xdp;
+	struct {
+		struct nlmsghdr  nh;
+		struct ifinfomsg ifinfo;
+		char             attrbuf[64];
+	} req;
+	__u32 nl_pid;
+
+	sock = bpf_netlink_open(&nl_pid);
+	if (sock < 0)
+		return sock;
+
+	memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
+	req.nh.nlmsg_len = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(struct ifinfomsg));
+	req.nh.nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_ACK;
+	req.nh.nlmsg_type = RTM_SETLINK;
+	req.nh.nlmsg_pid = 0;
+	req.nh.nlmsg_seq = ++seq;
+	req.ifinfo.ifi_family = AF_UNSPEC;
+	req.ifinfo.ifi_index = ifindex;
+
+	/* started nested attribute for XDP */
+	nla = (struct nlattr *)(((char *)&req)
+				+ NLMSG_ALIGN(req.nh.nlmsg_len));
+	nla->nla_type = NLA_F_NESTED | IFLA_XDP;
+	nla->nla_len = NLA_HDRLEN;
+
+	/* add XDP fd */
+	nla_xdp = (struct nlattr *)((char *)nla + nla->nla_len);
+	nla_xdp->nla_type = IFLA_XDP_FD;
+	nla_xdp->nla_len = NLA_HDRLEN + sizeof(int);
+	memcpy((char *)nla_xdp + NLA_HDRLEN, &fd, sizeof(fd));
+	nla->nla_len += nla_xdp->nla_len;
+
+	/* if user passed in any flags, add those too */
+	if (flags) {
+		nla_xdp = (struct nlattr *)((char *)nla + nla->nla_len);
+		nla_xdp->nla_type = IFLA_XDP_FLAGS;
+		nla_xdp->nla_len = NLA_HDRLEN + sizeof(flags);
+		memcpy((char *)nla_xdp + NLA_HDRLEN, &flags, sizeof(flags));
+		nla->nla_len += nla_xdp->nla_len;
+	}
+
+	req.nh.nlmsg_len += NLA_ALIGN(nla->nla_len);
+
+	if (send(sock, &req, req.nh.nlmsg_len, 0) < 0) {
+		ret = -errno;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+	ret = bpf_netlink_recv(sock, nl_pid, seq, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+cleanup:
+	close(sock);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int __dump_link_nlmsg(struct nlmsghdr *nlh, dump_nlmsg_t dump_link_nlmsg,
+			     void *cookie)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tb[IFLA_MAX + 1], *attr;
+	struct ifinfomsg *ifi = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
+	int len;
+
+	len = nlh->nlmsg_len - NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(*ifi));
+	attr = (struct nlattr *) ((void *) ifi + NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(*ifi)));
+	if (nla_parse(tb, IFLA_MAX, attr, len, NULL) != 0)
+		return -LIBBPF_ERRNO__NLPARSE;
+
+	return dump_link_nlmsg(cookie, ifi, tb);
+}
+
+int nl_get_link(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid, dump_nlmsg_t dump_link_nlmsg,
+		void *cookie)
+{
+	struct {
+		struct nlmsghdr nlh;
+		struct ifinfomsg ifm;
+	} req = {
+		.nlh.nlmsg_len = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(struct ifinfomsg)),
+		.nlh.nlmsg_type = RTM_GETLINK,
+		.nlh.nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_DUMP | NLM_F_REQUEST,
+		.ifm.ifi_family = AF_PACKET,
+	};
+	int seq = time(NULL);
+
+	req.nlh.nlmsg_seq = seq;
+	if (send(sock, &req, req.nlh.nlmsg_len, 0) < 0)
+		return -errno;
+
+	return bpf_netlink_recv(sock, nl_pid, seq, __dump_link_nlmsg,
+				dump_link_nlmsg, cookie);
+}
+
+static int __dump_class_nlmsg(struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			      dump_nlmsg_t dump_class_nlmsg, void *cookie)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tb[TCA_MAX + 1], *attr;
+	struct tcmsg *t = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
+	int len;
+
+	len = nlh->nlmsg_len - NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(*t));
+	attr = (struct nlattr *) ((void *) t + NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(*t)));
+	if (nla_parse(tb, TCA_MAX, attr, len, NULL) != 0)
+		return -LIBBPF_ERRNO__NLPARSE;
+
+	return dump_class_nlmsg(cookie, t, tb);
+}
+
+int nl_get_class(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid, int ifindex,
+		 dump_nlmsg_t dump_class_nlmsg, void *cookie)
+{
+	struct {
+		struct nlmsghdr nlh;
+		struct tcmsg t;
+	} req = {
+		.nlh.nlmsg_len = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(struct tcmsg)),
+		.nlh.nlmsg_type = RTM_GETTCLASS,
+		.nlh.nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_DUMP | NLM_F_REQUEST,
+		.t.tcm_family = AF_UNSPEC,
+		.t.tcm_ifindex = ifindex,
+	};
+	int seq = time(NULL);
+
+	req.nlh.nlmsg_seq = seq;
+	if (send(sock, &req, req.nlh.nlmsg_len, 0) < 0)
+		return -errno;
+
+	return bpf_netlink_recv(sock, nl_pid, seq, __dump_class_nlmsg,
+				dump_class_nlmsg, cookie);
+}
+
+static int __dump_qdisc_nlmsg(struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			      dump_nlmsg_t dump_qdisc_nlmsg, void *cookie)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tb[TCA_MAX + 1], *attr;
+	struct tcmsg *t = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
+	int len;
+
+	len = nlh->nlmsg_len - NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(*t));
+	attr = (struct nlattr *) ((void *) t + NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(*t)));
+	if (nla_parse(tb, TCA_MAX, attr, len, NULL) != 0)
+		return -LIBBPF_ERRNO__NLPARSE;
+
+	return dump_qdisc_nlmsg(cookie, t, tb);
+}
+
+int nl_get_qdisc(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid, int ifindex,
+		 dump_nlmsg_t dump_qdisc_nlmsg, void *cookie)
+{
+	struct {
+		struct nlmsghdr nlh;
+		struct tcmsg t;
+	} req = {
+		.nlh.nlmsg_len = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(struct tcmsg)),
+		.nlh.nlmsg_type = RTM_GETQDISC,
+		.nlh.nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_DUMP | NLM_F_REQUEST,
+		.t.tcm_family = AF_UNSPEC,
+		.t.tcm_ifindex = ifindex,
+	};
+	int seq = time(NULL);
+
+	req.nlh.nlmsg_seq = seq;
+	if (send(sock, &req, req.nlh.nlmsg_len, 0) < 0)
+		return -errno;
+
+	return bpf_netlink_recv(sock, nl_pid, seq, __dump_qdisc_nlmsg,
+				dump_qdisc_nlmsg, cookie);
+}
+
+static int __dump_filter_nlmsg(struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
+			       dump_nlmsg_t dump_filter_nlmsg, void *cookie)
+{
+	struct nlattr *tb[TCA_MAX + 1], *attr;
+	struct tcmsg *t = NLMSG_DATA(nlh);
+	int len;
+
+	len = nlh->nlmsg_len - NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(*t));
+	attr = (struct nlattr *) ((void *) t + NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(*t)));
+	if (nla_parse(tb, TCA_MAX, attr, len, NULL) != 0)
+		return -LIBBPF_ERRNO__NLPARSE;
+
+	return dump_filter_nlmsg(cookie, t, tb);
+}
+
+int nl_get_filter(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid, int ifindex, int handle,
+		  dump_nlmsg_t dump_filter_nlmsg, void *cookie)
+{
+	struct {
+		struct nlmsghdr nlh;
+		struct tcmsg t;
+	} req = {
+		.nlh.nlmsg_len = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(struct tcmsg)),
+		.nlh.nlmsg_type = RTM_GETTFILTER,
+		.nlh.nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_DUMP | NLM_F_REQUEST,
+		.t.tcm_family = AF_UNSPEC,
+		.t.tcm_ifindex = ifindex,
+		.t.tcm_parent = handle,
+	};
+	int seq = time(NULL);
+
+	req.nlh.nlmsg_seq = seq;
+	if (send(sock, &req, req.nlh.nlmsg_len, 0) < 0)
+		return -errno;
+
+	return bpf_netlink_recv(sock, nl_pid, seq, __dump_filter_nlmsg,
+				dump_filter_nlmsg, cookie);
+}
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/nlattr.c b/tools/lib/bpf/nlattr.c
index 4719434278b2..49f514119bdb 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/nlattr.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/nlattr.c
@@ -26,11 +26,6 @@ static uint16_t nla_attr_minlen[NLA_TYPE_MAX+1] = {
 	[NLA_FLAG]	= 0,
 };
 
-static int nla_len(const struct nlattr *nla)
-{
-	return nla->nla_len - NLA_HDRLEN;
-}
-
 static struct nlattr *nla_next(const struct nlattr *nla, int *remaining)
 {
 	int totlen = NLA_ALIGN(nla->nla_len);
@@ -46,11 +41,6 @@ static int nla_ok(const struct nlattr *nla, int remaining)
 	       nla->nla_len <= remaining;
 }
 
-static void *nla_data(const struct nlattr *nla)
-{
-	return (char *) nla + NLA_HDRLEN;
-}
-
 static int nla_type(const struct nlattr *nla)
 {
 	return nla->nla_type & NLA_TYPE_MASK;
@@ -114,8 +104,8 @@ static inline int nlmsg_len(const struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
  * @see nla_validate
  * @return 0 on success or a negative error code.
  */
-static int nla_parse(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype, struct nlattr *head, int len,
-		     struct nla_policy *policy)
+int nla_parse(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype, struct nlattr *head, int len,
+	      struct nla_policy *policy)
 {
 	struct nlattr *nla;
 	int rem, err;
@@ -146,6 +136,25 @@ errout:
 	return err;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Create attribute index based on nested attribute
+ * @arg tb              Index array to be filled (maxtype+1 elements).
+ * @arg maxtype         Maximum attribute type expected and accepted.
+ * @arg nla             Nested Attribute.
+ * @arg policy          Attribute validation policy.
+ *
+ * Feeds the stream of attributes nested into the specified attribute
+ * to nla_parse().
+ *
+ * @see nla_parse
+ * @return 0 on success or a negative error code.
+ */
+int nla_parse_nested(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype, struct nlattr *nla,
+		     struct nla_policy *policy)
+{
+	return nla_parse(tb, maxtype, nla_data(nla), nla_len(nla), policy);
+}
+
 /* dump netlink extended ack error message */
 int nla_dump_errormsg(struct nlmsghdr *nlh)
 {
diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/nlattr.h b/tools/lib/bpf/nlattr.h
index 931a71f68f93..a6e2396bce7c 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/nlattr.h
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/nlattr.h
@@ -67,6 +67,44 @@ struct nla_policy {
 	     nla_ok(pos, rem); \
 	     pos = nla_next(pos, &(rem)))
 
+/**
+ * nla_data - head of payload
+ * @nla: netlink attribute
+ */
+static inline void *nla_data(const struct nlattr *nla)
+{
+	return (char *) nla + NLA_HDRLEN;
+}
+
+static inline uint8_t nla_getattr_u8(const struct nlattr *nla)
+{
+	return *(uint8_t *)nla_data(nla);
+}
+
+static inline uint32_t nla_getattr_u32(const struct nlattr *nla)
+{
+	return *(uint32_t *)nla_data(nla);
+}
+
+static inline const char *nla_getattr_str(const struct nlattr *nla)
+{
+	return (const char *)nla_data(nla);
+}
+
+/**
+ * nla_len - length of payload
+ * @nla: netlink attribute
+ */
+static inline int nla_len(const struct nlattr *nla)
+{
+	return nla->nla_len - NLA_HDRLEN;
+}
+
+int nla_parse(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype, struct nlattr *head, int len,
+	      struct nla_policy *policy);
+int nla_parse_nested(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype, struct nlattr *nla,
+		     struct nla_policy *policy);
+
 int nla_dump_errormsg(struct nlmsghdr *nlh);
 
 #endif /* __NLATTR_H */