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- add SPDX header; - adjust titles and chapters, adding proper markups; - comment out text-only TOC from html/pdf output; - mark code blocks and literals as such; - adjust identation, whitespaces and blank lines; - add to networking/index.rst. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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DNS Resolver Module
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Contents:
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DNS Resolver Module
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.. Contents:
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- Overview.
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- Overview.
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- Compilation.
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- Compilation.
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- Debugging.
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- Debugging.
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========
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Overview
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OVERVIEW
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The DNS resolver module provides a way for kernel services to make DNS queries
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The DNS resolver module provides a way for kernel services to make DNS queries
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This code is extracted from the CIFS filesystem.
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This code is extracted from the CIFS filesystem.
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Compilation
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COMPILATION
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The module should be enabled by turning on the kernel configuration options:
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The module should be enabled by turning on the kernel configuration options::
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CONFIG_DNS_RESOLVER - tristate "DNS Resolver support"
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CONFIG_DNS_RESOLVER - tristate "DNS Resolver support"
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Setting up
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SETTING UP
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To set up this facility, the /etc/request-key.conf file must be altered so that
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To set up this facility, the /etc/request-key.conf file must be altered so that
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/sbin/request-key can appropriately direct the upcalls. For example, to handle
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/sbin/request-key can appropriately direct the upcalls. For example, to handle
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basic dname to IPv4/IPv6 address resolution, the following line should be
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basic dname to IPv4/IPv6 address resolution, the following line should be
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added:
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added::
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#OP TYPE DESC CO-INFO PROGRAM ARG1 ARG2 ARG3 ...
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#OP TYPE DESC CO-INFO PROGRAM ARG1 ARG2 ARG3 ...
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#====== ============ ======= ======= ==========================
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#====== ============ ======= ======= ==========================
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create dns_resolver * * /usr/sbin/cifs.upcall %k
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create dns_resolver * * /usr/sbin/cifs.upcall %k
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To direct a query for query type 'foo', a line of the following should be added
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To direct a query for query type 'foo', a line of the following should be added
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before the more general line given above as the first match is the one taken.
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before the more general line given above as the first match is the one taken::
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create dns_resolver foo:* * /usr/sbin/dns.foo %k
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create dns_resolver foo:* * /usr/sbin/dns.foo %k
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Usage
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USAGE
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To make use of this facility, one of the following functions that are
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To make use of this facility, one of the following functions that are
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implemented in the module can be called after doing:
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implemented in the module can be called after doing::
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#include <linux/dns_resolver.h>
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#include <linux/dns_resolver.h>
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(1) int dns_query(const char *type, const char *name, size_t namelen,
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const char *options, char **_result, time_t *_expiry);
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int dns_query(const char *type, const char *name, size_t namelen,
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const char *options, char **_result, time_t *_expiry);
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This is the basic access function. It looks for a cached DNS query and if
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This is the basic access function. It looks for a cached DNS query and if
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it doesn't find it, it upcalls to userspace to make a new DNS query, which
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it doesn't find it, it upcalls to userspace to make a new DNS query, which
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may then be cached. The key description is constructed as a string of the
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may then be cached. The key description is constructed as a string of the
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form:
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form::
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[<type>:]<name>
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[<type>:]<name>
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the use of KEYCTL_KEYRING_CLEAR on the keyring ID.
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the use of KEYCTL_KEYRING_CLEAR on the keyring ID.
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Reading DNS Keys from Userspace
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READING DNS KEYS FROM USERSPACE
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Keys of dns_resolver type can be read from userspace using keyctl_read() or
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Keys of dns_resolver type can be read from userspace using keyctl_read() or
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"keyctl read/print/pipe".
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"keyctl read/print/pipe".
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Mechanism
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MECHANISM
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The dnsresolver module registers a key type called "dns_resolver". Keys of
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The dnsresolver module registers a key type called "dns_resolver". Keys of
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information about request-key function.
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Debugging
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DEBUGGING
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Debugging messages can be turned on dynamically by writing a 1 into the
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Debugging messages can be turned on dynamically by writing a 1 into the
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following file:
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following file::
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/sys/module/dnsresolver/parameters/debug
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/sys/module/dnsresolver/parameters/debug
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dctcp
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dctcp
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decnet
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decnet
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defza
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dns_resolver
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.. only:: subproject and html
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.. only:: subproject and html
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be resolved using the CONFIG_DNS_RESOLVER facility.
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be resolved using the CONFIG_DNS_RESOLVER facility.
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For information on how to use CONFIG_DNS_RESOLVER consult
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For information on how to use CONFIG_DNS_RESOLVER consult
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Documentation/networking/dns_resolver.txt
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Documentation/networking/dns_resolver.rst
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If unsure, say N.
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If unsure, say N.
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SMB2 later. DNS Resolver is supported by the userspace upcall
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SMB2 later. DNS Resolver is supported by the userspace upcall
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helper "/sbin/dns.resolver" via /etc/request-key.conf.
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helper "/sbin/dns.resolver" via /etc/request-key.conf.
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See <file:Documentation/networking/dns_resolver.txt> for further
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See <file:Documentation/networking/dns_resolver.rst> for further
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To compile this as a module, choose M here: the module will be called
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To compile this as a module, choose M here: the module will be called
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/* Key type used to cache DNS lookups made by the kernel
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/* Key type used to cache DNS lookups made by the kernel
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* See Documentation/networking/dns_resolver.txt
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* See Documentation/networking/dns_resolver.rst
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* Copyright (c) 2007 Igor Mammedov
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* Copyright (c) 2007 Igor Mammedov
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* Author(s): Igor Mammedov (niallain@gmail.com)
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* Author(s): Igor Mammedov (niallain@gmail.com)
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/* Upcall routine, designed to work as a key type and working through
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/* Upcall routine, designed to work as a key type and working through
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* /sbin/request-key to contact userspace when handling DNS queries.
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* /sbin/request-key to contact userspace when handling DNS queries.
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* See Documentation/networking/dns_resolver.txt
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* See Documentation/networking/dns_resolver.rst
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* Copyright (c) 2007 Igor Mammedov
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* Copyright (c) 2007 Igor Mammedov
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* Author(s): Igor Mammedov (niallain@gmail.com)
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* Author(s): Igor Mammedov (niallain@gmail.com)
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