static int x25_sendmsg(struct kiocb *iocb, struct socket *sock,
		       struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
{
	struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
	struct x25_sock *x25 = x25_sk(sk);
	struct sockaddr_x25 *usx25 = (struct sockaddr_x25 *)msg->msg_name;
	struct sockaddr_x25 sx25;
	struct sk_buff *skb;
	unsigned char *asmptr;
	int noblock = msg->msg_flags & MSG_DONTWAIT;
	size_t size;
	int qbit = 0, rc = -EINVAL;

	lock_sock(sk);
	if (msg->msg_flags & ~(MSG_DONTWAIT|MSG_OOB|MSG_EOR|MSG_CMSG_COMPAT))
		goto out;

	/* we currently don't support segmented records at the user interface */
	if (!(msg->msg_flags & (MSG_EOR|MSG_OOB)))
		goto out;

	rc = -EADDRNOTAVAIL;
	if (sock_flag(sk, SOCK_ZAPPED))
		goto out;

	rc = -EPIPE;
	if (sk->sk_shutdown & SEND_SHUTDOWN) {
		send_sig(SIGPIPE, current, 0);
		goto out;
	}

	rc = -ENETUNREACH;
	if (!x25->neighbour)
		goto out;

	if (usx25) {
		rc = -EINVAL;
		if (msg->msg_namelen < sizeof(sx25))
			goto out;
		memcpy(&sx25, usx25, sizeof(sx25));
		rc = -EISCONN;
		if (strcmp(x25->dest_addr.x25_addr, sx25.sx25_addr.x25_addr))
			goto out;
		rc = -EINVAL;
		if (sx25.sx25_family != AF_X25)
			goto out;
	} else {
		/*
		 *	FIXME 1003.1g - if the socket is like this because
		 *	it has become closed (not started closed) we ought
		 *	to SIGPIPE, EPIPE;
		 */
		rc = -ENOTCONN;
		if (sk->sk_state != TCP_ESTABLISHED)
			goto out;

		sx25.sx25_family = AF_X25;
		sx25.sx25_addr   = x25->dest_addr;
	}

	/* Sanity check the packet size */
	if (len > 65535) {
		rc = -EMSGSIZE;
		goto out;
	}

	SOCK_DEBUG(sk, "x25_sendmsg: sendto: Addresses built.\n");

	/* Build a packet */
	SOCK_DEBUG(sk, "x25_sendmsg: sendto: building packet.\n");

	if ((msg->msg_flags & MSG_OOB) && len > 32)
		len = 32;

	size = len + X25_MAX_L2_LEN + X25_EXT_MIN_LEN;

	release_sock(sk);
	skb = sock_alloc_send_skb(sk, size, noblock, &rc);
	lock_sock(sk);
	if (!skb)
		goto out;
	X25_SKB_CB(skb)->flags = msg->msg_flags;

	skb_reserve(skb, X25_MAX_L2_LEN + X25_EXT_MIN_LEN);

	/*
	 *	Put the data on the end
	 */
	SOCK_DEBUG(sk, "x25_sendmsg: Copying user data\n");

	skb_reset_transport_header(skb);
	skb_put(skb, len);

	rc = memcpy_fromiovec(skb_transport_header(skb), msg->msg_iov, len);
	if (rc)
		goto out_kfree_skb;

	/*
	 *	If the Q BIT Include socket option is in force, the first
	 *	byte of the user data is the logical value of the Q Bit.
	 */
	if (test_bit(X25_Q_BIT_FLAG, &x25->flags)) {
		if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, 1))
			goto out_kfree_skb;

		qbit = skb->data[0];
		skb_pull(skb, 1);
	}

	/*
	 *	Push down the X.25 header
	 */
	SOCK_DEBUG(sk, "x25_sendmsg: Building X.25 Header.\n");

	if (msg->msg_flags & MSG_OOB) {
		if (x25->neighbour->extended) {
			asmptr    = skb_push(skb, X25_STD_MIN_LEN);
			*asmptr++ = ((x25->lci >> 8) & 0x0F) | X25_GFI_EXTSEQ;
			*asmptr++ = (x25->lci >> 0) & 0xFF;
			*asmptr++ = X25_INTERRUPT;
		} else {
			asmptr    = skb_push(skb, X25_STD_MIN_LEN);
			*asmptr++ = ((x25->lci >> 8) & 0x0F) | X25_GFI_STDSEQ;
			*asmptr++ = (x25->lci >> 0) & 0xFF;
			*asmptr++ = X25_INTERRUPT;
		}
	} else {
		if (x25->neighbour->extended) {
			/* Build an Extended X.25 header */
			asmptr    = skb_push(skb, X25_EXT_MIN_LEN);
			*asmptr++ = ((x25->lci >> 8) & 0x0F) | X25_GFI_EXTSEQ;
			*asmptr++ = (x25->lci >> 0) & 0xFF;
			*asmptr++ = X25_DATA;
			*asmptr++ = X25_DATA;
		} else {
			/* Build an Standard X.25 header */
			asmptr    = skb_push(skb, X25_STD_MIN_LEN);
			*asmptr++ = ((x25->lci >> 8) & 0x0F) | X25_GFI_STDSEQ;
			*asmptr++ = (x25->lci >> 0) & 0xFF;
			*asmptr++ = X25_DATA;
		}

		if (qbit)
			skb->data[0] |= X25_Q_BIT;
	}

	SOCK_DEBUG(sk, "x25_sendmsg: Built header.\n");
	SOCK_DEBUG(sk, "x25_sendmsg: Transmitting buffer\n");

	rc = -ENOTCONN;
	if (sk->sk_state != TCP_ESTABLISHED)
		goto out_kfree_skb;

	if (msg->msg_flags & MSG_OOB)
		skb_queue_tail(&x25->interrupt_out_queue, skb);
	else {
		rc = x25_output(sk, skb);
		len = rc;
		if (rc < 0)
			kfree_skb(skb);
		else if (test_bit(X25_Q_BIT_FLAG, &x25->flags))
			len++;
	}

	x25_kick(sk);
	rc = len;
out:
	release_sock(sk);
	return rc;
out_kfree_skb:
	kfree_skb(skb);
	goto out;
}

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