[RTNETLINK]: Link creation API
Add rtnetlink API for creating, changing and deleting software devices.
Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/include/linux/if_link.h b/include/linux/if_link.h
index 604c243..3144bab 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_link.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_link.h
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@
#define IFLA_WEIGHT IFLA_WEIGHT
IFLA_OPERSTATE,
IFLA_LINKMODE,
+ IFLA_LINKINFO,
+#define IFLA_LINKINFO IFLA_LINKINFO
__IFLA_MAX
};
@@ -140,4 +142,15 @@
__u32 retrans_time;
};
+enum
+{
+ IFLA_INFO_UNSPEC,
+ IFLA_INFO_KIND,
+ IFLA_INFO_DATA,
+ IFLA_INFO_XSTATS,
+ __IFLA_INFO_MAX,
+};
+
+#define IFLA_INFO_MAX (__IFLA_INFO_MAX - 1)
+
#endif /* _LINUX_IF_LINK_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 94cc77c..e7913ee 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -540,6 +540,9 @@
struct device dev;
/* space for optional statistics and wireless sysfs groups */
struct attribute_group *sysfs_groups[3];
+
+ /* rtnetlink link ops */
+ const struct rtnl_link_ops *rtnl_link_ops;
};
#define to_net_dev(d) container_of(d, struct net_device, dev)
diff --git a/include/net/rtnetlink.h b/include/net/rtnetlink.h
index 3b3d474..3861c05 100644
--- a/include/net/rtnetlink.h
+++ b/include/net/rtnetlink.h
@@ -22,4 +22,62 @@
return AF_UNSPEC;
}
+/**
+ * struct rtnl_link_ops - rtnetlink link operations
+ *
+ * @list: Used internally
+ * @kind: Identifier
+ * @maxtype: Highest device specific netlink attribute number
+ * @policy: Netlink policy for device specific attribute validation
+ * @validate: Optional validation function for netlink/changelink parameters
+ * @priv_size: sizeof net_device private space
+ * @setup: net_device setup function
+ * @newlink: Function for configuring and registering a new device
+ * @changelink: Function for changing parameters of an existing device
+ * @dellink: Function to remove a device
+ * @get_size: Function to calculate required room for dumping device
+ * specific netlink attributes
+ * @fill_info: Function to dump device specific netlink attributes
+ * @get_xstats_size: Function to calculate required room for dumping devic
+ * specific statistics
+ * @fill_xstats: Function to dump device specific statistics
+ */
+struct rtnl_link_ops {
+ struct list_head list;
+
+ const char *kind;
+
+ size_t priv_size;
+ void (*setup)(struct net_device *dev);
+
+ int maxtype;
+ const struct nla_policy *policy;
+ int (*validate)(struct nlattr *tb[],
+ struct nlattr *data[]);
+
+ int (*newlink)(struct net_device *dev,
+ struct nlattr *tb[],
+ struct nlattr *data[]);
+ int (*changelink)(struct net_device *dev,
+ struct nlattr *tb[],
+ struct nlattr *data[]);
+ void (*dellink)(struct net_device *dev);
+
+ size_t (*get_size)(const struct net_device *dev);
+ int (*fill_info)(struct sk_buff *skb,
+ const struct net_device *dev);
+
+ size_t (*get_xstats_size)(const struct net_device *dev);
+ int (*fill_xstats)(struct sk_buff *skb,
+ const struct net_device *dev);
+};
+
+extern int __rtnl_link_register(struct rtnl_link_ops *ops);
+extern void __rtnl_link_unregister(struct rtnl_link_ops *ops);
+
+extern int rtnl_link_register(struct rtnl_link_ops *ops);
+extern void rtnl_link_unregister(struct rtnl_link_ops *ops);
+
+#define MODULE_ALIAS_RTNL_LINK(kind) MODULE_ALIAS("rtnl-link-" kind)
+
#endif