[NET] core: add RFC2863 operstate
this patch adds a dormant flag to network devices, RFC2863 operstate derived
from these flags and possibility for userspace interaction. It allows drivers
to signal that a device is unusable for user traffic without disabling
queueing (and therefore the possibility for protocol establishment traffic to
flow) and a userspace supplicant (WPA, 802.1X) to mark a device unusable
without changes to the driver.
It is the result of our long discussion. However I must admit that it
represents what Jamal and I agreed on with compromises towards Krzysztof, but
Thomas and Krzysztof still disagree with some parts. Anyway I think it should
be applied.
Signed-off-by: Stefan Rompf <stefan@loplof.de>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/include/linux/if.h b/include/linux/if.h
index 12c6f6d..374e20a 100644
--- a/include/linux/if.h
+++ b/include/linux/if.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
#define IFF_LOOPBACK 0x8 /* is a loopback net */
#define IFF_POINTOPOINT 0x10 /* interface is has p-p link */
#define IFF_NOTRAILERS 0x20 /* avoid use of trailers */
-#define IFF_RUNNING 0x40 /* interface running and carrier ok */
+#define IFF_RUNNING 0x40 /* interface RFC2863 OPER_UP */
#define IFF_NOARP 0x80 /* no ARP protocol */
#define IFF_PROMISC 0x100 /* receive all packets */
#define IFF_ALLMULTI 0x200 /* receive all multicast packets*/
@@ -43,12 +43,16 @@
#define IFF_MULTICAST 0x1000 /* Supports multicast */
-#define IFF_VOLATILE (IFF_LOOPBACK|IFF_POINTOPOINT|IFF_BROADCAST|IFF_MASTER|IFF_SLAVE|IFF_RUNNING)
-
#define IFF_PORTSEL 0x2000 /* can set media type */
#define IFF_AUTOMEDIA 0x4000 /* auto media select active */
#define IFF_DYNAMIC 0x8000 /* dialup device with changing addresses*/
+#define IFF_LOWER_UP 0x10000 /* driver signals L1 up */
+#define IFF_DORMANT 0x20000 /* driver signals dormant */
+
+#define IFF_VOLATILE (IFF_LOOPBACK|IFF_POINTOPOINT|IFF_BROADCAST|\
+ IFF_MASTER|IFF_SLAVE|IFF_RUNNING|IFF_LOWER_UP|IFF_DORMANT)
+
/* Private (from user) interface flags (netdevice->priv_flags). */
#define IFF_802_1Q_VLAN 0x1 /* 802.1Q VLAN device. */
#define IFF_EBRIDGE 0x2 /* Ethernet bridging device. */
@@ -83,6 +87,22 @@
#define IF_PROTO_FR_ETH_PVC 0x200B
#define IF_PROTO_RAW 0x200C /* RAW Socket */
+/* RFC 2863 operational status */
+enum {
+ IF_OPER_UNKNOWN,
+ IF_OPER_NOTPRESENT,
+ IF_OPER_DOWN,
+ IF_OPER_LOWERLAYERDOWN,
+ IF_OPER_TESTING,
+ IF_OPER_DORMANT,
+ IF_OPER_UP,
+};
+
+/* link modes */
+enum {
+ IF_LINK_MODE_DEFAULT,
+ IF_LINK_MODE_DORMANT, /* limit upward transition to dormant */
+};
/*
* Device mapping structure. I'd just gone off and designed a