Merge "Refactor to InterfaceParams utility class"
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/tethering/TetherInterfaceStateMachine.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/tethering/TetherInterfaceStateMachine.java
index 17adb1a..2224913 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/tethering/TetherInterfaceStateMachine.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/connectivity/tethering/TetherInterfaceStateMachine.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import android.net.ip.InterfaceController;
 import android.net.ip.RouterAdvertisementDaemon;
 import android.net.ip.RouterAdvertisementDaemon.RaParams;
+import android.net.util.InterfaceParams;
 import android.net.util.NetdService;
 import android.net.util.SharedLog;
 import android.os.INetworkManagementService;
@@ -48,7 +49,6 @@
 
 import java.net.Inet6Address;
 import java.net.InetAddress;
-import java.net.NetworkInterface;
 import java.net.SocketException;
 import java.net.UnknownHostException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -120,8 +120,7 @@
     private int mLastError;
     private int mServingMode;
     private String mMyUpstreamIfaceName;  // may change over time
-    private NetworkInterface mNetworkInterface;
-    private byte[] mHwAddr;
+    private InterfaceParams mInterfaceParams;
     // TODO: De-duplicate this with mLinkProperties above. Currently, these link
     // properties are those selected by the IPv6TetheringCoordinator and relayed
     // to us. By comparison, mLinkProperties contains the addresses and directly
@@ -247,31 +246,16 @@
     }
 
     private boolean startIPv6() {
-        // TODO: Refactor for testability (perhaps passing an android.system.Os
-        // instance and calling getifaddrs() directly).
-        try {
-            mNetworkInterface = NetworkInterface.getByName(mIfaceName);
-        } catch (SocketException e) {
-            mLog.e("Error looking up NetworkInterfaces: " + e);
-            stopIPv6();
-            return false;
-        }
-        if (mNetworkInterface == null) {
-            mLog.e("Failed to find NetworkInterface");
+        // TODO: Refactor for better testability.  This is one of the things
+        // that prohibits unittesting IPv6 tethering setup.
+        mInterfaceParams = InterfaceParams.getByName(mIfaceName);
+        if (mInterfaceParams == null) {
+            mLog.e("Failed to find InterfaceParams");
             stopIPv6();
             return false;
         }
 
-        try {
-            mHwAddr = mNetworkInterface.getHardwareAddress();
-        } catch (SocketException e) {
-            mLog.e("Failed to find hardware address: " + e);
-            stopIPv6();
-            return false;
-        }
-
-        final int ifindex = mNetworkInterface.getIndex();
-        mRaDaemon = new RouterAdvertisementDaemon(mIfaceName, ifindex, mHwAddr);
+        mRaDaemon = new RouterAdvertisementDaemon(mInterfaceParams);
         if (!mRaDaemon.start()) {
             stopIPv6();
             return false;
@@ -281,8 +265,7 @@
     }
 
     private void stopIPv6() {
-        mNetworkInterface = null;
-        mHwAddr = null;
+        mInterfaceParams = null;
         setRaParams(null);
 
         if (mRaDaemon != null) {
diff --git a/services/net/java/android/net/apf/ApfFilter.java b/services/net/java/android/net/apf/ApfFilter.java
index 31a1abb..7d9736e 100644
--- a/services/net/java/android/net/apf/ApfFilter.java
+++ b/services/net/java/android/net/apf/ApfFilter.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 import android.net.metrics.ApfStats;
 import android.net.metrics.IpConnectivityLog;
 import android.net.metrics.RaEvent;
+import android.net.util.InterfaceParams;
 import android.system.ErrnoException;
 import android.system.Os;
 import android.system.PacketSocketAddress;
@@ -56,7 +57,6 @@
 import java.net.Inet4Address;
 import java.net.Inet6Address;
 import java.net.InetAddress;
-import java.net.NetworkInterface;
 import java.net.SocketException;
 import java.net.UnknownHostException;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@
 
     private final ApfCapabilities mApfCapabilities;
     private final IpClient.Callback mIpClientCallback;
-    private final NetworkInterface mNetworkInterface;
+    private final InterfaceParams mInterfaceParams;
     private final IpConnectivityLog mMetricsLog;
 
     @VisibleForTesting
@@ -269,11 +269,11 @@
     private int mIPv4PrefixLength;
 
     @VisibleForTesting
-    ApfFilter(ApfConfiguration config, NetworkInterface networkInterface,
+    ApfFilter(ApfConfiguration config, InterfaceParams ifParams,
             IpClient.Callback ipClientCallback, IpConnectivityLog log) {
         mApfCapabilities = config.apfCapabilities;
         mIpClientCallback = ipClientCallback;
-        mNetworkInterface = networkInterface;
+        mInterfaceParams = ifParams;
         mMulticastFilter = config.multicastFilter;
         mDrop802_3Frames = config.ieee802_3Filter;
 
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@
     }
 
     private void log(String s) {
-        Log.d(TAG, "(" + mNetworkInterface.getName() + "): " + s);
+        Log.d(TAG, "(" + mInterfaceParams.name + "): " + s);
     }
 
     @GuardedBy("this")
@@ -332,14 +332,14 @@
     void maybeStartFilter() {
         FileDescriptor socket;
         try {
-            mHardwareAddress = mNetworkInterface.getHardwareAddress();
+            mHardwareAddress = mInterfaceParams.macAddr.toByteArray();
             synchronized(this) {
                 // Install basic filters
                 installNewProgramLocked();
             }
             socket = Os.socket(AF_PACKET, SOCK_RAW, ETH_P_IPV6);
-            PacketSocketAddress addr = new PacketSocketAddress((short) ETH_P_IPV6,
-                    mNetworkInterface.getIndex());
+            PacketSocketAddress addr = new PacketSocketAddress(
+                    (short) ETH_P_IPV6, mInterfaceParams.index);
             Os.bind(socket, addr);
             NetworkUtils.attachRaFilter(socket, mApfCapabilities.apfPacketFormat);
         } catch(SocketException|ErrnoException e) {
@@ -1168,10 +1168,10 @@
      * filtering using APF programs.
      */
     public static ApfFilter maybeCreate(ApfConfiguration config,
-            NetworkInterface networkInterface, IpClient.Callback ipClientCallback) {
-        if (config == null) return null;
+            InterfaceParams ifParams, IpClient.Callback ipClientCallback) {
+        if (config == null || ifParams == null) return null;
         ApfCapabilities apfCapabilities =  config.apfCapabilities;
-        if (apfCapabilities == null || networkInterface == null) return null;
+        if (apfCapabilities == null) return null;
         if (apfCapabilities.apfVersionSupported == 0) return null;
         if (apfCapabilities.maximumApfProgramSize < 512) {
             Log.e(TAG, "Unacceptably small APF limit: " + apfCapabilities.maximumApfProgramSize);
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@
             Log.e(TAG, "Unsupported APF version: " + apfCapabilities.apfVersionSupported);
             return null;
         }
-        return new ApfFilter(config, networkInterface, ipClientCallback, new IpConnectivityLog());
+        return new ApfFilter(config, ifParams, ipClientCallback, new IpConnectivityLog());
     }
 
     public synchronized void shutdown() {
diff --git a/services/net/java/android/net/dhcp/DhcpClient.java b/services/net/java/android/net/dhcp/DhcpClient.java
index ed78175..9056312 100644
--- a/services/net/java/android/net/dhcp/DhcpClient.java
+++ b/services/net/java/android/net/dhcp/DhcpClient.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import android.net.metrics.IpConnectivityLog;
 import android.net.metrics.DhcpClientEvent;
 import android.net.metrics.DhcpErrorEvent;
+import android.net.util.InterfaceParams;
 import android.os.Message;
 import android.os.RemoteException;
 import android.os.ServiceManager;
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.lang.Thread;
 import java.net.Inet4Address;
-import java.net.NetworkInterface;
 import java.net.SocketException;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@
     private final String mIfaceName;
 
     private boolean mRegisteredForPreDhcpNotification;
-    private NetworkInterface mIface;
+    private InterfaceParams mIface;
+    // TODO: MacAddress-ify more of this class hierarchy.
     private byte[] mHwAddr;
     private PacketSocketAddress mInterfaceBroadcastAddr;
     private int mTransactionId;
@@ -221,6 +222,7 @@
         return new WakeupMessage(mContext, getHandler(), cmdName, cmd);
     }
 
+    // TODO: Take an InterfaceParams instance instead of an interface name String.
     private DhcpClient(Context context, StateMachine controller, String iface) {
         super(TAG);
 
@@ -262,23 +264,23 @@
     }
 
     public static DhcpClient makeDhcpClient(
-            Context context, StateMachine controller, String intf) {
-        DhcpClient client = new DhcpClient(context, controller, intf);
+            Context context, StateMachine controller, InterfaceParams ifParams) {
+        DhcpClient client = new DhcpClient(context, controller, ifParams.name);
+        client.mIface = ifParams;
         client.start();
         return client;
     }
 
     private boolean initInterface() {
-        try {
-            mIface = NetworkInterface.getByName(mIfaceName);
-            mHwAddr = mIface.getHardwareAddress();
-            mInterfaceBroadcastAddr = new PacketSocketAddress(mIface.getIndex(),
-                    DhcpPacket.ETHER_BROADCAST);
-            return true;
-        } catch(SocketException | NullPointerException e) {
-            Log.e(TAG, "Can't determine ifindex or MAC address for " + mIfaceName, e);
+        if (mIface == null) mIface = InterfaceParams.getByName(mIfaceName);
+        if (mIface == null) {
+            Log.e(TAG, "Can't determine InterfaceParams for " + mIfaceName);
             return false;
         }
+
+        mHwAddr = mIface.macAddr.toByteArray();
+        mInterfaceBroadcastAddr = new PacketSocketAddress(mIface.index, DhcpPacket.ETHER_BROADCAST);
+        return true;
     }
 
     private void startNewTransaction() {
@@ -293,7 +295,7 @@
     private boolean initPacketSocket() {
         try {
             mPacketSock = Os.socket(AF_PACKET, SOCK_RAW, ETH_P_IP);
-            PacketSocketAddress addr = new PacketSocketAddress((short) ETH_P_IP, mIface.getIndex());
+            PacketSocketAddress addr = new PacketSocketAddress((short) ETH_P_IP, mIface.index);
             Os.bind(mPacketSock, addr);
             NetworkUtils.attachDhcpFilter(mPacketSock);
         } catch(SocketException|ErrnoException e) {
diff --git a/services/net/java/android/net/ip/ConnectivityPacketTracker.java b/services/net/java/android/net/ip/ConnectivityPacketTracker.java
index 6cf4fa9a..e6ddbbc 100644
--- a/services/net/java/android/net/ip/ConnectivityPacketTracker.java
+++ b/services/net/java/android/net/ip/ConnectivityPacketTracker.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import android.net.NetworkUtils;
 import android.net.util.PacketReader;
 import android.net.util.ConnectivityPacketSummary;
+import android.net.util.InterfaceParams;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.system.ErrnoException;
 import android.system.Os;
@@ -35,7 +36,6 @@
 import java.io.FileDescriptor;
 import java.io.InterruptedIOException;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.net.NetworkInterface;
 import java.net.SocketException;
 
 
@@ -69,24 +69,12 @@
     private boolean mRunning;
     private String mDisplayName;
 
-    public ConnectivityPacketTracker(Handler h, NetworkInterface netif, LocalLog log) {
-        final String ifname;
-        final int ifindex;
-        final byte[] hwaddr;
-        final int mtu;
+    public ConnectivityPacketTracker(Handler h, InterfaceParams ifParams, LocalLog log) {
+        if (ifParams == null) throw new IllegalArgumentException("null InterfaceParams");
 
-        try {
-            ifname = netif.getName();
-            ifindex = netif.getIndex();
-            hwaddr = netif.getHardwareAddress();
-            mtu = netif.getMTU();
-        } catch (NullPointerException|SocketException e) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("bad network interface", e);
-        }
-
-        mTag = TAG + "." + ifname;
+        mTag = TAG + "." + ifParams.name;
         mLog = log;
-        mPacketListener = new PacketListener(h, ifindex, hwaddr, mtu);
+        mPacketListener = new PacketListener(h, ifParams);
     }
 
     public void start(String displayName) {
@@ -102,13 +90,11 @@
     }
 
     private final class PacketListener extends PacketReader {
-        private final int mIfIndex;
-        private final byte mHwAddr[];
+        private final InterfaceParams mInterface;
 
-        PacketListener(Handler h, int ifindex, byte[] hwaddr, int mtu) {
-            super(h, mtu);
-            mIfIndex = ifindex;
-            mHwAddr = hwaddr;
+        PacketListener(Handler h, InterfaceParams ifParams) {
+            super(h, ifParams.defaultMtu);
+            mInterface = ifParams;
         }
 
         @Override
@@ -117,7 +103,7 @@
             try {
                 s = Os.socket(AF_PACKET, SOCK_RAW, 0);
                 NetworkUtils.attachControlPacketFilter(s, ARPHRD_ETHER);
-                Os.bind(s, new PacketSocketAddress((short) ETH_P_ALL, mIfIndex));
+                Os.bind(s, new PacketSocketAddress((short) ETH_P_ALL, mInterface.index));
             } catch (ErrnoException | IOException e) {
                 logError("Failed to create packet tracking socket: ", e);
                 closeFd(s);
@@ -129,7 +115,7 @@
         @Override
         protected void handlePacket(byte[] recvbuf, int length) {
             final String summary = ConnectivityPacketSummary.summarize(
-                    mHwAddr, recvbuf, length);
+                    mInterface.macAddr, recvbuf, length);
             if (summary == null) return;
 
             if (DBG) Log.d(mTag, summary);
diff --git a/services/net/java/android/net/ip/IpClient.java b/services/net/java/android/net/ip/IpClient.java
index fdb366c..d3a97b3 100644
--- a/services/net/java/android/net/ip/IpClient.java
+++ b/services/net/java/android/net/ip/IpClient.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import android.net.dhcp.DhcpClient;
 import android.net.metrics.IpConnectivityLog;
 import android.net.metrics.IpManagerEvent;
+import android.net.util.InterfaceParams;
 import android.net.util.MultinetworkPolicyTracker;
 import android.net.util.NetdService;
 import android.net.util.NetworkConstants;
@@ -63,7 +64,6 @@
 import java.net.Inet4Address;
 import java.net.Inet6Address;
 import java.net.InetAddress;
-import java.net.NetworkInterface;
 import java.net.SocketException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@
     private final IpConnectivityLog mMetricsLog = new IpConnectivityLog();
     private final InterfaceController mInterfaceCtrl;
 
-    private NetworkInterface mNetworkInterface;
+    private InterfaceParams mInterfaceParams;
 
     /**
      * Non-final member variables accessed only from within our StateMachine.
@@ -722,7 +722,12 @@
             return;
         }
 
-        getNetworkInterface();
+        mInterfaceParams = InterfaceParams.getByName(mInterfaceName);
+        if (mInterfaceParams == null) {
+            logError("Failed to find InterfaceParams for " + mInterfaceName);
+            // TODO: call doImmediateProvisioningFailure() with an error code
+            // indicating something like "interface not ready".
+        }
 
         mCallback.setNeighborDiscoveryOffload(true);
         sendMessage(CMD_START, new ProvisioningConfiguration(req));
@@ -858,7 +863,7 @@
     protected String getLogRecString(Message msg) {
         final String logLine = String.format(
                 "%s/%d %d %d %s [%s]",
-                mInterfaceName, mNetworkInterface == null ? -1 : mNetworkInterface.getIndex(),
+                mInterfaceName, (mInterfaceParams == null) ? -1 : mInterfaceParams.index,
                 msg.arg1, msg.arg2, Objects.toString(msg.obj), mMsgStateLogger);
 
         final String richerLogLine = getWhatToString(msg.what) + " " + logLine;
@@ -889,15 +894,6 @@
         mLog.log(msg);
     }
 
-    private void getNetworkInterface() {
-        try {
-            mNetworkInterface = NetworkInterface.getByName(mInterfaceName);
-        } catch (SocketException | NullPointerException e) {
-            // TODO: throw new IllegalStateException.
-            logError("Failed to get interface object: %s", e);
-        }
-    }
-
     // This needs to be called with care to ensure that our LinkProperties
     // are in sync with the actual LinkProperties of the interface. For example,
     // we should only call this if we know for sure that there are no IP addresses
@@ -1218,7 +1214,7 @@
             }
         } else {
             // Start DHCPv4.
-            mDhcpClient = DhcpClient.makeDhcpClient(mContext, IpClient.this, mInterfaceName);
+            mDhcpClient = DhcpClient.makeDhcpClient(mContext, IpClient.this, mInterfaceParams);
             mDhcpClient.registerForPreDhcpNotification();
             mDhcpClient.sendMessage(DhcpClient.CMD_START_DHCP);
         }
@@ -1245,7 +1241,7 @@
         try {
             mIpReachabilityMonitor = new IpReachabilityMonitor(
                     mContext,
-                    mInterfaceName,
+                    mInterfaceParams,
                     getHandler(),
                     mLog,
                     new IpReachabilityMonitor.Callback() {
@@ -1447,7 +1443,7 @@
                     mContext.getResources().getBoolean(R.bool.config_apfDrop802_3Frames);
             apfConfig.ethTypeBlackList =
                     mContext.getResources().getIntArray(R.array.config_apfEthTypeBlackList);
-            mApfFilter = ApfFilter.maybeCreate(apfConfig, mNetworkInterface, mCallback);
+            mApfFilter = ApfFilter.maybeCreate(apfConfig, mInterfaceParams, mCallback);
             // TODO: investigate the effects of any multicast filtering racing/interfering with the
             // rest of this IP configuration startup.
             if (mApfFilter == null) {
@@ -1515,7 +1511,7 @@
         private ConnectivityPacketTracker createPacketTracker() {
             try {
                 return new ConnectivityPacketTracker(
-                        getHandler(), mNetworkInterface, mConnectivityPacketLog);
+                        getHandler(), mInterfaceParams, mConnectivityPacketLog);
             } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
                 return null;
             }
diff --git a/services/net/java/android/net/ip/IpNeighborMonitor.java b/services/net/java/android/net/ip/IpNeighborMonitor.java
index 6807334..fc07aa1 100644
--- a/services/net/java/android/net/ip/IpNeighborMonitor.java
+++ b/services/net/java/android/net/ip/IpNeighborMonitor.java
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@
 
 package android.net.ip;
 
-import android.net.netlink.NetlinkConstants;
+import static android.net.netlink.NetlinkConstants.hexify;
+import static android.net.netlink.NetlinkConstants.RTM_DELNEIGH;
+import static android.net.netlink.NetlinkConstants.stringForNlMsgType;
+
+import android.net.MacAddress;
 import android.net.netlink.NetlinkErrorMessage;
 import android.net.netlink.NetlinkMessage;
 import android.net.netlink.NetlinkSocket;
@@ -92,37 +96,35 @@
         final int ifindex;
         final InetAddress ip;
         final short nudState;
-        final byte[] linkLayerAddr;
+        final MacAddress macAddr;
 
         public NeighborEvent(long elapsedMs, short msgType, int ifindex, InetAddress ip,
-                short nudState, byte[] linkLayerAddr) {
+                short nudState, MacAddress macAddr) {
             this.elapsedMs = elapsedMs;
             this.msgType = msgType;
             this.ifindex = ifindex;
             this.ip = ip;
             this.nudState = nudState;
-            this.linkLayerAddr = linkLayerAddr;
+            this.macAddr = macAddr;
         }
 
         boolean isConnected() {
-            return (msgType != NetlinkConstants.RTM_DELNEIGH) &&
-                   StructNdMsg.isNudStateConnected(nudState);
+            return (msgType != RTM_DELNEIGH) && StructNdMsg.isNudStateConnected(nudState);
         }
 
         boolean isValid() {
-            return (msgType != NetlinkConstants.RTM_DELNEIGH) &&
-                   StructNdMsg.isNudStateValid(nudState);
+            return (msgType != RTM_DELNEIGH) && StructNdMsg.isNudStateValid(nudState);
         }
 
         @Override
         public String toString() {
             final StringJoiner j = new StringJoiner(",", "NeighborEvent{", "}");
             return j.add("@" + elapsedMs)
-                    .add(NetlinkConstants.stringForNlMsgType(msgType))
+                    .add(stringForNlMsgType(msgType))
                     .add("if=" + ifindex)
                     .add(ip.getHostAddress())
                     .add(StructNdMsg.stringForNudState(nudState))
-                    .add("[" + NetlinkConstants.hexify(linkLayerAddr) + "]")
+                    .add("[" + macAddr + "]")
                     .toString();
         }
     }
@@ -183,7 +185,7 @@
             final NetlinkMessage nlMsg = NetlinkMessage.parse(byteBuffer);
             if (nlMsg == null || nlMsg.getHeader() == null) {
                 byteBuffer.position(position);
-                mLog.e("unparsable netlink msg: " + NetlinkConstants.hexify(byteBuffer));
+                mLog.e("unparsable netlink msg: " + hexify(byteBuffer));
                 break;
             }
 
@@ -217,12 +219,13 @@
         final int ifindex = ndMsg.ndm_ifindex;
         final InetAddress destination = neighMsg.getDestination();
         final short nudState =
-                (msgType == NetlinkConstants.RTM_DELNEIGH)
+                (msgType == RTM_DELNEIGH)
                 ? StructNdMsg.NUD_NONE
                 : ndMsg.ndm_state;
 
         final NeighborEvent event = new NeighborEvent(
-                whenMs, msgType, ifindex, destination, nudState, neighMsg.getLinkLayerAddress());
+                whenMs, msgType, ifindex, destination, nudState,
+                getMacAddress(neighMsg.getLinkLayerAddress()));
 
         if (VDBG) {
             Log.d(TAG, neighMsg.toString());
@@ -233,4 +236,16 @@
 
         mConsumer.accept(event);
     }
+
+    private static MacAddress getMacAddress(byte[] linkLayerAddress) {
+        if (linkLayerAddress != null) {
+            try {
+                return MacAddress.fromBytes(linkLayerAddress);
+            } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
+                Log.e(TAG, "Failed to parse link-layer address: " + hexify(linkLayerAddress));
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/services/net/java/android/net/ip/IpReachabilityMonitor.java b/services/net/java/android/net/ip/IpReachabilityMonitor.java
index b31ffbb..7e02a28 100644
--- a/services/net/java/android/net/ip/IpReachabilityMonitor.java
+++ b/services/net/java/android/net/ip/IpReachabilityMonitor.java
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import android.net.metrics.IpConnectivityLog;
 import android.net.metrics.IpReachabilityEvent;
 import android.net.netlink.StructNdMsg;
+import android.net.util.InterfaceParams;
 import android.net.util.MultinetworkPolicyTracker;
 import android.net.util.SharedLog;
 import android.os.Handler;
@@ -46,9 +47,7 @@
 import java.net.Inet6Address;
 import java.net.InetAddress;
 import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
-import java.net.NetworkInterface;
 import java.net.SocketAddress;
-import java.net.SocketException;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
@@ -168,8 +167,7 @@
         }
     }
 
-    private final String mInterfaceName;
-    private final int mInterfaceIndex;
+    private final InterfaceParams mInterfaceParams;
     private final IpNeighborMonitor mIpNeighborMonitor;
     private final SharedLog mLog;
     private final Callback mCallback;
@@ -182,30 +180,25 @@
     private volatile long mLastProbeTimeMs;
 
     public IpReachabilityMonitor(
-            Context context, String ifName, Handler h, SharedLog log, Callback callback) {
-        this(context, ifName, h, log, callback, null);
-    }
-
-    public IpReachabilityMonitor(
-            Context context, String ifName, Handler h, SharedLog log, Callback callback,
+            Context context, InterfaceParams ifParams, Handler h, SharedLog log, Callback callback,
             MultinetworkPolicyTracker tracker) {
-        this(ifName, getInterfaceIndex(ifName), h, log, callback, tracker,
-                Dependencies.makeDefault(context, ifName));
+        this(ifParams, h, log, callback, tracker, Dependencies.makeDefault(context, ifParams.name));
     }
 
     @VisibleForTesting
-    IpReachabilityMonitor(String ifName, int ifIndex, Handler h, SharedLog log, Callback callback,
+    IpReachabilityMonitor(InterfaceParams ifParams, Handler h, SharedLog log, Callback callback,
             MultinetworkPolicyTracker tracker, Dependencies dependencies) {
-        mInterfaceName = ifName;
+        if (ifParams == null) throw new IllegalArgumentException("null InterfaceParams");
+
+        mInterfaceParams = ifParams;
         mLog = log.forSubComponent(TAG);
         mCallback = callback;
         mMultinetworkPolicyTracker = tracker;
-        mInterfaceIndex = ifIndex;
         mDependencies = dependencies;
 
         mIpNeighborMonitor = new IpNeighborMonitor(h, mLog,
                 (NeighborEvent event) -> {
-                    if (mInterfaceIndex != event.ifindex) return;
+                    if (mInterfaceParams.index != event.ifindex) return;
                     if (!mNeighborWatchList.containsKey(event.ip)) return;
 
                     final NeighborEvent prev = mNeighborWatchList.put(event.ip, event);
@@ -241,7 +234,7 @@
 
     private String describeWatchList(String sep) {
         final StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
-        sb.append("iface{" + mInterfaceName + "/" + mInterfaceIndex + "}," + sep);
+        sb.append("iface{" + mInterfaceParams + "}," + sep);
         sb.append("ntable=[" + sep);
         String delimiter = "";
         for (Map.Entry<InetAddress, NeighborEvent> entry : mNeighborWatchList.entrySet()) {
@@ -262,10 +255,10 @@
     }
 
     public void updateLinkProperties(LinkProperties lp) {
-        if (!mInterfaceName.equals(lp.getInterfaceName())) {
+        if (!mInterfaceParams.name.equals(lp.getInterfaceName())) {
             // TODO: figure out whether / how to cope with interface changes.
             Log.wtf(TAG, "requested LinkProperties interface '" + lp.getInterfaceName() +
-                    "' does not match: " + mInterfaceName);
+                    "' does not match: " + mInterfaceParams.name);
             return;
         }
 
@@ -353,10 +346,10 @@
             mDependencies.acquireWakeLock(getProbeWakeLockDuration());
         }
 
-        for (InetAddress target : ipProbeList) {
-            final int rval = IpNeighborMonitor.startKernelNeighborProbe(mInterfaceIndex, target);
+        for (InetAddress ip : ipProbeList) {
+            final int rval = IpNeighborMonitor.startKernelNeighborProbe(mInterfaceParams.index, ip);
             mLog.log(String.format("put neighbor %s into NUD_PROBE state (rval=%d)",
-                     target.getHostAddress(), rval));
+                     ip.getHostAddress(), rval));
             logEvent(IpReachabilityEvent.PROBE, rval);
         }
         mLastProbeTimeMs = SystemClock.elapsedRealtime();
@@ -378,22 +371,9 @@
         return (numUnicastProbes * retransTimeMs) + gracePeriodMs;
     }
 
-    private static int getInterfaceIndex(String ifname) {
-        final NetworkInterface iface;
-        try {
-            iface = NetworkInterface.getByName(ifname);
-        } catch (SocketException e) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("invalid interface '" + ifname + "': ", e);
-        }
-        if (iface == null) {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException("NetworkInterface was null for " + ifname);
-        }
-        return iface.getIndex();
-    }
-
     private void logEvent(int probeType, int errorCode) {
         int eventType = probeType | (errorCode & 0xff);
-        mMetricsLog.log(mInterfaceName, new IpReachabilityEvent(eventType));
+        mMetricsLog.log(mInterfaceParams.name, new IpReachabilityEvent(eventType));
     }
 
     private void logNudFailed(ProvisioningChange delta) {
@@ -401,6 +381,6 @@
         boolean isFromProbe = (duration < getProbeWakeLockDuration());
         boolean isProvisioningLost = (delta == ProvisioningChange.LOST_PROVISIONING);
         int eventType = IpReachabilityEvent.nudFailureEventType(isFromProbe, isProvisioningLost);
-        mMetricsLog.log(mInterfaceName, new IpReachabilityEvent(eventType));
+        mMetricsLog.log(mInterfaceParams.name, new IpReachabilityEvent(eventType));
     }
 }
diff --git a/services/net/java/android/net/ip/RouterAdvertisementDaemon.java b/services/net/java/android/net/ip/RouterAdvertisementDaemon.java
index cb3123c..49a1e79 100644
--- a/services/net/java/android/net/ip/RouterAdvertisementDaemon.java
+++ b/services/net/java/android/net/ip/RouterAdvertisementDaemon.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import android.net.LinkProperties;
 import android.net.NetworkUtils;
 import android.net.TrafficStats;
+import android.net.util.InterfaceParams;
 import android.system.ErrnoException;
 import android.system.Os;
 import android.system.StructGroupReq;
@@ -96,9 +97,7 @@
             (byte) 0xff, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1
     };
 
-    private final String mIfName;
-    private final int mIfIndex;
-    private final byte[] mHwAddr;
+    private final InterfaceParams mInterface;
     private final InetSocketAddress mAllNodes;
 
     // This lock is to protect the RA from being updated while being
@@ -223,11 +222,9 @@
     }
 
 
-    public RouterAdvertisementDaemon(String ifname, int ifindex, byte[] hwaddr) {
-        mIfName = ifname;
-        mIfIndex = ifindex;
-        mHwAddr = hwaddr;
-        mAllNodes = new InetSocketAddress(getAllNodesForScopeId(mIfIndex), 0);
+    public RouterAdvertisementDaemon(InterfaceParams ifParams) {
+        mInterface = ifParams;
+        mAllNodes = new InetSocketAddress(getAllNodesForScopeId(mInterface.index), 0);
         mDeprecatedInfoTracker = new DeprecatedInfoTracker();
     }
 
@@ -279,7 +276,7 @@
 
         try {
             putHeader(ra, mRaParams != null && mRaParams.hasDefaultRoute);
-            putSlla(ra, mHwAddr);
+            putSlla(ra, mInterface.macAddr.toByteArray());
             mRaLength = ra.position();
 
             // https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5175#section-4 says:
@@ -579,9 +576,9 @@
             // Setting SNDTIMEO is purely for defensive purposes.
             Os.setsockoptTimeval(
                     mSocket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDTIMEO, StructTimeval.fromMillis(SEND_TIMEOUT_MS));
-            Os.setsockoptIfreq(mSocket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BINDTODEVICE, mIfName);
+            Os.setsockoptIfreq(mSocket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BINDTODEVICE, mInterface.name);
             NetworkUtils.protectFromVpn(mSocket);
-            NetworkUtils.setupRaSocket(mSocket, mIfIndex);
+            NetworkUtils.setupRaSocket(mSocket, mInterface.index);
         } catch (ErrnoException | IOException e) {
             Log.e(TAG, "Failed to create RA daemon socket: " + e);
             return false;
@@ -614,7 +611,7 @@
         final InetAddress destip = dest.getAddress();
         return (destip instanceof Inet6Address) &&
                 destip.isLinkLocalAddress() &&
-               (((Inet6Address) destip).getScopeId() == mIfIndex);
+               (((Inet6Address) destip).getScopeId() == mInterface.index);
     }
 
     private void maybeSendRA(InetSocketAddress dest) {
diff --git a/services/net/java/android/net/util/ConnectivityPacketSummary.java b/services/net/java/android/net/util/ConnectivityPacketSummary.java
index dae93af..4951400 100644
--- a/services/net/java/android/net/util/ConnectivityPacketSummary.java
+++ b/services/net/java/android/net/util/ConnectivityPacketSummary.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package android.net.util;
 
 import android.net.dhcp.DhcpPacket;
+import android.net.MacAddress;
 
 import java.net.InetAddress;
 import java.net.UnknownHostException;
@@ -45,21 +46,20 @@
     private final ByteBuffer mPacket;
     private final String mSummary;
 
-    public static String summarize(byte[] hwaddr, byte[] buffer) {
+    public static String summarize(MacAddress hwaddr, byte[] buffer) {
         return summarize(hwaddr, buffer, buffer.length);
     }
 
     // Methods called herein perform some but by no means all error checking.
     // They may throw runtime exceptions on malformed packets.
-    public static String summarize(byte[] hwaddr, byte[] buffer, int length) {
-        if ((hwaddr == null) || (hwaddr.length != ETHER_ADDR_LEN)) return null;
-        if (buffer == null) return null;
+    public static String summarize(MacAddress macAddr, byte[] buffer, int length) {
+        if ((macAddr == null) || (buffer == null)) return null;
         length = Math.min(length, buffer.length);
-        return (new ConnectivityPacketSummary(hwaddr, buffer, length)).toString();
+        return (new ConnectivityPacketSummary(macAddr, buffer, length)).toString();
     }
 
-    private ConnectivityPacketSummary(byte[] hwaddr, byte[] buffer, int length) {
-        mHwAddr = hwaddr;
+    private ConnectivityPacketSummary(MacAddress macAddr, byte[] buffer, int length) {
+        mHwAddr = macAddr.toByteArray();
         mBytes = buffer;
         mLength = Math.min(length, mBytes.length);
         mPacket = ByteBuffer.wrap(mBytes, 0, mLength);
diff --git a/services/net/java/android/net/util/InterfaceParams.java b/services/net/java/android/net/util/InterfaceParams.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4b2fbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/net/java/android/net/util/InterfaceParams.java
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package android.net.util;
+
+import static android.net.MacAddress.ALL_ZEROS_ADDRESS;
+import static android.net.util.NetworkConstants.ETHER_MTU;
+import static android.net.util.NetworkConstants.IPV6_MIN_MTU;
+import static com.android.internal.util.Preconditions.checkArgument;
+
+import android.net.MacAddress;
+import android.text.TextUtils;
+
+import java.net.NetworkInterface;
+import java.net.SocketException;
+
+
+/**
+ * Encapsulate the interface parameters common to IpClient/IpServer components.
+ *
+ * Basically all java.net.NetworkInterface methods throw Exceptions. IpClient
+ * and IpServer (sub)components need most or all of this information at some
+ * point during their lifecycles, so pass only this simplified object around
+ * which can be created once when IpClient/IpServer are told to start.
+ *
+ * @hide
+ */
+public class InterfaceParams {
+    public final String name;
+    public final int index;
+    public final MacAddress macAddr;
+    public final int defaultMtu;
+
+    public static InterfaceParams getByName(String name) {
+        final NetworkInterface netif = getNetworkInterfaceByName(name);
+        if (netif == null) return null;
+
+        // Not all interfaces have MAC addresses, e.g. rmnet_data0.
+        final MacAddress macAddr = getMacAddress(netif);
+
+        try {
+            return new InterfaceParams(name, netif.getIndex(), macAddr, netif.getMTU());
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException|SocketException e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public InterfaceParams(String name, int index, MacAddress macAddr) {
+        this(name, index, macAddr, ETHER_MTU);
+    }
+
+    public InterfaceParams(String name, int index, MacAddress macAddr, int defaultMtu) {
+        checkArgument((!TextUtils.isEmpty(name)), "impossible interface name");
+        checkArgument((index > 0), "invalid interface index");
+        this.name = name;
+        this.index = index;
+        this.macAddr = (macAddr != null) ? macAddr : ALL_ZEROS_ADDRESS;
+        this.defaultMtu = (defaultMtu > IPV6_MIN_MTU) ? defaultMtu : IPV6_MIN_MTU;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return String.format("%s/%d/%s/%d", name, index, macAddr, defaultMtu);
+    }
+
+    private static NetworkInterface getNetworkInterfaceByName(String name) {
+        try {
+            return NetworkInterface.getByName(name);
+        } catch (NullPointerException|SocketException e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static MacAddress getMacAddress(NetworkInterface netif) {
+        try {
+            return MacAddress.fromBytes(netif.getHardwareAddress());
+        } catch (IllegalArgumentException|NullPointerException|SocketException e) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/net/java/android/net/apf/ApfTest.java b/tests/net/java/android/net/apf/ApfTest.java
index 725ddb9..9b75a50 100644
--- a/tests/net/java/android/net/apf/ApfTest.java
+++ b/tests/net/java/android/net/apf/ApfTest.java
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 import android.net.ip.IpManager;
 import android.net.metrics.IpConnectivityLog;
 import android.net.metrics.RaEvent;
+import android.net.util.InterfaceParams;
 import android.os.ConditionVariable;
 import android.os.Parcelable;
 import android.os.SystemClock;
@@ -62,7 +63,6 @@
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.net.InetAddress;
-import java.net.NetworkInterface;
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Random;
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@
 
         public TestApfFilter(ApfConfiguration config, IpManager.Callback ipManagerCallback,
                 IpConnectivityLog log) throws Exception {
-            super(config, NetworkInterface.getByName("lo"), ipManagerCallback, log);
+            super(config, InterfaceParams.getByName("lo"), ipManagerCallback, log);
         }
 
         // Pretend an RA packet has been received and show it to ApfFilter.
diff --git a/tests/net/java/android/net/ip/IpReachabilityMonitorTest.java b/tests/net/java/android/net/ip/IpReachabilityMonitorTest.java
index 54776db..e65585f 100644
--- a/tests/net/java/android/net/ip/IpReachabilityMonitorTest.java
+++ b/tests/net/java/android/net/ip/IpReachabilityMonitorTest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.anyString;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
 
+import android.net.util.InterfaceParams;
 import android.net.util.SharedLog;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.Looper;
@@ -54,8 +55,8 @@
     }
 
     IpReachabilityMonitor makeMonitor() {
-        return new IpReachabilityMonitor(
-                "fake0", 1, mHandler, mLog, mCallback, null, mDependencies);
+        final InterfaceParams ifParams = new InterfaceParams("fake0", 1, null);
+        return new IpReachabilityMonitor(ifParams, mHandler, mLog, mCallback, null, mDependencies);
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/tests/net/java/android/net/util/ConnectivityPacketSummaryTest.java b/tests/net/java/android/net/util/ConnectivityPacketSummaryTest.java
index 38d3d74..f9b7ec8 100644
--- a/tests/net/java/android/net/util/ConnectivityPacketSummaryTest.java
+++ b/tests/net/java/android/net/util/ConnectivityPacketSummaryTest.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
+import android.net.MacAddress;
 import android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
 import android.support.test.filters.SmallTest;
 
@@ -36,9 +37,7 @@
 @RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
 @SmallTest
 public class ConnectivityPacketSummaryTest {
-    private static final byte[] MYHWADDR = {
-        asByte(0x80), asByte(0x7a), asByte(0xbf), asByte(0x6f), asByte(0x48), asByte(0xf3)
-    };
+    private static final MacAddress MYHWADDR = MacAddress.fromString("80:7a:bf:6f:48:f3");
 
     private String getSummary(String hexBytes) {
         hexBytes = hexBytes.replaceAll("\\s+", "");
diff --git a/tests/net/java/android/net/util/InterfaceParamsTest.java b/tests/net/java/android/net/util/InterfaceParamsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..21728af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/net/java/android/net/util/InterfaceParamsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package android.net.util;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import android.support.test.filters.SmallTest;
+import android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnit4;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
+
+
+@RunWith(AndroidJUnit4.class)
+@SmallTest
+public class InterfaceParamsTest {
+    @Test
+    public void testNullInterfaceReturnsNull() {
+        assertNull(InterfaceParams.getByName(null));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testNonExistentInterfaceReturnsNull() {
+        assertNull(InterfaceParams.getByName("doesnotexist0"));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testLoopback() {
+        final InterfaceParams ifParams = InterfaceParams.getByName("lo");
+        assertNotNull(ifParams);
+        assertEquals("lo", ifParams.name);
+        assertTrue(ifParams.index > 0);
+        assertNotNull(ifParams.macAddr);
+        assertTrue(ifParams.defaultMtu >= NetworkConstants.ETHER_MTU);
+    }
+}