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8b61709d 1/*
f915f1a8 2 * Copyright (c) 2009, 2010, 2011 Nicira Networks.
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3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14 * limitations under the License.
15 */
16
17#ifndef NETDEV_PROVIDER_H
18#define NETDEV_PROVIDER_H 1
19
20/* Generic interface to network devices. */
21
22#include <assert.h>
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24#include "netdev.h"
25#include "list.h"
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26#include "shash.h"
27
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28#ifdef __cplusplus
29extern "C" {
30#endif
31
149f577a 32/* A network device (e.g. an Ethernet device).
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33 *
34 * This structure should be treated as opaque by network device
35 * implementations. */
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36struct netdev_dev {
37 char *name; /* Name of network device. */
d295e8e9 38 const struct netdev_class *netdev_class; /* Functions to control
a4af0040 39 this device. */
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40 int ref_cnt; /* Times this devices was opened. */
41 struct shash_node *node; /* Pointer to element in global map. */
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42};
43
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44void netdev_dev_init(struct netdev_dev *, const char *name,
45 const struct netdev_class *);
46void netdev_dev_uninit(struct netdev_dev *, bool destroy);
47const char *netdev_dev_get_type(const struct netdev_dev *);
15b3596a 48const struct netdev_class *netdev_dev_get_class(const struct netdev_dev *);
149f577a 49const char *netdev_dev_get_name(const struct netdev_dev *);
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50struct netdev_dev *netdev_dev_from_name(const char *name);
51void netdev_dev_get_devices(const struct netdev_class *,
52 struct shash *device_list);
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53
54static inline void netdev_dev_assert_class(const struct netdev_dev *netdev_dev,
6dfd0304 55 const struct netdev_class *class_)
6c88d577 56{
a4af0040 57 assert(netdev_dev->netdev_class == class_);
6c88d577 58}
8b61709d 59
149f577a 60/* A instance of an open network device.
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61 *
62 * This structure should be treated as opaque by network device
63 * implementations. */
64struct netdev {
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65 struct netdev_dev *netdev_dev; /* Parent netdev_dev. */
66 struct list node; /* Element in global list. */
6c88d577 67
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68 enum netdev_flags save_flags; /* Initial device flags. */
69 enum netdev_flags changed_flags; /* Flags that we changed. */
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70};
71
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72void netdev_init(struct netdev *, struct netdev_dev *);
73void netdev_uninit(struct netdev *, bool close);
74struct netdev_dev *netdev_get_dev(const struct netdev *);
75
8b61709d 76static inline void netdev_assert_class(const struct netdev *netdev,
6dfd0304 77 const struct netdev_class *netdev_class)
8b61709d 78{
a4af0040 79 netdev_dev_assert_class(netdev_get_dev(netdev), netdev_class);
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80}
81
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82/* Network device class structure, to be defined by each implementation of a
83 * network device.
84 *
85 * These functions return 0 if successful or a positive errno value on failure,
86 * except where otherwise noted. */
87struct netdev_class {
6c88d577 88 /* Type of netdevs in this class, e.g. "system", "tap", "gre", etc.
8b61709d 89 *
6c88d577 90 * One of the providers should supply a "system" type, since this is
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91 * the type assumed if no type is specified when opening a netdev.
92 * The "system" type corresponds to an existing network device on
93 * the system. */
6c88d577 94 const char *type;
8b61709d 95
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96 /* Called when the netdev provider is registered, typically at program
97 * startup. Returning an error from this function will prevent any network
98 * device in this class from being opened.
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99 *
100 * This function may be set to null if a network device class needs no
77909859 101 * initialization at registration time. */
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102 int (*init)(void);
103
104 /* Performs periodic work needed by netdevs of this class. May be null if
105 * no periodic work is necessary. */
106 void (*run)(void);
107
108 /* Arranges for poll_block() to wake up if the "run" member function needs
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109 * to be called. Implementations are additionally required to wake
110 * whenever something changes in any of its netdevs which would cause their
111 * ->change_seq() function to change its result. May be null if nothing is
112 * needed here. */
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113 void (*wait)(void);
114
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115 /* Attempts to create a network device named 'name' in 'netdev_class'. On
116 * success sets 'netdev_devp' to the newly created device. */
b8dcf5e9 117 int (*create)(const struct netdev_class *netdev_class, const char *name,
de5cdb90 118 struct netdev_dev **netdev_devp);
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119
120 /* Destroys 'netdev_dev'.
6c88d577 121 *
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122 * Netdev devices maintain a reference count that is incremented on
123 * netdev_open() and decremented on netdev_close(). If 'netdev_dev'
124 * has a non-zero reference count, then this function will not be
6c88d577 125 * called. */
149f577a 126 void (*destroy)(struct netdev_dev *netdev_dev);
6c88d577 127
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128 /* Fetches the device 'netdev_dev''s configuration, storing it in 'args'.
129 * The caller owns 'args' and pre-initializes it to an empty shash.
6c88d577 130 *
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131 * If this netdev class does not have any configuration options, this may
132 * be a null pointer. */
133 int (*get_config)(struct netdev_dev *netdev_dev, struct shash *args);
6c88d577 134
de5cdb90 135 /* Changes the device 'netdev_dev''s configuration to 'args'.
aebf4235 136 *
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137 * If this netdev class does not support configuration, this may be a null
138 * pointer. */
139 int (*set_config)(struct netdev_dev *netdev_dev, const struct shash *args);
aebf4235 140
149f577a 141 /* Attempts to open a network device. On success, sets 'netdevp'
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142 * to the new network device. */
143 int (*open)(struct netdev_dev *netdev_dev, struct netdev **netdevp);
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144
145 /* Closes 'netdev'. */
146 void (*close)(struct netdev *netdev);
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147\f
148/* ## ----------------- ## */
149/* ## Receiving Packets ## */
150/* ## ----------------- ## */
151
152/* The network provider interface is mostly used for inspecting and configuring
153 * device "metadata", not for sending and receiving packets directly. It may
154 * be impractical to implement these functions on some operating systems and
155 * hardware. These functions may all be NULL in such cases.
156 *
157 * (However, the "dpif-netdev" implementation, which is the easiest way to
158 * integrate Open vSwitch with a new operating system or hardware, does require
159 * the ability to receive packets.) */
160
161 /* Attempts to set up 'netdev' for receiving packets with ->recv().
162 * Returns 0 if successful, otherwise a positive errno value. Return
163 * EOPNOTSUPP to indicate that the network device does not implement packet
164 * reception through this interface. This function may be set to null if
165 * it would always return EOPNOTSUPP anyhow. (This will prevent the
166 * network device from being usefully used by the netdev-based "userspace
167 * datapath".)*/
168 int (*listen)(struct netdev *netdev);
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169
170 /* Attempts to receive a packet from 'netdev' into the 'size' bytes in
171 * 'buffer'. If successful, returns the number of bytes in the received
172 * packet, otherwise a negative errno value. Returns -EAGAIN immediately
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173 * if no packet is ready to be received.
174 *
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175 * Returns -EMSGSIZE, and discards the packet, if the received packet is
176 * longer than 'size' bytes.
177 *
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178 * This function can only be expected to return a packet if ->listen() has
179 * been called successfully.
180 *
181 * May be null if not needed, such as for a network device that does not
182 * implement packet reception through the 'recv' member function. */
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183 int (*recv)(struct netdev *netdev, void *buffer, size_t size);
184
185 /* Registers with the poll loop to wake up from the next call to
186 * poll_block() when a packet is ready to be received with netdev_recv() on
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187 * 'netdev'.
188 *
189 * May be null if not needed, such as for a network device that does not
190 * implement packet reception through the 'recv' member function. */
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191 void (*recv_wait)(struct netdev *netdev);
192
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193 /* Discards all packets waiting to be received from 'netdev'.
194 *
195 * May be null if not needed, such as for a network device that does not
196 * implement packet reception through the 'recv' member function. */
8b61709d 197 int (*drain)(struct netdev *netdev);
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199 /* Sends the 'size'-byte packet in 'buffer' on 'netdev'. Returns 0 if
200 * successful, otherwise a positive errno value. Returns EAGAIN without
201 * blocking if the packet cannot be queued immediately. Returns EMSGSIZE
202 * if a partial packet was transmitted or if the packet is too big or too
203 * small to transmit on the device.
204 *
205 * The caller retains ownership of 'buffer' in all cases.
206 *
207 * The network device is expected to maintain a packet transmission queue,
208 * so that the caller does not ordinarily have to do additional queuing of
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209 * packets.
210 *
211 * May return EOPNOTSUPP if a network device does not implement packet
212 * transmission through this interface. This function may be set to null
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213 * if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP anyhow. (This will prevent the
214 * network device from being usefully used by the netdev-based "userspace
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215 * datapath". It will also prevent the OVS implementation of bonding from
216 * working properly over 'netdev'.) */
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217 int (*send)(struct netdev *netdev, const void *buffer, size_t size);
218
219 /* Registers with the poll loop to wake up from the next call to
220 * poll_block() when the packet transmission queue for 'netdev' has
221 * sufficient room to transmit a packet with netdev_send().
222 *
223 * The network device is expected to maintain a packet transmission queue,
224 * so that the caller does not ordinarily have to do additional queuing of
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225 * packets. Thus, this function is unlikely to ever be useful.
226 *
227 * May be null if not needed, such as for a network device that does not
228 * implement packet transmission through the 'send' member function. */
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229 void (*send_wait)(struct netdev *netdev);
230
231 /* Sets 'netdev''s Ethernet address to 'mac' */
232 int (*set_etheraddr)(struct netdev *netdev, const uint8_t mac[6]);
233
234 /* Retrieves 'netdev''s Ethernet address into 'mac'. */
235 int (*get_etheraddr)(const struct netdev *netdev, uint8_t mac[6]);
236
237 /* Retrieves 'netdev''s MTU into '*mtup'.
238 *
239 * The MTU is the maximum size of transmitted (and received) packets, in
240 * bytes, not including the hardware header; thus, this is typically 1500
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241 * bytes for Ethernet devices.
242 *
243 * If 'netdev' does not have an MTU (e.g. as some tunnels do not), then
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244 * this function should return EOPNOTSUPP. This function may be set to
245 * null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP. */
149f577a 246 int (*get_mtu)(const struct netdev *netdev, int *mtup);
8b61709d 247
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248 /* Sets 'netdev''s MTU to 'mtu'.
249 *
250 * If 'netdev' does not have an MTU (e.g. as some tunnels do not), then
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251 * this function should return EOPNOTSUPP. This function may be set to
252 * null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP. */
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253 int (*set_mtu)(const struct netdev *netdev, int mtu);
254
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255 /* Returns the ifindex of 'netdev', if successful, as a positive number.
256 * On failure, returns a negative errno value.
257 *
258 * The desired semantics of the ifindex value are a combination of those
259 * specified by POSIX for if_nametoindex() and by SNMP for ifIndex. An
260 * ifindex value should be unique within a host and remain stable at least
261 * until reboot. SNMP says an ifindex "ranges between 1 and the value of
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262 * ifNumber" but many systems do not follow this rule anyhow.
263 *
264 * This function may be set to null if it would always return -EOPNOTSUPP.
265 */
149f577a 266 int (*get_ifindex)(const struct netdev *netdev);
9ab3d9a3 267
8b61709d 268 /* Sets 'carrier' to true if carrier is active (link light is on) on
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269 * 'netdev'.
270 *
271 * May be null if device does not provide carrier status (will be always
272 * up as long as device is up).
273 */
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274 int (*get_carrier)(const struct netdev *netdev, bool *carrier);
275
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276 /* Returns the number of times 'netdev''s carrier has changed since being
277 * initialized.
278 *
279 * If null, callers will assume the number of carrier resets is zero. */
280 long long int (*get_carrier_resets)(const struct netdev *netdev);
281
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282 /* Forces ->get_carrier() to poll 'netdev''s MII registers for link status
283 * instead of checking 'netdev''s carrier. 'netdev''s MII registers will
284 * be polled once ever 'interval' milliseconds. If 'netdev' does not
285 * support MII, another method may be used as a fallback. If 'interval' is
286 * less than or equal to zero, reverts ->get_carrier() to its normal
287 * behavior.
63331829 288 *
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289 * Most network devices won't support this feature and will set this
290 * function pointer to NULL, which is equivalent to returning EOPNOTSUPP.
63331829 291 */
1670c579 292 int (*set_miimon_interval)(struct netdev *netdev, long long int interval);
63331829 293
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294 /* Retrieves current device stats for 'netdev' into 'stats'.
295 *
296 * A network device that supports some statistics but not others, it should
297 * set the values of the unsupported statistics to all-1-bits
298 * (UINT64_MAX). */
149f577a 299 int (*get_stats)(const struct netdev *netdev, struct netdev_stats *);
8b61709d 300
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301 /* Sets the device stats for 'netdev' to 'stats'.
302 *
303 * Most network devices won't support this feature and will set this
304 * function pointer to NULL, which is equivalent to returning EOPNOTSUPP.
305 *
306 * Some network devices might only allow setting their stats to 0. */
307 int (*set_stats)(struct netdev *netdev, const struct netdev_stats *);
308
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309 /* Stores the features supported by 'netdev' into each of '*current',
310 * '*advertised', '*supported', and '*peer'. Each value is a bitmap of
6c038611 311 * NETDEV_F_* bits.
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312 *
313 * This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP.
314 */
6f2f5cce 315 int (*get_features)(const struct netdev *netdev,
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316 enum netdev_features *current,
317 enum netdev_features *advertised,
318 enum netdev_features *supported,
319 enum netdev_features *peer);
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320
321 /* Set the features advertised by 'netdev' to 'advertise', which is a
6c038611 322 * set of NETDEV_F_* bits.
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323 *
324 * This function may be set to null for a network device that does not
325 * support configuring advertisements. */
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326 int (*set_advertisements)(struct netdev *netdev,
327 enum netdev_features advertise);
8b61709d 328
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329 /* Attempts to set input rate limiting (policing) policy, such that up to
330 * 'kbits_rate' kbps of traffic is accepted, with a maximum accumulative
331 * burst size of 'kbits' kb.
332 *
333 * This function may be set to null if policing is not supported. */
334 int (*set_policing)(struct netdev *netdev, unsigned int kbits_rate,
335 unsigned int kbits_burst);
336
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337 /* Adds to 'types' all of the forms of QoS supported by 'netdev', or leaves
338 * it empty if 'netdev' does not support QoS. Any names added to 'types'
339 * should be documented as valid for the "type" column in the "QoS" table
340 * in vswitchd/vswitch.xml (which is built as ovs-vswitchd.conf.db(8)).
341 *
342 * Every network device must support disabling QoS with a type of "", but
343 * this function must not add "" to 'types'.
344 *
345 * The caller is responsible for initializing 'types' (e.g. with
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346 * sset_init()) before calling this function. The caller retains ownership
347 * of 'types'.
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348 *
349 * May be NULL if 'netdev' does not support QoS at all. */
19993ef3 350 int (*get_qos_types)(const struct netdev *netdev, struct sset *types);
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351
352 /* Queries 'netdev' for its capabilities regarding the specified 'type' of
353 * QoS. On success, initializes 'caps' with the QoS capabilities.
354 *
355 * Should return EOPNOTSUPP if 'netdev' does not support 'type'. May be
356 * NULL if 'netdev' does not support QoS at all. */
357 int (*get_qos_capabilities)(const struct netdev *netdev,
358 const char *type,
359 struct netdev_qos_capabilities *caps);
360
361 /* Queries 'netdev' about its currently configured form of QoS. If
362 * successful, stores the name of the current form of QoS into '*typep'
363 * and any details of configuration as string key-value pairs in
364 * 'details'.
365 *
366 * A '*typep' of "" indicates that QoS is currently disabled on 'netdev'.
367 *
368 * The caller initializes 'details' before calling this function. The
369 * caller takes ownership of the string key-values pairs added to
370 * 'details'.
371 *
372 * The netdev retains ownership of '*typep'.
373 *
374 * '*typep' will be one of the types returned by netdev_get_qos_types() for
375 * 'netdev'. The contents of 'details' should be documented as valid for
376 * '*typep' in the "other_config" column in the "QoS" table in
377 * vswitchd/vswitch.xml (which is built as ovs-vswitchd.conf.db(8)).
378 *
379 * May be NULL if 'netdev' does not support QoS at all. */
380 int (*get_qos)(const struct netdev *netdev,
381 const char **typep, struct shash *details);
382
383 /* Attempts to reconfigure QoS on 'netdev', changing the form of QoS to
384 * 'type' with details of configuration from 'details'.
385 *
386 * On error, the previous QoS configuration is retained.
387 *
388 * When this function changes the type of QoS (not just 'details'), this
389 * also resets all queue configuration for 'netdev' to their defaults
390 * (which depend on the specific type of QoS). Otherwise, the queue
391 * configuration for 'netdev' is unchanged.
392 *
393 * 'type' should be "" (to disable QoS) or one of the types returned by
394 * netdev_get_qos_types() for 'netdev'. The contents of 'details' should
395 * be documented as valid for the given 'type' in the "other_config" column
396 * in the "QoS" table in vswitchd/vswitch.xml (which is built as
397 * ovs-vswitchd.conf.db(8)).
398 *
399 * May be NULL if 'netdev' does not support QoS at all. */
400 int (*set_qos)(struct netdev *netdev,
401 const char *type, const struct shash *details);
402
403 /* Queries 'netdev' for information about the queue numbered 'queue_id'.
404 * If successful, adds that information as string key-value pairs to
405 * 'details'. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise a positive errno value.
406 *
407 * Should return EINVAL if 'queue_id' is greater than or equal to the
408 * number of supported queues (as reported in the 'n_queues' member of
409 * struct netdev_qos_capabilities by 'get_qos_capabilities').
410 *
411 * The caller initializes 'details' before calling this function. The
412 * caller takes ownership of the string key-values pairs added to
413 * 'details'.
414 *
415 * The returned contents of 'details' should be documented as valid for the
416 * given 'type' in the "other_config" column in the "Queue" table in
417 * vswitchd/vswitch.xml (which is built as ovs-vswitchd.conf.db(8)).
418 */
419 int (*get_queue)(const struct netdev *netdev,
420 unsigned int queue_id, struct shash *details);
421
422 /* Configures the queue numbered 'queue_id' on 'netdev' with the key-value
423 * string pairs in 'details'. The contents of 'details' should be
424 * documented as valid for the given 'type' in the "other_config" column in
425 * the "Queue" table in vswitchd/vswitch.xml (which is built as
426 * ovs-vswitchd.conf.db(8)). Returns 0 if successful, otherwise a positive
427 * errno value. On failure, the given queue's configuration should be
428 * unmodified.
429 *
430 * Should return EINVAL if 'queue_id' is greater than or equal to the
431 * number of supported queues (as reported in the 'n_queues' member of
432 * struct netdev_qos_capabilities by 'get_qos_capabilities'), or if
433 * 'details' is invalid for the type of queue.
434 *
435 * This function does not modify 'details', and the caller retains
436 * ownership of it.
437 *
438 * May be NULL if 'netdev' does not support QoS at all. */
439 int (*set_queue)(struct netdev *netdev,
440 unsigned int queue_id, const struct shash *details);
441
442 /* Attempts to delete the queue numbered 'queue_id' from 'netdev'.
443 *
444 * Should return EINVAL if 'queue_id' is greater than or equal to the
445 * number of supported queues (as reported in the 'n_queues' member of
446 * struct netdev_qos_capabilities by 'get_qos_capabilities'). Should
447 * return EOPNOTSUPP if 'queue_id' is valid but may not be deleted (e.g. if
448 * 'netdev' has a fixed set of queues with the current QoS mode).
449 *
450 * May be NULL if 'netdev' does not support QoS at all, or if all of its
451 * QoS modes have fixed sets of queues. */
452 int (*delete_queue)(struct netdev *netdev, unsigned int queue_id);
453
454 /* Obtains statistics about 'queue_id' on 'netdev'. Fills 'stats' with the
455 * queue's statistics. May set individual members of 'stats' to all-1-bits
456 * if the statistic is unavailable.
457 *
458 * May be NULL if 'netdev' does not support QoS at all. */
459 int (*get_queue_stats)(const struct netdev *netdev, unsigned int queue_id,
460 struct netdev_queue_stats *stats);
461
462 /* Iterates over all of 'netdev''s queues, calling 'cb' with the queue's
463 * ID, its configuration, and the 'aux' specified by the caller. The order
464 * of iteration is unspecified, but (when successful) each queue is visited
465 * exactly once.
466 *
467 * 'cb' will not modify or free the 'details' argument passed in. */
468 int (*dump_queues)(const struct netdev *netdev,
469 void (*cb)(unsigned int queue_id,
470 const struct shash *details,
471 void *aux),
472 void *aux);
473
474 /* Iterates over all of 'netdev''s queues, calling 'cb' with the queue's
475 * ID, its statistics, and the 'aux' specified by the caller. The order of
476 * iteration is unspecified, but (when successful) each queue must be
477 * visited exactly once.
478 *
479 * 'cb' will not modify or free the statistics passed in. */
480 int (*dump_queue_stats)(const struct netdev *netdev,
481 void (*cb)(unsigned int queue_id,
482 struct netdev_queue_stats *,
483 void *aux),
484 void *aux);
485
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486 /* If 'netdev' has an assigned IPv4 address, sets '*address' to that
487 * address and '*netmask' to the associated netmask.
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488 *
489 * The following error values have well-defined meanings:
490 *
491 * - EADDRNOTAVAIL: 'netdev' has no assigned IPv4 address.
492 *
493 * - EOPNOTSUPP: No IPv4 network stack attached to 'netdev'.
494 *
495 * This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP
496 * anyhow. */
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497 int (*get_in4)(const struct netdev *netdev, struct in_addr *address,
498 struct in_addr *netmask);
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499
500 /* Assigns 'addr' as 'netdev''s IPv4 address and 'mask' as its netmask. If
501 * 'addr' is INADDR_ANY, 'netdev''s IPv4 address is cleared.
502 *
503 * This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP
504 * anyhow. */
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505 int (*set_in4)(struct netdev *netdev, struct in_addr addr,
506 struct in_addr mask);
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507
508 /* If 'netdev' has an assigned IPv6 address, sets '*in6' to that address.
509 *
510 * The following error values have well-defined meanings:
511 *
512 * - EADDRNOTAVAIL: 'netdev' has no assigned IPv6 address.
513 *
514 * - EOPNOTSUPP: No IPv6 network stack attached to 'netdev'.
515 *
516 * This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP
517 * anyhow. */
518 int (*get_in6)(const struct netdev *netdev, struct in6_addr *in6);
519
520 /* Adds 'router' as a default IP gateway for the TCP/IP stack that
521 * corresponds to 'netdev'.
522 *
523 * This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP
524 * anyhow. */
525 int (*add_router)(struct netdev *netdev, struct in_addr router);
526
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527 /* Looks up the next hop for 'host'. If succesful, stores the next hop
528 * gateway's address (0 if 'host' is on a directly connected network) in
529 * '*next_hop' and a copy of the name of the device to reach 'host' in
530 * '*netdev_name', and returns 0. The caller is responsible for freeing
531 * '*netdev_name' (by calling free()).
532 *
533 * This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP
534 * anyhow. */
535 int (*get_next_hop)(const struct in_addr *host, struct in_addr *next_hop,
536 char **netdev_name);
537
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538 /* Retrieves the status of the device.
539 *
540 * Populates 'sh' with key-value pairs representing the status of the
541 * device. A device's status is a set of key-value string pairs
542 * representing netdev type specific information. For more information see
543 * ovs-vswitchd.conf.db(5).
544 *
545 * The data of 'sh' are heap allocated strings which the caller is
546 * responsible for deallocating.
547 *
548 * This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP
549 * anyhow. */
550 int (*get_status)(const struct netdev *netdev, struct shash *sh);
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552 /* Looks up the ARP table entry for 'ip' on 'netdev' and stores the
553 * corresponding MAC address in 'mac'. A return value of ENXIO, in
554 * particular, indicates that there is no ARP table entry for 'ip' on
555 * 'netdev'.
556 *
557 * This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP
558 * anyhow. */
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559 int (*arp_lookup)(const struct netdev *netdev, ovs_be32 ip,
560 uint8_t mac[6]);
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562 /* Retrieves the current set of flags on 'netdev' into '*old_flags'.
563 * Then, turns off the flags that are set to 1 in 'off' and turns on the
564 * flags that are set to 1 in 'on'. (No bit will be set to 1 in both 'off'
565 * and 'on'; that is, off & on == 0.)
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566 *
567 * This function may be invoked from a signal handler. Therefore, it
568 * should not do anything that is not signal-safe (such as logging). */
569 int (*update_flags)(struct netdev *netdev, enum netdev_flags off,
570 enum netdev_flags on, enum netdev_flags *old_flags);
571
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572 /* Returns a sequence number which indicates changes in one of 'netdev''s
573 * properties. The returned sequence number must be nonzero so that
574 * callers have a value which they may use as a reset when tracking
575 * 'netdev'.
576 *
577 * Minimally, the returned sequence number is required to change whenever
578 * 'netdev''s flags, features, ethernet address, or carrier changes. The
579 * returned sequence number is allowed to change even when 'netdev' doesn't
580 * change, although implementations should try to avoid this. */
581 unsigned int (*change_seq)(const struct netdev *netdev);
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582};
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584int netdev_register_provider(const struct netdev_class *);
585int netdev_unregister_provider(const char *type);
c3827f61 586const struct netdev_class *netdev_lookup_provider(const char *type);
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8b61709d 588extern const struct netdev_class netdev_linux_class;
c3827f61 589extern const struct netdev_class netdev_internal_class;
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590extern const struct netdev_class netdev_tap_class;
591
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592#ifdef __cplusplus
593}
594#endif
595
8b61709d 596#endif /* netdev.h */