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17 #ifndef NETDEV_PROVIDER_H
18 #define NETDEV_PROVIDER_H 1
20 /* Generic interface to network devices. */
32 /* A network device (e.g. an Ethernet device).
34 * This structure should be treated as opaque by network device
37 char *name; /* Name of network device. */
38 const struct netdev_class *netdev_class; /* Functions to control
40 int ref_cnt; /* Times this devices was opened. */
41 struct shash_node *node; /* Pointer to element in global map. */
42 struct shash args; /* Argument list from last config. */
45 void netdev_dev_init(struct netdev_dev *, const char *name,
46 const struct shash *args,
47 const struct netdev_class *);
48 void netdev_dev_uninit(struct netdev_dev *, bool destroy);
49 const char *netdev_dev_get_type(const struct netdev_dev *);
50 const struct netdev_class *netdev_dev_get_class(const struct netdev_dev *);
51 const char *netdev_dev_get_name(const struct netdev_dev *);
52 struct netdev_dev *netdev_dev_from_name(const char *name);
53 void netdev_dev_get_devices(const struct netdev_class *,
54 struct shash *device_list);
55 bool netdev_dev_args_equal(const struct netdev_dev *netdev_dev,
56 const struct shash *args);
58 static inline void netdev_dev_assert_class(const struct netdev_dev *netdev_dev,
59 const struct netdev_class *class_)
61 assert(netdev_dev->netdev_class == class_);
64 /* A instance of an open network device.
66 * This structure should be treated as opaque by network device
69 struct netdev_dev *netdev_dev; /* Parent netdev_dev. */
70 struct list node; /* Element in global list. */
72 enum netdev_flags save_flags; /* Initial device flags. */
73 enum netdev_flags changed_flags; /* Flags that we changed. */
76 void netdev_init(struct netdev *, struct netdev_dev *);
77 void netdev_uninit(struct netdev *, bool close);
78 struct netdev_dev *netdev_get_dev(const struct netdev *);
80 static inline void netdev_assert_class(const struct netdev *netdev,
81 const struct netdev_class *netdev_class)
83 netdev_dev_assert_class(netdev_get_dev(netdev), netdev_class);
86 /* Network device class structure, to be defined by each implementation of a
89 * These functions return 0 if successful or a positive errno value on failure,
90 * except where otherwise noted. */
92 /* Type of netdevs in this class, e.g. "system", "tap", "gre", etc.
94 * One of the providers should supply a "system" type, since this is
95 * the type assumed if no type is specified when opening a netdev.
96 * The "system" type corresponds to an existing network device on
100 /* Called when the netdev provider is registered, typically at program
101 * startup. Returning an error from this function will prevent any network
102 * device in this class from being opened.
104 * This function may be set to null if a network device class needs no
105 * initialization at registration time. */
108 /* Performs periodic work needed by netdevs of this class. May be null if
109 * no periodic work is necessary. */
112 /* Arranges for poll_block() to wake up if the "run" member function needs
113 * to be called. Implementations are additionally required to wake
114 * whenever something changes in any of its netdevs which would cause their
115 * ->change_seq() function to change its result. May be null if nothing is
119 /* Attempts to create a network device named 'name' with initial 'args' in
120 * 'netdev_class'. On success sets 'netdev_devp' to the newly created
122 int (*create)(const struct netdev_class *netdev_class, const char *name,
123 const struct shash *args, struct netdev_dev **netdev_devp);
125 /* Destroys 'netdev_dev'.
127 * Netdev devices maintain a reference count that is incremented on
128 * netdev_open() and decremented on netdev_close(). If 'netdev_dev'
129 * has a non-zero reference count, then this function will not be
131 void (*destroy)(struct netdev_dev *netdev_dev);
133 /* Changes the device 'netdev_dev''s configuration to 'args'.
135 * If this netdev class does not support reconfiguring a netdev
136 * device, this may be a null pointer.
138 int (*set_config)(struct netdev_dev *netdev_dev, const struct shash *args);
140 /* Returns true if 'args' is equivalent to the "args" field in
141 * 'netdev_dev', otherwise false.
143 * If no special processing needs to be done beyond a simple
144 * shash comparison, this may be a null pointer.
146 bool (*config_equal)(const struct netdev_dev *netdev_dev,
147 const struct shash *args);
149 /* Attempts to open a network device. On success, sets 'netdevp'
150 * to the new network device.
152 * 'ethertype' may be a 16-bit Ethernet protocol value in host byte order
153 * to capture frames of that type received on the device. It may also be
154 * one of the 'enum netdev_pseudo_ethertype' values to receive frames in
155 * one of those categories. */
156 int (*open)(struct netdev_dev *netdev_dev, int ethertype,
157 struct netdev **netdevp);
159 /* Closes 'netdev'. */
160 void (*close)(struct netdev *netdev);
162 /* Enumerates the names of all network devices of this class.
164 * The caller has already initialized 'all_names' and might already have
165 * added some names to it. This function should not disturb any existing
166 * names in 'all_names'.
168 * If this netdev class does not support enumeration, this may be a null
170 int (*enumerate)(struct sset *all_names);
172 /* Attempts to receive a packet from 'netdev' into the 'size' bytes in
173 * 'buffer'. If successful, returns the number of bytes in the received
174 * packet, otherwise a negative errno value. Returns -EAGAIN immediately
175 * if no packet is ready to be received.
177 * May return -EOPNOTSUPP if a network device does not implement packet
178 * reception through this interface. This function may be set to null if
179 * it would always return -EOPNOTSUPP anyhow. (This will prevent the
180 * network device from being usefully used by the netdev-based "userspace
182 int (*recv)(struct netdev *netdev, void *buffer, size_t size);
184 /* Registers with the poll loop to wake up from the next call to
185 * poll_block() when a packet is ready to be received with netdev_recv() on
188 * May be null if not needed, such as for a network device that does not
189 * implement packet reception through the 'recv' member function. */
190 void (*recv_wait)(struct netdev *netdev);
192 /* Discards all packets waiting to be received from 'netdev'.
194 * May be null if not needed, such as for a network device that does not
195 * implement packet reception through the 'recv' member function. */
196 int (*drain)(struct netdev *netdev);
198 /* Sends the 'size'-byte packet in 'buffer' on 'netdev'. Returns 0 if
199 * successful, otherwise a positive errno value. Returns EAGAIN without
200 * blocking if the packet cannot be queued immediately. Returns EMSGSIZE
201 * if a partial packet was transmitted or if the packet is too big or too
202 * small to transmit on the device.
204 * The caller retains ownership of 'buffer' in all cases.
206 * The network device is expected to maintain a packet transmission queue,
207 * so that the caller does not ordinarily have to do additional queuing of
210 * May return EOPNOTSUPP if a network device does not implement packet
211 * transmission through this interface. This function may be set to null
212 * if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP anyhow. (This will prevent the
213 * network device from being usefully used by the netdev-based "userspace
214 * datapath". It will also prevent the OVS implementation of bonding from
215 * working properly over 'netdev'.) */
216 int (*send)(struct netdev *netdev, const void *buffer, size_t size);
218 /* Registers with the poll loop to wake up from the next call to
219 * poll_block() when the packet transmission queue for 'netdev' has
220 * sufficient room to transmit a packet with netdev_send().
222 * The network device is expected to maintain a packet transmission queue,
223 * so that the caller does not ordinarily have to do additional queuing of
224 * packets. Thus, this function is unlikely to ever be useful.
226 * May be null if not needed, such as for a network device that does not
227 * implement packet transmission through the 'send' member function. */
228 void (*send_wait)(struct netdev *netdev);
230 /* Sets 'netdev''s Ethernet address to 'mac' */
231 int (*set_etheraddr)(struct netdev *netdev, const uint8_t mac[6]);
233 /* Retrieves 'netdev''s Ethernet address into 'mac'. */
234 int (*get_etheraddr)(const struct netdev *netdev, uint8_t mac[6]);
236 /* Retrieves 'netdev''s MTU into '*mtup'.
238 * The MTU is the maximum size of transmitted (and received) packets, in
239 * bytes, not including the hardware header; thus, this is typically 1500
240 * bytes for Ethernet devices.
242 * If 'netdev' does not have an MTU (e.g. as some tunnels do not), then
243 * this function should set '*mtup' to INT_MAX. */
244 int (*get_mtu)(const struct netdev *netdev, int *mtup);
246 /* Returns the ifindex of 'netdev', if successful, as a positive number.
247 * On failure, returns a negative errno value.
249 * The desired semantics of the ifindex value are a combination of those
250 * specified by POSIX for if_nametoindex() and by SNMP for ifIndex. An
251 * ifindex value should be unique within a host and remain stable at least
252 * until reboot. SNMP says an ifindex "ranges between 1 and the value of
253 * ifNumber" but many systems do not follow this rule anyhow.
255 * This function may be set to null if it would always return -EOPNOTSUPP.
257 int (*get_ifindex)(const struct netdev *netdev);
259 /* Sets 'carrier' to true if carrier is active (link light is on) on
262 * May be null if device does not provide carrier status (will be always
263 * up as long as device is up).
265 int (*get_carrier)(const struct netdev *netdev, bool *carrier);
267 /* Forces ->get_carrier() to poll 'netdev''s MII registers for link status
268 * instead of checking 'netdev''s carrier. 'netdev''s MII registers will
269 * be polled once ever 'interval' milliseconds. If 'netdev' does not
270 * support MII, another method may be used as a fallback. If 'interval' is
271 * less than or equal to zero, reverts ->get_carrier() to its normal
274 * Most network devices won't support this feature and will set this
275 * function pointer to NULL, which is equivalent to returning EOPNOTSUPP.
277 int (*set_miimon_interval)(struct netdev *netdev, long long int interval);
279 /* Retrieves current device stats for 'netdev' into 'stats'.
281 * A network device that supports some statistics but not others, it should
282 * set the values of the unsupported statistics to all-1-bits
284 int (*get_stats)(const struct netdev *netdev, struct netdev_stats *);
286 /* Sets the device stats for 'netdev' to 'stats'.
288 * Most network devices won't support this feature and will set this
289 * function pointer to NULL, which is equivalent to returning EOPNOTSUPP.
291 * Some network devices might only allow setting their stats to 0. */
292 int (*set_stats)(struct netdev *netdev, const struct netdev_stats *);
294 /* Stores the features supported by 'netdev' into each of '*current',
295 * '*advertised', '*supported', and '*peer'. Each value is a bitmap of
296 * "enum ofp_port_features" bits, in host byte order.
298 * This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP.
300 int (*get_features)(const struct netdev *netdev,
301 uint32_t *current, uint32_t *advertised,
302 uint32_t *supported, uint32_t *peer);
304 /* Set the features advertised by 'netdev' to 'advertise', which is a
305 * bitmap of "enum ofp_port_features" bits, in host byte order.
307 * This function may be set to null for a network device that does not
308 * support configuring advertisements. */
309 int (*set_advertisements)(struct netdev *netdev, uint32_t advertise);
311 /* If 'netdev' is a VLAN network device (e.g. one created with vconfig(8)),
312 * sets '*vlan_vid' to the VLAN VID associated with that device and returns
315 * Returns ENOENT if 'netdev' is a network device that is not a
318 * This function should be set to null if it doesn't make any sense for
319 * your network device (it probably doesn't). */
320 int (*get_vlan_vid)(const struct netdev *netdev, int *vlan_vid);
322 /* Attempts to set input rate limiting (policing) policy, such that up to
323 * 'kbits_rate' kbps of traffic is accepted, with a maximum accumulative
324 * burst size of 'kbits' kb.
326 * This function may be set to null if policing is not supported. */
327 int (*set_policing)(struct netdev *netdev, unsigned int kbits_rate,
328 unsigned int kbits_burst);
330 /* Adds to 'types' all of the forms of QoS supported by 'netdev', or leaves
331 * it empty if 'netdev' does not support QoS. Any names added to 'types'
332 * should be documented as valid for the "type" column in the "QoS" table
333 * in vswitchd/vswitch.xml (which is built as ovs-vswitchd.conf.db(8)).
335 * Every network device must support disabling QoS with a type of "", but
336 * this function must not add "" to 'types'.
338 * The caller is responsible for initializing 'types' (e.g. with
339 * sset_init()) before calling this function. The caller retains ownership
342 * May be NULL if 'netdev' does not support QoS at all. */
343 int (*get_qos_types)(const struct netdev *netdev, struct sset *types);
345 /* Queries 'netdev' for its capabilities regarding the specified 'type' of
346 * QoS. On success, initializes 'caps' with the QoS capabilities.
348 * Should return EOPNOTSUPP if 'netdev' does not support 'type'. May be
349 * NULL if 'netdev' does not support QoS at all. */
350 int (*get_qos_capabilities)(const struct netdev *netdev,
352 struct netdev_qos_capabilities *caps);
354 /* Queries 'netdev' about its currently configured form of QoS. If
355 * successful, stores the name of the current form of QoS into '*typep'
356 * and any details of configuration as string key-value pairs in
359 * A '*typep' of "" indicates that QoS is currently disabled on 'netdev'.
361 * The caller initializes 'details' before calling this function. The
362 * caller takes ownership of the string key-values pairs added to
365 * The netdev retains ownership of '*typep'.
367 * '*typep' will be one of the types returned by netdev_get_qos_types() for
368 * 'netdev'. The contents of 'details' should be documented as valid for
369 * '*typep' in the "other_config" column in the "QoS" table in
370 * vswitchd/vswitch.xml (which is built as ovs-vswitchd.conf.db(8)).
372 * May be NULL if 'netdev' does not support QoS at all. */
373 int (*get_qos)(const struct netdev *netdev,
374 const char **typep, struct shash *details);
376 /* Attempts to reconfigure QoS on 'netdev', changing the form of QoS to
377 * 'type' with details of configuration from 'details'.
379 * On error, the previous QoS configuration is retained.
381 * When this function changes the type of QoS (not just 'details'), this
382 * also resets all queue configuration for 'netdev' to their defaults
383 * (which depend on the specific type of QoS). Otherwise, the queue
384 * configuration for 'netdev' is unchanged.
386 * 'type' should be "" (to disable QoS) or one of the types returned by
387 * netdev_get_qos_types() for 'netdev'. The contents of 'details' should
388 * be documented as valid for the given 'type' in the "other_config" column
389 * in the "QoS" table in vswitchd/vswitch.xml (which is built as
390 * ovs-vswitchd.conf.db(8)).
392 * May be NULL if 'netdev' does not support QoS at all. */
393 int (*set_qos)(struct netdev *netdev,
394 const char *type, const struct shash *details);
396 /* Queries 'netdev' for information about the queue numbered 'queue_id'.
397 * If successful, adds that information as string key-value pairs to
398 * 'details'. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise a positive errno value.
400 * Should return EINVAL if 'queue_id' is greater than or equal to the
401 * number of supported queues (as reported in the 'n_queues' member of
402 * struct netdev_qos_capabilities by 'get_qos_capabilities').
404 * The caller initializes 'details' before calling this function. The
405 * caller takes ownership of the string key-values pairs added to
408 * The returned contents of 'details' should be documented as valid for the
409 * given 'type' in the "other_config" column in the "Queue" table in
410 * vswitchd/vswitch.xml (which is built as ovs-vswitchd.conf.db(8)).
412 int (*get_queue)(const struct netdev *netdev,
413 unsigned int queue_id, struct shash *details);
415 /* Configures the queue numbered 'queue_id' on 'netdev' with the key-value
416 * string pairs in 'details'. The contents of 'details' should be
417 * documented as valid for the given 'type' in the "other_config" column in
418 * the "Queue" table in vswitchd/vswitch.xml (which is built as
419 * ovs-vswitchd.conf.db(8)). Returns 0 if successful, otherwise a positive
420 * errno value. On failure, the given queue's configuration should be
423 * Should return EINVAL if 'queue_id' is greater than or equal to the
424 * number of supported queues (as reported in the 'n_queues' member of
425 * struct netdev_qos_capabilities by 'get_qos_capabilities'), or if
426 * 'details' is invalid for the type of queue.
428 * This function does not modify 'details', and the caller retains
431 * May be NULL if 'netdev' does not support QoS at all. */
432 int (*set_queue)(struct netdev *netdev,
433 unsigned int queue_id, const struct shash *details);
435 /* Attempts to delete the queue numbered 'queue_id' from 'netdev'.
437 * Should return EINVAL if 'queue_id' is greater than or equal to the
438 * number of supported queues (as reported in the 'n_queues' member of
439 * struct netdev_qos_capabilities by 'get_qos_capabilities'). Should
440 * return EOPNOTSUPP if 'queue_id' is valid but may not be deleted (e.g. if
441 * 'netdev' has a fixed set of queues with the current QoS mode).
443 * May be NULL if 'netdev' does not support QoS at all, or if all of its
444 * QoS modes have fixed sets of queues. */
445 int (*delete_queue)(struct netdev *netdev, unsigned int queue_id);
447 /* Obtains statistics about 'queue_id' on 'netdev'. Fills 'stats' with the
448 * queue's statistics. May set individual members of 'stats' to all-1-bits
449 * if the statistic is unavailable.
451 * May be NULL if 'netdev' does not support QoS at all. */
452 int (*get_queue_stats)(const struct netdev *netdev, unsigned int queue_id,
453 struct netdev_queue_stats *stats);
455 /* Iterates over all of 'netdev''s queues, calling 'cb' with the queue's
456 * ID, its configuration, and the 'aux' specified by the caller. The order
457 * of iteration is unspecified, but (when successful) each queue is visited
460 * 'cb' will not modify or free the 'details' argument passed in. */
461 int (*dump_queues)(const struct netdev *netdev,
462 void (*cb)(unsigned int queue_id,
463 const struct shash *details,
467 /* Iterates over all of 'netdev''s queues, calling 'cb' with the queue's
468 * ID, its statistics, and the 'aux' specified by the caller. The order of
469 * iteration is unspecified, but (when successful) each queue must be
470 * visited exactly once.
472 * 'cb' will not modify or free the statistics passed in. */
473 int (*dump_queue_stats)(const struct netdev *netdev,
474 void (*cb)(unsigned int queue_id,
475 struct netdev_queue_stats *,
479 /* If 'netdev' has an assigned IPv4 address, sets '*address' to that
480 * address and '*netmask' to the associated netmask.
482 * The following error values have well-defined meanings:
484 * - EADDRNOTAVAIL: 'netdev' has no assigned IPv4 address.
486 * - EOPNOTSUPP: No IPv4 network stack attached to 'netdev'.
488 * This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP
490 int (*get_in4)(const struct netdev *netdev, struct in_addr *address,
491 struct in_addr *netmask);
493 /* Assigns 'addr' as 'netdev''s IPv4 address and 'mask' as its netmask. If
494 * 'addr' is INADDR_ANY, 'netdev''s IPv4 address is cleared.
496 * This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP
498 int (*set_in4)(struct netdev *netdev, struct in_addr addr,
499 struct in_addr mask);
501 /* If 'netdev' has an assigned IPv6 address, sets '*in6' to that address.
503 * The following error values have well-defined meanings:
505 * - EADDRNOTAVAIL: 'netdev' has no assigned IPv6 address.
507 * - EOPNOTSUPP: No IPv6 network stack attached to 'netdev'.
509 * This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP
511 int (*get_in6)(const struct netdev *netdev, struct in6_addr *in6);
513 /* Adds 'router' as a default IP gateway for the TCP/IP stack that
514 * corresponds to 'netdev'.
516 * This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP
518 int (*add_router)(struct netdev *netdev, struct in_addr router);
520 /* Looks up the next hop for 'host'. If succesful, stores the next hop
521 * gateway's address (0 if 'host' is on a directly connected network) in
522 * '*next_hop' and a copy of the name of the device to reach 'host' in
523 * '*netdev_name', and returns 0. The caller is responsible for freeing
524 * '*netdev_name' (by calling free()).
526 * This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP
528 int (*get_next_hop)(const struct in_addr *host, struct in_addr *next_hop,
531 /* Retrieves the status of the device.
533 * Populates 'sh' with key-value pairs representing the status of the
534 * device. A device's status is a set of key-value string pairs
535 * representing netdev type specific information. For more information see
536 * ovs-vswitchd.conf.db(5).
538 * The data of 'sh' are heap allocated strings which the caller is
539 * responsible for deallocating.
541 * This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP
543 int (*get_status)(const struct netdev *netdev, struct shash *sh);
545 /* Looks up the ARP table entry for 'ip' on 'netdev' and stores the
546 * corresponding MAC address in 'mac'. A return value of ENXIO, in
547 * particular, indicates that there is no ARP table entry for 'ip' on
550 * This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP
552 int (*arp_lookup)(const struct netdev *netdev, ovs_be32 ip,
555 /* Retrieves the current set of flags on 'netdev' into '*old_flags'.
556 * Then, turns off the flags that are set to 1 in 'off' and turns on the
557 * flags that are set to 1 in 'on'. (No bit will be set to 1 in both 'off'
558 * and 'on'; that is, off & on == 0.)
560 * This function may be invoked from a signal handler. Therefore, it
561 * should not do anything that is not signal-safe (such as logging). */
562 int (*update_flags)(struct netdev *netdev, enum netdev_flags off,
563 enum netdev_flags on, enum netdev_flags *old_flags);
565 /* Returns a sequence number which indicates changes in one of 'netdev''s
566 * properties. The returned sequence number must be nonzero so that
567 * callers have a value which they may use as a reset when tracking
570 * Minimally, the returned sequence number is required to change whenever
571 * 'netdev''s flags, features, ethernet address, or carrier changes. The
572 * returned sequence number is allowed to change even when 'netdev' doesn't
573 * change, although implementations should try to avoid this. */
574 unsigned int (*change_seq)(const struct netdev *netdev);
577 int netdev_register_provider(const struct netdev_class *);
578 int netdev_unregister_provider(const char *type);
579 const struct netdev_class *netdev_lookup_provider(const char *type);
581 extern const struct netdev_class netdev_linux_class;
582 extern const struct netdev_class netdev_internal_class;
583 extern const struct netdev_class netdev_tap_class;
589 #endif /* netdev.h */