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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 netdev_class *);
47 void netdev_dev_uninit(struct netdev_dev *, bool destroy);
48 const char *netdev_dev_get_type(const struct netdev_dev *);
49 const struct netdev_class *netdev_dev_get_class(const struct netdev_dev *);
50 const char *netdev_dev_get_name(const struct netdev_dev *);
51 struct netdev_dev *netdev_dev_from_name(const char *name);
52 void netdev_dev_get_devices(const struct netdev_class *,
53 struct shash *device_list);
55 static inline void netdev_dev_assert_class(const struct netdev_dev *netdev_dev,
56 const struct netdev_class *class_)
58 assert(netdev_dev->netdev_class == class_);
61 /* A instance of an open network device.
63 * This structure should be treated as opaque by network device
66 struct netdev_dev *netdev_dev; /* Parent netdev_dev. */
67 struct list node; /* Element in global list. */
69 enum netdev_flags save_flags; /* Initial device flags. */
70 enum netdev_flags changed_flags; /* Flags that we changed. */
73 void netdev_init(struct netdev *, struct netdev_dev *);
74 void netdev_uninit(struct netdev *, bool close);
75 struct netdev_dev *netdev_get_dev(const struct netdev *);
77 static inline void netdev_assert_class(const struct netdev *netdev,
78 const struct netdev_class *netdev_class)
80 netdev_dev_assert_class(netdev_get_dev(netdev), netdev_class);
83 /* A network device notifier.
85 * Network device implementations should use netdev_notifier_init() to
86 * initialize this structure, but they may freely read its members after
88 struct netdev_notifier {
89 struct netdev *netdev;
90 void (*cb)(struct netdev_notifier *);
93 void netdev_notifier_init(struct netdev_notifier *, struct netdev *,
94 void (*cb)(struct netdev_notifier *), void *aux);
96 /* Network device class structure, to be defined by each implementation of a
99 * These functions return 0 if successful or a positive errno value on failure,
100 * except where otherwise noted. */
101 struct netdev_class {
102 /* Type of netdevs in this class, e.g. "system", "tap", "gre", etc.
104 * One of the providers should supply a "system" type, since this is
105 * the type assumed if no type is specified when opening a netdev.
106 * The "system" type corresponds to an existing network device on
110 /* Called when the netdev provider is registered, typically at program
111 * startup. Returning an error from this function will prevent any network
112 * device in this class from being opened.
114 * This function may be set to null if a network device class needs no
115 * initialization at registration time. */
118 /* Performs periodic work needed by netdevs of this class. May be null if
119 * no periodic work is necessary. */
122 /* Arranges for poll_block() to wake up if the "run" member function needs
123 * to be called. May be null if nothing is needed here. */
126 /* Attempts to create a network device named 'name' with initial 'args' in
127 * 'netdev_class'. On success sets 'netdev_devp' to the newly created
129 int (*create)(const struct netdev_class *netdev_class, const char *name,
130 const struct shash *args, struct netdev_dev **netdev_devp);
132 /* Destroys 'netdev_dev'.
134 * Netdev devices maintain a reference count that is incremented on
135 * netdev_open() and decremented on netdev_close(). If 'netdev_dev'
136 * has a non-zero reference count, then this function will not be
138 void (*destroy)(struct netdev_dev *netdev_dev);
140 /* Reconfigures the device 'netdev_dev' with 'args'.
142 * If this netdev class does not support reconfiguring a netdev
143 * device, this may be a null pointer.
145 int (*reconfigure)(struct netdev_dev *netdev_dev, const struct shash *args);
147 /* Attempts to open a network device. On success, sets 'netdevp'
148 * to the new network device.
150 * 'ethertype' may be a 16-bit Ethernet protocol value in host byte order
151 * to capture frames of that type received on the device. It may also be
152 * one of the 'enum netdev_pseudo_ethertype' values to receive frames in
153 * one of those categories. */
154 int (*open)(struct netdev_dev *netdev_dev, int ethertype,
155 struct netdev **netdevp);
157 /* Closes 'netdev'. */
158 void (*close)(struct netdev *netdev);
160 /* Enumerates the names of all network devices of this class.
162 * The caller has already initialized 'all_names' and might already have
163 * added some names to it. This function should not disturb any existing
164 * names in 'all_names'.
166 * If this netdev class does not support enumeration, this may be a null
168 int (*enumerate)(struct svec *all_names);
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
173 * if no packet is ready to be received.
175 * May return -EOPNOTSUPP if a network device does not implement packet
176 * reception through this interface. This function may be set to null if
177 * it would always return -EOPNOTSUPP anyhow. (This will disable the OVS
178 * integrated DHCP client and OpenFlow controller discovery, and prevent
179 * the network device from being usefully used by the netdev-based
180 * "userspace datapath".) */
181 int (*recv)(struct netdev *netdev, void *buffer, size_t size);
183 /* Registers with the poll loop to wake up from the next call to
184 * poll_block() when a packet is ready to be received with netdev_recv() on
187 * May be null if not needed, such as for a network device that does not
188 * implement packet reception through the 'recv' member function. */
189 void (*recv_wait)(struct netdev *netdev);
191 /* Discards all packets waiting to be received from 'netdev'.
193 * May be null if not needed, such as for a network device that does not
194 * implement packet reception through the 'recv' member function. */
195 int (*drain)(struct netdev *netdev);
197 /* Sends the 'size'-byte packet in 'buffer' on 'netdev'. Returns 0 if
198 * successful, otherwise a positive errno value. Returns EAGAIN without
199 * blocking if the packet cannot be queued immediately. Returns EMSGSIZE
200 * if a partial packet was transmitted or if the packet is too big or too
201 * small to transmit on the device.
203 * The caller retains ownership of 'buffer' in all cases.
205 * The network device is expected to maintain a packet transmission queue,
206 * so that the caller does not ordinarily have to do additional queuing of
209 * May return EOPNOTSUPP if a network device does not implement packet
210 * transmission through this interface. This function may be set to null
211 * if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP anyhow. (This will disable the OVS
212 * integrated DHCP client and OpenFlow controller discovery, and prevent
213 * the network device from being usefully used by the netdev-based
214 * "userspace datapath".) */
215 int (*send)(struct netdev *netdev, const void *buffer, size_t size);
217 /* Registers with the poll loop to wake up from the next call to
218 * poll_block() when the packet transmission queue for 'netdev' has
219 * sufficient room to transmit a packet with netdev_send().
221 * The network device is expected to maintain a packet transmission queue,
222 * so that the caller does not ordinarily have to do additional queuing of
223 * packets. Thus, this function is unlikely to ever be useful.
225 * May be null if not needed, such as for a network device that does not
226 * implement packet transmission through the 'send' member function. */
227 void (*send_wait)(struct netdev *netdev);
229 /* Sets 'netdev''s Ethernet address to 'mac' */
230 int (*set_etheraddr)(struct netdev *netdev, const uint8_t mac[6]);
232 /* Retrieves 'netdev''s Ethernet address into 'mac'. */
233 int (*get_etheraddr)(const struct netdev *netdev, uint8_t mac[6]);
235 /* Retrieves 'netdev''s MTU into '*mtup'.
237 * The MTU is the maximum size of transmitted (and received) packets, in
238 * bytes, not including the hardware header; thus, this is typically 1500
239 * bytes for Ethernet devices.*/
240 int (*get_mtu)(const struct netdev *netdev, int *mtup);
242 /* Returns the ifindex of 'netdev', if successful, as a positive number.
243 * On failure, returns a negative errno value.
245 * The desired semantics of the ifindex value are a combination of those
246 * specified by POSIX for if_nametoindex() and by SNMP for ifIndex. An
247 * ifindex value should be unique within a host and remain stable at least
248 * until reboot. SNMP says an ifindex "ranges between 1 and the value of
249 * ifNumber" but many systems do not follow this rule anyhow.
251 * This function may be set to null if it would always return -EOPNOTSUPP.
253 int (*get_ifindex)(const struct netdev *netdev);
255 /* Sets 'carrier' to true if carrier is active (link light is on) on
258 * May be null if device does not provide carrier status (will be always
259 * up as long as device is up).
261 int (*get_carrier)(const struct netdev *netdev, bool *carrier);
263 /* Sets 'miimon' to true if 'netdev' is up according to its MII. If
264 * 'netdev' does not support MII, may fall back to another method or return
267 * This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP.
269 int (*get_miimon)(const struct netdev *netdev, bool *miimon);
271 /* Retrieves current device stats for 'netdev' into 'stats'.
273 * A network device that supports some statistics but not others, it should
274 * set the values of the unsupported statistics to all-1-bits
276 int (*get_stats)(const struct netdev *netdev, struct netdev_stats *);
278 /* Sets the device stats for 'netdev' to 'stats'.
280 * Most network devices won't support this feature and will set this
281 * function pointer to NULL, which is equivalent to returning EOPNOTSUPP.
283 * Some network devices might only allow setting their stats to 0. */
284 int (*set_stats)(struct netdev *netdev, const struct netdev_stats *);
286 /* Stores the features supported by 'netdev' into each of '*current',
287 * '*advertised', '*supported', and '*peer'. Each value is a bitmap of
288 * "enum ofp_port_features" bits, in host byte order.
290 * This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP.
292 int (*get_features)(const struct netdev *netdev,
293 uint32_t *current, uint32_t *advertised,
294 uint32_t *supported, uint32_t *peer);
296 /* Set the features advertised by 'netdev' to 'advertise', which is a
297 * bitmap of "enum ofp_port_features" bits, in host byte order.
299 * This function may be set to null for a network device that does not
300 * support configuring advertisements. */
301 int (*set_advertisements)(struct netdev *netdev, uint32_t advertise);
303 /* If 'netdev' is a VLAN network device (e.g. one created with vconfig(8)),
304 * sets '*vlan_vid' to the VLAN VID associated with that device and returns
307 * Returns ENOENT if 'netdev' is a network device that is not a
310 * This function should be set to null if it doesn't make any sense for
311 * your network device (it probably doesn't). */
312 int (*get_vlan_vid)(const struct netdev *netdev, int *vlan_vid);
314 /* Attempts to set input rate limiting (policing) policy, such that up to
315 * 'kbits_rate' kbps of traffic is accepted, with a maximum accumulative
316 * burst size of 'kbits' kb.
318 * This function may be set to null if policing is not supported. */
319 int (*set_policing)(struct netdev *netdev, unsigned int kbits_rate,
320 unsigned int kbits_burst);
322 /* Adds to 'types' all of the forms of QoS supported by 'netdev', or leaves
323 * it empty if 'netdev' does not support QoS. Any names added to 'types'
324 * should be documented as valid for the "type" column in the "QoS" table
325 * in vswitchd/vswitch.xml (which is built as ovs-vswitchd.conf.db(8)).
327 * Every network device must support disabling QoS with a type of "", but
328 * this function must not add "" to 'types'.
330 * The caller is responsible for initializing 'types' (e.g. with
331 * svec_init()) before calling this function. The caller takes ownership
332 * of the strings added to 'types'.
334 * May be NULL if 'netdev' does not support QoS at all. */
335 int (*get_qos_types)(const struct netdev *netdev, struct svec *types);
337 /* Queries 'netdev' for its capabilities regarding the specified 'type' of
338 * QoS. On success, initializes 'caps' with the QoS capabilities.
340 * Should return EOPNOTSUPP if 'netdev' does not support 'type'. May be
341 * NULL if 'netdev' does not support QoS at all. */
342 int (*get_qos_capabilities)(const struct netdev *netdev,
344 struct netdev_qos_capabilities *caps);
346 /* Queries 'netdev' about its currently configured form of QoS. If
347 * successful, stores the name of the current form of QoS into '*typep'
348 * and any details of configuration as string key-value pairs in
351 * A '*typep' of "" indicates that QoS is currently disabled on 'netdev'.
353 * The caller initializes 'details' before calling this function. The
354 * caller takes ownership of the string key-values pairs added to
357 * The netdev retains ownership of '*typep'.
359 * '*typep' will be one of the types returned by netdev_get_qos_types() for
360 * 'netdev'. The contents of 'details' should be documented as valid for
361 * '*typep' in the "other_config" column in the "QoS" table in
362 * vswitchd/vswitch.xml (which is built as ovs-vswitchd.conf.db(8)).
364 * May be NULL if 'netdev' does not support QoS at all. */
365 int (*get_qos)(const struct netdev *netdev,
366 const char **typep, struct shash *details);
368 /* Attempts to reconfigure QoS on 'netdev', changing the form of QoS to
369 * 'type' with details of configuration from 'details'.
371 * On error, the previous QoS configuration is retained.
373 * When this function changes the type of QoS (not just 'details'), this
374 * also resets all queue configuration for 'netdev' to their defaults
375 * (which depend on the specific type of QoS). Otherwise, the queue
376 * configuration for 'netdev' is unchanged.
378 * 'type' should be "" (to disable QoS) or one of the types returned by
379 * netdev_get_qos_types() for 'netdev'. The contents of 'details' should
380 * be documented as valid for the given 'type' in the "other_config" column
381 * in the "QoS" table in vswitchd/vswitch.xml (which is built as
382 * ovs-vswitchd.conf.db(8)).
384 * May be NULL if 'netdev' does not support QoS at all. */
385 int (*set_qos)(struct netdev *netdev,
386 const char *type, const struct shash *details);
388 /* Queries 'netdev' for information about the queue numbered 'queue_id'.
389 * If successful, adds that information as string key-value pairs to
390 * 'details'. Returns 0 if successful, otherwise a positive errno value.
392 * Should return EINVAL if 'queue_id' is greater than or equal to the
393 * number of supported queues (as reported in the 'n_queues' member of
394 * struct netdev_qos_capabilities by 'get_qos_capabilities').
396 * The caller initializes 'details' before calling this function. The
397 * caller takes ownership of the string key-values pairs added to
400 * The returned contents of 'details' should be documented as valid for the
401 * given 'type' in the "other_config" column in the "Queue" table in
402 * vswitchd/vswitch.xml (which is built as ovs-vswitchd.conf.db(8)).
404 int (*get_queue)(const struct netdev *netdev,
405 unsigned int queue_id, struct shash *details);
407 /* Configures the queue numbered 'queue_id' on 'netdev' with the key-value
408 * string pairs in 'details'. The contents of 'details' should be
409 * documented as valid for the given 'type' in the "other_config" column in
410 * the "Queue" table in vswitchd/vswitch.xml (which is built as
411 * ovs-vswitchd.conf.db(8)). Returns 0 if successful, otherwise a positive
412 * errno value. On failure, the given queue's configuration should be
415 * Should return EINVAL if 'queue_id' is greater than or equal to the
416 * number of supported queues (as reported in the 'n_queues' member of
417 * struct netdev_qos_capabilities by 'get_qos_capabilities'), or if
418 * 'details' is invalid for the type of queue.
420 * This function does not modify 'details', and the caller retains
423 * May be NULL if 'netdev' does not support QoS at all. */
424 int (*set_queue)(struct netdev *netdev,
425 unsigned int queue_id, const struct shash *details);
427 /* Attempts to delete the queue numbered 'queue_id' from 'netdev'.
429 * Should return EINVAL if 'queue_id' is greater than or equal to the
430 * number of supported queues (as reported in the 'n_queues' member of
431 * struct netdev_qos_capabilities by 'get_qos_capabilities'). Should
432 * return EOPNOTSUPP if 'queue_id' is valid but may not be deleted (e.g. if
433 * 'netdev' has a fixed set of queues with the current QoS mode).
435 * May be NULL if 'netdev' does not support QoS at all, or if all of its
436 * QoS modes have fixed sets of queues. */
437 int (*delete_queue)(struct netdev *netdev, unsigned int queue_id);
439 /* Obtains statistics about 'queue_id' on 'netdev'. Fills 'stats' with the
440 * queue's statistics. May set individual members of 'stats' to all-1-bits
441 * if the statistic is unavailable.
443 * May be NULL if 'netdev' does not support QoS at all. */
444 int (*get_queue_stats)(const struct netdev *netdev, unsigned int queue_id,
445 struct netdev_queue_stats *stats);
447 /* Iterates over all of 'netdev''s queues, calling 'cb' with the queue's
448 * ID, its configuration, and the 'aux' specified by the caller. The order
449 * of iteration is unspecified, but (when successful) each queue is visited
452 * 'cb' will not modify or free the 'details' argument passed in. */
453 int (*dump_queues)(const struct netdev *netdev,
454 void (*cb)(unsigned int queue_id,
455 const struct shash *details,
459 /* Iterates over all of 'netdev''s queues, calling 'cb' with the queue's
460 * ID, its statistics, and the 'aux' specified by the caller. The order of
461 * iteration is unspecified, but (when successful) each queue must be
462 * visited exactly once.
464 * 'cb' will not modify or free the statistics passed in. */
465 int (*dump_queue_stats)(const struct netdev *netdev,
466 void (*cb)(unsigned int queue_id,
467 struct netdev_queue_stats *,
471 /* If 'netdev' has an assigned IPv4 address, sets '*address' to that
472 * address and '*netmask' to the associated netmask.
474 * The following error values have well-defined meanings:
476 * - EADDRNOTAVAIL: 'netdev' has no assigned IPv4 address.
478 * - EOPNOTSUPP: No IPv4 network stack attached to 'netdev'.
480 * This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP
482 int (*get_in4)(const struct netdev *netdev, struct in_addr *address,
483 struct in_addr *netmask);
485 /* Assigns 'addr' as 'netdev''s IPv4 address and 'mask' as its netmask. If
486 * 'addr' is INADDR_ANY, 'netdev''s IPv4 address is cleared.
488 * This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP
490 int (*set_in4)(struct netdev *netdev, struct in_addr addr,
491 struct in_addr mask);
493 /* If 'netdev' has an assigned IPv6 address, sets '*in6' to that address.
495 * The following error values have well-defined meanings:
497 * - EADDRNOTAVAIL: 'netdev' has no assigned IPv6 address.
499 * - EOPNOTSUPP: No IPv6 network stack attached to 'netdev'.
501 * This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP
503 int (*get_in6)(const struct netdev *netdev, struct in6_addr *in6);
505 /* Adds 'router' as a default IP gateway for the TCP/IP stack that
506 * corresponds to 'netdev'.
508 * This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP
510 int (*add_router)(struct netdev *netdev, struct in_addr router);
512 /* Looks up the next hop for 'host'. If succesful, stores the next hop
513 * gateway's address (0 if 'host' is on a directly connected network) in
514 * '*next_hop' and a copy of the name of the device to reach 'host' in
515 * '*netdev_name', and returns 0. The caller is responsible for freeing
516 * '*netdev_name' (by calling free()).
518 * This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP
520 int (*get_next_hop)(const struct in_addr *host, struct in_addr *next_hop,
523 /* Retrieves the status of the device.
525 * Populates 'sh' with key-value pairs representing the status of the
526 * device. A device's status is a set of key-value string pairs
527 * representing netdev type specific information. For more information see
528 * ovs-vswitchd.conf.db(5).
530 * The data of 'sh' are heap allocated strings which the caller is
531 * responsible for deallocating.
533 * This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP
535 int (*get_status)(const struct netdev *netdev, struct shash *sh);
537 /* Looks up the ARP table entry for 'ip' on 'netdev' and stores the
538 * corresponding MAC address in 'mac'. A return value of ENXIO, in
539 * particular, indicates that there is no ARP table entry for 'ip' on
542 * This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP
544 int (*arp_lookup)(const struct netdev *netdev, uint32_t ip, uint8_t mac[6]);
546 /* Retrieves the current set of flags on 'netdev' into '*old_flags'.
547 * Then, turns off the flags that are set to 1 in 'off' and turns on the
548 * flags that are set to 1 in 'on'. (No bit will be set to 1 in both 'off'
549 * and 'on'; that is, off & on == 0.)
551 * This function may be invoked from a signal handler. Therefore, it
552 * should not do anything that is not signal-safe (such as logging). */
553 int (*update_flags)(struct netdev *netdev, enum netdev_flags off,
554 enum netdev_flags on, enum netdev_flags *old_flags);
556 /* Arranges for 'cb' to be called whenever one of the attributes of
557 * 'netdev' changes and sets '*notifierp' to a newly created
558 * netdev_notifier that represents this arrangement. The created notifier
559 * will have its 'netdev', 'cb', and 'aux' members set to the values of the
560 * corresponding parameters. */
561 int (*poll_add)(struct netdev *netdev,
562 void (*cb)(struct netdev_notifier *notifier), void *aux,
563 struct netdev_notifier **notifierp);
565 /* Cancels poll notification for 'notifier'. */
566 void (*poll_remove)(struct netdev_notifier *notifier);
569 int netdev_register_provider(const struct netdev_class *);
570 int netdev_unregister_provider(const char *type);
571 const struct netdev_class *netdev_lookup_provider(const char *type);
573 extern const struct netdev_class netdev_linux_class;
574 extern const struct netdev_class netdev_internal_class;
575 extern const struct netdev_class netdev_tap_class;
581 #endif /* netdev.h */