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Authored by melifaro on Dec 10 2022, 4:38 PM.
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Summary
  • Separate interface creation from interface modification code
  • Support setting some interface attributes (ifdescr, mtu, up/down, promisc)
  • Improve interaction with the cloners requiring to parse/write custom interface attributes
  • Add bitmask-based way of checking if the attribute is present in the

message

  • Don't use multipart RTM_GETLINK replies when searching for the

specific interface names

  • Use ENODEV instead of ENOENT in case of failed RTM_GETLINK search
  • Add python netlink test helpers
  • Add first netlink interface tests

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This revision was not accepted when it landed; it landed in state Needs Review.Dec 14 2022, 7:53 PM
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This revision was automatically updated to reflect the committed changes.