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netlink: improve interface handling
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Authored by melifaro on Dec 10 2022, 4:38 PM.
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rGdb476bbc226a: netlink: improve interface handling
rG80f03e63d67e: netlink: improve interface handling
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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melifaro created this revision.Dec 10 2022, 4:38 PM
Herald added subscribers: glebius, ae, imp. · View Herald TranscriptDec 10 2022, 4:38 PM
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Harbormaster completed remote builds in B48694: Diff 114035.Dec 10 2022, 4:38 PM
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Closed by commit rG80f03e63d67e: netlink: improve interface handling (authored by melifaro). · Explain Why
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melifaro added a commit: rGdb476bbc226a: netlink: improve interface handling.Jan 23 2023, 10:15 PM

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share/
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sys/
netlink/
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route/
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tests/
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net/
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netlink/
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etc/mtree/BSD.tests.dist

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share/man/man4/rtnetlink.4

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sys/netlink/netlink_message_parser.h

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sys/netlink/netlink_message_parser.c

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sys/netlink/route/iface.c

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sys/netlink/route/iface_drivers.c

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sys/netlink/route/interface.h

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sys/netlink/route/route_var.h

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tests/atf_python/sys/net/Makefile

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tests/atf_python/sys/net/netlink.py

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tests/sys/netlink/Makefile

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tests/sys/netlink/test_rtnl_iface.py

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