net: rtnetlink: add linkprop commands to add and delete alternative ifnames

Add two commands to add and delete list of link properties. Implement the first property type along - alternative ifnames. Each net device can have multiple alternative names.

Jiri Pirko committed 7 years ago

Commit 36fbf1e1 parent ff927417 files · +177 −2Browse files

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include/uapi/linux/if.h +1 −0
include/uapi/linux/if_link.h +2 −0
include/uapi/linux/rtnetlink.h +7 −0

include/uapi/linux/if.h+1−0

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ · 32 unmodified lines
33	33	#define IFNAMSIZ 16
34	34	#endif /* __UAPI_DEF_IF_IFNAMSIZ */
35	35	#define IFALIASZ 256
	36	+#define ALTIFNAMSIZ 128
36	37	#include <linux/hdlc/ioctl.h>
37	38
38	39	/* For glibc compatibility. An empty enum does not compile. */

include/uapi/linux/if_link.h+2−0

@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ enum { · 166 unmodified lines
167	167	IFLA_NEW_IFINDEX,
168	168	IFLA_MIN_MTU,
169	169	IFLA_MAX_MTU,
	170	+ IFLA_PROP_LIST,
	171	+ IFLA_ALT_IFNAME, /* Alternative ifname */
170	172	__IFLA_MAX
171	173	};
172	174

include/uapi/linux/rtnetlink.h+7−0

@@ -164,6 +164,13 @@ enum { · 163 unmodified lines
164	164	RTM_GETNEXTHOP,
165	165	#define RTM_GETNEXTHOP RTM_GETNEXTHOP
166	166
	167	+ RTM_NEWLINKPROP = 108,
	168	+#define RTM_NEWLINKPROP RTM_NEWLINKPROP
	169	+ RTM_DELLINKPROP,
	170	+#define RTM_DELLINKPROP RTM_DELLINKPROP
	171	+ RTM_GETLINKPROP,
	172	+#define RTM_GETLINKPROP RTM_GETLINKPROP
	173	+
167	174	__RTM_MAX,
168	175	#define RTM_MAX (((__RTM_MAX + 3) & ~3) - 1)
169	176	};