include/linux/if_tap.h
Source file repositories/reference/linux-study-clean/include/linux/if_tap.h
File Facts
- System
- Linux kernel
- Corpus path
include/linux/if_tap.h- Extension
.h- Size
- 2267 bytes
- Lines
- 86
- Domain
- Core OS
- Bucket
- Core Kernel Interface
- Inferred role
- Core OS: implementation source
- Status
- source implementation candidate
Why This File Exists
Core operating-system implementation surface: boot, tasks, memory, VFS, syscall-facing interfaces, synchronization, credentials, and isolation.
- Core operating-system implementation surface: boot, tasks, memory, VFS, syscall-facing interfaces, synchronization, credentials, and isolation.
- Defines or uses C structs; map object ownership, embedded links, reference counts, and lock ownership.
Dependency Surface
net/sock.hlinux/skb_array.hlinux/err.hlinux/errno.h
Detected Declarations
struct filestruct socketstruct tap_queuestruct tap_devstruct tap_queue
Annotated Snippet
struct tap_dev {
struct net_device *dev;
u16 flags;
/* This array tracks active taps. */
struct tap_queue __rcu *taps[MAX_TAP_QUEUES];
/* This list tracks all taps (both enabled and disabled) */
struct list_head queue_list;
int numvtaps;
int numqueues;
netdev_features_t tap_features;
int minor;
void (*update_features)(struct tap_dev *tap, netdev_features_t features);
void (*count_tx_dropped)(struct tap_dev *tap);
void (*count_rx_dropped)(struct tap_dev *tap);
};
/*
* A tap queue is the central object of tap module, it connects
* an open character device to virtual interface. There can be
* multiple queues on one interface, which map back to queues
* implemented in hardware on the underlying device.
*
* tap_proto is used to allocate queues through the sock allocation
* mechanism.
*
*/
struct tap_queue {
struct sock sk;
struct socket sock;
int vnet_hdr_sz;
struct tap_dev __rcu *tap;
struct file *file;
unsigned int flags;
u16 queue_index;
bool enabled;
struct list_head next;
struct ptr_ring ring;
};
rx_handler_result_t tap_handle_frame(struct sk_buff **pskb);
void tap_del_queues(struct tap_dev *tap);
int tap_get_minor(dev_t major, struct tap_dev *tap);
void tap_free_minor(dev_t major, struct tap_dev *tap);
int tap_queue_resize(struct tap_dev *tap);
int tap_create_cdev(struct cdev *tap_cdev, dev_t *tap_major,
const char *device_name, struct module *module);
void tap_destroy_cdev(dev_t major, struct cdev *tap_cdev);
#endif /*_LINUX_IF_TAP_H_*/
Annotation
- Immediate include surface: `net/sock.h`, `linux/skb_array.h`, `linux/err.h`, `linux/errno.h`.
- Detected declarations: `struct file`, `struct socket`, `struct tap_queue`, `struct tap_dev`, `struct tap_queue`.
- Atlas domain: Core OS / Core Kernel Interface.
- Implementation status: source implementation candidate.
Implementation Notes
- This generated page is the file-by-file coverage layer; curated subsystem chapters should link here when they synthesize a multi-file control flow.
- Core OS pages should be promoted from atlas-only to deep-reviewed when they explain data structures, invariants, locking, lifecycle, and C implementation snippets.
- Driver-family pages are intentionally pattern-oriented unless they are part of the selected PCIe/NVMe representative device path.