include/uapi/linux/if.h

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File Facts

System
Linux kernel
Corpus path
include/uapi/linux/if.h
Extension
.h
Size
11015 bytes
Lines
299
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.

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struct ifmap {
	unsigned long mem_start;
	unsigned long mem_end;
	unsigned short base_addr; 
	unsigned char irq;
	unsigned char dma;
	unsigned char port;
	/* 3 bytes spare */
};
#endif /* __UAPI_DEF_IF_IFMAP */

struct if_settings {
	unsigned int type;	/* Type of physical device or protocol */
	unsigned int size;	/* Size of the data allocated by the caller */
	union {
		/* {atm/eth/dsl}_settings anyone ? */
		raw_hdlc_proto		__user *raw_hdlc;
		cisco_proto		__user *cisco;
		fr_proto		__user *fr;
		fr_proto_pvc		__user *fr_pvc;
		fr_proto_pvc_info	__user *fr_pvc_info;
		x25_hdlc_proto		__user *x25;

		/* interface settings */
		sync_serial_settings	__user *sync;
		te1_settings		__user *te1;
	} ifs_ifsu;
};

/*
 * Interface request structure used for socket
 * ioctl's.  All interface ioctl's must have parameter
 * definitions which begin with ifr_name.  The
 * remainder may be interface specific.
 */

/* for compatibility with glibc net/if.h */
#if __UAPI_DEF_IF_IFREQ
struct ifreq {
#define IFHWADDRLEN	6
	union
	{
		char	ifrn_name[IFNAMSIZ];		/* if name, e.g. "en0" */
	} ifr_ifrn;
	
	union {
		struct	sockaddr ifru_addr;
		struct	sockaddr ifru_dstaddr;
		struct	sockaddr ifru_broadaddr;
		struct	sockaddr ifru_netmask;
		struct  sockaddr ifru_hwaddr;
		short	ifru_flags;
		int	ifru_ivalue;
		int	ifru_mtu;
		struct  ifmap ifru_map;
		char	ifru_slave[IFNAMSIZ];	/* Just fits the size */
		char	ifru_newname[IFNAMSIZ];
		void __user *	ifru_data;
		struct	if_settings ifru_settings;
	} ifr_ifru;
};
#endif /* __UAPI_DEF_IF_IFREQ */

#define ifr_name	ifr_ifrn.ifrn_name	/* interface name 	*/
#define ifr_hwaddr	ifr_ifru.ifru_hwaddr	/* MAC address 		*/
#define	ifr_addr	ifr_ifru.ifru_addr	/* address		*/
#define	ifr_dstaddr	ifr_ifru.ifru_dstaddr	/* other end of p-p lnk	*/
#define	ifr_broadaddr	ifr_ifru.ifru_broadaddr	/* broadcast address	*/
#define	ifr_netmask	ifr_ifru.ifru_netmask	/* interface net mask	*/
#define	ifr_flags	ifr_ifru.ifru_flags	/* flags		*/
#define	ifr_metric	ifr_ifru.ifru_ivalue	/* metric		*/
#define	ifr_mtu		ifr_ifru.ifru_mtu	/* mtu			*/
#define ifr_map		ifr_ifru.ifru_map	/* device map		*/
#define ifr_slave	ifr_ifru.ifru_slave	/* slave device		*/
#define	ifr_data	ifr_ifru.ifru_data	/* for use by interface	*/
#define ifr_ifindex	ifr_ifru.ifru_ivalue	/* interface index	*/
#define ifr_bandwidth	ifr_ifru.ifru_ivalue    /* link bandwidth	*/
#define ifr_qlen	ifr_ifru.ifru_ivalue	/* Queue length 	*/
#define ifr_newname	ifr_ifru.ifru_newname	/* New name		*/
#define ifr_settings	ifr_ifru.ifru_settings	/* Device/proto settings*/

/*
 * Structure used in SIOCGIFCONF request.
 * Used to retrieve interface configuration
 * for machine (useful for programs which
 * must know all networks accessible).
 */

/* for compatibility with glibc net/if.h */
#if __UAPI_DEF_IF_IFCONF

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