dev: introduce dev_get_iflink()
The goal of this patch is to prepare the removal of the iflink field. It
introduces a new ndo function, which will be implemented by virtual interfaces.
There is no functional change into this patch. All readers of iflink field
now call dev_get_iflink().
Signed-off-by: Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@6wind.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 65492b0..77172d0 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -660,6 +660,23 @@
*******************************************************************************/
/**
+ * dev_get_iflink - get 'iflink' value of a interface
+ * @dev: targeted interface
+ *
+ * Indicates the ifindex the interface is linked to.
+ * Physical interfaces have the same 'ifindex' and 'iflink' values.
+ */
+
+int dev_get_iflink(const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+ if (dev->netdev_ops && dev->netdev_ops->ndo_get_iflink)
+ return dev->netdev_ops->ndo_get_iflink(dev);
+
+ return dev->iflink;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_get_iflink);
+
+/**
* __dev_get_by_name - find a device by its name
* @net: the applicable net namespace
* @name: name to find
@@ -6345,7 +6362,7 @@
else if (__dev_get_by_index(net, dev->ifindex))
goto err_uninit;
- if (dev->iflink == -1)
+ if (dev_get_iflink(dev) == -1)
dev->iflink = dev->ifindex;
/* Transfer changeable features to wanted_features and enable
@@ -7061,7 +7078,7 @@
/* If there is an ifindex conflict assign a new one */
if (__dev_get_by_index(net, dev->ifindex)) {
- int iflink = (dev->iflink == dev->ifindex);
+ int iflink = (dev_get_iflink(dev) == dev->ifindex);
dev->ifindex = dev_new_index(net);
if (iflink)
dev->iflink = dev->ifindex;
diff --git a/net/core/link_watch.c b/net/core/link_watch.c
index 49a9e3e..9828616 100644
--- a/net/core/link_watch.c
+++ b/net/core/link_watch.c
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
static unsigned char default_operstate(const struct net_device *dev)
{
if (!netif_carrier_ok(dev))
- return (dev->ifindex != dev->iflink ?
+ return (dev->ifindex != dev_get_iflink(dev) ?
IF_OPER_LOWERLAYERDOWN : IF_OPER_DOWN);
if (netif_dormant(dev))
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
if (!netif_running(dev))
return false;
- if (dev->ifindex != dev->iflink)
+ if (dev->ifindex != dev_get_iflink(dev))
return true;
if (dev->priv_flags & IFF_TEAM_PORT)
diff --git a/net/core/net-sysfs.c b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
index cc5cf68..4238d6d 100644
--- a/net/core/net-sysfs.c
+++ b/net/core/net-sysfs.c
@@ -109,11 +109,19 @@
NETDEVICE_SHOW_RO(dev_port, fmt_dec);
NETDEVICE_SHOW_RO(addr_assign_type, fmt_dec);
NETDEVICE_SHOW_RO(addr_len, fmt_dec);
-NETDEVICE_SHOW_RO(iflink, fmt_dec);
NETDEVICE_SHOW_RO(ifindex, fmt_dec);
NETDEVICE_SHOW_RO(type, fmt_dec);
NETDEVICE_SHOW_RO(link_mode, fmt_dec);
+static ssize_t iflink_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr,
+ char *buf)
+{
+ struct net_device *ndev = to_net_dev(dev);
+
+ return sprintf(buf, fmt_dec, dev_get_iflink(ndev));
+}
+static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(iflink);
+
static ssize_t format_name_assign_type(const struct net_device *dev, char *buf)
{
return sprintf(buf, fmt_dec, dev->name_assign_type);
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index b96ac21..ee0186c 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -1055,8 +1055,8 @@
#ifdef CONFIG_RPS
nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_NUM_RX_QUEUES, dev->num_rx_queues) ||
#endif
- (dev->ifindex != dev->iflink &&
- nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_LINK, dev->iflink)) ||
+ (dev->ifindex != dev_get_iflink(dev) &&
+ nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_LINK, dev_get_iflink(dev))) ||
(upper_dev &&
nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_MASTER, upper_dev->ifindex)) ||
nla_put_u8(skb, IFLA_CARRIER, netif_carrier_ok(dev)) ||
@@ -2863,8 +2863,8 @@
nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_MASTER, br_dev->ifindex)) ||
(dev->addr_len &&
nla_put(skb, IFLA_ADDRESS, dev->addr_len, dev->dev_addr)) ||
- (dev->ifindex != dev->iflink &&
- nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_LINK, dev->iflink)))
+ (dev->ifindex != dev_get_iflink(dev) &&
+ nla_put_u32(skb, IFLA_LINK, dev_get_iflink(dev))))
goto nla_put_failure;
br_afspec = nla_nest_start(skb, IFLA_AF_SPEC);