- svec_add(types, netdev_class->type);
- }
-}
-
-/* Compares 'args' to those used to those used by 'dev'. Returns true
- * if the arguments are the same, false otherwise. Does not update the
- * values stored in 'dev'. */
-static bool
-compare_device_args(const struct netdev_dev *dev, const struct shash *args)
-{
- const struct shash_node **new_args;
- bool result = true;
- int i;
-
- if (shash_count(args) != dev->n_args) {
- return false;
- }
-
- new_args = shash_sort(args);
- for (i = 0; i < dev->n_args; i++) {
- if (strcmp(dev->args[i].key, new_args[i]->name) ||
- strcmp(dev->args[i].value, new_args[i]->data)) {
- result = false;
- goto finish;
- }
- }
-
-finish:
- free(new_args);
- return result;
-}
-
-static int
-compare_args(const void *a_, const void *b_)
-{
- const struct arg *a = a_;
- const struct arg *b = b_;
- return strcmp(a->key, b->key);
-}
-
-void
-update_device_args(struct netdev_dev *dev, const struct shash *args)
-{
- struct shash_node *node;
- int i;
-
- if (dev->n_args) {
- for (i = 0; i < dev->n_args; i++) {
- free(dev->args[i].key);
- free(dev->args[i].value);
- }
-
- free(dev->args);
- dev->n_args = 0;
- }
-
- if (!args || shash_is_empty(args)) {
- return;
- }
-
- dev->n_args = shash_count(args);
- dev->args = xmalloc(dev->n_args * sizeof *dev->args);
-
- i = 0;
- SHASH_FOR_EACH(node, args) {
- dev->args[i].key = xstrdup(node->name);
- dev->args[i].value = xstrdup(node->data);
- i++;