-
- 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++;
- }
-
- qsort(dev->args, dev->n_args, sizeof *dev->args, compare_args);
-}
-
-static int
-create_device(struct netdev_options *options, struct netdev_dev **netdev_devp)
-{
- struct netdev_class *netdev_class;
-
- if (!options->may_create) {
- VLOG_WARN("attempted to create a device that may not be created: %s",
- options->name);
- return ENODEV;
- }
-
- if (!options->type || strlen(options->type) == 0) {
- /* Default to system. */
- options->type = "system";
- }
-
- netdev_class = shash_find_data(&netdev_classes, options->type);
- if (!netdev_class) {
- VLOG_WARN("could not create netdev %s of unknown type %s",
- options->name, options->type);
- return EAFNOSUPPORT;