/*
- * Copyright (c) 2009 Nicira Networks.
+ * Copyright (c) 2009, 2010 Nicira Networks.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
#include <assert.h>
#include "dpif.h"
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
/* Open vSwitch datapath interface.
*
* This structure should be treated as opaque by dpif implementations. */
struct dpif {
- const struct dpif_class *class;
- char *name;
+ const struct dpif_class *dpif_class;
+ char *base_name;
+ char *full_name;
uint8_t netflow_engine_type;
uint8_t netflow_engine_id;
};
void dpif_init(struct dpif *, const struct dpif_class *, const char *name,
uint8_t netflow_engine_type, uint8_t netflow_engine_id);
+void dpif_uninit(struct dpif *dpif, bool close);
+
static inline void dpif_assert_class(const struct dpif *dpif,
- const struct dpif_class *class)
+ const struct dpif_class *dpif_class)
{
- assert(dpif->class == class);
+ assert(dpif->dpif_class == dpif_class);
}
/* Datapath interface class structure, to be defined by each implementation of
* EWOULDBLOCK or EINPROGRESS. We may relax this requirement in the future if
* and when we encounter performance problems. */
struct dpif_class {
- /* Prefix for names of dpifs in this class, e.g. "netdev:".
+ /* Type of dpif in this class, e.g. "system", "netdev", etc.
*
- * One dpif class may have the empty string "" as its prefix, in which case
- * that dpif class is associated with dpif names that don't match any other
- * class name. */
- const char *prefix;
-
- /* Class name, for use in error messages. */
- const char *name;
+ * One of the providers should supply a "system" type, since this is
+ * the type assumed if no type is specified when opening a dpif. */
+ const char *type;
/* Performs periodic work needed by dpifs of this class, if any is
* necessary. */
* case this function may be a null pointer. */
int (*enumerate)(struct svec *all_dps);
- /* Attempts to open an existing dpif, if 'create' is false, or to open an
- * existing dpif or create a new one, if 'create' is true. 'name' is the
- * full dpif name provided by the user, e.g. "udatapath:/var/run/mypath".
- * This name is useful for error messages but must not be modified.
- *
- * 'suffix' is a copy of 'name' following the dpif's 'prefix'.
+ /* Attempts to open an existing dpif called 'name', if 'create' is false,
+ * or to open an existing dpif or create a new one, if 'create' is true.
+ * 'type' corresponds to the 'type' field used in the dpif_class
+ * structure.
*
* If successful, stores a pointer to the new dpif in '*dpifp'. On failure
* there are no requirements on what is stored in '*dpifp'. */
- int (*open)(const char *name, char *suffix, bool create,
+ int (*open)(const char *name, const char *type, bool create,
struct dpif **dpifp);
/* Closes 'dpif' and frees associated memory. */
*
* If successful, 'dpif' will not be used again except as an argument for
* the 'close' member function. */
- int (*delete)(struct dpif *dpif);
+ int (*destroy)(struct dpif *dpif);
/* Retrieves statistics for 'dpif' into 'stats'. */
int (*get_stats)(const struct dpif *dpif, struct odp_stats *stats);
* Return value is 0 or a positive errno value. EOPNOTSUPP indicates that
* the datapath does not support sFlow, as does a null pointer.
*
- * A probability of 0 means sample no packets, UINT32_MAX means sample
- * every packet, and other values are intermediate probabilities. */
+ * '*probability' is expressed as the number of packets out of UINT_MAX to
+ * sample, e.g. probability/UINT_MAX is the probability of sampling a given
+ * packet. */
int (*get_sflow_probability)(const struct dpif *dpif,
uint32_t *probability);
* is 0 or a positive errno value. EOPNOTSUPP indicates that the datapath
* does not support sFlow, as does a null pointer.
*
- * A probability of 0 means sample no packets, UINT32_MAX means sample
- * every packet, and other values are intermediate probabilities. */
+ * 'probability' is expressed as the number of packets out of UINT_MAX to
+ * sample, e.g. probability/UINT_MAX is the probability of sampling a given
+ * packet. */
int (*set_sflow_probability)(struct dpif *dpif, uint32_t probability);
/* Attempts to receive a message from 'dpif'. If successful, stores the
extern const struct dpif_class dpif_linux_class;
extern const struct dpif_class dpif_netdev_class;
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
#endif /* dpif-provider.h */