/*
- * Copyright (c) 2009, 2010 Nicira Networks.
+ * Copyright (c) 2009, 2010, 2011 Nicira Networks.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
};
void netdev_dev_init(struct netdev_dev *, const char *name,
+ const struct shash *args,
const struct netdev_class *);
void netdev_dev_uninit(struct netdev_dev *, bool destroy);
const char *netdev_dev_get_type(const struct netdev_dev *);
* called. */
void (*destroy)(struct netdev_dev *netdev_dev);
- /* Reconfigures the device 'netdev_dev' with 'args'.
+ /* Changes the device 'netdev_dev''s configuration to 'args'.
*
* If this netdev class does not support reconfiguring a netdev
* device, this may be a null pointer.
*/
- int (*reconfigure)(struct netdev_dev *netdev_dev, const struct shash *args);
+ int (*set_config)(struct netdev_dev *netdev_dev, const struct shash *args);
/* Attempts to open a network device. On success, sets 'netdevp'
* to the new network device.
*
* If this netdev class does not support enumeration, this may be a null
* pointer. */
- int (*enumerate)(struct svec *all_names);
+ int (*enumerate)(struct sset *all_names);
/* Attempts to receive a packet from 'netdev' into the 'size' bytes in
* 'buffer'. If successful, returns the number of bytes in the received
*
* May return -EOPNOTSUPP if a network device does not implement packet
* reception through this interface. This function may be set to null if
- * it would always return -EOPNOTSUPP anyhow. (This will disable the OVS
- * integrated DHCP client and OpenFlow controller discovery, and prevent
- * the network device from being usefully used by the netdev-based
- * "userspace datapath".) */
+ * it would always return -EOPNOTSUPP anyhow. (This will prevent the
+ * network device from being usefully used by the netdev-based "userspace
+ * datapath".) */
int (*recv)(struct netdev *netdev, void *buffer, size_t size);
/* Registers with the poll loop to wake up from the next call to
*
* May return EOPNOTSUPP if a network device does not implement packet
* transmission through this interface. This function may be set to null
- * if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP anyhow. (This will disable the OVS
- * integrated DHCP client and OpenFlow controller discovery, and prevent
- * the network device from being usefully used by the netdev-based
- * "userspace datapath".) */
+ * if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP anyhow. (This will prevent the
+ * network device from being usefully used by the netdev-based "userspace
+ * datapath". It will also prevent the OVS implementation of bonding from
+ * working properly over 'netdev'.) */
int (*send)(struct netdev *netdev, const void *buffer, size_t size);
/* Registers with the poll loop to wake up from the next call to
*
* The MTU is the maximum size of transmitted (and received) packets, in
* bytes, not including the hardware header; thus, this is typically 1500
- * bytes for Ethernet devices.*/
+ * bytes for Ethernet devices.
+ *
+ * If 'netdev' does not have an MTU (e.g. as some tunnels do not), then
+ * this function should set '*mtup' to INT_MAX. */
int (*get_mtu)(const struct netdev *netdev, int *mtup);
/* Returns the ifindex of 'netdev', if successful, as a positive number.
* this function must not add "" to 'types'.
*
* The caller is responsible for initializing 'types' (e.g. with
- * svec_init()) before calling this function. The caller takes ownership
- * of the strings added to 'types'.
+ * sset_init()) before calling this function. The caller retains ownership
+ * of 'types'.
*
* May be NULL if 'netdev' does not support QoS at all. */
- int (*get_qos_types)(const struct netdev *netdev, struct svec *types);
+ int (*get_qos_types)(const struct netdev *netdev, struct sset *types);
/* Queries 'netdev' for its capabilities regarding the specified 'type' of
* QoS. On success, initializes 'caps' with the QoS capabilities.
*
* This function may be set to null if it would always return EOPNOTSUPP
* anyhow. */
- int (*arp_lookup)(const struct netdev *netdev, uint32_t ip, uint8_t mac[6]);
+ int (*arp_lookup)(const struct netdev *netdev, ovs_be32 ip,
+ uint8_t mac[6]);
/* Retrieves the current set of flags on 'netdev' into '*old_flags'.
* Then, turns off the flags that are set to 1 in 'off' and turns on the