Add a new API function to KNI, rte_kni_update_link() to allow DPDK
applications to update the link status for KNI network interfaces in
the linux kernel.
Signed-off-by: Dan Gora <d...@adax.com>
---
lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h | 20 +++++++++++++++
lib/librte_kni/rte_kni_version.map | 6 +++++
3 files changed, 67 insertions(+)
diff --git a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
index b8edd40f4..c9726d4f8 100644
--- a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
+++ b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.c
@@ -717,6 +717,47 @@ rte_kni_unregister_handlers(struct rte_kni *kni)
return 0;
}
+
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_kni_update_link(struct rte_kni *kni, unsigned int linkup)
+{
+ char path[64];
+ char old_carrier[2];
+ const char *new_carrier;
+ int old_linkup;
+ int fd, ret;
+
+ if (kni == NULL)
+ return -1;
+
+ snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "/sys/devices/virtual/net/%s/carrier",
+ kni->name);
+
+ fd = open(path, O_RDWR);
+ if (fd == -1) {
+ RTE_LOG(ERR, KNI, "Failed to open file: %s.\n", path);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ ret = read(fd, old_carrier, 2);
+ if (ret < 1) {
+ close(fd);
+ return -1;
+ }
+ old_linkup = (old_carrier[0] == '1');
+
+ new_carrier = linkup ? "1" : "0";
+ ret = write(fd, new_carrier, 1);
+ if (ret < 1) {
+ RTE_LOG(ERR, KNI, "Failed to write file: %s.\n", path);
+ close(fd);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ close(fd);
+ return old_linkup;
+}
+
void
rte_kni_close(void)
{
diff --git a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h
index 601abdfc6..02ca43b4b 100644
--- a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h
+++ b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni.h
@@ -232,6 +232,26 @@ int rte_kni_register_handlers(struct rte_kni *kni, struct
rte_kni_ops *ops);
*/
int rte_kni_unregister_handlers(struct rte_kni *kni);
+/**
+ * Update link carrier state for KNI port.
+ *
+ * Update the linkup/linkdown state of a KNI interface in the kernel.
+ *
+ * @param kni
+ * pointer to struct rte_kni.
+ * @param linkup
+ * New link state:
+ * 0 for linkdown.
+ * > 0 for linkup.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * On failure: -1
+ * Previous link state == linkdown: 0
+ * Previous link state == linkup: 1
+ */
+int __rte_experimental
+rte_kni_update_link(struct rte_kni *kni, unsigned int linkup);
+
/**
* Close KNI device.
*/
diff --git a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni_version.map
b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni_version.map
index acd515eb0..c877dc6aa 100644
--- a/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni_version.map
+++ b/lib/librte_kni/rte_kni_version.map
@@ -15,3 +15,9 @@ DPDK_2.0 {
local: *;
};
+
+EXPERIMENTAL {
+ global:
+
+ rte_kni_update_link;
+};
--
2.19.0
