3 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/if.h b/include/linux/if.h
index 5c9d1fa93fef..65246846c844 100644
--- a/include/linux/if.h
+++ b/include/linux/if.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 #include <linux/compiler.h>             /* for "__user" et al           */
 
 #define IFNAMSIZ        16
+#define IFALIASZ        256
 #include <linux/hdlc/ioctl.h>
 
 /* Standard interface flags (netdevice->flags). */
diff --git a/include/linux/if_link.h b/include/linux/if_link.h
index 84c3492ae5cb..f9032c88716a 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_link.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_link.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ enum
         IFLA_LINKINFO,
 #define IFLA_LINKINFO IFLA_LINKINFO
         IFLA_NET_NS_PID,
+        IFLA_IFALIAS,
         __IFLA_MAX
 };
 
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 488c56e649b5..d675df08b946 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -471,6 +471,8 @@ struct net_device
         char                    name[IFNAMSIZ];
         /* device name hash chain */
         struct hlist_node       name_hlist;
+        /* snmp alias */
+        char                    *ifalias;
 
         /*
          *      I/O specific fields
@@ -1224,6 +1226,7 @@ extern int		dev_ethtool(struct net *net, struct ifreq *);
 extern unsigned         dev_get_flags(const struct net_device *);
 extern int              dev_change_flags(struct net_device *, unsigned);
 extern int              dev_change_name(struct net_device *, char *);
+extern int              dev_set_alias(struct net_device *, const char *, size_t);
 extern int              dev_change_net_namespace(struct net_device *,
                                                  struct net *, const char *);
 extern int              dev_set_mtu(struct net_device *, int);