From fbaec0ea54f7d9131891ff98744e82c073ce03b1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jiri Pirko Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 10:15:37 +0000 Subject: rtnetlink: implement setting of master device This patch allows userspace to enslave/release slave devices via netlink interface using IFLA_MASTER. This introduces generic way to add/remove underling devices. Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko Acked-by: Patrick McHardy Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- include/linux/netdevice.h | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) (limited to 'include/linux/netdevice.h') diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h index 5a42b1003767..d08ef6538579 100644 --- a/include/linux/netdevice.h +++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h @@ -783,6 +783,14 @@ struct netdev_tc_txq { * Set hardware filter for RFS. rxq_index is the target queue index; * flow_id is a flow ID to be passed to rps_may_expire_flow() later. * Return the filter ID on success, or a negative error code. + * + * Slave management functions (for bridge, bonding, etc). User should + * call netdev_set_master() to set dev->master properly. + * int (*ndo_add_slave)(struct net_device *dev, struct net_device *slave_dev); + * Called to make another netdev an underling. + * + * int (*ndo_del_slave)(struct net_device *dev, struct net_device *slave_dev); + * Called to release previously enslaved netdev. */ #define HAVE_NET_DEVICE_OPS struct net_device_ops { @@ -862,6 +870,10 @@ struct net_device_ops { u16 rxq_index, u32 flow_id); #endif + int (*ndo_add_slave)(struct net_device *dev, + struct net_device *slave_dev); + int (*ndo_del_slave)(struct net_device *dev, + struct net_device *slave_dev); }; /* -- cgit v1.2.2