git: 94ed4c1903cf - main - libifconfig: Add netlink based helper to bring the interface up/down
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Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 15:40:24 UTC
The branch main has been updated by obiwac:
URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=94ed4c1903cf846a3f484373b8aae136762e9d09
commit 94ed4c1903cf846a3f484373b8aae136762e9d09
Author: Muhammad Saheed <saheed@FreeBSD.org>
AuthorDate: 2025-08-29 15:36:10 +0000
Commit: Aymeric Wibo <obiwac@FreeBSD.org>
CommitDate: 2025-08-29 15:39:39 +0000
libifconfig: Add netlink based helper to bring the interface up/down
Adds `ifconfig_set_up()` to set and unset the `IFF_UP`
on a network interface using `RTM_NEWLINK`.
Sponsored by: Google LLC (GSoC)
Reviewed by: obiwac, mckusick (mentor), kp
Approved by: obiwac, mckusick (mentor), kp
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D52128
---
lib/libifconfig/Makefile | 1 +
lib/libifconfig/libifconfig.h | 11 ++++++
lib/libifconfig/libifconfig_nl.c | 72 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 84 insertions(+)
diff --git a/lib/libifconfig/Makefile b/lib/libifconfig/Makefile
index fb7c659e068c..02629eb88f25 100644
--- a/lib/libifconfig/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libifconfig/Makefile
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ SRCS= libifconfig.c \
libifconfig_internal.c \
libifconfig_lagg.c \
libifconfig_media.c \
+ libifconfig_nl.c \
libifconfig_sfp.c
GEN= libifconfig_sfp_tables.h \
diff --git a/lib/libifconfig/libifconfig.h b/lib/libifconfig/libifconfig.h
index a5ce7b375830..817f52bd094e 100644
--- a/lib/libifconfig/libifconfig.h
+++ b/lib/libifconfig/libifconfig.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
#include <netinet/ip_carp.h>
#include <netinet6/in6_var.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
#define ND6_IFF_DEFAULTIF 0x8000
typedef enum {
@@ -381,3 +383,12 @@ int ifconfig_set_vlantag(ifconfig_handle_t *h, const char *name,
* length of *lenp * IFNAMSIZ bytes.
*/
int ifconfig_list_cloners(ifconfig_handle_t *h, char **bufp, size_t *lenp);
+
+/** Brings the interface up/down
+ * @param h An open ifconfig state object
+ * @param ifname The interface name
+ * @param up true to bring the interface up, false to bring it down
+ * @return 0 on success, nonzero on failure.
+ * On failure, the error info on the handle is set.
+ */
+int ifconfig_set_up(ifconfig_handle_t *h, const char *ifname, bool up);
diff --git a/lib/libifconfig/libifconfig_nl.c b/lib/libifconfig/libifconfig_nl.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7d9decabe26f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libifconfig/libifconfig_nl.c
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*-
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2025, Muhammad Saheed <saheed@FreeBSD.org>
+ */
+
+#include <netlink/netlink.h>
+#include <netlink/netlink_snl.h>
+#include <netlink/route/common.h>
+#include <netlink/route/interface.h>
+
+#include "libifconfig.h"
+#include "libifconfig_internal.h"
+
+static int ifconfig_modify_flags(ifconfig_handle_t *h, const char *ifname,
+ int ifi_flags, int ifi_change);
+
+static int
+ifconfig_modify_flags(ifconfig_handle_t *h, const char *ifname, int ifi_flags,
+ int ifi_change)
+{
+ int ret = 0;
+ struct snl_state ss;
+ struct snl_writer nw;
+ struct nlmsghdr *hdr;
+ struct ifinfomsg *ifi;
+ struct snl_errmsg_data e = { 0 };
+
+ if (!snl_init(&ss, NETLINK_ROUTE)) {
+ ifconfig_error(h, NETLINK, ENOTSUP);
+ return (-1);
+ }
+
+ snl_init_writer(&ss, &nw);
+ hdr = snl_create_msg_request(&nw, NL_RTM_NEWLINK);
+ ifi = snl_reserve_msg_object(&nw, struct ifinfomsg);
+ snl_add_msg_attr_string(&nw, IFLA_IFNAME, ifname);
+
+ ifi->ifi_flags = ifi_flags;
+ ifi->ifi_change = ifi_change;
+
+ hdr = snl_finalize_msg(&nw);
+ if (hdr == NULL) {
+ ifconfig_error(h, NETLINK, ENOMEM);
+ ret = -1;
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ if (!snl_send_message(&ss, hdr)) {
+ ifconfig_error(h, NETLINK, EIO);
+ ret = -1;
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+ if (!snl_read_reply_code(&ss, hdr->nlmsg_seq, &e)) {
+ ifconfig_error(h, NETLINK, e.error);
+ ret = -1;
+ goto out;
+ }
+
+out:
+ snl_free(&ss);
+ return (ret);
+}
+
+int
+ifconfig_set_up(ifconfig_handle_t *h, const char *ifname, bool up)
+{
+ int flag = up ? IFF_UP : ~IFF_UP;
+
+ return (ifconfig_modify_flags(h, ifname, flag, IFF_UP));
+}