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15 
16 /** \file
17 
18  This file defines vpe control-plane API messages for
19  the Linux kernel TAP device driver
20 */
21 
22 option version = "2.1.0";
23 
24 /** \brief Initialize a new tap interface with the given paramters
25  @param client_index - opaque cookie to identify the sender
26  @param context - sender context, to match reply w/ request
27  @param id - interface id, 0xffffffff means auto
28  @param use_random_mac - let the system generate a unique mac address
29  @param mac_address - mac addr to assign to the interface if use_radom not set
30  @param tx_ring_sz - the number of entries of TX ring
31  @param rx_ring_sz - the number of entries of RX ring
32  @param host_mac_addr_set - host side interface mac address should be set
33  @param host_mac_addr - host side interface mac address
34  @param host_if_name_set - host side interface name should be set
35  @param host_if_name - host side interface name
36  @param host_namespace_set - host namespece should be set
37  @param host_namespace - host namespace to attach interface to
38  @param host_bridge_set - host bridge should be set
39  @param host_bridge - host bridge to attach interface to
40  @param host_ip4_addr_set - host IPv4 ip address should be set
41  @param host_ip4_addr - host IPv4 ip address
42  @param host_ip4_prefix_len - host IPv4 ip address prefix length
43  @param host_ip6_addr_set - host IPv6 ip address should be set
44  @param host_ip6_addr - host IPv6 ip address
45  @param host_ip6_prefix_len - host IPv6 ip address prefix length
46  @param host_ip4_gw_set - host IPv4 default gateway should be set
47  @param host_ip4_gw - host IPv4 default gateway
48  @param host_ip6_gw_set - host IPv6 default gateway should be set
49  @param host_ip6_gw - host IPv6 default gateway
50  @param host_mtu_set - host MTU should be set
51  @param host_mtu_size - host MTU size
52  @param tap_flags - flags for the TAP interface creation
53 */
54 define tap_create_v2
55 {
61  u16 tx_ring_sz; /* optional, default is 256 entries, must be power of 2 */
62  u16 rx_ring_sz; /* optional, default is 256 entries, must be power of 2 */
64  u8 host_namespace[64];
66  u8 host_mac_addr[6];
68  u8 host_if_name[64];
70  u8 host_bridge[64];
72  u8 host_ip4_addr[4];
75  u8 host_ip6_addr[16];
78  u8 host_ip4_gw[4];
80  u8 host_ip6_gw[16];
83  u8 tag[64];
85 };
86 
87 /** \brief Reply for tap create reply
88  @param context - returned sender context, to match reply w/ request
89  @param retval - return code
90  @param sw_if_index - software index allocated for the new tap interface
91 */
92 define tap_create_v2_reply
93 {
97 };
98 
99 /** \brief Delete tap interface
100  @param client_index - opaque cookie to identify the sender
101  @param context - sender context, to match reply w/ request
102  @param sw_if_index - interface index of existing tap interface
103 */
104 autoreply define tap_delete_v2
105 {
109 };
110 
111 /** \brief Dump tap interfaces request */
112 define sw_interface_tap_v2_dump
113 {
116 };
117 
118 /** \brief Reply for tap dump request
119  @param sw_if_index - software index of tap interface
120  @param id - interface id
121  @param dev_name - Linux tap device name
122  @param tx_ring_sz - the number of entries of TX ring
123  @param rx_ring_sz - the number of entries of RX ring
124  @param host_mac_addr - mac address assigned to the host side of the interface
125  @param host_if_name - host side interface name
126  @param host_namespace - host namespace the interface is attached into
127  @param host_bridge - host bridge the interface is attached into
128  @param host_ip4_addr - host IPv4 ip address
129  @param host_ip4_prefix_len - host IPv4 ip address prefix length; 0 if unset
130  @param host_ip6_addr - host IPv6 ip address
131  @param host_ip6_prefix_len - host IPv6 ip address prefix length; 0 if unset
132  @param host_mtu_size - host mtu size
133 */
134 define sw_interface_tap_v2_details
135 {
139  u8 dev_name[64];
142  u8 host_mac_addr[6];
143  u8 host_if_name[64];
144  u8 host_namespace[64];
145  u8 host_bridge[64];
146  u8 host_ip4_addr[4];
148  u8 host_ip6_addr[16];
152 };
153 
154 /*
155  * Local Variables:
156  * eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
157  * End:
158  */
unsigned char u8
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option version
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signed int i32
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u8 mac_address[6]