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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 = "2.0.0";
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 */
51 define tap_create_v2
52 {
57  u8 mac_address[6];
58  u16 tx_ring_sz; /* optional, default is 256 entries, must be power of 2 */
59  u16 rx_ring_sz; /* optional, default is 256 entries, must be power of 2 */
61  u8 host_namespace[64];
63  u8 host_mac_addr[6];
65  u8 host_if_name[64];
67  u8 host_bridge[64];
69  u8 host_ip4_addr[4];
72  u8 host_ip6_addr[16];
75  u8 host_ip4_gw[4];
77  u8 host_ip6_gw[16];
78  u8 tag[64];
79 };
80 
81 /** \brief Reply for tap create reply
82  @param context - returned sender context, to match reply w/ request
83  @param retval - return code
84  @param sw_if_index - software index allocated for the new tap interface
85 */
86 define tap_create_v2_reply
87 {
91 };
92 
93 /** \brief Delete tap interface
94  @param client_index - opaque cookie to identify the sender
95  @param context - sender context, to match reply w/ request
96  @param sw_if_index - interface index of existing tap interface
97 */
98 autoreply define tap_delete_v2
99 {
103 };
104 
105 /** \brief Dump tap interfaces request */
106 define sw_interface_tap_v2_dump
107 {
110 };
111 
112 /** \brief Reply for tap dump request
113  @param sw_if_index - software index of tap interface
114  @param id - interface id
115  @param dev_name - Linux tap device name
116  @param tx_ring_sz - the number of entries of TX ring
117  @param rx_ring_sz - the number of entries of RX ring
118  @param host_mac_addr - mac address assigned to the host side of the interface
119  @param host_if_name - host side interface name
120  @param host_namespace - host namespace the interface is attached into
121  @param host_bridge - host bridge the interface is attached into
122  @param host_ip4_addr - host IPv4 ip address
123  @param host_ip4_prefix_len - host IPv4 ip address prefix length; 0 if unset
124  @param host_ip6_addr - host IPv6 ip address
125  @param host_ip6_prefix_len - host IPv6 ip address prefix length; 0 if unset
126 */
127 define sw_interface_tap_v2_details
128 {
132  u8 dev_name[64];
135  u8 host_mac_addr[6];
136  u8 host_if_name[64];
137  u8 host_namespace[64];
138  u8 host_bridge[64];
139  u8 host_ip4_addr[4];
141  u8 host_ip6_addr[16];
143 };
144 
145 /*
146  * Local Variables:
147  * eval: (c-set-style "gnu")
148  * End:
149  */
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option version
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signed int i32
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