ip_neighbor.api

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/** \file

    This file defines vpp IP neighbor control-plane API messages which are generally
    called through a shared memory interface. 
*/

option version = "1.0.0";

import "vnet/ip/ip_types.api";
import "vnet/ethernet/ethernet_types.api";
import "vnet/interface_types.api";

/** \brief IP neighbor flags
    @param is_static - A static neighbor Entry - there are not flushed
                       If the interface goes down.
    @param is_no_fib_entry - Do not create a corresponding entry in the FIB
                           table for the neighbor.
*/
enum ip_neighbor_flags: u8
{
  IP_API_NEIGHBOR_FLAG_NONE = 0,
  IP_API_NEIGHBOR_FLAG_STATIC = 0x1,
  IP_API_NEIGHBOR_FLAG_NO_FIB_ENTRY = 0x2,
};

/** \brief IP neighbor
    @param sw_if_index - interface used to reach neighbor
    @param flags - flags for the nieghbor
    @param mac_address - l2 address of the neighbor
    @param ip_address - ip4 or ip6 address of the neighbor
*/
typedef ip_neighbor {
  vl_api_interface_index_t sw_if_index;
  vl_api_ip_neighbor_flags_t flags;
  vl_api_mac_address_t mac_address;
  vl_api_address_t ip_address;
};

/** \brief IP neighbor add / del request
    @param client_index - opaque cookie to identify the sender
    @param context - sender context, to match reply w/ request
    @param is_add - 1 to add neighbor, 0 to delete
    @param neighbor - the neighor to add/remove
*/
define ip_neighbor_add_del
{
  u32 client_index;
  u32 context;
  /* 1 = add, 0 = delete */
  bool is_add;
  vl_api_ip_neighbor_t neighbor;
};
/** \brief IP neighbor add / del reply
    @param client_index - opaque cookie to identify the sender
    @param context - sender context, to match reply w/ request
    @param retval - return value
    @param stats_index - the index to use for this neighbor in the stats segement
*/
define ip_neighbor_add_del_reply
{
  u32 context;
  i32 retval;
  u32 stats_index;
};

/** \brief Dump IP neighboors
    @param client_index - opaque cookie to identify the sender
    @param context - sender context, to match reply w/ request
    @param sw_if_index - the interface to dump neighboors, ~0 == all
    @param af - address family is ipv[6|4]
*/
define ip_neighbor_dump
{
  u32 client_index;
  u32 context;
  vl_api_interface_index_t sw_if_index  [default=0xffffffff];
  vl_api_address_family_t af;
};

/** \brief IP neighboors dump response
    @param context - sender context which was passed in the request
    @param neighbour - the neighbor
*/
define ip_neighbor_details {
  u32 context;
  vl_api_ip_neighbor_t neighbor;
};

/** \brief Enable/disable periodic IP neighbor scan
    @param client_index - opaque cookie to identify the sender
    @param context - sender context, to match reply w/ request
    @param af - Address family v4/v6
    @param max_number - The maximum number of neighbours that will be created.
                         default 50k
    @param max_age - The maximum age (in seconds) before an inactive neighbour
                     is flushed
                         default 0 => never
    @param recycle - If max_number of neighbours is reached and new ones need
                      to be created should the oldest neighbour be 'recycled'.
*/
autoreply define ip_neighbor_config
{
  u32 client_index;
  u32 context;
  vl_api_address_family_t af;
  u32 max_number;
  u32 max_age;
  bool recycle;
};

/** \brief Register for IP4 ARP resolution event on receing ARP reply or
           MAC/IP info from ARP requests in L2 BDs
    @param client_index - opaque cookie to identify the sender
    @param context - sender context, to match reply w/ request
    @param enable - 1 => register for events, 0 => cancel registration
    @param pid - sender's pid
    @param ip - exact IP address of interested neighbor resolution event
    @param sw_if_index - interface on which the IP address is present.
*/
autoreply define want_ip_neighbor_events
{
  u32 client_index;
  u32 context;
  bool enable;
  u32 pid;
  vl_api_address_t ip;
  vl_api_interface_index_t sw_if_index [default=0xffffffff];
};

/** \brief Tell client about an IP4 ARP resolution event or
           MAC/IP info from ARP requests in L2 BDs
    @param client_index - opaque cookie to identify the sender
    @param pid - client pid registered to receive notification
    @param neighbor - new neighbor created
*/
define ip_neighbor_event
{
  u32 client_index;
  u32 pid;
  vl_api_ip_neighbor_t neighbor;
};

service {
  rpc want_ip_neighbor_events returns want_ip_neighbor_events_reply
    events ip_neighbor_event;
};

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