net_device: add support for network device groups
Net devices can now be grouped, enabling simpler manipulation from
userspace. This patch adds a group field to the net_device structure, as
well as rtnetlink support to query and modify it.
Signed-off-by: Vlad Dogaru <ddvlad@rosedu.org>
Acked-by: Jamal Hadi Salim <hadi@cyberus.ca>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index a5f7535..09062b0 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -868,6 +868,7 @@
netif_running(dev) ? dev->operstate : IF_OPER_DOWN);
NLA_PUT_U8(skb, IFLA_LINKMODE, dev->link_mode);
NLA_PUT_U32(skb, IFLA_MTU, dev->mtu);
+ NLA_PUT_U32(skb, IFLA_GROUP, dev->group);
if (dev->ifindex != dev->iflink)
NLA_PUT_U32(skb, IFLA_LINK, dev->iflink);
@@ -1265,6 +1266,11 @@
modified = 1;
}
+ if (tb[IFLA_GROUP]) {
+ dev_set_group(dev, nla_get_u32(tb[IFLA_GROUP]));
+ modified = 1;
+ }
+
/*
* Interface selected by interface index but interface
* name provided implies that a name change has been