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[netdevice] Add concept of a network device index
IPv6 link-local socket addresses require some way to specify a local network device. We cannot simply use a pointer to the network device, since a struct sockaddr_in6 may be long-lived and has no way to hold a reference to the network device. Using a network device index allows a socket address to cleanly refer to a network device without worrying about whether or not that device continues to exist. Signed-off-by: Michael Brown <mcb30@ipxe.org>
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@ -300,6 +300,8 @@ struct net_device {
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struct list_head list;
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/** List of open network devices */
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struct list_head open_list;
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/** Index of this network device */
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unsigned int index;
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/** Name of this network device */
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char name[12];
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/** Underlying hardware device */
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@ -498,10 +498,11 @@ int register_netdev ( struct net_device *netdev ) {
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uint32_t seed;
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int rc;
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/* Create device name */
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/* Record device index and create device name */
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netdev->index = ifindex++;
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if ( netdev->name[0] == '\0' ) {
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snprintf ( netdev->name, sizeof ( netdev->name ), "net%d",
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ifindex++ );
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netdev->index );
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}
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/* Set initial link-layer address, if not already set */
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