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18 This file defines vpe control-plane API messages for
19 the Linux kernel TAP device driver
22 /** \brief Initialize a new tap interface with the given paramters
23 @param client_index - opaque cookie to identify the sender
24 @param context - sender context, to match reply w/ request
25 @param use_random_mac - let the system generate a unique mac address
26 @param tap_name - name to associate with the new interface
27 @param mac_address - mac addr to assign to the interface if use_radom not set
37 u32 custom_dev_instance;
47 /** \brief Reply for tap connect request
48 @param context - returned sender context, to match reply w/ request
49 @param retval - return code
50 @param sw_if_index - software index allocated for the new tap interface
52 define tap_connect_reply
59 /** \brief Modify a tap interface with the given paramters
60 @param client_index - opaque cookie to identify the sender
61 @param context - sender context, to match reply w/ request
62 @param sw_if_index - interface index of existing tap interface
63 @param use_random_mac - let the system generate a unique mac address
64 @param tap_name - name to associate with the new interface
65 @param mac_address - mac addr to assign to the interface if use_radom not set
76 u32 custom_dev_instance;
79 /** \brief Reply for tap modify request
80 @param context - returned sender context, to match reply w/ request
81 @param retval - return code
82 @param sw_if_index - software index if the modified tap interface
84 define tap_modify_reply
91 /** \brief Delete tap interface
92 @param client_index - opaque cookie to identify the sender
93 @param context - sender context, to match reply w/ request
94 @param sw_if_index - interface index of existing tap interface
96 autoreply define tap_delete
103 /** \brief Dump tap interfaces request */
104 define sw_interface_tap_dump
110 /** \brief Reply for tap dump request
111 @param sw_if_index - software index of tap interface
112 @param dev_name - Linux tap device name
114 define sw_interface_tap_details