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Notes on ethtool and underlying kernel hooks/code.
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struct ifreq
From if.h:
/* for compatibility with glibc net/if.h */
#if __UAPI_DEF_IF_IFREQ
struct ifreq {
#define IFHWADDRLEN 6
union
{
char ifrn_name[IFNAMSIZ]; /* if name, e.g. "en0" */
} ifr_ifrn;
union {
struct sockaddr ifru_addr;
struct sockaddr ifru_dstaddr;
struct sockaddr ifru_broadaddr;
struct sockaddr ifru_netmask;
struct sockaddr ifru_hwaddr;
short ifru_flags;
int ifru_ivalue;
int ifru_mtu;
struct ifmap ifru_map;
char ifru_slave[IFNAMSIZ]; /* Just fits the size */
char ifru_newname[IFNAMSIZ];
void * ifru_data;
struct if_settings ifru_settings;
} ifr_ifru;
};
#endif /* __UAPI_DEF_IF_IFREQ */
#define ifr_name ifr_ifrn.ifrn_name /* interface name */
#define ifr_hwaddr ifr_ifru.ifru_hwaddr /* MAC address */
#define ifr_addr ifr_ifru.ifru_addr /* address */
#define ifr_dstaddr ifr_ifru.ifru_dstaddr /* other end of p-p lnk */
#define ifr_broadaddr ifr_ifru.ifru_broadaddr /* broadcast address */
#define ifr_netmask ifr_ifru.ifru_netmask /* interface net mask */
#define ifr_flags ifr_ifru.ifru_flags /* flags */
#define ifr_metric ifr_ifru.ifru_ivalue /* metric */
#define ifr_mtu ifr_ifru.ifru_mtu /* mtu */
#define ifr_map ifr_ifru.ifru_map /* device map */
#define ifr_slave ifr_ifru.ifru_slave /* slave device */
#define ifr_data ifr_ifru.ifru_data /* for use by interface */
#define ifr_ifindex ifr_ifru.ifru_ivalue /* interface index */
#define ifr_bandwidth ifr_ifru.ifru_ivalue /* link bandwidth */
#define ifr_qlen ifr_ifru.ifru_ivalue /* Queue length */
#define ifr_newname ifr_ifru.ifru_newname /* New name */
#define ifr_settings ifr_ifru.ifru_settings /* Device/proto settings*/