net: add an API for 'raw' packets
In the case where a NIC and backend agree on a packet header format,
this API allows injecting packets which lack the agreed upon header.
We need this for sending our gratuitous ARP.
Signed-off-by: Mark McLoughlin <markmc@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Anthony Liguori <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
diff --git a/net.c b/net.c
index fefed6c..d950029 100644
--- a/net.c
+++ b/net.c
@@ -478,7 +478,10 @@
return size;
}
- return vc->receive(vc, data, size);
+ if (flags & QEMU_NET_PACKET_FLAG_RAW && vc->receive_raw)
+ return vc->receive_raw(vc, data, size);
+ else
+ return vc->receive(vc, data, size);
}
static ssize_t qemu_vlan_deliver_packet(VLANClientState *sender,
@@ -503,7 +506,10 @@
continue;
}
- len = vc->receive(vc, buf, size);
+ if (flags & QEMU_NET_PACKET_FLAG_RAW && vc->receive_raw)
+ len = vc->receive_raw(vc, buf, size);
+ else
+ len = vc->receive(vc, buf, size);
ret = (ret >= 0) ? ret : len;
}
@@ -541,9 +547,10 @@
qemu_net_queue_flush(queue);
}
-ssize_t qemu_send_packet_async(VLANClientState *sender,
- const uint8_t *buf, int size,
- NetPacketSent *sent_cb)
+static ssize_t qemu_send_packet_async_with_flags(VLANClientState *sender,
+ unsigned flags,
+ const uint8_t *buf, int size,
+ NetPacketSent *sent_cb)
{
NetQueue *queue;
@@ -562,9 +569,15 @@
queue = sender->vlan->send_queue;
}
- return qemu_net_queue_send(queue, sender,
- QEMU_NET_PACKET_FLAG_NONE,
- buf, size, sent_cb);
+ return qemu_net_queue_send(queue, sender, flags, buf, size, sent_cb);
+}
+
+ssize_t qemu_send_packet_async(VLANClientState *sender,
+ const uint8_t *buf, int size,
+ NetPacketSent *sent_cb)
+{
+ return qemu_send_packet_async_with_flags(sender, QEMU_NET_PACKET_FLAG_NONE,
+ buf, size, sent_cb);
}
void qemu_send_packet(VLANClientState *vc, const uint8_t *buf, int size)
@@ -572,6 +585,12 @@
qemu_send_packet_async(vc, buf, size, NULL);
}
+ssize_t qemu_send_packet_raw(VLANClientState *vc, const uint8_t *buf, int size)
+{
+ return qemu_send_packet_async_with_flags(vc, QEMU_NET_PACKET_FLAG_RAW,
+ buf, size, NULL);
+}
+
static ssize_t vc_sendv_compat(VLANClientState *vc, const struct iovec *iov,
int iovcnt)
{
@@ -641,6 +660,8 @@
continue;
}
+ assert(!(flags & QEMU_NET_PACKET_FLAG_RAW));
+
if (vc->receive_iov) {
len = vc->receive_iov(vc, iov, iovcnt);
} else {