struct ifreq

struct ifreq

这个结构定义在/usr/include/net/if.h，用来配置ip地址，激活接口，配置MTU等接口信息的。

DE>/* Interface request structure used for socket ioctl's. All interface
   ioctl's must have parameter definitions which begin with ifr_name.
   The remainder may be interface specific. */

struct ifreq
  {
# define IFHWADDRLEN 6
# define IFNAMSIZ IF_NAMESIZE
    union
      {
        char ifrn_name[IFNAMSIZ]; /* Interface 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 int ifru_flags;
        int ifru_ivalue;
        int ifru_mtu;
        struct ifmap ifru_map;
        char ifru_slave[IFNAMSIZ]; /* Just fits the size */
        char ifru_newname[IFNAMSIZ];
        __caddr_t ifru_data;
      } ifr_ifru;
  };
# 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 _IOT_ifreq _IOT(_IOTS(char),IFNAMSIZ,_IOTS(char),16,0,0)
# define _IOT_ifreq_short _IOT(_IOTS(char),IFNAMSIZ,_IOTS(short),1,0,0)
# define _IOT_ifreq_int _IOT(_IOTS(char),IFNAMSIZ,_IOTS(int),1,0,0)

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DE>
/* Structure used in SIOCGIFCONF request. Used to retrieve interface
   configuration for machine (useful for programs which must know all
   networks accessible). */

struct ifconf
  {
    int ifc_len; /* Size of buffer. */
    union
      {
        __caddr_t ifcu_buf;
        struct ifreq *ifcu_req;
      } ifc_ifcu;
  };
# define ifc_buf ifc_ifcu.ifcu_buf /* Buffer address. */
# define ifc_req ifc_ifcu.ifcu_req /* Array of structures. */
# define _IOT_ifconf _IOT(_IOTS(struct ifconf),1,0,0,0,0) /* not right */DE>