xref: /netbsd/lib/libc/net/if_nametoindex.c (revision bf9ec67e)
1 /*	$NetBSD: if_nametoindex.c,v 1.4 2000/11/24 08:21:12 itojun Exp $	*/
2 /*	$KAME: if_nametoindex.c,v 1.6 2000/11/24 08:18:54 itojun Exp $	*/
3 
4 /*-
5  * Copyright (c) 1997, 2000
6  *	Berkeley Software Design, Inc.  All rights reserved.
7  *
8  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
9  * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
10  * are met:
11  * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
12  *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
13  *
14  * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY Berkeley Software Design, Inc. ``AS IS'' AND
15  * ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
16  * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
17  * ARE DISCLAIMED.  IN NO EVENT SHALL Berkeley Software Design, Inc. BE LIABLE
18  * FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
19  * DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
20  * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
21  * HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
22  * LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
23  * OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
24  * SUCH DAMAGE.
25  *
26  *	BSDI Id: if_nametoindex.c,v 2.3 2000/04/17 22:38:05 dab Exp
27  */
28 
29 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
30 #if defined(LIBC_SCCS) && !defined(lint)
31 __RCSID("$NetBSD: if_nametoindex.c,v 1.4 2000/11/24 08:21:12 itojun Exp $");
32 #endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
33 
34 #include "namespace.h"
35 #include <sys/types.h>
36 #include <sys/socket.h>
37 #include <net/if.h>
38 #include <net/if_dl.h>
39 #include <ifaddrs.h>
40 #include <stdlib.h>
41 #include <string.h>
42 #include <errno.h>
43 
44 #ifdef __weak_alias
45 __weak_alias(if_nametoindex,_if_nametoindex)
46 #endif
47 
48 /*
49  * From RFC 2553:
50  *
51  * 4.1 Name-to-Index
52  *
53  *
54  *    The first function maps an interface name into its corresponding
55  *    index.
56  *
57  *       #include <net/if.h>
58  *
59  *       unsigned int  if_nametoindex(const char *ifname);
60  *
61  *    If the specified interface name does not exist, the return value is
62  *    0, and errno is set to ENXIO.  If there was a system error (such as
63  *    running out of memory), the return value is 0 and errno is set to the
64  *    proper value (e.g., ENOMEM).
65  */
66 
67 unsigned int
68 if_nametoindex(const char *ifname)
69 {
70 	struct ifaddrs *ifaddrs, *ifa;
71 	unsigned int ni;
72 
73 	if (getifaddrs(&ifaddrs) < 0)
74 		return(0);
75 
76 	ni = 0;
77 
78 	for (ifa = ifaddrs; ifa != NULL; ifa = ifa->ifa_next) {
79 		if (ifa->ifa_addr &&
80 		    ifa->ifa_addr->sa_family == AF_LINK &&
81 		    strcmp(ifa->ifa_name, ifname) == 0) {
82 			ni = ((struct sockaddr_dl*)
83 			    (void *)ifa->ifa_addr)->sdl_index;
84 			break;
85 		}
86 	}
87 
88 	freeifaddrs(ifaddrs);
89 	if (!ni)
90 		errno = ENXIO;
91 	return(ni);
92 }
93