xref: /netbsd-src/lib/libc/net/if_nametoindex.c (revision 481fca6e59249d8ffcf24fef7cfbe7b131bfb080)
1 /*	$NetBSD: if_nametoindex.c,v 1.3 2000/07/06 02:56:25 christos Exp $	*/
2 /*	$KAME: if_nametoindex.c,v 1.4 2000/04/24 10:08:41 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 1.3 2000/07/06 02:56:25 christos 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 
43 #ifdef __weak_alias
44 __weak_alias(if_nametoindex,_if_nametoindex)
45 #endif
46 
47 /*
48  * From RFC 2133:
49  *
50  * 4.1.  Name-to-Index
51  *
52  *    The first function maps an interface name into its corresponding
53  *    index.
54  *
55  *        #include <net/if.h>
56  *
57  *        unsigned int  if_nametoindex(const char *ifname);
58  *
59  *    If the specified interface does not exist, the return value is 0.
60  */
61 
62 unsigned int
63 if_nametoindex(const char *ifname)
64 {
65 	struct ifaddrs *ifaddrs, *ifa;
66 	unsigned int ni;
67 
68 	if (getifaddrs(&ifaddrs) < 0)
69 		return(0);
70 
71 	ni = 0;
72 
73 	for (ifa = ifaddrs; ifa != NULL; ifa = ifa->ifa_next) {
74 		if (ifa->ifa_addr &&
75 		    ifa->ifa_addr->sa_family == AF_LINK &&
76 		    strcmp(ifa->ifa_name, ifname) == 0) {
77 			ni = ((struct sockaddr_dl*)
78 			    (void *)ifa->ifa_addr)->sdl_index;
79 			break;
80 		}
81 	}
82 
83 	freeifaddrs(ifaddrs);
84 	return(ni);
85 }
86