neighbour.h

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#ifndef _IPXE_NEIGHBOUR_H
#define _IPXE_NEIGHBOUR_H

/** @file
 *
 * Neighbour discovery
 *
 */

FILE_LICENCE ( GPL2_OR_LATER_OR_UBDL );

#include <stdint.h>
#include <ipxe/refcnt.h>
#include <ipxe/list.h>
#include <ipxe/netdevice.h>
#include <ipxe/retry.h>

/** A neighbour discovery protocol */
struct neighbour_discovery {
        /** Name */
        const char *name;
        /**
         * Transmit neighbour discovery request
         *
         * @v netdev            Network device
         * @v net_protocol      Network-layer protocol
         * @v net_dest          Destination network-layer address
         * @v net_source        Source network-layer address
         * @ret rc              Return status code
         */
        int ( * tx_request ) ( struct net_device *netdev,
                               struct net_protocol *net_protocol,
                               const void *net_dest, const void *net_source );
};

/** A neighbour cache entry */
struct neighbour {
        /** Reference count */
        struct refcnt refcnt;
        /** List of neighbour cache entries */
        struct list_head list;

        /** Network device */
        struct net_device *netdev;
        /** Network-layer protocol */
        struct net_protocol *net_protocol;
        /** Network-layer destination address */
        uint8_t net_dest[MAX_NET_ADDR_LEN];
        /** Link-layer destination address */
        uint8_t ll_dest[MAX_LL_ADDR_LEN];

        /** Neighbour discovery protocol (if discovery is ongoing) */
        struct neighbour_discovery *discovery;
        /** Network-layer source address (for discovery requests) */
        uint8_t net_source[MAX_NET_ADDR_LEN];
        /** Retransmission timer */
        struct retry_timer timer;

        /** Pending I/O buffers */
        struct list_head tx_queue;
};

/** A neighbour transmission delay pseudo-header */
struct neighbour_delay {
        /** Original transmission time (in ticks) */
        unsigned long start;
};

extern struct list_head neighbours;

extern int neighbour_tx ( struct io_buffer *iobuf, struct net_device *netdev,
                          struct net_protocol *net_protocol,
                          const void *net_dest,
                          struct neighbour_discovery *discovery,
                          const void *net_source );
extern int neighbour_update ( struct net_device *netdev,
                              struct net_protocol *net_protocol,
                              const void *net_dest, const void *ll_dest );
extern int neighbour_define ( struct net_device *netdev,
                              struct net_protocol *net_protocol,
                              const void *net_dest, const void *ll_dest );

#endif /* _IPXE_NEIGHBOUR_H */