Annotation of embedaddon/bird/nest/proto-hooks.c, revision 1.1

1.1     ! misho       1: /*
        !             2:  *     BIRD -- Documentation for Protocol Hooks (dummy source file)
        !             3:  *
        !             4:  *     (c) 2000 Martin Mares <mj@ucw.cz>
        !             5:  *
        !             6:  *     Can be freely distributed and used under the terms of the GNU GPL.
        !             7:  */
        !             8: 
        !             9: /**
        !            10:  * DOC: Protocol hooks
        !            11:  *
        !            12:  * Each protocol can provide a rich set of hook functions referred to by pointers
        !            13:  * in either the &proto or &protocol structure. They are called by the core whenever
        !            14:  * it wants the protocol to perform some action or to notify the protocol about
        !            15:  * any change of its environment. All of the hooks can be set to %NULL which means
        !            16:  * to ignore the change or to take a default action.
        !            17:  */
        !            18: 
        !            19: /**
        !            20:  * preconfig - protocol preconfiguration
        !            21:  * @p: a routing protocol
        !            22:  * @c: new configuration
        !            23:  *
        !            24:  * The preconfig() hook is called before parsing of a new configuration.
        !            25:  */
        !            26: void preconfig(struct protocol *p, struct config *c)
        !            27: { DUMMY; }
        !            28: 
        !            29: /**
        !            30:  * postconfig - instance post-configuration
        !            31:  * @c: instance configuration
        !            32:  *
        !            33:  * The postconfig() hook is called for each configured instance after
        !            34:  * parsing of the new configuration is finished.
        !            35:  */
        !            36: void postconfig(struct proto_config *c)
        !            37: { DUMMY; }
        !            38: 
        !            39: /**
        !            40:  * init - initialize an instance
        !            41:  * @c: instance configuration
        !            42:  *
        !            43:  * The init() hook is called by the core to create a protocol instance
        !            44:  * according to supplied protocol configuration.
        !            45:  *
        !            46:  * Result: a pointer to the instance created
        !            47:  */
        !            48: struct proto *init(struct proto_config *c)
        !            49: { DUMMY; }
        !            50: 
        !            51: /**
        !            52:  * reconfigure - request instance reconfiguration
        !            53:  * @p: an instance
        !            54:  * @c: new configuration
        !            55:  *
        !            56:  * The core calls the reconfigure() hook whenever it wants to ask the
        !            57:  * protocol for switching to a new configuration. If the reconfiguration
        !            58:  * is possible, the hook returns 1. Otherwise, it returns 0 and the core
        !            59:  * will shut down the instance and start a new one with the new configuration.
        !            60:  *
        !            61:  * After the protocol confirms reconfiguration, it must no longer keep any
        !            62:  * references to the old configuration since the memory it's stored in can
        !            63:  * be re-used at any time.
        !            64:  */
        !            65: int reconfigure(struct proto *p, struct proto_config *c)
        !            66: { DUMMY; }
        !            67: 
        !            68: /**
        !            69:  * dump - dump protocol state
        !            70:  * @p: an instance
        !            71:  *
        !            72:  * This hook dumps the complete state of the instance to the
        !            73:  * debug output.
        !            74:  */
        !            75: void dump(struct proto *p)
        !            76: { DUMMY; }
        !            77: 
        !            78: /**
        !            79:  * dump_attrs - dump protocol-dependent attributes
        !            80:  * @e: a route entry
        !            81:  *
        !            82:  * This hook dumps all attributes in the &rte which belong to this
        !            83:  * protocol to the debug output.
        !            84:  */
        !            85: void dump_attrs(rte *e)
        !            86: { DUMMY; }
        !            87: 
        !            88: /**
        !            89:  * start - request instance startup
        !            90:  * @p: protocol instance
        !            91:  *
        !            92:  * The start() hook is called by the core when it wishes to start
        !            93:  * the instance. Multitable protocols should lock their tables here.
        !            94:  *
        !            95:  * Result: new protocol state
        !            96:  */
        !            97: int start(struct proto *p)
        !            98: { DUMMY; }
        !            99: 
        !           100: /**
        !           101:  * shutdown - request instance shutdown
        !           102:  * @p: protocol instance
        !           103:  *
        !           104:  * The stop() hook is called by the core when it wishes to shut
        !           105:  * the instance down for some reason.
        !           106:  *
        !           107:  * Returns: new protocol state
        !           108:  */
        !           109: int shutdown(struct proto *p)
        !           110: { DUMMY; }
        !           111: 
        !           112: /**
        !           113:  * cleanup - request instance cleanup
        !           114:  * @p: protocol instance
        !           115:  *
        !           116:  * The cleanup() hook is called by the core when the protocol became
        !           117:  * hungry/down, i.e. all protocol ahooks and routes are flushed.
        !           118:  * Multitable protocols should unlock their tables here.
        !           119:  */
        !           120: void cleanup(struct proto *p)
        !           121: { DUMMY; }
        !           122: 
        !           123: /**
        !           124:  * get_status - get instance status
        !           125:  * @p: protocol instance
        !           126:  * @buf: buffer to be filled with the status string
        !           127:  *
        !           128:  * This hook is called by the core if it wishes to obtain an brief one-line user friendly
        !           129:  * representation of the status of the instance to be printed by the <cf/show protocols/
        !           130:  * command.
        !           131:  */
        !           132: void get_status(struct proto *p, byte *buf)
        !           133: { DUMMY; }
        !           134: 
        !           135: /**
        !           136:  * get_route_info - get route information
        !           137:  * @e: a route entry
        !           138:  * @buf: buffer to be filled with the resulting string
        !           139:  * @attrs: extended attributes of the route
        !           140:  *
        !           141:  * This hook is called to fill the buffer @buf with a brief user friendly
        !           142:  * representation of metrics of a route belonging to this protocol.
        !           143:  */
        !           144: void get_route_info(rte *e, byte *buf, ea_list *attrs)
        !           145: { DUMMY; }
        !           146: 
        !           147: /**
        !           148:  * get_attr - get attribute information
        !           149:  * @a: an extended attribute
        !           150:  * @buf: buffer to be filled with attribute information
        !           151:  * @buflen: a length of the @buf parameter
        !           152:  *
        !           153:  * The get_attr() hook is called by the core to obtain a user friendly
        !           154:  * representation of an extended route attribute. It can either leave
        !           155:  * the whole conversion to the core (by returning %GA_UNKNOWN), fill
        !           156:  * in only attribute name (and let the core format the attribute value
        !           157:  * automatically according to the type field; by returning %GA_NAME)
        !           158:  * or doing the whole conversion (used in case the value requires extra
        !           159:  * care; return %GA_FULL).
        !           160:  */
        !           161: int get_attr(eattr *a, byte *buf, int buflen)
        !           162: { DUMMY; }
        !           163: 
        !           164: /**
        !           165:  * if_notify - notify instance about interface changes
        !           166:  * @p: protocol instance
        !           167:  * @flags: interface change flags
        !           168:  * @i: the interface in question
        !           169:  *
        !           170:  * This hook is called whenever any network interface changes its status.
        !           171:  * The change is described by a combination of status bits (%IF_CHANGE_xxx)
        !           172:  * in the @flags parameter.
        !           173:  */
        !           174: void if_notify(struct proto *p, unsigned flags, struct iface *i)
        !           175: { DUMMY; }
        !           176: 
        !           177: /**
        !           178:  * ifa_notify - notify instance about interface address changes
        !           179:  * @p: protocol instance
        !           180:  * @flags: address change flags
        !           181:  * @a: the interface address
        !           182:  *
        !           183:  * This hook is called to notify the protocol instance about an interface
        !           184:  * acquiring or losing one of its addresses. The change is described by
        !           185:  * a combination of status bits (%IF_CHANGE_xxx) in the @flags parameter.
        !           186:  */
        !           187: void ifa_notify(struct proto *p, unsigned flags, struct ifa *a)
        !           188: { DUMMY; }
        !           189: 
        !           190: /**
        !           191:  * rt_notify - notify instance about routing table change
        !           192:  * @p: protocol instance
        !           193:  * @table: a routing table 
        !           194:  * @net: a network entry
        !           195:  * @new: new route for the network
        !           196:  * @old: old route for the network
        !           197:  * @attrs: extended attributes associated with the @new entry
        !           198:  *
        !           199:  * The rt_notify() hook is called to inform the protocol instance about
        !           200:  * changes in the connected routing table @table, that is a route @old
        !           201:  * belonging to network @net being replaced by a new route @new with
        !           202:  * extended attributes @attrs. Either @new or @old or both can be %NULL
        !           203:  * if the corresponding route doesn't exist.
        !           204:  *
        !           205:  * If the type of route announcement is RA_OPTIMAL, it is an
        !           206:  * announcement of optimal route change, @new stores the new optimal
        !           207:  * route and @old stores the old optimal route.
        !           208:  *
        !           209:  * If the type of route announcement is RA_ANY, it is an announcement
        !           210:  * of any route change, @new stores the new route and @old stores the
        !           211:  * old route from the same protocol.
        !           212:  *
        !           213:  * @p->accept_ra_types specifies which kind of route announcements
        !           214:  * protocol wants to receive.
        !           215:  */
        !           216: void rt_notify(struct proto *p, net *net, rte *new, rte *old, ea_list *attrs)
        !           217: { DUMMY; }
        !           218: 
        !           219: /**
        !           220:  * neigh_notify - notify instance about neighbor status change
        !           221:  * @neigh: a neighbor cache entry
        !           222:  *
        !           223:  * The neigh_notify() hook is called by the neighbor cache whenever
        !           224:  * a neighbor changes its state, that is it gets disconnected or a
        !           225:  * sticky neighbor gets connected.
        !           226:  */
        !           227: void neigh_notify(neighbor *neigh)
        !           228: { DUMMY; }
        !           229: 
        !           230: /**
        !           231:  * make_tmp_attrs - convert embedded attributes to temporary ones
        !           232:  * @e: route entry
        !           233:  * @pool: linear pool to allocate attribute memory in
        !           234:  *
        !           235:  * This hook is called by the routing table functions if they need
        !           236:  * to convert the protocol attributes embedded directly in the &rte
        !           237:  * to temporary extended attributes in order to distribute them
        !           238:  * to other protocols or to filters. make_tmp_attrs() creates
        !           239:  * an &ea_list in the linear pool @pool, fills it with values of the
        !           240:  * temporary attributes and returns a pointer to it.
        !           241:  */
        !           242: ea_list *make_tmp_attrs(rte *e, struct linpool *pool)
        !           243: { DUMMY; }
        !           244: 
        !           245: /**
        !           246:  * store_tmp_attrs - convert temporary attributes to embedded ones
        !           247:  * @e: route entry
        !           248:  * @attrs: temporary attributes to be converted
        !           249:  *
        !           250:  * This hook is an exact opposite of make_tmp_attrs() -- it takes
        !           251:  * a list of extended attributes and converts them to attributes
        !           252:  * embedded in the &rte corresponding to this protocol.
        !           253:  *
        !           254:  * You must be prepared for any of the attributes being missing
        !           255:  * from the list and use default values instead.
        !           256:  */
        !           257: void store_tmp_attrs(rte *e, ea_list *attrs)
        !           258: { DUMMY; }
        !           259: 
        !           260: /**
        !           261:  * import_control - pre-filtering decisions on route import
        !           262:  * @p: protocol instance the route is going to be imported to
        !           263:  * @e: the route in question
        !           264:  * @attrs: extended attributes of the route
        !           265:  * @pool: linear pool for allocation of all temporary data
        !           266:  *
        !           267:  * The import_control() hook is called as the first step of a exporting
        !           268:  * a route from a routing table to the protocol instance. It can modify
        !           269:  * route attributes and force acceptance or rejection of the route regardless
        !           270:  * of user-specified filters. See rte_announce() for a complete description
        !           271:  * of the route distribution process.
        !           272:  *
        !           273:  * The standard use of this hook is to reject routes having originated
        !           274:  * from the same instance and to set default values of the protocol's metrics.
        !           275:  *
        !           276:  * Result: 1 if the route has to be accepted, -1 if rejected and 0 if it
        !           277:  * should be passed to the filters.
        !           278:  */
        !           279: int import_control(struct proto *p, rte **e, ea_list **attrs, struct linpool *pool)
        !           280: { DUMMY; }
        !           281: 
        !           282: /**
        !           283:  * rte_recalculate - prepare routes for comparison
        !           284:  * @table: a routing table 
        !           285:  * @net: a network entry
        !           286:  * @new: new route for the network
        !           287:  * @old: old route for the network
        !           288:  * @old_best: old best route for the network (may be NULL)
        !           289:  *
        !           290:  * This hook is called when a route change (from @old to @new for a
        !           291:  * @net entry) is propagated to a @table. It may be used to prepare
        !           292:  * routes for comparison by rte_better() in the best route
        !           293:  * selection. @new may or may not be in @net->routes list,
        !           294:  * @old is not there.
        !           295:  *
        !           296:  * Result: 1 if the ordering implied by rte_better() changes enough
        !           297:  * that full best route calculation have to be done, 0 otherwise.
        !           298:  */
        !           299: int rte_recalculate(struct rtable *table, struct network *net, struct rte *new, struct rte *old, struct rte *old_best)
        !           300: { DUMMY; }
        !           301: 
        !           302: /**
        !           303:  * rte_better - compare metrics of two routes
        !           304:  * @new: the new route
        !           305:  * @old: the original route
        !           306:  *
        !           307:  * This hook gets called when the routing table contains two routes
        !           308:  * for the same network which have originated from different instances
        !           309:  * of a single protocol and it wants to select which one is preferred
        !           310:  * over the other one. Protocols usually decide according to route metrics.
        !           311:  *
        !           312:  * Result: 1 if @new is better (more preferred) than @old, 0 otherwise.
        !           313:  */
        !           314: int rte_better(rte *new, rte *old)
        !           315: { DUMMY; }
        !           316: 
        !           317: /**
        !           318:  * rte_same - compare two routes
        !           319:  * @e1: route
        !           320:  * @e2: route
        !           321:  *
        !           322:  * The rte_same() hook tests whether the routes @e1 and @e2 belonging
        !           323:  * to the same protocol instance have identical contents. Contents of
        !           324:  * &rta, all the extended attributes and &rte preference are checked
        !           325:  * by the core code, no need to take care of them here.
        !           326:  *
        !           327:  * Result: 1 if @e1 is identical to @e2, 0 otherwise.
        !           328:  */
        !           329: int rte_same(rte *e1, rte *e2)
        !           330: { DUMMY; }
        !           331: 
        !           332: /**
        !           333:  * rte_insert - notify instance about route insertion
        !           334:  * @n: network
        !           335:  * @e: route
        !           336:  *
        !           337:  * This hook is called whenever a &rte belonging to the instance
        !           338:  * is accepted for insertion to a routing table.
        !           339:  *
        !           340:  * Please avoid using this function in new protocols.
        !           341:  */
        !           342: void rte_insert(net *n, rte *e)
        !           343: { DUMMY; }
        !           344: 
        !           345: /**
        !           346:  * rte_remove - notify instance about route removal
        !           347:  * @n: network
        !           348:  * @e: route
        !           349:  *
        !           350:  * This hook is called whenever a &rte belonging to the instance
        !           351:  * is removed from a routing table.
        !           352:  *
        !           353:  * Please avoid using this function in new protocols.
        !           354:  */
        !           355: void rte_remove(net *n, rte *e)
        !           356: { DUMMY; }

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