tapv2: multiple improvements

- change interface naming scheme
- rework netlink code
- add option to set link address, namespace

Change-Id: Icf667babb3077a07617b0b87c45c957e345cb4d1
Signed-off-by: Damjan Marion <damarion@cisco.com>

1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/src/vnet/devices/tap/tapv2.api b/src/vnet/devices/tap/tapv2.api
index 03788607fe5..a2062696709 100644
--- a/src/vnet/devices/tap/tapv2.api
+++ b/src/vnet/devices/tap/tapv2.api
@@ -24,11 +24,15 @@ vl_api_version 1.0.0
 /** \brief Initialize a new tap interface with the given paramters
     @param client_index - opaque cookie to identify the sender
     @param context - sender context, to match reply w/ request
+    @param id - interface id, 0xffff means auto
     @param use_random_mac - let the system generate a unique mac address
-    @param tap_name - name to associate with the new interface
     @param mac_address - mac addr to assign to the interface if use_radom not set
     @param tx_ring_sz - the number of entries of TX ring
     @param rx_ring_sz - the number of entries of RX ring
+    @param host_mac_addr_set - host side interface mac address should be set
+    @param host_mac_addr - host side interface mac address
+    @param host_if_name_set - host side interface name should be set
+    @param host_if_name - host side interface name
     @param host_namespace_set - host namespece should be set
     @param host_namespace - host namespace to attach interface to
     @param host_bridge_set - host bridge should be set
@@ -44,13 +48,17 @@ define tap_create_v2
 {
   u32 client_index;
   u32 context;
+  u32 id;
   u8 use_random_mac;
-  u8 tap_name[64];
   u8 mac_address[6];
   u16 tx_ring_sz; /* optional, default is 256 entries, must be power of 2 */
   u16 rx_ring_sz; /* optional, default is 256 entries, must be power of 2 */
   u8 host_namespace_set;
   u8 host_namespace[64];
+  u8 host_mac_addr_set;
+  u8 host_mac_addr[6];
+  u8 host_if_name_set;
+  u8 host_if_name[64];
   u8 host_bridge_set;
   u8 host_bridge[64];
   u8 host_ip4_addr_set;