* The DEVICE structure.
* Actually, this whole structure is a big mistake. It mixes I/O
* data with strictly "high-level" data, and it has to know about
* almost every data structure used in the INET module.
*
* FIXME: cleanup struct net_device such that network protocol info
* moves out.
*/
struct net_device
{
/*
* This is the first field of the "visible" part of this structure
* (i.e. as seen by users in the "Space.c" file). It is the name
* the interface.
*/
char name[IFNAMSIZ]; 不必多说,就是ifconfig 后面的第一个参数
/* device name hash chain */
struct hlist_node name_hlist;
/*
* I/O specific fields
* FIXME: Merge these and struct ifmap into one
*/
unsigned long mem_end; /* shared mem end */
unsigned long mem_start; /* shared mem start */
unsigned long base_addr; /* device I/O address */
unsigned int irq; /* device IRQ number */
/*
* Some hardware also needs these fields, but they are not
* part of the usual set specified in Space.c.
*/
unsigned char if_port; /* Selectable AUI, TP,..*/
unsigned char dma; /* DMA channel */
unsigned long state;
struct list_head dev_list; 做什么用呢?估计是内核维护
/* The device initialization function. Called only once. */
int (*init)(struct net_device *dev);
/* ------- Fields preinitialized in Space.c finish here ------- */
/* Net device features */
unsigned long features;
#define NETIF_F_SG 1 /* Scatter/gather IO. */
#define NETIF_F_IP_CSUM 2 /* Can checksum only TCP/UDP over IPv4. */
#define NETIF_F_NO_CSUM 4 /* Does not require checksum. F.e. loopack. */
#define NETIF_F_HW_CSUM 8 /* Can checksum all the packets. */
#define NETIF_F_HIGHDMA 32 /* Can DMA to high memory. */
#define NETIF_F_FRAGLIST 64 /* Scatter/gather IO. */
#define NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_TX 128 /* Transmit VLAN hw acceleration */
#define NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_RX 256 /* Receive VLAN hw acceleration */
#define NETIF_F_HW_VLAN_FILTER 512 /* Receive filtering on VLAN */
#define NETIF_F_VLAN_CHALLENGED 1024 /* Device cannot handle VLAN packets */
#define NETIF_F_GSO 2048 /* Enable software GSO. */
#define NETIF_F_LLTX 4096 /* LockLess TX */
/* Segmentation offload features */
#define NETIF_F_GSO_SHIFT 16
#define NETIF_F_GSO_MASK 0xffff0000
#define NETIF_F_TSO (SKB_GSO_TCPV4 << NETIF_F_GSO_SHIFT)
#define NETIF_F_UFO (SKB_GSO_UDP << NETIF_F_GSO_SHIFT)
#define NETIF_F_GSO_ROBUST (SKB_GSO_DODGY << NETIF_F_GSO_SHIFT)
#define NETIF_F_TSO_ECN (SKB_GSO_TCP_ECN << NETIF_F_GSO_SHIFT)
#define NETIF_F_TSO6 (SKB_GSO_TCPV6 << NETIF_F_GSO_SHIFT)
/* List of features with software fallbacks. */
#define NETIF_F_GSO_SOFTWARE (NETIF_F_TSO | NETIF_F_TSO_ECN | NETIF_F_TSO6)
#define NETIF_F_GEN_CSUM (NETIF_F_NO_CSUM | NETIF_F_HW_CSUM)
#define NETIF_F_ALL_CSUM (NETIF_F_IP_CSUM | NETIF_F_GEN_CSUM)
struct net_device *next_sched;
/* Interface index. Unique device identifier */
int ifindex;
int iflink;
struct net_device_stats* (*get_stats)(struct net_device *dev);
struct net_device_stats stats; 网卡发送包的个数等等,ifconfig eth0看到的东西就是啦
#ifdef CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT
/* List of functions to handle Wireless Extensions (instead of ioctl).
* See <net/iw_handler.h> for details. Jean II */
const struct iw_handler_def * wireless_handlers;
/* Instance data managed by the core of Wireless Extensions. */
struct iw_public_data * wireless_data;
#endif
const struct ethtool_ops *ethtool_ops;
/*
* This marks the end of the "visible" part of the structure. All
* fields hereafter are internal to the system, and may change at
* will (read: may be cleaned up at will).
*/
unsigned int flags; /* interface flags (a la BSD) */
unsigned short gflags;
unsigned short priv_flags; /* Like 'flags' but invisible to userspace. */
unsigned short padded; /* How much padding added by alloc_netdev() */
unsigned char operstate; /* RFC2863 operstate */
unsigned char link_mode; /* mapping policy to operstate */
unsigned mtu; /* interface MTU value */
unsigned short type; /* interface hardware type */
unsigned short hard_header_len; /* hardware hdr length */
struct net_device *master; /* Pointer to master device of a group,
* which this device is member of.
*/
/* Interface address info. */
unsigned char perm_addr[MAX_ADDR_LEN]; /* permanent hw address */
unsigned char addr_len; /* hardware address length */
unsigned short dev_id; /* for shared network cards */
struct dev_mc_list *mc_list; /* Multicast mac addresses */
int mc_count; /* Number of installed mcasts */
int promiscuity;
int allmulti;
/* Protocol specific pointers */
void *atalk_ptr; /* AppleTalk link */
void *ip_ptr; /* IPv4 specific data */
void *dn_ptr; /* DECnet specific data */
void *ip6_ptr; /* IPv6 specific data */
void *ec_ptr; /* Econet specific data */
void *ax25_ptr; /* AX.25 specific data */
struct wireless_dev *ieee80211_ptr; /* IEEE 802.11 specific data,
assign before registering */
/*
* Cache line mostly used on receive path (including eth_type_trans())
*/
struct list_head poll_list ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
/* Link to poll list */
int (*poll) (struct net_device *dev, int *quota);
int quota;
int weight;
unsigned long last_rx; /* Time of last Rx */
/* Interface address info used in eth_type_trans() */
unsigned char dev_addr[MAX_ADDR_LEN]; /* hw address, (before bcast
because most packets are unicast) */
unsigned char broadcast[MAX_ADDR_LEN]; /* hw bcast add */
/*
* Cache line mostly used on queue transmit path (qdisc)
*/
/* device queue lock */
spinlock_t queue_lock ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
struct Qdisc *qdisc;
struct Qdisc *qdisc_sleeping;
struct list_head qdisc_list;
unsigned long tx_queue_len; /* Max frames per queue allowed */
/* Partially transmitted GSO packet. */
struct sk_buff *gso_skb;
/* ingress path synchronizer */
spinlock_t ingress_lock;
struct Qdisc *qdisc_ingress;
/*
* One part is mostly used on xmit path (device)
*/
/* hard_start_xmit synchronizer */
spinlock_t _xmit_lock ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
/* cpu id of processor entered to hard_start_xmit or -1,
if nobody entered there.
*/
int xmit_lock_owner;
void *priv; /* pointer to private data */
int (*hard_start_xmit) (struct sk_buff *skb,
struct net_device *dev);
/* These may be needed for future network-power-down code. */
unsigned long trans_start; /* Time (in jiffies) of last Tx */
int watchdog_timeo; /* used by dev_watchdog() */
struct timer_list watchdog_timer;
/*
* refcnt is a very hot point, so align it on SMP
*/
/* Number of references to this device */
atomic_t refcnt ____cacheline_aligned_in_smp;
/* delayed register/unregister */
struct list_head todo_list;
/* device index hash chain */
struct hlist_node index_hlist;
struct net_device *link_watch_next;
/* register/unregister state machine */
enum { NETREG_UNINITIALIZED=0,
NETREG_REGISTERED, /* completed register_netdevice */
NETREG_UNREGISTERING, /* called unregister_netdevice */
NETREG_UNREGISTERED, /* completed unregister todo */
NETREG_RELEASED, /* called free_netdev */
} reg_state;
/* Called after device is detached from network. */
void (*uninit)(struct net_device *dev);
/* Called after last user reference disappears. */
void (*destructor)(struct net_device *dev);
/* Pointers to interface service routines. */
int (*open)(struct net_device *dev);
int (*stop)(struct net_device *dev);
#define HAVE_NETDEV_POLL
int (*hard_header) (struct sk_buff *skb,
struct net_device *dev,
unsigned short type,
void *daddr,
void *saddr,
unsigned len);
int (*rebuild_header)(struct sk_buff *skb);
#define HAVE_MULTICAST
void (*set_multicast_list)(struct net_device *dev);
#define HAVE_SET_MAC_ADDR
int (*set_mac_address)(struct net_device *dev,
void *addr);
#define HAVE_PRIVATE_IOCTL
int (*do_ioctl)(struct net_device *dev,
struct ifreq *ifr, int cmd);
#define HAVE_SET_CONFIG
int (*set_config)(struct net_device *dev,
struct ifmap *map);
#define HAVE_HEADER_CACHE
int (*hard_header_cache)(struct neighbour *neigh,
struct hh_cache *hh);
void (*header_cache_update)(struct hh_cache *hh,
struct net_device *dev,
unsigned char * haddr);
#define HAVE_CHANGE_MTU
int (*change_mtu)(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu);
#define HAVE_TX_TIMEOUT
void (*tx_timeout) (struct net_device *dev);
void (*vlan_rx_register)(struct net_device *dev,
struct vlan_group *grp);
void (*vlan_rx_add_vid)(struct net_device *dev,
unsigned short vid);
void (*vlan_rx_kill_vid)(struct net_device *dev,
unsigned short vid);
int (*hard_header_parse)(struct sk_buff *skb,
unsigned char *haddr);
int (*neigh_setup)(struct net_device *dev, struct neigh_parms *);
#ifdef CONFIG_NETPOLL
struct netpoll_info *npinfo;
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_NET_POLL_CONTROLLER
void (*poll_controller)(struct net_device *dev);
#endif
/* bridge stuff */
struct net_bridge_port *br_port;
struct device dev;
/* space for optional statistics and wireless sysfs groups */
struct attribute_group *sysfs_groups[3];
};