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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 *
58f7d004 12 * Each protocol can provide a rich set of hook functions referred to by pointers
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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 */
26void 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 */
36void 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 */
48struct 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 */
65int 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 */
75void 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 */
85void 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
c0adf7e9 93 * the instance. Multitable protocols should lock their tables here.
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94 *
95 * Result: new protocol state
96 */
97int 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 */
109int shutdown(struct proto *p)
110{ DUMMY; }
111
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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 */
120void cleanup(struct proto *p)
121{ DUMMY; }
122
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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 */
132void 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 */
144void 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
8e433d6a 151 * @buflen: a length of the @buf parameter
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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 */
aebe06b4 161int get_attr(eattr *a, byte *buf, int buflen)
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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 */
174void 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 */
187void 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
4bdf1881 193 * @channel: notifying channel
ddbcb927 194 * @net: a network entry
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195 * @new: new route for the network
196 * @old: old route for the network
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197 * @attrs: extended attributes associated with the @new entry
198 *
199 * The rt_notify() hook is called to inform the protocol instance about
dca75fd7 200 * changes in the connected routing table @table, that is a route @old
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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.
23ac9e9a 204 *
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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.
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215 */
216void 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 */
227void 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
2e9b2421 239 * an &ea_list in the linear pool @pool, fills it with values of the
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240 * temporary attributes and returns a pointer to it.
241 */
242ea_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 */
257void store_tmp_attrs(rte *e, ea_list *attrs)
258{ DUMMY; }
259
260/**
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261 * preexport - pre-filtering decisions before route export
262 * @p: protocol instance the route is going to be exported to
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263 * @e: the route in question
264 * @attrs: extended attributes of the route
265 * @pool: linear pool for allocation of all temporary data
266 *
14375237 267 * The preexport() hook is called as the first step of a exporting
ddbcb927 268 * a route from a routing table to the protocol instance. It can modify
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269 * route attributes and force acceptance or rejection of the route before
270 * the user-specified filters are run. See rte_announce() for a complete description
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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 *
93e868c7 276 * Result: 1 if the route has to be accepted, -1 if rejected and 0 if it
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277 * should be passed to the filters.
278 */
14375237 279int preexport(struct proto *p, rte **e, ea_list **attrs, struct linpool *pool)
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280{ DUMMY; }
281
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282/**
283 * rte_recalculate - prepare routes for comparison
a82f692e 284 * @table: a routing table
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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 */
299int rte_recalculate(struct rtable *table, struct network *net, struct rte *new, struct rte *old, struct rte *old_best)
300{ DUMMY; }
301
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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 */
314int 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 */
329int 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 */
342void 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 */
355void rte_remove(net *n, rte *e)
356{ DUMMY; }