#define VIR_FROM_THIS VIR_FROM_NONE
+/**
+ * virNetDevTapGetName:
+ * @tapfd: a tun/tap file descriptor
+ * @ifname: a pointer that will receive the interface name
+ *
+ * Retrieve the interface name given a file descriptor for a tun/tap
+ * interface.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if the interface name is successfully queried, -1 otherwise
+ */
+int
+virNetDevTapGetName(int tapfd, char **ifname)
+{
+#ifdef TUNGETIFF
+ struct ifreq ifr;
+
+ if (ioctl(tapfd, TUNGETIFF, &ifr) < 0) {
+ virReportSystemError(errno, "%s",
+ _("Unable to query tap interface name"));
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ *ifname = strdup(ifr.ifr_name);
+ if (*ifname == NULL) {
+ virReportOOMError();
+ return -1;
+ }
+ return 0;
+#else
+ return -1;
+#endif
+}
+
+
/**
* virNetDevProbeVnetHdr:
* @tapfd: a tun/tap file descriptor
int virNetDevTapDelete(const char *ifname)
ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(1) ATTRIBUTE_RETURN_CHECK;
+int virNetDevTapGetName(int tapfd, char **ifname)
+ ATTRIBUTE_NONNULL(2) ATTRIBUTE_RETURN_CHECK;
+
typedef enum {
VIR_NETDEV_TAP_CREATE_NONE = 0,
/* Bring the interface up */