<row><entry><varname>ipoib</varname></entry>
<entry>An IP over Infiniband subinterface.</entry></row>
+
+ <row><entry><varname>virtual-wlan</varname></entry>
+ <entry>A virtual local wireless network (WLAN) interface.</entry></row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</table>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>[VirtualWLAN] Section Options</title>
+ <para>The [VirtualWLAN] section only applies to virtual WLAN interfaces, and accepts the following
+ keys:</para>
+
+ <variablelist class='network-directives'>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>PhysicalDevice=</varname></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Specifies the name or index of the WLAN physical WLAN device (e.g. <literal>0</literal>
+ or <literal>phy0</literal>). The list of the physical WLAN devices that exist os the host can
+ be obtained by <command>iw phy</command> command. This option is mandatory.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>Type=</varname></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Specifies the type of the interface. Takes one of the <literal>ad-hoc</literal>,
+ <literal>station</literal>, <literal>ap</literal>, <literal>ap-vlan</literal>,
+ <literal>wds</literal>, <literal>monitor</literal>, <literal>mesh-point</literal>,
+ <literal>p2p-client</literal>, <literal>p2p-go</literal>, <literal>p2p-device</literal>,
+ <literal>ocb</literal>, and <literal>nan</literal>. This option is mandatory.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><varname>WDS=</varname></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>Enables the Wireless Distribution System (WDS) mode on the interface. The mode is also
+ known as the <literal>4 address mode</literal>. Takes a boolean value. Defaults to unset, and
+ the kernel's default will be used.</para>
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
<refsect1>
<title>Examples</title>
<example>
--- /dev/null
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
+
+#include <net/if_arp.h>
+
+#include "sd-netlink.h"
+
+#include "netlink-util.h"
+#include "networkd-manager.h"
+#include "networkd-wiphy.h"
+#include "parse-util.h"
+#include "wifi-util.h"
+#include "wlan.h"
+
+static void wlan_done(NetDev *netdev) {
+ WLan *w;
+
+ assert(netdev);
+
+ w = WLAN(netdev);
+
+ assert(w);
+
+ w->wiphy_name = mfree(w->wiphy_name);
+}
+
+static void wlan_init(NetDev *netdev) {
+ WLan *w;
+
+ assert(netdev);
+
+ w = WLAN(netdev);
+
+ assert(w);
+
+ w->wiphy_index = UINT32_MAX;
+ w->wds = -1;
+}
+
+static int wlan_get_wiphy(NetDev *netdev, Wiphy **ret) {
+ WLan *w;
+
+ assert(netdev);
+
+ w = WLAN(netdev);
+
+ assert(w);
+
+ if (w->wiphy_name)
+ return wiphy_get_by_name(netdev->manager, w->wiphy_name, ret);
+
+ return wiphy_get_by_index(netdev->manager, w->wiphy_index, ret);
+}
+
+static int wlan_is_ready_to_create(NetDev *netdev, Link *link) {
+ return wlan_get_wiphy(netdev, NULL) >= 0;
+}
+
+static int wlan_fill_message(NetDev *netdev, sd_netlink_message *m) {
+ Wiphy *wiphy;
+ WLan *w;
+ int r;
+
+ assert(netdev);
+ assert(m);
+
+ w = WLAN(netdev);
+
+ assert(w);
+
+ r = wlan_get_wiphy(netdev, &wiphy);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ r = sd_netlink_message_append_u32(m, NL80211_ATTR_WIPHY, wiphy->index);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ r = sd_netlink_message_append_string(m, NL80211_ATTR_IFNAME, netdev->ifname);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ r = sd_netlink_message_append_u32(m, NL80211_ATTR_IFTYPE, w->iftype);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ if (!hw_addr_is_null(&netdev->hw_addr) && netdev->hw_addr.length == ETH_ALEN) {
+ r = sd_netlink_message_append_ether_addr(m, NL80211_ATTR_MAC, &netdev->hw_addr.ether);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ if (w->wds >= 0) {
+ r = sd_netlink_message_append_u8(m, NL80211_ATTR_4ADDR, w->wds);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int wlan_create_handler(sd_netlink *genl, sd_netlink_message *m, NetDev *netdev) {
+ int r;
+
+ assert(netdev);
+ assert(netdev->state != _NETDEV_STATE_INVALID);
+
+ r = sd_netlink_message_get_errno(m);
+ if (IN_SET(r, -EEXIST, -ENFILE))
+ /* Unlike the other netdevs, the kernel may return -ENFILE. See dev_alloc_name(). */
+ log_netdev_info(netdev, "WLAN interface exists, using existing without changing its parameters.");
+ else if (r < 0) {
+ log_netdev_warning_errno(netdev, r, "WLAN interface could not be created: %m");
+ netdev_enter_failed(netdev);
+
+ return 1;
+ }
+
+ log_netdev_debug(netdev, "WLAN interface is created.");
+ return 1;
+}
+
+static int wlan_create(NetDev *netdev) {
+ _cleanup_(sd_netlink_message_unrefp) sd_netlink_message *m = NULL;
+ int r;
+
+ assert(netdev);
+ assert(netdev->manager);
+ assert(netdev->manager->genl);
+
+ r = sd_genl_message_new(netdev->manager->genl, NL80211_GENL_NAME, NL80211_CMD_NEW_INTERFACE, &m);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return log_netdev_warning_errno(netdev, r, "Failed to allocate netlink message: %m");
+
+ r = wlan_fill_message(netdev, m);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return log_netdev_warning_errno(netdev, r, "Failed to fill netlink message: %m");
+
+ r = netlink_call_async(netdev->manager->genl, NULL, m, wlan_create_handler,
+ netdev_destroy_callback, netdev);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return log_netdev_warning_errno(netdev, r, "Failed to send netlink message: %m");
+
+ netdev_ref(netdev);
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int wlan_verify(NetDev *netdev, const char *filename) {
+ WLan *w;
+
+ assert(netdev);
+ assert(filename);
+
+ w = WLAN(netdev);
+
+ assert(w);
+
+ if (w->iftype == NL80211_IFTYPE_UNSPECIFIED)
+ return log_netdev_warning_errno(netdev, SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL),
+ "%s: WLAN interface type is not specified, ignoring.",
+ filename);
+
+ if (w->wiphy_index == UINT32_MAX && isempty(w->wiphy_name))
+ return log_netdev_warning_errno(netdev, SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EINVAL),
+ "%s: physical WLAN device is not specified, ignoring.",
+ filename);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int config_parse_wiphy(
+ const char *unit,
+ const char *filename,
+ unsigned line,
+ const char *section,
+ unsigned section_line,
+ const char *lvalue,
+ int ltype,
+ const char *rvalue,
+ void *data,
+ void *userdata) {
+
+ WLan *w = userdata;
+ int r;
+
+ assert(filename);
+ assert(lvalue);
+ assert(rvalue);
+ assert(userdata);
+
+ if (isempty(rvalue)) {
+ w->wiphy_name = mfree(w->wiphy_name);
+ w->wiphy_index = UINT32_MAX;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ r = safe_atou32(rvalue, &w->wiphy_index);
+ if (r >= 0) {
+ w->wiphy_name = mfree(w->wiphy_name);
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ r = free_and_strdup_warn(&w->wiphy_name, rvalue);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ w->wiphy_index = UINT32_MAX;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+int config_parse_wlan_iftype(
+ const char *unit,
+ const char *filename,
+ unsigned line,
+ const char *section,
+ unsigned section_line,
+ const char *lvalue,
+ int ltype,
+ const char *rvalue,
+ void *data,
+ void *userdata) {
+
+ enum nl80211_iftype t, *iftype = data;
+
+ assert(filename);
+ assert(lvalue);
+ assert(rvalue);
+ assert(data);
+
+ if (isempty(rvalue)) {
+ *iftype = NL80211_IFTYPE_UNSPECIFIED;
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ t = nl80211_iftype_from_string(rvalue);
+ /* We reuse the kernel provided enum which does not contain negative value. So, the cast
+ * below is mandatory. Otherwise, the check below always passes. */
+ if ((int) t < 0) {
+ log_syntax(unit, LOG_WARNING, filename, line, t,
+ "Failed to parse wlan interface type, ignoring assignment: %s",
+ rvalue);
+ return 0;
+ }
+
+ *iftype = t;
+ return 0;
+}
+
+const NetDevVTable wlan_vtable = {
+ .object_size = sizeof(WLan),
+ .init = wlan_init,
+ .done = wlan_done,
+ .sections = NETDEV_COMMON_SECTIONS "VirtualWLAN\0",
+ .is_ready_to_create = wlan_is_ready_to_create,
+ .create = wlan_create,
+ .create_type = NETDEV_CREATE_INDEPENDENT,
+ .config_verify = wlan_verify,
+ .iftype = ARPHRD_ETHER,
+ .generate_mac = true,
+ .skip_netdev_kind_check = true,
+};