libip/utils.cpp

extern "C" {
#include <pthread.h>
#include <netlink/socket.h>
#include <linux/netlink.h>
#include <netlink/netlink.h>
#include <netlink/route/addr.h>
#include <netlink/route/neighbour.h>
}

#include "utils.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <QTimer>
#include <QtCore/QCoreApplication>

struct nl_sock* Utils::connect() {
  struct nl_sock *sock = nl_socket_alloc();
  int err = 0;

  if(sock == NULL) {
    std::cerr << "could not allocate netlink socket" << std::endl;
    return NULL;
  }

  if((err = nl_connect(sock, NETLINK_ROUTE)) < 0) {
    std::cerr << "could not connect to netlink socket: " << nl_geterror(err) << std::endl;
    nl_socket_free(sock);
    return NULL;
  }

  return sock;
}

int Utils::alloc_addr_cache(struct nl_sock *sock, struct nl_cache **cache) {
  int err = 0;

  if((err = rtnl_addr_alloc_cache(sock, cache)) < 0) {
    std::cerr << "could not allocate address cache: " << nl_geterror(err) << std::endl;
    return 1;
  }

  nl_cache_mngt_provide(*cache);

  return 0;
}

int Utils::alloc_link_cache(struct nl_sock *sock, struct nl_cache **cache) {
  int err = rtnl_link_alloc_cache(sock, AF_UNSPEC, cache);

  if(err != 0) {
    std::cerr << "could not allocate link cache: " << nl_geterror(err) << std::endl;
    return 1;
  }

  nl_cache_mngt_provide(*cache);

  return 0;
}

int Utils::alloc_neigh_cache(struct nl_sock *sock, struct nl_cache **cache) {
  int err = 0;

  if((err = rtnl_neigh_alloc_cache(sock, cache)) < 0) {
    std::cerr << "could not allocate neighbor cache: " << nl_geterror(err) << std::endl;
    return 1;
  }

  nl_cache_mngt_provide(*cache);

  return 0;
}

int Utils::interfaceIndex(QString interface) {
  QByteArray array = interface.toLatin1();
  struct nl_sock *sock = Utils::connect();

  if(!sock) {
    std::cerr << "could not allocate socket" << std::endl;
    return 0;
  }

  const char *interfaceData = array.constData();
  struct nl_cache *link_cache = NULL;

  if(Utils::alloc_link_cache(sock, &link_cache)) {
    nl_socket_free(sock);
    return 0;
  }

  int index = rtnl_link_name2i(link_cache, interfaceData);

  nl_cache_free(link_cache);
  nl_socket_free(sock);

  return index;
}