Configuration via netlink NEWLINK message was always preferred
method, but iproute2 retained compatiablity mode for older kernels.

The code to use RTM_NEWLINK was introduced way back in 2.6.19 kernel
and there is no longer a requirement to support this backward
compatability.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <step...@networkplumber.org>
---
 ip/iplink.c | 490 ++++------------------------------------------------
 1 file changed, 35 insertions(+), 455 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ip/iplink.c b/ip/iplink.c
index faafd7e89d6c..5c4dbf767100 100644
--- a/ip/iplink.c
+++ b/ip/iplink.c
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@
 #include "ip_common.h"
 #include "namespace.h"
 
-#define IPLINK_IOCTL_COMPAT    1
-
 #ifndef GSO_MAX_SIZE
 #define GSO_MAX_SIZE           65536
 #endif
@@ -42,9 +40,7 @@
 #define GSO_MAX_SEGS           65535
 #endif
 
-
 static void usage(void) __attribute__((noreturn));
-static int iplink_have_newlink(void);
 
 void iplink_types_usage(void)
 {
@@ -61,25 +57,21 @@ void iplink_types_usage(void)
 
 void iplink_usage(void)
 {
-       if (iplink_have_newlink()) {
-               fprintf(stderr,
-                       "Usage: ip link add [link DEV] [ name ] NAME\n"
-                       "                   [ txqueuelen PACKETS ]\n"
-                       "                   [ address LLADDR ]\n"
-                       "                   [ broadcast LLADDR ]\n"
-                       "                   [ mtu MTU ] [index IDX ]\n"
-                       "                   [ numtxqueues QUEUE_COUNT ]\n"
-                       "                   [ numrxqueues QUEUE_COUNT ]\n"
-                       "                   type TYPE [ ARGS ]\n"
-                       "\n"
-                       "       ip link delete { DEVICE | dev DEVICE | group 
DEVGROUP } type TYPE [ ARGS ]\n"
-                       "\n"
-                       "       ip link set { DEVICE | dev DEVICE | group 
DEVGROUP }\n"
-                       "                       [ { up | down } ]\n"
-                       "                       [ type TYPE ARGS ]\n");
-       } else
-               fprintf(stderr,
-                       "Usage: ip link set DEVICE [ { up | down } ]\n");
+       fprintf(stderr,
+               "Usage: ip link add [link DEV] [ name ] NAME\n"
+               "                   [ txqueuelen PACKETS ]\n"
+               "                   [ address LLADDR ]\n"
+               "                   [ broadcast LLADDR ]\n"
+               "                   [ mtu MTU ] [index IDX ]\n"
+               "                   [ numtxqueues QUEUE_COUNT ]\n"
+               "                   [ numrxqueues QUEUE_COUNT ]\n"
+               "                   type TYPE [ ARGS ]\n"
+               "\n"
+               "       ip link delete { DEVICE | dev DEVICE | group DEVGROUP } 
type TYPE [ ARGS ]\n"
+               "\n"
+               "       ip link set { DEVICE | dev DEVICE | group DEVGROUP }\n"
+               "                       [ { up | down } ]\n"
+               "                       [ type TYPE ARGS ]\n");
 
        fprintf(stderr,
                "               [ arp { on | off } ]\n"
@@ -126,13 +118,11 @@ void iplink_usage(void)
                "       ip link property add dev DEVICE [ altname NAME .. ]\n"
                "       ip link property del dev DEVICE [ altname NAME .. ]\n");
 
-       if (iplink_have_newlink()) {
-               fprintf(stderr,
-                       "\n"
-                       "       ip link help [ TYPE ]\n"
-                       "\n");
-               iplink_types_usage();
-       }
+       fprintf(stderr,
+               "\n"
+               "       ip link help [ TYPE ]\n"
+               "\n");
+       iplink_types_usage();
        exit(-1);
 }
 
@@ -206,51 +196,6 @@ static int get_addr_gen_mode(const char *mode)
        return -1;
 }
 
-#if IPLINK_IOCTL_COMPAT
-static int have_rtnl_newlink = -1;
-
-static int accept_msg(struct rtnl_ctrl_data *ctrl,
-                     struct nlmsghdr *n, void *arg)
-{
-       struct nlmsgerr *err = (struct nlmsgerr *)NLMSG_DATA(n);
-
-       if (n->nlmsg_type == NLMSG_ERROR &&
-           (err->error == -EOPNOTSUPP || err->error == -EINVAL))
-               have_rtnl_newlink = 0;
-       else
-               have_rtnl_newlink = 1;
-       return -1;
-}
-
-static int iplink_have_newlink(void)
-{
-       struct {
-               struct nlmsghdr         n;
-               struct ifinfomsg        i;
-               char                    buf[1024];
-       } req = {
-               .n.nlmsg_len = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(struct ifinfomsg)),
-               .n.nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_ACK,
-               .n.nlmsg_type = RTM_NEWLINK,
-               .i.ifi_family = AF_UNSPEC,
-       };
-
-       if (have_rtnl_newlink < 0) {
-               if (rtnl_send(&rth, &req.n, req.n.nlmsg_len) < 0) {
-                       perror("request send failed");
-                       exit(1);
-               }
-               rtnl_listen(&rth, accept_msg, NULL);
-       }
-       return have_rtnl_newlink;
-}
-#else /* IPLINK_IOCTL_COMPAT */
-static int iplink_have_newlink(void)
-{
-       return 1;
-}
-#endif /* ! IPLINK_IOCTL_COMPAT */
-
 static int nl_get_ll_addr_len(const char *ifname)
 {
        int len;
@@ -1137,364 +1082,6 @@ int iplink_get(char *name, __u32 filt_mask)
        return 0;
 }
 
-#if IPLINK_IOCTL_COMPAT
-static int get_ctl_fd(void)
-{
-       int s_errno;
-       int fd;
-
-       fd = socket(PF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
-       if (fd >= 0)
-               return fd;
-       s_errno = errno;
-       fd = socket(PF_PACKET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
-       if (fd >= 0)
-               return fd;
-       fd = socket(PF_INET6, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
-       if (fd >= 0)
-               return fd;
-       errno = s_errno;
-       perror("Cannot create control socket");
-       return -1;
-}
-
-static int do_chflags(const char *dev, __u32 flags, __u32 mask)
-{
-       struct ifreq ifr;
-       int fd;
-       int err;
-
-       strlcpy(ifr.ifr_name, dev, IFNAMSIZ);
-       fd = get_ctl_fd();
-       if (fd < 0)
-               return -1;
-       err = ioctl(fd, SIOCGIFFLAGS, &ifr);
-       if (err) {
-               perror("SIOCGIFFLAGS");
-               close(fd);
-               return -1;
-       }
-       if ((ifr.ifr_flags^flags)&mask) {
-               ifr.ifr_flags &= ~mask;
-               ifr.ifr_flags |= mask&flags;
-               err = ioctl(fd, SIOCSIFFLAGS, &ifr);
-               if (err)
-                       perror("SIOCSIFFLAGS");
-       }
-       close(fd);
-       return err;
-}
-
-static int do_changename(const char *dev, const char *newdev)
-{
-       struct ifreq ifr;
-       int fd;
-       int err;
-
-       strlcpy(ifr.ifr_name, dev, IFNAMSIZ);
-       strlcpy(ifr.ifr_newname, newdev, IFNAMSIZ);
-       fd = get_ctl_fd();
-       if (fd < 0)
-               return -1;
-       err = ioctl(fd, SIOCSIFNAME, &ifr);
-       if (err) {
-               perror("SIOCSIFNAME");
-               close(fd);
-               return -1;
-       }
-       close(fd);
-       return err;
-}
-
-static int set_qlen(const char *dev, int qlen)
-{
-       struct ifreq ifr = { .ifr_qlen = qlen };
-       int s;
-
-       s = get_ctl_fd();
-       if (s < 0)
-               return -1;
-
-       strlcpy(ifr.ifr_name, dev, IFNAMSIZ);
-       if (ioctl(s, SIOCSIFTXQLEN, &ifr) < 0) {
-               perror("SIOCSIFXQLEN");
-               close(s);
-               return -1;
-       }
-       close(s);
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static int set_mtu(const char *dev, int mtu)
-{
-       struct ifreq ifr = { .ifr_mtu = mtu };
-       int s;
-
-       s = get_ctl_fd();
-       if (s < 0)
-               return -1;
-
-       strlcpy(ifr.ifr_name, dev, IFNAMSIZ);
-       if (ioctl(s, SIOCSIFMTU, &ifr) < 0) {
-               perror("SIOCSIFMTU");
-               close(s);
-               return -1;
-       }
-       close(s);
-
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static int get_address(const char *dev, int *htype)
-{
-       struct ifreq ifr = {};
-       struct sockaddr_ll me = {
-               .sll_family = AF_PACKET,
-               .sll_protocol = htons(ETH_P_LOOP),
-       };
-       socklen_t alen;
-       int s;
-
-       s = socket(PF_PACKET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
-       if (s < 0) {
-               perror("socket(PF_PACKET)");
-               return -1;
-       }
-
-       strlcpy(ifr.ifr_name, dev, IFNAMSIZ);
-       if (ioctl(s, SIOCGIFINDEX, &ifr) < 0) {
-               perror("SIOCGIFINDEX");
-               close(s);
-               return -1;
-       }
-
-       me.sll_ifindex = ifr.ifr_ifindex;
-       if (bind(s, (struct sockaddr *)&me, sizeof(me)) == -1) {
-               perror("bind");
-               close(s);
-               return -1;
-       }
-
-       alen = sizeof(me);
-       if (getsockname(s, (struct sockaddr *)&me, &alen) == -1) {
-               perror("getsockname");
-               close(s);
-               return -1;
-       }
-       close(s);
-       *htype = me.sll_hatype;
-       return me.sll_halen;
-}
-
-static int parse_address(const char *dev, int hatype, int halen,
-               char *lla, struct ifreq *ifr)
-{
-       int alen;
-
-       memset(ifr, 0, sizeof(*ifr));
-       strlcpy(ifr->ifr_name, dev, IFNAMSIZ);
-       ifr->ifr_hwaddr.sa_family = hatype;
-       alen = ll_addr_a2n(ifr->ifr_hwaddr.sa_data, 14, lla);
-       if (alen < 0)
-               return -1;
-       if (alen != halen) {
-               fprintf(stderr,
-                       "Wrong address (%s) length: expected %d bytes\n",
-                       lla, halen);
-               return -1;
-       }
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static int set_address(struct ifreq *ifr, int brd)
-{
-       int s;
-
-       s = get_ctl_fd();
-       if (s < 0)
-               return -1;
-       if (ioctl(s, brd?SIOCSIFHWBROADCAST:SIOCSIFHWADDR, ifr) < 0) {
-               perror(brd?"SIOCSIFHWBROADCAST":"SIOCSIFHWADDR");
-               close(s);
-               return -1;
-       }
-       close(s);
-       return 0;
-}
-
-static int do_set(int argc, char **argv)
-{
-       char *dev = NULL;
-       __u32 mask = 0;
-       __u32 flags = 0;
-       int qlen = -1;
-       int mtu = -1;
-       char *newaddr = NULL;
-       char *newbrd = NULL;
-       struct ifreq ifr0, ifr1;
-       char *newname = NULL;
-       int htype, halen;
-
-       while (argc > 0) {
-               if (strcmp(*argv, "up") == 0) {
-                       mask |= IFF_UP;
-                       flags |= IFF_UP;
-               } else if (strcmp(*argv, "down") == 0) {
-                       mask |= IFF_UP;
-                       flags &= ~IFF_UP;
-               } else if (strcmp(*argv, "name") == 0) {
-                       NEXT_ARG();
-                       if (check_ifname(*argv))
-                               invarg("\"name\" not a valid ifname", *argv);
-                       newname = *argv;
-               } else if (matches(*argv, "address") == 0) {
-                       NEXT_ARG();
-                       newaddr = *argv;
-               } else if (matches(*argv, "broadcast") == 0 ||
-                          strcmp(*argv, "brd") == 0) {
-                       NEXT_ARG();
-                       newbrd = *argv;
-               } else if (matches(*argv, "txqueuelen") == 0 ||
-                          strcmp(*argv, "qlen") == 0 ||
-                          matches(*argv, "txqlen") == 0) {
-                       NEXT_ARG();
-                       if (qlen != -1)
-                               duparg("txqueuelen", *argv);
-                       if (get_integer(&qlen,  *argv, 0))
-                               invarg("Invalid \"txqueuelen\" value\n", *argv);
-               } else if (strcmp(*argv, "mtu") == 0) {
-                       NEXT_ARG();
-                       if (mtu != -1)
-                               duparg("mtu", *argv);
-                       if (get_integer(&mtu, *argv, 0))
-                               invarg("Invalid \"mtu\" value\n", *argv);
-               } else if (strcmp(*argv, "multicast") == 0) {
-                       NEXT_ARG();
-                       mask |= IFF_MULTICAST;
-
-                       if (strcmp(*argv, "on") == 0)
-                               flags |= IFF_MULTICAST;
-                       else if (strcmp(*argv, "off") == 0)
-                               flags &= ~IFF_MULTICAST;
-                       else
-                               return on_off("multicast", *argv);
-               } else if (strcmp(*argv, "allmulticast") == 0) {
-                       NEXT_ARG();
-                       mask |= IFF_ALLMULTI;
-
-                       if (strcmp(*argv, "on") == 0)
-                               flags |= IFF_ALLMULTI;
-                       else if (strcmp(*argv, "off") == 0)
-                               flags &= ~IFF_ALLMULTI;
-                       else
-                               return on_off("allmulticast", *argv);
-               } else if (strcmp(*argv, "promisc") == 0) {
-                       NEXT_ARG();
-                       mask |= IFF_PROMISC;
-
-                       if (strcmp(*argv, "on") == 0)
-                               flags |= IFF_PROMISC;
-                       else if (strcmp(*argv, "off") == 0)
-                               flags &= ~IFF_PROMISC;
-                       else
-                               return on_off("promisc", *argv);
-               } else if (strcmp(*argv, "trailers") == 0) {
-                       NEXT_ARG();
-                       mask |= IFF_NOTRAILERS;
-
-                       if (strcmp(*argv, "off") == 0)
-                               flags |= IFF_NOTRAILERS;
-                       else if (strcmp(*argv, "on") == 0)
-                               flags &= ~IFF_NOTRAILERS;
-                       else
-                               return on_off("trailers", *argv);
-               } else if (strcmp(*argv, "arp") == 0) {
-                       NEXT_ARG();
-                       mask |= IFF_NOARP;
-
-                       if (strcmp(*argv, "on") == 0)
-                               flags &= ~IFF_NOARP;
-                       else if (strcmp(*argv, "off") == 0)
-                               flags |= IFF_NOARP;
-                       else
-                               return on_off("arp", *argv);
-               } else if (matches(*argv, "dynamic") == 0) {
-                       NEXT_ARG();
-                       mask |= IFF_DYNAMIC;
-
-                       if (strcmp(*argv, "on") == 0)
-                               flags |= IFF_DYNAMIC;
-                       else if (strcmp(*argv, "off") == 0)
-                               flags &= ~IFF_DYNAMIC;
-                       else
-                               return on_off("dynamic", *argv);
-               } else {
-                       if (strcmp(*argv, "dev") == 0)
-                               NEXT_ARG();
-                       else if (matches(*argv, "help") == 0)
-                               usage();
-
-                       if (dev)
-                               duparg2("dev", *argv);
-                       if (check_ifname(*argv))
-                               invarg("\"dev\" not a valid ifname", *argv);
-                       dev = *argv;
-               }
-               argc--; argv++;
-       }
-
-       if (!dev) {
-               fprintf(stderr,
-                       "Not enough of information: \"dev\" argument is 
required.\n");
-               exit(-1);
-       }
-
-       if (newaddr || newbrd) {
-               halen = get_address(dev, &htype);
-               if (halen < 0)
-                       return -1;
-               if (newaddr) {
-                       if (parse_address(dev, htype, halen,
-                                         newaddr, &ifr0) < 0)
-                               return -1;
-               }
-               if (newbrd) {
-                       if (parse_address(dev, htype, halen,
-                                         newbrd, &ifr1) < 0)
-                               return -1;
-               }
-       }
-
-       if (newname && strcmp(dev, newname)) {
-               if (do_changename(dev, newname) < 0)
-                       return -1;
-               dev = newname;
-       }
-       if (qlen != -1) {
-               if (set_qlen(dev, qlen) < 0)
-                       return -1;
-       }
-       if (mtu != -1) {
-               if (set_mtu(dev, mtu) < 0)
-                       return -1;
-       }
-       if (newaddr || newbrd) {
-               if (newbrd) {
-                       if (set_address(&ifr1, 1) < 0)
-                               return -1;
-               }
-               if (newaddr) {
-                       if (set_address(&ifr0, 0) < 0)
-                               return -1;
-               }
-       }
-       if (mask)
-               return do_chflags(dev, flags, mask);
-       return 0;
-}
-#endif /* IPLINK_IOCTL_COMPAT */
-
 static void print_mpls_stats(FILE *fp, struct rtattr *attr)
 {
        struct rtattr *mrtb[MPLS_STATS_MAX+1];
@@ -1730,28 +1317,21 @@ int do_iplink(int argc, char **argv)
        if (argc < 1)
                return ipaddr_list_link(0, NULL);
 
-       if (iplink_have_newlink()) {
-               if (matches(*argv, "add") == 0)
-                       return iplink_modify(RTM_NEWLINK,
-                                            NLM_F_CREATE|NLM_F_EXCL,
-                                            argc-1, argv+1);
-               if (matches(*argv, "set") == 0 ||
-                   matches(*argv, "change") == 0)
-                       return iplink_modify(RTM_NEWLINK, 0,
-                                            argc-1, argv+1);
-               if (matches(*argv, "replace") == 0)
-                       return iplink_modify(RTM_NEWLINK,
-                                            NLM_F_CREATE|NLM_F_REPLACE,
-                                            argc-1, argv+1);
-               if (matches(*argv, "delete") == 0)
-                       return iplink_modify(RTM_DELLINK, 0,
-                                            argc-1, argv+1);
-       } else {
-#if IPLINK_IOCTL_COMPAT
-               if (matches(*argv, "set") == 0)
-                       return do_set(argc-1, argv+1);
-#endif
-       }
+       if (matches(*argv, "add") == 0)
+               return iplink_modify(RTM_NEWLINK,
+                                    NLM_F_CREATE|NLM_F_EXCL,
+                                    argc-1, argv+1);
+       if (matches(*argv, "set") == 0 ||
+           matches(*argv, "change") == 0)
+               return iplink_modify(RTM_NEWLINK, 0,
+                                    argc-1, argv+1);
+       if (matches(*argv, "replace") == 0)
+               return iplink_modify(RTM_NEWLINK,
+                                    NLM_F_CREATE|NLM_F_REPLACE,
+                                    argc-1, argv+1);
+       if (matches(*argv, "delete") == 0)
+               return iplink_modify(RTM_DELLINK, 0,
+                                    argc-1, argv+1);
 
        if (matches(*argv, "show") == 0 ||
            matches(*argv, "lst") == 0 ||
-- 
2.30.2

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