feat(link): add support of creating ipvlan and ipvtap.

examples/create_ipvlan.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+use futures::stream::TryStreamExt;
+use netlink_packet_route::link::IpVlanMode;
+use rtnetlink::{new_connection, Error, Handle};
+use std::env;
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<(), String> {
+    let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
+    if args.len() != 3 {
+        usage();
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    let link_name = &args[1];
+    let mode_str = &args[2];
+    let mode = match mode_str.as_str() {
+        "l2" => IpVlanMode::L2,
+        "l3" => IpVlanMode::L3,
+        "l3s" => IpVlanMode::L3S,
+        _ => {
+            usage();
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+    };
+
+    let (connection, handle, _) = new_connection().unwrap();
+    tokio::spawn(connection);
+
+    create_ipvlan(handle, link_name.to_string(), mode)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| format!("{e}"))
+}
+
+async fn create_ipvlan(
+    handle: Handle,
+    link_name: String,
+    mode: IpVlanMode,
+) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let mut links = handle.link().get().match_name(link_name.clone()).execute();
+    if let Some(link) = links.try_next().await? {
+        let request = handle.link().add().ipvlan(
+            "test_ipvlan".into(),
+            link.header.index,
+            mode,
+        );
+        request.execute().await?
+    } else {
+        println!("no link {link_name} found");
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn usage() {
+    eprintln!(
+        "usage:
+    cargo run --example create_ipvlan -- <link_name> <ipvlan_mode>
+ipvlan_mode can be one of the following:
+    l2: L2 mode
+    l3: L3 mode
+    l3s: L3S mode
+Note that you need to run this program as root. Instead of running cargo as root,
+build the example normally:
+    cargo build --example create_ipvlan
+Then find the binary in the target directory:
+    cd target/debug/examples ; sudo ./create_ipvlan <link_name> <ipvlan_mode>"
+    );
+}

examples/create_ipvtap.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+use futures::stream::TryStreamExt;
+use netlink_packet_route::link::IpVtapMode;
+use rtnetlink::{new_connection, Error, Handle};
+use std::env;
+
+#[tokio::main]
+async fn main() -> Result<(), String> {
+    let args: Vec<String> = env::args().collect();
+    if args.len() != 3 {
+        usage();
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+    let link_name = &args[1];
+    let mode_str = &args[2];
+    let mode = match mode_str.as_str() {
+        "l2" => IpVtapMode::L2,
+        "l3" => IpVtapMode::L3,
+        "l3s" => IpVtapMode::L3S,
+        _ => {
+            usage();
+            return Ok(());
+        }
+    };
+
+    let (connection, handle, _) = new_connection().unwrap();
+    tokio::spawn(connection);
+
+    create_ipvtap(handle, link_name.to_string(), mode)
+        .await
+        .map_err(|e| format!("{e}"))
+}
+
+async fn create_ipvtap(
+    handle: Handle,
+    link_name: String,
+    mode: IpVtapMode,
+) -> Result<(), Error> {
+    let mut links = handle.link().get().match_name(link_name.clone()).execute();
+    if let Some(link) = links.try_next().await? {
+        let request = handle.link().add().ipvtap(
+            "test_ipvtap".into(),
+            link.header.index,
+            mode,
+        );
+        request.execute().await?
+    } else {
+        println!("no link {link_name} found");
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn usage() {
+    eprintln!(
+        "usage:
+    cargo run --example create_ipvtap -- <link_name> <ipvtap_mode>
+
+ipvtap_mode can be one of the following:
+    l2: L2 mode
+    l3: L3 mode
+    l3s: L3S mode
+
+Note that you need to run this program as root. Instead of running cargo as root,
+build the example normally:
+
+    cargo build --example create_ipvtap
+
+Then find the binary in the target directory:
+
+    cd target/debug/examples ; sudo ./create_ipvtap <link_name> <ipvtap_mode>"
+    );
+}

src/link/add.rs

@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@ use netlink_packet_core::{
 
 use netlink_packet_route::{
     link::{
-        BondMode, InfoBond, InfoData, InfoKind, InfoMacVlan, InfoMacVtap,
-        InfoVeth, InfoVlan, InfoVrf, InfoVxlan, InfoXfrm, LinkAttribute,
-        LinkFlags, LinkInfo, LinkMessage, MacVlanMode, MacVtapMode,
-        VlanQosMapping,
+        BondMode, InfoBond, InfoData, InfoIpVlan, InfoIpVtap, InfoKind,
+        InfoMacVlan, InfoMacVtap, InfoVeth, InfoVlan, InfoVrf, InfoVxlan,
+        InfoXfrm, IpVlanMode, IpVtapMode, LinkAttribute, LinkFlags, LinkInfo,
+        LinkMessage, MacVlanMode, MacVtapMode, VlanQosMapping,
     },
     RouteNetlinkMessage,
 };
@@ -714,6 +714,36 @@ impl LinkAddRequest {
             .up()
     }
 
+    /// Create ipvlan on a link.
+    /// This is equivalent to `ip link add name NAME link LINK type ipvlan mode
+    /// IPVLAN_MODE`,   but instead of specifying a link name (`LINK`), we
+    /// specify a link index. The mode is an integer consisting of
+    /// ipvlan modes. 0 is L2, 1 is L3, 2 is L3S.
+    pub fn ipvlan(self, name: String, index: u32, mode: IpVlanMode) -> Self {
+        self.name(name)
+            .link_info(
+                InfoKind::IpVlan,
+                Some(InfoData::IpVlan(vec![InfoIpVlan::Mode(mode)])),
+            )
+            .append_nla(LinkAttribute::Link(index))
+            .up()
+    }
+
+    /// Create ipvtap on a link.
+    /// This is equivalent to `ip link add name NAME link LINK type ipvtap mode
+    /// IPVTAP_MODE`,   but instead of specifying a link name (`LINK`), we
+    /// specify a link index. The mode is an integer consisting of
+    /// ipvtap modes. 0 is L2, 1 is L3, 2 is L3S.
+    pub fn ipvtap(self, name: String, index: u32, mode: IpVtapMode) -> Self {
+        self.name(name)
+            .link_info(
+                InfoKind::IpVtap,
+                Some(InfoData::IpVtap(vec![InfoIpVtap::Mode(mode)])),
+            )
+            .append_nla(LinkAttribute::Link(index))
+            .up()
+    }
+
     /// Create a VxLAN
     /// This is equivalent to `ip link add name NAME type vxlan id VNI`,
     /// it returns a VxlanAddRequest to further customize the vxlan