Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2023 13:55:01 GMT From: Lorenzo Salvadore <salvadore@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@FreeBSD.org, dev-commits-doc-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: git: 85b19c1799 - main - Status/2023Q2/ifapi.adoc: Add report Message-ID: <202307091355.369Dt1BZ003388@gitrepo.freebsd.org>
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The branch main has been updated by salvadore: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=85b19c17994d9884a64402fda772d801390b2085 commit 85b19c17994d9884a64402fda772d801390b2085 Author: Justin Hibbits <jhibbits@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2023-07-09 13:50:47 +0000 Commit: Lorenzo Salvadore <salvadore@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2023-07-09 13:53:50 +0000 Status/2023Q2/ifapi.adoc: Add report Reviewed by: status (Pau Amma <pauamma@gundo.com>) Approved by: dbaio (mentor, implicit) --- .../content/en/status/report-2023-04-2023-06/ifapi.adoc | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+) diff --git a/website/content/en/status/report-2023-04-2023-06/ifapi.adoc b/website/content/en/status/report-2023-04-2023-06/ifapi.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4c2f62233a --- /dev/null +++ b/website/content/en/status/report-2023-04-2023-06/ifapi.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +=== Network Interface API (IfAPI) + +Links: + +link:https://wiki.freebsd.org/projects/ifnet[Original project page] URL: link:https://wiki.freebsd.org/projects/ifnet + +Contact: Justin Hibbits <jhibbits@FreeBSD.org> + +Started back in 2014, the IfAPI (formerly DrvAPI) goal is to hide the man:ifnet[9] structure from network drivers. +Instead, all accesses to members will go through accessor functions. +This allows the network stack to be changed without recompiling drivers, as well as potentially allowing a single driver to support multiple versions of FreeBSD. + +As of now this goal has been achieved in the base system, but several ports need to be updated to use the IfAPI. +There is a tool to automate most of the conversion, in [.filename]#tools/ifnet/convert_ifapi.sh#. +Documentation is also forthcoming, but could use help on that. +man:ifnet[9] needs a lot of cleanup, as even some information in it currently is out of date. + +Sponsor: Juniper Networks, Inc.
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