Fix mdoc(7)/man(7) mix up.
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1 /* $NetBSD: if_nametoindex.c,v 1.3 2000/07/06 02:56:25 christos Exp $ */
2 /* $KAME: if_nametoindex.c,v 1.6 2000/11/24 08:18:54 itojun Exp $ */
4 /*-
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20 * OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
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24 * SUCH DAMAGE.
26 * BSDI Id: if_nametoindex.c,v 2.3 2000/04/17 22:38:05 dab Exp
29 #include <sys/cdefs.h>
30 #if defined(LIBC_SCCS) && !defined(lint)
31 __RCSID("$NetBSD: if_nametoindex.c,v 1.3 2000/07/06 02:56:25 christos Exp $");
32 #endif /* LIBC_SCCS and not lint */
34 #include "namespace.h"
35 #include <sys/types.h>
36 #include <sys/socket.h>
37 #include <net/if.h>
38 #include <net/if_dl.h>
39 #include <ifaddrs.h>
40 #include <stdlib.h>
41 #include <string.h>
42 #include <errno.h>
44 #ifdef __weak_alias
45 __weak_alias(if_nametoindex,_if_nametoindex)
46 #endif
49 * From RFC 2553:
51 * 4.1 Name-to-Index
54 * The first function maps an interface name into its corresponding
55 * index.
57 * #include <net/if.h>
59 * unsigned int if_nametoindex(const char *ifname);
61 * If the specified interface name does not exist, the return value is
62 * 0, and errno is set to ENXIO. If there was a system error (such as
63 * running out of memory), the return value is 0 and errno is set to the
64 * proper value (e.g., ENOMEM).
67 unsigned int
68 if_nametoindex(const char *ifname)
70 struct ifaddrs *ifaddrs, *ifa;
71 unsigned int ni;
73 if (getifaddrs(&ifaddrs) < 0)
74 return(0);
76 ni = 0;
78 for (ifa = ifaddrs; ifa != NULL; ifa = ifa->ifa_next) {
79 if (ifa->ifa_addr &&
80 ifa->ifa_addr->sa_family == AF_LINK &&
81 strcmp(ifa->ifa_name, ifname) == 0) {
82 ni = ((struct sockaddr_dl*)
83 (void *)ifa->ifa_addr)->sdl_index;
84 break;
88 freeifaddrs(ifaddrs);
89 if (!ni)
90 errno = ENXIO;
91 return(ni);