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commit 9118da8f1179d7d8da9136d690b85af176afe4f0 Author: Antonio Quartulli a@unstable.cc Date: Sat May 28 16:17:37 2011 +0000

doc: batman-adv/Uevent

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diff --git a/batman-adv/Uevent.textile b/batman-adv/Uevent.textile new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4c1710ba --- /dev/null +++ b/batman-adv/Uevent.textile @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +h1. Uevent + +*DRAFT - TO BE FINISHED* + +B.A.T.M.A.N.-Advance can now throw uevents! Thanks to this new feature it is possible to advertise any kind of information to the usespace. +This will probably enable several applications to interact with B.A.T.M.A.N. + +*Function prototype:* + +<pre>int throw_uevent(struct bat_priv *bat_priv, enum uev_type type, enum uev_action action, const char *data);</pre> + +* type: is the class the uevent belongs to. It is possible to specify new classes into B.A.T.M.A.N. to distinguish between not related uevents +* action: is the class related event that has to be signaled +* data: any meaningful payload that need to be sent to the userspace + +*Example:* +* type: GW +* action: ADD/CHANGE/DEL +* data: the gateway MAC address + +This is an example of a class of possible uevents to throw to userspace. In case of default gateway change, a uevent is triggered and sent to the userspace with all the needed data. The action field, in this case, represent the event related to the gateway (e.g. ADD: a default gateway for B.A.T.M.A.N. has been found).