From f9ec29492503dfc21564e262919214df24fdc3aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Olivier Blin <oblin@mandriva.org>
Date: Fri, 22 Jul 2005 10:30:21 +0000
Subject: if interface is "auto", try to detect the first interface with a link
 beat

---
 mdk-stage1/doc/TECH-INFOS |  1 +
 mdk-stage1/network.c      | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 48 insertions(+)

(limited to 'mdk-stage1')

diff --git a/mdk-stage1/doc/TECH-INFOS b/mdk-stage1/doc/TECH-INFOS
index e66c9daa5..e52134da5 100644
--- a/mdk-stage1/doc/TECH-INFOS
+++ b/mdk-stage1/doc/TECH-INFOS
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ if nfs/ftp/http:
     if multiple interfaces detected:
 
         `interface' <- (list-of-detected-interfaces)
+         (if "auto", use the first interface with a link beat)
 
     fi
 
diff --git a/mdk-stage1/network.c b/mdk-stage1/network.c
index 29ea5dc10..513c4784b 100644
--- a/mdk-stage1/network.c
+++ b/mdk-stage1/network.c
@@ -598,6 +598,45 @@ static enum return_type bringup_networking(struct interface_info * intf)
 }
 
 
+static char * auto_select_up_intf(void)
+{
+#define SIOCETHTOOL     0x8946
+#define ETHTOOL_GLINK           0x0000000a /* Get link status (ethtool_value) */
+
+	struct ethtool_value {
+		uint32_t     cmd;
+		uint32_t     data;
+	};
+
+	char ** interfaces, ** ptr;
+	interfaces = get_net_devices();
+
+	int s;
+	s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
+	if (s < 0) {
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	ptr = interfaces;
+	while (ptr && *ptr) {
+                struct ifreq ifr;
+		struct ethtool_value edata;
+                strncpy(ifr.ifr_name, *ptr, IFNAMSIZ);
+		edata.cmd = ETHTOOL_GLINK;
+		ifr.ifr_data = (caddr_t)&edata;
+		if (ioctl(s, SIOCETHTOOL, &ifr) == 0 && edata.data) {
+			close(s);
+			return *ptr;
+		}
+		ptr++;
+	}
+
+	close(s);
+
+        return NULL;
+}
+
+
 static char * interface_select(void)
 {
 	char ** interfaces, ** ptr;
@@ -626,6 +665,14 @@ static char * interface_select(void)
 	if (count == 1)
 		return *interfaces;
 
+        /* this can't be done in ask_from_list_comments_auto because "auto" isn't in the interfaces list */
+        choice = get_auto_value("interface");
+        if (choice && streq(choice, "auto")) {
+                choice = auto_select_up_intf();
+                if (choice)
+                        return choice;
+        }
+
 	i = 0;
 	while (interfaces[i]) {
 		descriptions[i] = get_net_intf_description(interfaces[i]);
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