[PATCH] rtnetlink.7: ifa_index is an unsigned int

[PATCH] rtnetlink.7: ifa_index is an unsigned int

[Antonin Décimo]

See include/linux/if_addr.h.

struct ifaddrmsg {
    __u8        ifa_family;
    __u8        ifa_prefixlen;    /* The prefix length        */
    __u8        ifa_flags;    /* Flags            */
    __u8        ifa_scope;    /* Address scope        */
    __u32        ifa_index;    /* Link index            */
};

---
 man7/rtnetlink.7 | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/man7/rtnetlink.7 b/man7/rtnetlink.7
index 0be59a7..6260545 100644
--- a/man7/rtnetlink.7
+++ b/man7/rtnetlink.7
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ struct ifaddrmsg {
     unsigned char ifa_prefixlen; /* Prefixlength of address */
     unsigned char ifa_flags;     /* Address flags */
     unsigned char ifa_scope;     /* Address scope */
-    int           ifa_index;     /* Interface index */
+    unsigned int  ifa_index;     /* Interface index */
 };
 .EE
 .IP
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2.24.1

Re: [PATCH] rtnetlink.7: ifa_index is an unsigned int

[Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)]

On 12/29/19 7:25 PM, Antonin Décimo wrote:
> See include/linux/if_addr.h.

Thanks, Antonin. Patch applied.

Cheers,

Michael

> struct ifaddrmsg {
>     __u8        ifa_family;
>     __u8        ifa_prefixlen;    /* The prefix length        */
>     __u8        ifa_flags;    /* Flags            */
>     __u8        ifa_scope;    /* Address scope        */
>     __u32        ifa_index;    /* Link index            */
> };
> 
> ---
>  man7/rtnetlink.7 | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man7/rtnetlink.7 b/man7/rtnetlink.7
> index 0be59a7..6260545 100644
> --- a/man7/rtnetlink.7
> +++ b/man7/rtnetlink.7
> @@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ struct ifaddrmsg {
>      unsigned char ifa_prefixlen; /* Prefixlength of address */
>      unsigned char ifa_flags;     /* Address flags */
>      unsigned char ifa_scope;     /* Address scope */
> -    int           ifa_index;     /* Interface index */
> +    unsigned int  ifa_index;     /* Interface index */
>  };
>  .EE
>  .IP
> 


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