assert(ifindex > 0);
assert(name);
- r = sd_rtnl_message_link_new(RTM_NEWLINK, ifindex, 0, 0, &message);
+ r = sd_rtnl_message_link_new(RTM_SETLINK, ifindex, 0, 0, &message);
if (r < 0)
return r;
return 0;
}
-int rtnl_set_link_properties(sd_rtnl *rtnl, int ifindex, const struct ether_addr *mac, unsigned mtu) {
+int rtnl_set_link_properties(sd_rtnl *rtnl, int ifindex, const char *alias,
+ const struct ether_addr *mac, unsigned mtu) {
_cleanup_sd_rtnl_message_unref_ sd_rtnl_message *message = NULL;
bool need_update = false;
int r;
assert(rtnl);
assert(ifindex > 0);
- if (!mac && mtu == 0)
+ if (!alias && !mac && mtu == 0)
return 0;
- r = sd_rtnl_message_link_new(RTM_NEWLINK, ifindex, 0, 0, &message);
+ r = sd_rtnl_message_link_new(RTM_SETLINK, ifindex, 0, 0, &message);
if (r < 0)
return r;
+ if (alias) {
+ r = sd_rtnl_message_append(message, IFLA_IFALIAS, alias);
+ if (r < 0)
+ return r;
+
+ need_update = true;
+
+ }
+
if (mac) {
r = sd_rtnl_message_append(message, IFLA_ADDRESS, mac);
if (r < 0)