GLDv3 MAC Registration Data Structures

The structures described in this section are defined in the sys/mac_provider.h header file. Include the following three MAC header files in your GLDv3 driver: sys/mac.h, sys/mac_ether.h, and sys/mac_provider.h. Do not include any other MAC-related header file.

The mac_register(9S) data structure is the MAC registration information structure that is allocated by mac_alloc() and passed to mac_register(). Initialize the structure members before you pass the new structure to mac_register(). MAC-private elements are initialized by the MAC layer before mac_alloc() returns. The m_version structure member is the MAC version. Do not modify the MAC version. The m_type_ident structure member is the MAC type identifier. Set the MAC type identifier to MAC_PLUGIN_IDENT_ETHER. The m_callbacks member of the mac_register structure is a pointer to an instance of the mac_callbacks structure.

The mac_callbacks(9S) data structure is the structure that your device driver uses to expose its entry points to the MAC layer. These entry points are used by the MAC layer to control the driver. These entry points are used to do tasks such as start and stop the adapters, manage multicast addresses, set promiscuous mode, query the capabilities of the adapter, and get and set properties. See Table 19–1 for a complete list of required and optional GLDv3 entry points. Provide a pointer to your mac_callbacks structure in the m_callbacks field of the mac_register structure.

The mc_callbacks member of the mac_callbacks structure is a bit mask that is a combination of the following flags that specify which of the optional entry points are implemented by the driver. Other members of the mac_callbacks structure are pointers to each of the entry points of the driver.

MC_IOCTL

The mc_ioctl() entry point is present.

MC_GETCAPAB

The mc_getcapab() entry point is present.

MC_SETPROP

The mc_setprop() entry point is present.

MC_GETPROP

The mc_getprop() entry point is present.

MC_PROPINFO

The mc_propinfo() entry point is present.

MC_PROPERTIES

All properties entry points are present. Setting MC_PROPERTIES is equivalent to setting all three flags: MC_SETPROP, MC_GETPROP, and MC_PROPINFO.

Example 19–4 The mac_callbacks Structure

#define XX_M_CALLBACK_FLAGS \
    (MC_IOCTL | MC_GETCAPAB | MC_PROPERTIES)

static mac_callbacks_t xx_m_callbacks = {
        XX_M_CALLBACK_FLAGS,
        xx_m_getstat,     /* mc_getstat() */
        xx_m_start,       /* mc_start() */
        xx_m_stop,        /* mc_stop() */
        xx_m_promisc,     /* mc_setpromisc() */
        xx_m_multicst,    /* mc_multicst() */
        xx_m_unicst,      /* mc_unicst() */
        xx_m_tx,          /* mc_tx() */
        NULL,             /* Reserved, do not use */
        xx_m_ioctl,       /* mc_ioctl() */
        xx_m_getcapab,    /* mc_getcapab() */
        NULL,             /* Reserved, do not use */
        NULL,             /* Reserved, do not use */
        xx_m_setprop,     /* mc_setprop() */
        xx_m_getprop,     /* mc_getprop() */
        xx_m_propinfo     /* mc_propinfo() */
};