Added vlan setup support

diff --git a/functions b/functions
index 2fa68ccf2de35cad8232b355ab57f6a849d1fcb2..8d2d5f3661a786943df9d1f20ed028ac6984690c 100644 (file)
--- a/functions
+++ b/functions
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ EOF
 
 # Setup the network namespace for the given $CABLES
 # $1=netns ( $2="br=mac" .. )
+# br is optional, mac is optional.
+# If mac is .N then it's taken as vlan tag on prior outer interface
+# (with ifup configuration) and the inner interface is left alone.
 setup_veth_cables() {
     local NETNS BR IF MAC C i ADD
     NETNS="$1"
@@ -100,12 +103,21 @@ setup_veth_cables() {
     for C in "$@" ; do
        IF=$NETNS$i
        MAC="${C#*=}"
-       [ -z "$MAC" ] || MAC="address $MAC"
-       ip link add $IF type veth peer name eth$i $MAC netns $NETNS
+       if [ -z "$MAC" ] ; then
+           # set up veth with "random" mac address
+           ip link add $IF type veth peer name eth$i netns $NETNS
+       elif [ -z "${MAC%%.*}" ] ; then
+           # set up a host vlan with specified tag on previous eth 
+           i=$((i-1))
+           IF=$NETNS$i$MAC
+           ifup $IF
+       else
+           # set up veth with specified mac address
+           ip link add $IF type veth peer name eth$i address $MAC netns $NETNS
+       fi
        ip link set $IF up
        BR="${C%=*}"
        if [ -z "$BR" ] ; then
-           ip link set $IF
            ifup $IF
        else
            brctl addif $BR $IF