lib: Allow interface lookup by VRF_UNKNOWN

Modify if_lookup_by_index to accept a VRF_UNKNOWN
as a vrf_id.  This will cause it to look in all
vrf's for the interface pointer.

Subsequently all if_XXXX functions that call this function
will also get this behavior.

VRF_UNKNOWN *should* not be used for interface creation
as that this will break some core assumptions.

This work is part of allowing vrf route leaking.  Currently
it is possible to create a route in the linux kernel that has
a nexthop across vrf boundaries.

Signed-off-by: Donald Sharp <sharpd@cumulusnetworks.com>

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lib/if.h b/lib/if.h
index eb8af2041b..79f96a7c45 100644
--- a/lib/if.h
+++ b/lib/if.h
@@ -452,6 +452,13 @@ struct nbr_connected {
 /* Prototypes. */
 extern int if_cmp_name_func(char *, char *);
 
+/*
+ * Passing in VRF_UNKNOWN is a valid thing to do, unless we
+ * are creating a new interface.
+ *
+ * This is useful for vrf route-leaking.  So more than anything
+ * else think before you use VRF_UNKNOWN
+ */
 extern void if_update_to_new_vrf(struct interface *, vrf_id_t vrf_id);
 extern struct interface *if_create(const char *name,  vrf_id_t vrf_id);
 extern struct interface *if_lookup_by_index(ifindex_t, vrf_id_t vrf_id);