veth

Documentation

Overview

Package veth contains utility functions for establishing virtual Ethernet pairs.

Index

• type Pair
  • func NewPair(ctx context.Context, iface, peerIface string) (*Pair, error)
  • func (v *Pair) Delete(ctx context.Context) error

Types

type Pair

type Pair struct {
	Iface     *net.Interface
	PeerIface *net.Interface
}

Pair represents a Linux pair of virtual Ethernet (veth) devices. Veth devices come in pairs, a primary and a peer, representing two sides of a virtual link.

func NewPair

func NewPair(ctx context.Context, iface, peerIface string) (*Pair, error)

NewPair sets up a new Pair object, with interface iface and peer interface peerIface. It removes any existing links of the same name.

func (*Pair) Delete

func (v *Pair) Delete(ctx context.Context) error

Delete deletes the virtual link.