add link ifb and fix macvtap

link.go

@@ -62,6 +62,19 @@ func (dummy *Dummy) Type() string {
 	return "dummy"
 }
 
+// Ifb links are advanced dummy devices for packet filtering
+type Ifb struct {
+	LinkAttrs
+}
+
+func (ifb *Ifb) Attrs() *LinkAttrs {
+	return &ifb.LinkAttrs
+}
+
+func (ifb *Ifb) Type() string {
+	return "ifb"
+}
+
 // Bridge links are simple linux bridges
 type Bridge struct {
 	LinkAttrs

link_linux.go

@@ -493,6 +493,8 @@ func linkDeserialize(m []byte) (Link, error) {
 					switch linkType {
 					case "dummy":
 						link = &Dummy{}
+					case "ifb":
+						link = &Ifb{}
 					case "bridge":
 						link = &Bridge{}
 					case "vlan":
@@ -522,8 +524,10 @@ func linkDeserialize(m []byte) (Link, error) {
 						parseVxlanData(link, data)
 					case "ipvlan":
 						parseIPVlanData(link, data)
-					case "macvlan", "macvtap":
+					case "macvlan":
 						parseMacvlanData(link, data)
+					case "macvtap":
+						parseMacvtapData(link, data)
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -698,6 +702,11 @@ func parseIPVlanData(link Link, data []syscall.NetlinkRouteAttr) {
 	}
 }
 
+func parseMacvtapData(link Link, data []syscall.NetlinkRouteAttr) {
+	macv := link.(*Macvtap)
+	parseMacvlanData(&macv.Macvlan, data)
+}
+
 func parseMacvlanData(link Link, data []syscall.NetlinkRouteAttr) {
 	macv := link.(*Macvlan)
 	for _, datum := range data {

link_test.go

@@ -183,6 +183,13 @@ func TestLinkAddDelDummy(t *testing.T) {
 	testLinkAddDel(t, &Dummy{LinkAttrs{Name: "foo"}})
 }
 
+func TestLinkAddDelIfb(t *testing.T) {
+	tearDown := setUpNetlinkTest(t)
+	defer tearDown()
+
+	testLinkAddDel(t, &Ifb{LinkAttrs{Name: "foo"}})
+}
+
 func TestLinkAddDelBridge(t *testing.T) {
 	tearDown := setUpNetlinkTest(t)
 	defer tearDown()