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+/* VTY interface for our GPRS Networks Service (NS) implementation */
+
+/* (C) 2009-2010 by Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org>
+ *
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+
+#include <openbsc/gsm_data.h>
+#include <osmocore/msgb.h>
+#include <osmocore/tlv.h>
+#include <osmocore/talloc.h>
+#include <osmocore/select.h>
+#include <osmocore/rate_ctr.h>
+#include <openbsc/debug.h>
+#include <openbsc/signal.h>
+#include <openbsc/gprs_ns.h>
+#include <openbsc/gprs_bssgp.h>
+
+#include <vty/vty.h>
+#include <vty/command.h>
+
+static struct gprs_ns_inst *vty_nsi = NULL;
+
+/* FIXME: this should go to some common file as it is copied
+ * in vty_interface.c of the BSC */
+static const struct value_string gprs_ns_timer_strs[] = {
+	{ 0, "tns-block" },
+	{ 1, "tns-block-retries" },
+	{ 2, "tns-reset" },
+	{ 3, "tns-reset-retries" },
+	{ 4, "tns-test" },
+	{ 5, "tns-alive" },
+	{ 6, "tns-alive-retries" },
+	{ 0, NULL }
+};
+
+static struct cmd_node ns_node = {
+	NS_NODE,
+	"%s(ns)#",
+	1,
+};
+
+static int config_write_ns(struct vty *vty)
+{
+	struct gprs_nsvc *nsvc;
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	vty_out(vty, "ns%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
+
+	llist_for_each_entry(nsvc, &vty_nsi->gprs_nsvcs, list) {
+		if (!nsvc->persistent)
+			continue;
+		vty_out(vty, " nse %u nsvci %u%s",
+			nsvc->nsei, nsvc->nsvci, VTY_NEWLINE);
+		vty_out(vty, " nse %u remote-role %s%s",
+			nsvc->nsei, nsvc->remote_end_is_sgsn ? "sgsn" : "bss",
+			VTY_NEWLINE);
+		if (nsvc->nsi->ll == GPRS_NS_LL_UDP) {
+			vty_out(vty, " nse %u remote-ip %s%s",
+				nsvc->nsei,
+				inet_ntoa(nsvc->ip.bts_addr.sin_addr),
+				VTY_NEWLINE);
+			vty_out(vty, " nse %u remote-port %u%s",
+				nsvc->nsei, ntohs(nsvc->ip.bts_addr.sin_port),
+				VTY_NEWLINE);
+		}
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(vty_nsi->timeout); i++)
+		vty_out(vty, " timer %s %u%s",
+			get_value_string(gprs_ns_timer_strs, i),
+			vty_nsi->timeout[i], VTY_NEWLINE);
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+DEFUN(cfg_ns, cfg_ns_cmd,
+      "ns",
+      "Configure the GPRS Network Service")
+{
+	vty->node = NS_NODE;
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+DEFUN(show_ns, show_ns_cmd, "show ns",
+      SHOW_STR "Display information about the NS protocol")
+{
+	struct gprs_ns_inst *nsi = vty_nsi;
+	struct gprs_nsvc *nsvc;
+
+	llist_for_each_entry(nsvc, &nsi->gprs_nsvcs, list) {
+		vty_out(vty, "NSEI %5u, NS-VC %5u, Remote: %-4s, %5s %9s",
+			nsvc->nsei, nsvc->nsvci,
+			nsvc->remote_end_is_sgsn ? "SGSN" : "BSS",
+			nsvc->state & NSE_S_ALIVE ? "ALIVE" : "DEAD",
+			nsvc->state & NSE_S_BLOCKED ? "BLOCKED" : "UNBLOCKED");
+		if (nsvc->nsi->ll == GPRS_NS_LL_UDP)
+			vty_out(vty, ", %15s:%u",
+				inet_ntoa(nsvc->ip.bts_addr.sin_addr),
+				ntohs(nsvc->ip.bts_addr.sin_port));
+		vty_out(vty, "%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
+		vty_out_rate_ctr_group(vty, " ", nsvc->ctrg);
+	}
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
+#define NSE_CMD_STR "NS Entity\n" "NS Entity ID (NSEI)\n"
+
+DEFUN(cfg_nse_nsvc, cfg_nse_nsvci_cmd,
+	"nse <0-65535> nsvci <0-65534>",
+	NSE_CMD_STR
+	"NS Virtual Connection\n"
+	"NS Virtual Connection ID (NSVCI)\n"
+	)
+{
+	uint16_t nsei = atoi(argv[0]);
+	uint16_t nsvci = atoi(argv[1]);
+	struct gprs_nsvc *nsvc;
+
+	nsvc = nsvc_by_nsei(vty_nsi, nsei);
+	if (!nsvc) {
+		nsvc = nsvc_create(vty_nsi, nsvci);
+		nsvc->nsei = nsei;
+	}
+	nsvc->nsvci = nsvci;
+	/* All NSVCs that are explicitly configured by VTY are
+	 * marked as persistent so we can write them to the config
+	 * file at some later point */
+	nsvc->persistent = 1;
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+DEFUN(cfg_nse_remoteip, cfg_nse_remoteip_cmd,
+	"nse <0-65535> remote-ip A.B.C.D",
+	NSE_CMD_STR
+	"Remote IP Address\n"
+	"Remote IP Address\n")
+{
+	uint16_t nsei = atoi(argv[0]);
+	struct gprs_nsvc *nsvc;
+
+	nsvc = nsvc_by_nsei(vty_nsi, nsei);
+	if (!nsvc) {
+		vty_out(vty, "No such NSE (%u)%s", nsei, VTY_NEWLINE);
+		return CMD_WARNING;
+	}
+	inet_aton(argv[1], &nsvc->ip.bts_addr.sin_addr);
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+
+}
+
+DEFUN(cfg_nse_remoteport, cfg_nse_remoteport_cmd,
+	"nse <0-65535> remote-port <0-65535>",
+	NSE_CMD_STR
+	"Remote UDP Port\n"
+	"Remote UDP Port Number\n")
+{
+	uint16_t nsei = atoi(argv[0]);
+	uint16_t port = atoi(argv[1]);
+	struct gprs_nsvc *nsvc;
+
+	nsvc = nsvc_by_nsei(vty_nsi, nsei);
+	if (!nsvc) {
+		vty_out(vty, "No such NSE (%u)%s", nsei, VTY_NEWLINE);
+		return CMD_WARNING;
+	}
+
+	nsvc->ip.bts_addr.sin_port = htons(port);
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+DEFUN(cfg_nse_remoterole, cfg_nse_remoterole_cmd,
+	"nse <0-65535> remote-role (sgsn|bss)",
+	NSE_CMD_STR
+	"Remote NSE Role\n"
+	"Remote Peer is SGSN\n"
+	"Remote Peer is BSS\n")
+{
+	uint16_t nsei = atoi(argv[0]);
+	struct gprs_nsvc *nsvc;
+
+	nsvc = nsvc_by_nsei(vty_nsi, nsei);
+	if (!nsvc) {
+		vty_out(vty, "No such NSE (%u)%s", nsei, VTY_NEWLINE);
+		return CMD_WARNING;
+	}
+
+	if (!strcmp(argv[1], "sgsn"))
+		nsvc->remote_end_is_sgsn = 1;
+	else
+		nsvc->remote_end_is_sgsn = 0;
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+DEFUN(cfg_no_nse, cfg_no_nse_cmd,
+	"no nse <0-65535>",
+	"Delete NS Entity\n"
+	"Delete " NSE_CMD_STR)
+{
+	uint16_t nsei = atoi(argv[0]);
+	struct gprs_nsvc *nsvc;
+
+	nsvc = nsvc_by_nsei(vty_nsi, nsei);
+	if (!nsvc) {
+		vty_out(vty, "No such NSE (%u)%s", nsei, VTY_NEWLINE);
+		return CMD_WARNING;
+	}
+
+	nsvc_delete(nsvc);
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+DEFUN(cfg_ns_timer, cfg_ns_timer_cmd,
+	"timer " NS_TIMERS " <0-65535>",
+	"Network Service Timer\n"
+	NS_TIMERS_HELP "Timer Value\n")
+{
+	int idx = get_string_value(gprs_ns_timer_strs, argv[0]);
+	int val = atoi(argv[1]);
+
+	if (idx < 0 || idx >= ARRAY_SIZE(vty_nsi->timeout))
+		return CMD_WARNING;
+
+	vty_nsi->timeout[idx] = val;
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+int gprs_ns_vty_init(struct gprs_ns_inst *nsi)
+{
+	vty_nsi = nsi;
+
+	install_element_ve(&show_ns_cmd);
+
+	install_element(CONFIG_NODE, &cfg_ns_cmd);
+	install_node(&ns_node, config_write_ns);
+	install_default(NS_NODE);
+	install_element(NS_NODE, &cfg_nse_nsvci_cmd);
+	install_element(NS_NODE, &cfg_nse_remoteip_cmd);
+	install_element(NS_NODE, &cfg_nse_remoteport_cmd);
+	install_element(NS_NODE, &cfg_nse_remoterole_cmd);
+	install_element(NS_NODE, &cfg_no_nse_cmd);
+	install_element(NS_NODE, &cfg_ns_timer_cmd);
+
+	return 0;
+}