+use std::os::fd::AsRawFd;
+use std::os::fd::OwnedFd;
+
+use nix::libc::poll;
+use nix::libc::pollfd;
+use nix::libc::POLLIN;
+use nix::sys::socket::bind;
+use nix::sys::socket::recv;
+use nix::sys::socket::socket;
+use nix::sys::socket::AddressFamily;
+use nix::sys::socket::MsgFlags;
+use nix::sys::socket::NetlinkAddr;
+use nix::sys::socket::SockFlag;
+use nix::sys::socket::SockProtocol;
+use nix::sys::socket::SockType;
+use nix::unistd::pipe;
+
+use crate::Error;
+use crate::List;
+use crate::Update;
+
+const RTMGRP_IPV4_IFADDR: u32 = 0x10;
+const RTMGRP_IPV6_IFADDR: u32 = 0x20;
+const RTMGRP_LINK: u32 = 0x01;
+
+pub(crate) struct WatchHandle {
+ // Dropping will close the fd which will be detected by poll
+ _pipefd: OwnedFd,
+}
+
+pub(crate) fn watch_interfaces<F: FnMut(Update) + Send + 'static>(
+ callback: F,
+) -> Result<WatchHandle, Error> {
+ let pipefd = start_watcher_thread(callback)?;
+ Ok(WatchHandle { _pipefd: pipefd })
+}
+
+fn start_watcher_thread<F: FnMut(Update) + Send + 'static>(
+ mut callback: F,
+) -> Result<OwnedFd, Error> {
+ let sockfd = socket(
+ AddressFamily::Netlink,
+ SockType::Raw,
+ SockFlag::empty(),
+ Some(SockProtocol::NetlinkRoute),
+ )
+ .map_err(|_| Error::Internal)?; // TODO: proper errors
+ let sa_nl = NetlinkAddr::new(
+ 0,
+ (RTMGRP_LINK | RTMGRP_IPV4_IFADDR | RTMGRP_IPV6_IFADDR) as u32,
+ );
+ bind(sockfd.as_raw_fd(), &sa_nl).map_err(|_| Error::Internal)?; // TODO: proper errors
+ let (pipe_rd, pipe_wr) = pipe().map_err(|_| Error::Internal)?;
+
+ let mut prev_list = List::default();
+ let mut handle_update = move |new_list: List| {
+ if new_list == prev_list {
+ return;
+ }
+ let update = Update {
+ interfaces: new_list.0.clone(),
+ diff: new_list.diff_from(&prev_list),
+ };
+ (callback)(update);
+ prev_list = new_list;
+ };
+
+ // Now that netlink socket is open, provide an initial update.
+ // By having this outside the thread we can return an error synchronously if it
+ // looks like we're going to have trouble listing interfaces.
+ handle_update(crate::list::list_interfaces()?);
+
+ std::thread::spawn(move || {
+ let mut buf = [0u8; 4096];
+
+ loop {
+ let mut fds = [
+ pollfd {
+ fd: sockfd.as_raw_fd(),
+ events: POLLIN,
+ revents: 0,
+ },
+ pollfd {
+ fd: pipe_rd.as_raw_fd(),
+ events: POLLIN,
+ revents: 0,
+ },
+ ];
+ unsafe {
+ poll(&mut fds as *mut _, 2, -1);
+ }
+ if fds[0].revents != 0 {
+ // netlink socket had something happen
+ if recv(sockfd.as_raw_fd(), &mut buf, MsgFlags::empty()).is_ok() {
+ let Ok(new_list) = crate::list::list_interfaces() else {
+ continue;
+ };
+ handle_update(new_list);
+ }
+ }
+ if fds[1].revents != 0 {
+ // pipe had something happen
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+ });
+
+ Ok(pipe_wr)
+}