Method AddProtocolAddress

pkg/tcpip/stack/stack.go:1313–1323

AddProtocolAddress adds an address to the specified NIC, possibly with extra properties.

(id tcpip.NICID, protocolAddress tcpip.ProtocolAddress, properties AddressProperties)

// AddProtocolAddress adds an address to the specified NIC, possibly with extra
// properties.
func (s *Stack) AddProtocolAddress(id tcpip.NICID, protocolAddress tcpip.ProtocolAddress, properties AddressProperties) tcpip.Error {
	s.mu.RLock()
	defer s.mu.RUnlock()

	nic, ok := s.nics[id]
	if !ok {
		return &tcpip.ErrUnknownNICID{}
	}

	return nic.addAddress(protocolAddress, properties)
}

// RemoveAddress removes an existing network-layer address from the specified
// NIC.