/*
device.c -- Interaction with Linux ethertap and tun/tap device
Copyright (C) 2001-2005 Ivo Timmermans,
- 2001-2006 Guus Sliepen <guus@tinc-vpn.org>
+ 2001-2009 Guus Sliepen <guus@tinc-vpn.org>
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
int device_fd = -1;
static device_type_t device_type;
-char *device;
-char *iface;
+char *device = NULL;
+char *iface = NULL;
static char ifrname[IFNAMSIZ];
static char *device_info;
if(!ioctl(device_fd, TUNSETIFF, &ifr)) {
strncpy(ifrname, ifr.ifr_name, IFNAMSIZ);
- iface = ifrname;
+ if(iface) free(iface);
+ iface = xstrdup(ifrname);
} else if(!ioctl(device_fd, (('T' << 8) | 202), &ifr)) {
logger(LOG_WARNING, _("Old ioctl() request was needed for %s"), device);
strncpy(ifrname, ifr.ifr_name, IFNAMSIZ);
- iface = ifrname;
+ if(iface) free(iface);
+ iface = xstrdup(ifrname);
} else
#endif
{
overwrite_mac = true;
device_info = _("Linux ethertap device");
device_type = DEVICE_TYPE_ETHERTAP;
- iface = rindex(device, '/') ? rindex(device, '/') + 1 : device;
+ if(iface)
+ free(iface);
+ iface = xstrdup(rindex(device, '/') ? rindex(device, '/') + 1 : device);
}
logger(LOG_INFO, _("%s is a %s"), device, device_info);
cp();
close(device_fd);
+
+ free(device);
+ free(iface);
}
bool read_packet(vpn_packet_t *packet)