From c19b7f59f3508668e55fc1332e61bb98b84174ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Johnny Mnemonic <jm@machine-hall.org>
Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 21:55:22 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] src/netdev.c: bring up network interface for Ski before use

* otherwise Ski crashes on first console input (w/PF_INET) or
* the selected interface cannot be used inside Ski (w/AF_PACKET).
---
 src/netdev.c | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 46 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/netdev.c b/src/netdev.c
index 04183f2..f7cd89d 100644
--- a/src/netdev.c
+++ b/src/netdev.c
@@ -151,6 +151,47 @@ find_eth (int fd)
   return NULL;
 }
 
+/*
+ * taken and adapted from
+ * https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/v3.10/Documentation/networking/ifenslave.c
+ */
+static
+int
+set_if_up (char *ifname)
+{
+  int skfd = -1; /* AF_INET socket for ioctl() calls.*/
+  int saved_errno;
+
+  struct ifreq ifr;
+  int res = 0;
+
+  ifr.ifr_flags = IFF_UP;
+  strncpy(ifr.ifr_name, ifname, IFNAMSIZ);
+
+  /* Open a basic socket */
+  if ((skfd = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0)) < 0) {
+    perror("set_if_up: socket() failed\n");
+    res = 1;
+    goto out;
+  }
+
+  res = ioctl(skfd, SIOCSIFFLAGS, &ifr);
+  if (res < 0) {
+    saved_errno = errno;
+    cmdwPrint("Host interface '%s': Error: SIOCSIFFLAGS failed: %s\n",
+            ifname, strerror(saved_errno));
+  } else {
+    cmdwPrint("Host interface '%s': flags set to %04X.\n", ifname, IFF_UP);
+  }
+
+  out:
+  if (skfd >= 0) {
+    close(skfd);
+  }
+
+  return res;
+}
+
 int
 netdev_open (char *name, unsigned char *macaddr)
 {
@@ -183,6 +224,11 @@ netdev_open (char *name, unsigned char *macaddr)
       return -1;
     }
 
+  /*
+   * Make sure the selected interface is up, before using it.
+   */
+  set_if_up (name);
+
   r = bind (fd, (struct sockaddr *)&sa_ll, sizeof (sa_ll));
   if (r) {
     cmdwPrint("Cannot bind (disabling network): make sure %s exists\n", name);