Re: [Discuss-gnuradio] tunnel.py and PS3

[Eric Blossom]

On Mon, Feb 04, 2008 at 02:41:16PM -0500, Tim Meehan wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> tunnel.py  (examples/python/digital) hardcodes   a value
> 
>      TUNSETIFF = 0x400454ca
> 
> This does not seem to be compatible with the PS3.
> 
> running tunnel.py returns
> 
>     ifs = ioctl(tun, TUNSETIFF, struct.pack("16sH", "gr%d", mode))
> IOError: [Errno 22] Invalid argument
> 
> Changing the hardcoded value to
> 
>      TUNSETIFF = 0x800454ca   (changed 4004 to 8004)
> 
> allows tunnel.py to function properly on PS3.
> 
> Question:  Anyone have a good way to set these values other than hard coding
> them?
> 
> i.e. how can we get the values directly out of linux/if_tun.h?
> 
> Tim

We should probably swig the constants in linux/if_tun.h