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Copyright 2017 The Kubernetes Authors.

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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package ipvs

// NetLinkHandle for revoke netlink interface
type NetLinkHandle interface {
	// EnsureAddressBind checks if address is bound to the interface and, if not, binds it. If the address is already bound, return true.
	EnsureAddressBind(address, devName string) (exist bool, err error)
	// UnbindAddress unbind address from the interface
	UnbindAddress(address, devName string) error
	// EnsureDummyDevice checks if dummy device is exist and, if not, create one. If the dummy device is already exist, return true.
	EnsureDummyDevice(devName string) (exist bool, err error)
	// DeleteDummyDevice deletes the given dummy device by name.
	DeleteDummyDevice(devName string) error
}