RIOT-OS · mguetschow · May 22, 2024 · May 21, 2024 · May 22, 2024
diff --git a/boards/b-l072z-lrwan1/Makefile.features b/boards/b-l072z-lrwan1/Makefile.features
@@ -11,7 +11,5 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 
 # Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
-# For riotboot you need an openocd that supports dualbank flashing.
-# The 0.10.0 openocd version in Ubuntu Bionic doesn't work. The change was
-# introduced after Jun 8, 2017 - v0.10.0-1-20170607-2132-dev.
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += riotboot
diff --git a/boards/cc2538dk/Makefile.features b/boards/cc2538dk/Makefile.features
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 
 # Various other features (if any)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += emulator_renode
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += riotboot
diff --git a/boards/common/iotlab/Makefile.features b/boards/common/iotlab/Makefile.features
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 
 # Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += riotboot
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
diff --git a/boards/common/kw41z/Makefile.features b/boards/common/kw41z/Makefile.features
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 
 # Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += riotboot
@@ -3,4 +3,7 @@ CPU = nrf52
 # Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtt
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
+
+# Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += riotboot
diff --git a/boards/hamilton/Makefile.features b/boards/hamilton/Makefile.features
@@ -10,3 +10,6 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtt
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
+
+# Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtc
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi periph_spi_gpio_mode
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
+
+# Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
diff --git a/boards/lora-e5-dev/Makefile.features b/boards/lora-e5-dev/Makefile.features
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 # Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += arduino_pins
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += riotboot
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
diff --git a/boards/lsn50/Makefile.features b/boards/lsn50/Makefile.features
@@ -11,7 +11,5 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 
 # Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
-# For riotboot you need an openocd that supports dualbank flashing.
-# The 0.10.0 openocd version in Ubuntu Bionic doesn't work. The change was
-# introduced after Jun 8, 2017 - v0.10.0-1-20170607-2132-dev.
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += riotboot
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
diff --git a/boards/mulle/Makefile.features b/boards/mulle/Makefile.features
@@ -18,3 +18,6 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_rtt
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
+
+# Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
diff --git a/boards/native/common_features.inc.mk b/boards/native/common_features.inc.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_gpio
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_pwm
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_qdec
 
-# Various other features (if any)
+# Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += ethernet
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += motor_driver
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_usbdev
 
 # Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += ethernet
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += riotboot
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += tinyusb_device
 

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_usbdev
 
 # Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += ethernet
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += tinyusb_device
 
 # load the common Makefile.features for Nucleo boards

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_usbdev
 
 # Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += ethernet
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += tinyusb_device
 
 # load the common Makefile.features for Nucleo boards

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_usbdev
 
 # Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += ethernet
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += riotboot
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += tinyusb_device
 

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 
 # Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += riotboot
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
 
 # load the common Makefile.features for Nucleo boards
 include $(RIOTBOARD)/common/nucleo64/Makefile.features
diff --git a/boards/openlabs-kw41z-mini/Makefile.features b/boards/openlabs-kw41z-mini/Makefile.features
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += riotboot
+
+# Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
diff --git a/boards/pba-d-01-kw2x/Makefile.features b/boards/pba-d-01-kw2x/Makefile.features
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 
 # Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += riotboot
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
@@ -19,5 +19,7 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_freqm
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_can
 
 # Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += ethernet
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += riotboot
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += tinyusb_device
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart_hw_fc
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_usbdev
 
 # Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += riotboot
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += tinyusb_device
@@ -12,5 +12,6 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_usbdev
 
 # Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += riotboot
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += tinyusb_device
diff --git a/boards/spark-core/Makefile.features b/boards/spark-core/Makefile.features
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ CPU_MODEL = stm32f103cb
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
+
+# Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
diff --git a/boards/stm32f746g-disco/features-shared.mk b/boards/stm32f746g-disco/features-shared.mk
@@ -15,4 +15,8 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_usbdev
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_usbdev_hs
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_usbdev_hs_ulpi
+
+# Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += ethernet
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += tinyusb_device
diff --git a/boards/telosb/Makefile.features b/boards/telosb/Makefile.features
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 
-# Various other features (if any)
+# Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
diff --git a/boards/z1/Makefile.features b/boards/z1/Makefile.features
@@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_spi
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_timer
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 
-# Various other features (if any)
+# Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
diff --git a/boards/zigduino/Makefile.features b/boards/zigduino/Makefile.features
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart
 # Put defined MCU peripherals here (in alphabetical order)
 # Peripherals are defined in common/arduino-atmega/Makefile.features
 # Add only additional Peripherals
+#
+# Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ include $(RIOTCPU)/atmega_common/Makefile.features
 
 # additional PCINT for atmega128rfa1
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += atmega_pcint1
+
+# MCU has a peripheral network interface
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ include $(RIOTCPU)/atmega_common/Makefile.features
 
 # additional PCINT for atmega256rfr2
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += atmega_pcint1
+
+# MCU has a peripheral network interface
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
diff --git a/cpu/cc2538/Makefile.features b/cpu/cc2538/Makefile.features
@@ -15,4 +15,7 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_wdt
 
 FEATURES_PROVIDED += cortexm_mpu
 
+# MCU has a peripheral network interface
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
+
 include $(RIOTCPU)/cortexm_common/Makefile.features
@@ -30,5 +30,8 @@ ifeq (rv32,$(CPU_ARCH))
   FEATURES_PROVIDED += arch_esp_riscv
 endif
 
+# All ESP* MCUs have a peripheral network interface
+FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
+
 FEATURES_CONFLICT += esp_wifi_ap:esp_now
 FEATURES_CONFLICT_MSG += "ESP_NOW and ESP_WIFI_AP can not be used at the same time."
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ ifeq (,$(filter nrf9160 nrf5340_app,$(CPU_MODEL)))
   FEATURES_PROVIDED += ble_nimble
   FEATURES_PROVIDED += radio_nrfble
   FEATURES_PROVIDED += radio_nrfmin
+  FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
 endif
 
 include $(RIOTCPU)/cortexm_common/Makefile.features
diff --git a/examples/default/Makefile b/examples/default/Makefile
@@ -34,20 +34,10 @@ USEMODULE += ps
 # include and auto-initialize all available sensors
 USEMODULE += saul_default
 
-include $(RIOTBASE)/tests/Makefile.boards.netif
-ifneq (,$(filter $(BOARD),$(BOARD_PROVIDES_NETIF)))
-  # Use modules for networking
-  # gnrc is a meta module including all required, basic gnrc networking modules
-  USEMODULE += gnrc
-  # use the default network interface for the board
-  USEMODULE += netdev_default
-  # automatically initialize the network interface
-  USEMODULE += auto_init_gnrc_netif
-  # shell command to send L2 packets with a simple string
-  USEMODULE += gnrc_txtsnd
-  # the application dumps received packets to stdout
-  USEMODULE += gnrc_pktdump
-endif
+# Use a network interface, if available. The handling is done in
+# Makefile.board.dep, which is processed recursively as part of the dependency
+# resolution.
+FEATURES_OPTIONAL += netif
 
 FEATURES_OPTIONAL += periph_rtc
 
@@ -58,14 +48,5 @@ endif
 
 include $(RIOTBASE)/Makefile.include
 
-ifneq (,$(filter $(BOARD),$(BOARD_PROVIDES_NETIF)))
-  # We use only the lower layers of the GNRC network stack, hence, we can
-  # reduce the size of the packet buffer a bit
-  # Set GNRC_PKTBUF_SIZE via CFLAGS if not being set via Kconfig.
-  ifndef CONFIG_GNRC_PKTBUF_SIZE
-    CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_GNRC_PKTBUF_SIZE=512
-  endif
-endif
-
 # Set a custom channel if needed
 include $(RIOTMAKE)/default-radio-settings.inc.mk
diff --git a/examples/default/Makefile.board.dep b/examples/default/Makefile.board.dep
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+ifneq (,$(filter netif,$(FEATURES_USED)))
+  # Use modules for networking
+  # gnrc is a meta module including all required, basic gnrc networking modules
+  USEMODULE += gnrc
+  # use the default network interface for the board
+  USEMODULE += netdev_default
+  # automatically initialize the network interface
+  USEMODULE += auto_init_gnrc_netif
+  # shell command to send L2 packets with a simple string
+  USEMODULE += gnrc_txtsnd
+  # the application dumps received packets to stdout
+  USEMODULE += gnrc_pktdump
+
+  # We use only the lower layers of the GNRC network stack, hence, we can
+  # reduce the size of the packet buffer a bit
+  # Set GNRC_PKTBUF_SIZE via CFLAGS if not being set via Kconfig.
+  ifndef CONFIG_GNRC_PKTBUF_SIZE
+    CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_GNRC_PKTBUF_SIZE=512
+  endif
+endif
diff --git a/features.yaml b/features.yaml
@@ -879,6 +879,8 @@ groups:
   features:
   - name: ethernet
     help: The board has Ethernet connectivity
+  - name: netif
+    help: The board has a network interface
   - name: highlevel_stdio
     help: A high-level stdio method (such as CDC ACM) is used. This requires a
           running thread and set-up and will not print during a crash.

diff --git a/makefiles/features_existing.inc.mk b/makefiles/features_existing.inc.mk
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ FEATURES_EXISTING := \
     highlevel_stdio \
     libstdcpp \
     motor_driver \
+    netif \
     newlib \
     no_idle_thread \
     periph_adc \

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 include ../Makefile.net_common
-include $(RIOTBASE)/tests/Makefile.boards.netif
 
-BOARD_WHITELIST += $(BOARD_PROVIDES_NETIF)
+FEATURES_REQUIRED += netif
 
 USEMODULE += shell
 USEMODULE += shell_cmds_default

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 include ../Makefile.pkg_common
 
-include $(RIOTBASE)/tests/Makefile.boards.netif
-BOARD_WHITELIST += $(BOARD_PROVIDES_NETIF)
+FEATURES_REQUIRED += netif
 # Cannot run the test on `murdock` in `native`
 #   open(/dev/net/tun): No such file or directory
 TEST_ON_CI_BLACKLIST += native native64
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Expand Up		@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart

		# Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
		FEATURES_PROVIDED += riotboot
		FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif
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Expand Up		@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@ FEATURES_PROVIDED += periph_uart

		# Put other features for this board (in alphabetical order)
		FEATURES_PROVIDED += riotboot
		FEATURES_PROVIDED += netif