+ /*
+ * Ignore plain files; they do not have subdirectories
+ * and thus have no attributes.
+ */
+ if (ent->d_type == DT_REG)
+ continue;
+
+ /*
+ * Is there an "ifindex" file under that name?
+ * (We don't care whether it's a directory or
+ * a symlink; older kernels have directories
+ * for devices, newer kernels have symlinks to
+ * directories.)
+ */
+ snprintf(subsystem_path, sizeof subsystem_path,
+ "/sys/class/net/%s/ifindex", ent->d_name);
+ if (lstat(subsystem_path, &statb) != 0) {
+ /*
+ * Stat failed. Either there was an error
+ * other than ENOENT, and we don't know if
+ * this is an interface, or it's ENOENT,
+ * and either some part of "/sys/class/net/{if}"
+ * disappeared, in which case it probably means
+ * the interface disappeared, or there's no
+ * "ifindex" file, which means it's not a
+ * network interface.
+ */
+ continue;
+ }
+