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Get Interface IP adderss in Linux Kernel

struct net_device { 
  ...
   struct in_device __rcu  *ip_ptr;        /* IPv4 specific data   */
   struct inet6_dev __rcu  *ip6_ptr;       /* IPv6 specific data */
   ...
}

<file c get_ip.c>
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/moduleparam.h>
#include <linux/inetdevice.h>
#include <linux/netdevice.h>

MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Test Module");
MODULE_AUTHOR("Gilboa Davara");
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");

static int ethernet_id = 0;
module_param(ethernet_id,int,0400);
MODULE_PARM_DESC(ethernet_id,"Ethernet device to display");

static int __init test_startup(void)
{
        struct net_device *device;
        struct in_device *in_dev;
        struct in_ifaddr *if_info;
        char dev_name[20];
        __u8 *addr;

        
        sprintf(dev_name,"eth%d",ethernet_id);
        device = dev_get_by_name(dev_name);
        in_dev = (struct in_device *)device->ip_ptr;
        if_info = in_dev->ifa_list;

        addr = (char *)&if_info->ifa_local;
        printk(KERN_WARNING "Device %s IP: %u.%u.%u.%u\n",
                        dev_name,
                        (__u32)addr[0],
                        (__u32)addr[1],
                        (__u32)addr[2],
                        (__u32)addr[3]);

        return 0;
}

static void __exit test_exit(void)
{
}

module_init(test_startup);
module_exit(test_exit);