4 files changed, 84 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libifconfig/Makefile b/lib/libifconfig/Makefile
index e8e0651dc0d6..02629eb88f25 100644
--- a/lib/libifconfig/Makefile
+++ b/lib/libifconfig/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-PACKAGE=	lib${LIB}
 LIB=		ifconfig
 INTERNALLIB=	true
 
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ SRCS=		libifconfig.c \
 		libifconfig_internal.c \
 		libifconfig_lagg.c \
 		libifconfig_media.c \
+		libifconfig_nl.c \
 		libifconfig_sfp.c
 
 GEN=		libifconfig_sfp_tables.h \
diff --git a/lib/libifconfig/Symbol.map b/lib/libifconfig/Symbol.map
index 2d80fb31652a..2e11ff963909 100644
--- a/lib/libifconfig/Symbol.map
+++ b/lib/libifconfig/Symbol.map
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ FBSD_1.6 {
 	ifconfig_open;
 	ifconfig_set_capability;
 	ifconfig_set_description;
-	ifconfig_set_fib;
 	ifconfig_set_metric;
 	ifconfig_set_mtu;
 	ifconfig_set_name;
@@ -81,7 +80,6 @@ FBSD_1.6 {
 	ifconfig_sfp_fc_speed_symbol;
 	ifconfig_sfp_id_description;
 	ifconfig_sfp_id_display;
-	ifconfig_sfp_id_is_qsfp;
 	ifconfig_sfp_id_symbol;
 	ifconfig_sfp_rev_description;
 	ifconfig_sfp_rev_symbol;
diff --git a/lib/libifconfig/libifconfig.h b/lib/libifconfig/libifconfig.h
index b2f0cf9744ea..817f52bd094e 100644
--- a/lib/libifconfig/libifconfig.h
+++ b/lib/libifconfig/libifconfig.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@
 #include <netinet/ip_carp.h>
 #include <netinet6/in6_var.h>
 
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
 #define ND6_IFF_DEFAULTIF    0x8000
 
 typedef enum {
@@ -171,7 +173,6 @@ int ifconfig_set_name(ifconfig_handle_t *h, const char *name,
     const char *newname);
 int ifconfig_get_orig_name(ifconfig_handle_t *h, const char *ifname,
     char **orig_name);
-int ifconfig_set_fib(ifconfig_handle_t *h, const char *name, int fib);
 int ifconfig_get_fib(ifconfig_handle_t *h, const char *name, int *fib);
 int ifconfig_set_mtu(ifconfig_handle_t *h, const char *name, const int mtu);
 int ifconfig_get_mtu(ifconfig_handle_t *h, const char *name, int *mtu);
@@ -382,3 +383,12 @@ int ifconfig_set_vlantag(ifconfig_handle_t *h, const char *name,
  * 		length of *lenp * IFNAMSIZ bytes.
  */
 int ifconfig_list_cloners(ifconfig_handle_t *h, char **bufp, size_t *lenp);
+
+/** Brings the interface up/down
+ * @param h	    An open ifconfig state object
+ * @param ifname    The interface name
+ * @param up	    true to bring the interface up, false to bring it down
+ * @return	    0 on success, nonzero on failure.
+ *		    On failure, the error info on the handle is set.
+ */
+int ifconfig_set_up(ifconfig_handle_t *h, const char *ifname, bool up);
diff --git a/lib/libifconfig/libifconfig_nl.c b/lib/libifconfig/libifconfig_nl.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7d9decabe26f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/libifconfig/libifconfig_nl.c
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*-
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2025, Muhammad Saheed <saheed@FreeBSD.org>
+ */
+
+#include <netlink/netlink.h>
+#include <netlink/netlink_snl.h>
+#include <netlink/route/common.h>
+#include <netlink/route/interface.h>
+
+#include "libifconfig.h"
+#include "libifconfig_internal.h"
+
+static int ifconfig_modify_flags(ifconfig_handle_t *h, const char *ifname,
+    int ifi_flags, int ifi_change);
+
+static int
+ifconfig_modify_flags(ifconfig_handle_t *h, const char *ifname, int ifi_flags,
+    int ifi_change)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	struct snl_state ss;
+	struct snl_writer nw;
+	struct nlmsghdr *hdr;
+	struct ifinfomsg *ifi;
+	struct snl_errmsg_data e = { 0 };
+
+	if (!snl_init(&ss, NETLINK_ROUTE)) {
+		ifconfig_error(h, NETLINK, ENOTSUP);
+		return (-1);
+	}
+
+	snl_init_writer(&ss, &nw);
+	hdr = snl_create_msg_request(&nw, NL_RTM_NEWLINK);
+	ifi = snl_reserve_msg_object(&nw, struct ifinfomsg);
+	snl_add_msg_attr_string(&nw, IFLA_IFNAME, ifname);
+
+	ifi->ifi_flags = ifi_flags;
+	ifi->ifi_change = ifi_change;
+
+	hdr = snl_finalize_msg(&nw);
+	if (hdr == NULL) {
+		ifconfig_error(h, NETLINK, ENOMEM);
+		ret = -1;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (!snl_send_message(&ss, hdr)) {
+		ifconfig_error(h, NETLINK, EIO);
+		ret = -1;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	if (!snl_read_reply_code(&ss, hdr->nlmsg_seq, &e)) {
+		ifconfig_error(h, NETLINK, e.error);
+		ret = -1;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+out:
+	snl_free(&ss);
+	return (ret);
+}
+
+int
+ifconfig_set_up(ifconfig_handle_t *h, const char *ifname, bool up)
+{
+	int flag = up ? IFF_UP : ~IFF_UP;
+
+	return (ifconfig_modify_flags(h, ifname, flag, IFF_UP));
+}