switch_ns.c

int netns_switch(char *name)
{
	char net_path[PATH_MAX];
	int netns;

	snprintf(net_path, sizeof(net_path), "%s/%s", NETNS_RUN_DIR, name);
	netns = open(net_path, O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
	if (netns < 0) {
		fprintf(stderr, "Cannot open network namespace \"%s\": %s\n",
			name, strerror(errno));
		return -1;
	}

	if (setns(netns, CLONE_NEWNET) < 0) {
		fprintf(stderr, "setting the network namespace \"%s\" failed: %s\n",
			name, strerror(errno));
		close(netns);
		return -1;
	}
	close(netns);

	if (unshare(CLONE_NEWNS) < 0) {
		fprintf(stderr, "unshare failed: %s\n", strerror(errno));
		return -1;
	}
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	return 0;
}