update_port(struct ofproto *ofproto, const char *name)
{
    struct ofproto_port ofproto_port;
    struct ofputil_phy_port pp;
    struct netdev *netdev;
    struct ofport *port;
    int error = 0;

    COVERAGE_INC(ofproto_update_port);

    /* Fetch 'name''s location and properties from the datapath. */
    netdev = (!ofproto_port_query_by_name(ofproto, name, &ofproto_port)
              ? ofport_open(ofproto, &ofproto_port, &pp)
              : NULL);

    if (netdev) {
        port = ofproto_get_port(ofproto, ofproto_port.ofp_port);
        if (port && !strcmp(netdev_get_name(port->netdev), name)) {
            struct netdev *old_netdev = port->netdev;

            /* 'name' hasn't changed location.  Any properties changed? */
            if (!ofport_equal(&port->pp, &pp)) {
                ofport_modified(port, &pp);
            }

            update_mtu(ofproto, port);

            /* Install the newly opened netdev in case it has changed.
             * Don't close the old netdev yet in case port_modified has to
             * remove a retained reference to it.*/
            port->netdev = netdev;
            port->change_seq = netdev_get_change_seq(netdev);

            if (port->ofproto->ofproto_class->port_modified) {
                port->ofproto->ofproto_class->port_modified(port);
            }

            netdev_close(old_netdev);
        } else {
            /* If 'port' is nonnull then its name differs from 'name' and thus
             * we should delete it.  If we think there's a port named 'name'
             * then its port number must be wrong now so delete it too. */
            if (port) {
                ofport_remove(port);
            }
            ofport_remove_with_name(ofproto, name);
            error = ofport_install(ofproto, netdev, &pp);
        }
    } else {
        /* Any port named 'name' is gone now. */
        ofport_remove_with_name(ofproto, name);
    }
    ofproto_port_destroy(&ofproto_port);

    return error;
}

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