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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2021-12-23 10:45:55 -0800
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2021-12-23 10:45:55 -0800
commit76657eaef4a759e695eb1883d4f1d9af1e4ff9a8 (patch)
tree16ca44f418ea3e43f034d52e87a6fd8ced958db8 /Documentation
parent996a18eb796a5ee61582dea3b76a4f88203887d9 (diff)
parent391e5975c0208ce3739587b33eba08be3e473d79 (diff)
Merge tag 'net-5.16-rc7' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net
Pull networking fixes from Jakub Kicinski: "Including fixes from netfilter. Current release - regressions: - revert "tipc: use consistent GFP flags" Previous releases - regressions: - igb: fix deadlock caused by taking RTNL in runtime resume path - accept UFOv6 packages in virtio_net_hdr_to_skb - netfilter: fix regression in looped (broad|multi)cast's MAC handling - bridge: fix ioctl old_deviceless bridge argument - ice: xsk: do not clear status_error0 for ntu + nb_buffs descriptor, avoid stalls when multiple sockets use an interface Previous releases - always broken: - inet: fully convert sk->sk_rx_dst to RCU rules - veth: ensure skb entering GRO are not cloned - sched: fix zone matching for invalid conntrack state - bonding: fix ad_actor_system option setting to default - nf_tables: fix use-after-free in nft_set_catchall_destroy() - lantiq_xrx200: increase buffer reservation to avoid mem corruption - ice: xsk: avoid leaking app buffers during clean up - tun: avoid double free in tun_free_netdev" * tag 'net-5.16-rc7' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net: (45 commits) net: stmmac: dwmac-visconti: Fix value of ETHER_CLK_SEL_FREQ_SEL_2P5M r8152: sync ocp base r8152: fix the force speed doesn't work for RTL8156 net: bridge: fix ioctl old_deviceless bridge argument net: stmmac: ptp: fix potentially overflowing expression net: dsa: tag_ocelot: use traffic class to map priority on injected header veth: ensure skb entering GRO are not cloned. asix: fix wrong return value in asix_check_host_enable() asix: fix uninit-value in asix_mdio_read() sfc: falcon: Check null pointer of rx_queue->page_ring sfc: Check null pointer of rx_queue->page_ring net: ks8851: Check for error irq drivers: net: smc911x: Check for error irq fjes: Check for error irq bonding: fix ad_actor_system option setting to default igb: fix deadlock caused by taking RTNL in RPM resume path gve: Correct order of processing device options net: skip virtio_net_hdr_set_proto if protocol already set net: accept UFOv6 packages in virtio_net_hdr_to_skb docs: networking: replace skb_hwtstamp_tx with skb_tstamp_tx ...
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/bonding.rst11
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/overview.rst1
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/timestamping.rst4
3 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/bonding.rst b/Documentation/networking/bonding.rst
index 31cfd7d674a6..c0a789b00806 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/bonding.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/bonding.rst
@@ -196,11 +196,12 @@ ad_actor_sys_prio
ad_actor_system
In an AD system, this specifies the mac-address for the actor in
- protocol packet exchanges (LACPDUs). The value cannot be NULL or
- multicast. It is preferred to have the local-admin bit set for this
- mac but driver does not enforce it. If the value is not given then
- system defaults to using the masters' mac address as actors' system
- address.
+ protocol packet exchanges (LACPDUs). The value cannot be a multicast
+ address. If the all-zeroes MAC is specified, bonding will internally
+ use the MAC of the bond itself. It is preferred to have the
+ local-admin bit set for this mac but driver does not enforce it. If
+ the value is not given then system defaults to using the masters'
+ mac address as actors' system address.
This parameter has effect only in 802.3ad mode and is available through
SysFs interface.
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/overview.rst b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/overview.rst
index d638b5a8aadd..199647729251 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/overview.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/freescale/dpaa2/overview.rst
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ PHY and allows physical transmission and reception of Ethernet frames.
IRQ config, enable, reset
DPNI (Datapath Network Interface)
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Contains TX/RX queues, network interface configuration, and RX buffer pool
configuration mechanisms. The TX/RX queues are in memory and are identified
by queue number.
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/timestamping.rst b/Documentation/networking/timestamping.rst
index 80b13353254a..f5809206eb93 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/timestamping.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/timestamping.rst
@@ -582,8 +582,8 @@ Time stamps for outgoing packets are to be generated as follows:
and hardware timestamping is not possible (SKBTX_IN_PROGRESS not set).
- As soon as the driver has sent the packet and/or obtained a
hardware time stamp for it, it passes the time stamp back by
- calling skb_hwtstamp_tx() with the original skb, the raw
- hardware time stamp. skb_hwtstamp_tx() clones the original skb and
+ calling skb_tstamp_tx() with the original skb, the raw
+ hardware time stamp. skb_tstamp_tx() clones the original skb and
adds the timestamps, therefore the original skb has to be freed now.
If obtaining the hardware time stamp somehow fails, then the driver
should not fall back to software time stamping. The rationale is that