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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/networking')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/bonding.rst | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/amazon/ena.rst | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-dpipe.rst | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst | 15 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst | 72 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/seg6-sysctl.rst | 13 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/xfrm_device.rst | 2 |
9 files changed, 30 insertions, 92 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/bonding.rst b/Documentation/networking/bonding.rst index 5f690f0ad0e4..62f2aab8eaec 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/bonding.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/bonding.rst @@ -1988,7 +1988,7 @@ netif_carrier. If use_carrier is 0, then the MII monitor will first query the device's (via ioctl) MII registers and check the link state. If that request fails (not just that it returns carrier down), then the MII -monitor will make an ethtool ETHOOL_GLINK request to attempt to obtain +monitor will make an ethtool ETHTOOL_GLINK request to attempt to obtain the same information. If both methods fail (i.e., the driver either does not support or had some error in processing both the MII register and ethtool requests), then the MII monitor will assume the link is diff --git a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/amazon/ena.rst b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/amazon/ena.rst index 3561a8a29fd2..f8c6469f2bd2 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/amazon/ena.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/amazon/ena.rst @@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ DATA PATH Tx -- -end_start_xmit() is called by the stack. This function does the following: +ena_start_xmit() is called by the stack. This function does the following: - Maps data buffers (skb->data and frags). - Populates ena_buf for the push buffer (if the driver and device are diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-dpipe.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-dpipe.rst index 468fe1001b74..af37f250df43 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-dpipe.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-dpipe.rst @@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ purposes as a standard complementary tool. The system's view from ``devlink-dpipe`` should change according to the changes done by the standard configuration tools. -For example, it’s quiet common to implement Access Control Lists (ACL) +For example, it’s quite common to implement Access Control Lists (ACL) using Ternary Content Addressable Memory (TCAM). The TCAM memory can be divided into TCAM regions. Complex TC filters can have multiple rules with different priorities and different lookup keys. On the other hand hardware diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst index e99b41599465..ab790e7980b8 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst @@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ representor netdevice. ------------- A subfunction devlink port is created but it is not active yet. That means the entities are created on devlink side, the e-switch port representor is created, -but the subfunction device itself it not created. A user might use e-switch port +but the subfunction device itself is not created. A user might use e-switch port representor to do settings, putting it into bridge, adding TC rules, etc. A user might as well configure the hardware address (such as MAC address) of the subfunction while subfunction is inactive. @@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ Terms and Definitions * - Term - Definitions * - ``PCI device`` - - A physical PCI device having one or more PCI bus consists of one or + - A physical PCI device having one or more PCI buses consists of one or more PCI controllers. * - ``PCI controller`` - A controller consists of potentially multiple physical functions, diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst b/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst index 05073482db05..dc03ff884541 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst @@ -976,9 +976,9 @@ constraints on coalescing parameters and their values. PAUSE_GET -============ +========= -Gets channel counts like ``ETHTOOL_GPAUSE`` ioctl request. +Gets pause frame settings like ``ETHTOOL_GPAUSEPARAM`` ioctl request. Request contents: @@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ the statistics in the following structure: Each member has a corresponding attribute defined. PAUSE_SET -============ +========= Sets pause parameters like ``ETHTOOL_GPAUSEPARAM`` ioctl request. @@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ Request contents: EEE_GET ======= -Gets channel counts like ``ETHTOOL_GEEE`` ioctl request. +Gets Energy Efficient Ethernet settings like ``ETHTOOL_GEEE`` ioctl request. Request contents: @@ -1054,7 +1054,7 @@ first 32 are provided by the ``ethtool_ops`` callback. EEE_SET ======= -Sets pause parameters like ``ETHTOOL_GEEEPARAM`` ioctl request. +Sets Energy Efficient Ethernet parameters like ``ETHTOOL_SEEE`` ioctl request. Request contents: diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst index c7952ac5bd2f..3feb5e565b1a 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.rst @@ -1849,21 +1849,6 @@ ip6frag_low_thresh - INTEGER ip6frag_time - INTEGER Time in seconds to keep an IPv6 fragment in memory. -IPv6 Segment Routing: - -seg6_flowlabel - INTEGER - Controls the behaviour of computing the flowlabel of outer - IPv6 header in case of SR T.encaps - - == ======================================================= - -1 set flowlabel to zero. - 0 copy flowlabel from Inner packet in case of Inner IPv6 - (Set flowlabel to 0 in case IPv4/L2) - 1 Compute the flowlabel using seg6_make_flowlabel() - == ======================================================= - - Default is 0. - ``conf/default/*``: Change the interface-specific default settings. diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst index a64c01b52b4c..91b2cf712801 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst @@ -142,73 +142,13 @@ Please send incremental versions on top of what has been merged in order to fix the patches the way they would look like if your latest patch series was to be merged. -How can I tell what patches are queued up for backporting to the various stable releases? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -Normally Greg Kroah-Hartman collects stable commits himself, but for -networking, Dave collects up patches he deems critical for the -networking subsystem, and then hands them off to Greg. - -There is a patchworks queue that you can see here: - - https://patchwork.kernel.org/bundle/netdev/stable/?state=* - -It contains the patches which Dave has selected, but not yet handed off -to Greg. If Greg already has the patch, then it will be here: - - https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git - -A quick way to find whether the patch is in this stable-queue is to -simply clone the repo, and then git grep the mainline commit ID, e.g. -:: - - stable-queue$ git grep -l 284041ef21fdf2e - releases/3.0.84/ipv6-fix-possible-crashes-in-ip6_cork_release.patch - releases/3.4.51/ipv6-fix-possible-crashes-in-ip6_cork_release.patch - releases/3.9.8/ipv6-fix-possible-crashes-in-ip6_cork_release.patch - stable/stable-queue$ - -I see a network patch and I think it should be backported to stable. Should I request it via stable@vger.kernel.org like the references in the kernel's Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst file say? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -No, not for networking. Check the stable queues as per above first -to see if it is already queued. If not, then send a mail to netdev, -listing the upstream commit ID and why you think it should be a stable -candidate. - -Before you jump to go do the above, do note that the normal stable rules -in :ref:`Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst <stable_kernel_rules>` -still apply. So you need to explicitly indicate why it is a critical -fix and exactly what users are impacted. In addition, you need to -convince yourself that you *really* think it has been overlooked, -vs. having been considered and rejected. - -Generally speaking, the longer it has had a chance to "soak" in -mainline, the better the odds that it is an OK candidate for stable. So -scrambling to request a commit be added the day after it appears should -be avoided. - -I have created a network patch and I think it should be backported to stable. Should I add a Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org like the references in the kernel's Documentation/ directory say? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -No. See above answer. In short, if you think it really belongs in -stable, then ensure you write a decent commit log that describes who -gets impacted by the bug fix and how it manifests itself, and when the -bug was introduced. If you do that properly, then the commit will get -handled appropriately and most likely get put in the patchworks stable -queue if it really warrants it. - -If you think there is some valid information relating to it being in -stable that does *not* belong in the commit log, then use the three dash -marker line as described in -:ref:`Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst <the_canonical_patch_format>` -to temporarily embed that information into the patch that you send. - -Are all networking bug fixes backported to all stable releases? +Are there special rules regarding stable submissions on netdev? --------------------------------------------------------------- -Due to capacity, Dave could only take care of the backports for the -last two stable releases. For earlier stable releases, each stable -branch maintainer is supposed to take care of them. If you find any -patch is missing from an earlier stable branch, please notify -stable@vger.kernel.org with either a commit ID or a formal patch -backported, and CC Dave and other relevant networking developers. +While it used to be the case that netdev submissions were not supposed +to carry explicit ``CC: stable@vger.kernel.org`` tags that is no longer +the case today. Please follow the standard stable rules in +:ref:`Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst <stable_kernel_rules>`, +and make sure you include appropriate Fixes tags! Is the comment style convention different for the networking content? --------------------------------------------------------------------- diff --git a/Documentation/networking/seg6-sysctl.rst b/Documentation/networking/seg6-sysctl.rst index ec73e1445030..07c20e470baf 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/seg6-sysctl.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/seg6-sysctl.rst @@ -24,3 +24,16 @@ seg6_require_hmac - INTEGER * 1 - Drop SR packets without HMAC, validate SR packets with HMAC Default is 0. + +seg6_flowlabel - INTEGER + Controls the behaviour of computing the flowlabel of outer + IPv6 header in case of SR T.encaps + + == ======================================================= + -1 set flowlabel to zero. + 0 copy flowlabel from Inner packet in case of Inner IPv6 + (Set flowlabel to 0 in case IPv4/L2) + 1 Compute the flowlabel using seg6_make_flowlabel() + == ======================================================= + + Default is 0. diff --git a/Documentation/networking/xfrm_device.rst b/Documentation/networking/xfrm_device.rst index da1073acda96..01391dfd37d9 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/xfrm_device.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/xfrm_device.rst @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ Callbacks to implement The NIC driver offering ipsec offload will need to implement these callbacks to make the offload available to the network stack's -XFRM subsytem. Additionally, the feature bits NETIF_F_HW_ESP and +XFRM subsystem. Additionally, the feature bits NETIF_F_HW_ESP and NETIF_F_HW_ESP_TX_CSUM will signal the availability of the offload. |