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author | Piergiorgio Beruto <piergiorgio.beruto@gmail.com> | 2023-01-09 17:59:39 +0100 |
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committer | David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | 2023-01-11 09:35:02 +0100 |
commit | 8580e16c28f3f1a1bee87de115157161577334b4 (patch) | |
tree | ac57f508998e72a27700965c5b01e6310002400d /Documentation/networking | |
parent | qed: fix a typo in comment (diff) | |
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net/ethtool: add netlink interface for the PLCA RS
Add support for configuring the PLCA Reconciliation Sublayer on
multi-drop PHYs that support IEEE802.3cg-2019 Clause 148 (e.g.,
10BASE-T1S). This patch adds the appropriate netlink interface
to ethtool.
Signed-off-by: Piergiorgio Beruto <piergiorgio.beruto@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/networking')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst | 138 |
1 files changed, 138 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst b/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst index f10f8eb44255..c59b542eb693 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst @@ -1716,6 +1716,141 @@ being used. Current supported options are toeplitz, xor or crc32. ETHTOOL_A_RSS_INDIR attribute returns RSS indrection table where each byte indicates queue number. +PLCA_GET_CFG +============ + +Gets the IEEE 802.3cg-2019 Clause 148 Physical Layer Collision Avoidance +(PLCA) Reconciliation Sublayer (RS) attributes. + +Request contents: + + ===================================== ====== ========================== + ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_HEADER`` nested request header + ===================================== ====== ========================== + +Kernel response contents: + + ====================================== ====== ============================= + ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_HEADER`` nested reply header + ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_VERSION`` u16 Supported PLCA management + interface standard/version + ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_ENABLED`` u8 PLCA Admin State + ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_NODE_ID`` u32 PLCA unique local node ID + ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_NODE_CNT`` u32 Number of PLCA nodes on the + network, including the + coordinator + ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_TO_TMR`` u32 Transmit Opportunity Timer + value in bit-times (BT) + ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_BURST_CNT`` u32 Number of additional packets + the node is allowed to send + within a single TO + ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_BURST_TMR`` u32 Time to wait for the MAC to + transmit a new frame before + terminating the burst + ====================================== ====== ============================= + +When set, the optional ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_VERSION`` attribute indicates which +standard and version the PLCA management interface complies to. When not set, +the interface is vendor-specific and (possibly) supplied by the driver. +The OPEN Alliance SIG specifies a standard register map for 10BASE-T1S PHYs +embedding the PLCA Reconcialiation Sublayer. See "10BASE-T1S PLCA Management +Registers" at https://www.opensig.org/about/specifications/. + +When set, the optional ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_ENABLED`` attribute indicates the +administrative state of the PLCA RS. When not set, the node operates in "plain" +CSMA/CD mode. This option is corresponding to ``IEEE 802.3cg-2019`` 30.16.1.1.1 +aPLCAAdminState / 30.16.1.2.1 acPLCAAdminControl. + +When set, the optional ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_NODE_ID`` attribute indicates the +configured local node ID of the PHY. This ID determines which transmit +opportunity (TO) is reserved for the node to transmit into. This option is +corresponding to ``IEEE 802.3cg-2019`` 30.16.1.1.4 aPLCALocalNodeID. The valid +range for this attribute is [0 .. 255] where 255 means "not configured". + +When set, the optional ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_NODE_CNT`` attribute indicates the +configured maximum number of PLCA nodes on the mixing-segment. This number +determines the total number of transmit opportunities generated during a +PLCA cycle. This attribute is relevant only for the PLCA coordinator, which is +the node with aPLCALocalNodeID set to 0. Follower nodes ignore this setting. +This option is corresponding to ``IEEE 802.3cg-2019`` 30.16.1.1.3 +aPLCANodeCount. The valid range for this attribute is [1 .. 255]. + +When set, the optional ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_TO_TMR`` attribute indicates the +configured value of the transmit opportunity timer in bit-times. This value +must be set equal across all nodes sharing the medium for PLCA to work +correctly. This option is corresponding to ``IEEE 802.3cg-2019`` 30.16.1.1.5 +aPLCATransmitOpportunityTimer. The valid range for this attribute is +[0 .. 255]. + +When set, the optional ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_BURST_CNT`` attribute indicates the +configured number of extra packets that the node is allowed to send during a +single transmit opportunity. By default, this attribute is 0, meaning that +the node can only send a sigle frame per TO. When greater than 0, the PLCA RS +keeps the TO after any transmission, waiting for the MAC to send a new frame +for up to aPLCABurstTimer BTs. This can only happen a number of times per PLCA +cycle up to the value of this parameter. After that, the burst is over and the +normal counting of TOs resumes. This option is corresponding to +``IEEE 802.3cg-2019`` 30.16.1.1.6 aPLCAMaxBurstCount. The valid range for this +attribute is [0 .. 255]. + +When set, the optional ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_BURST_TMR`` attribute indicates how +many bit-times the PLCA RS waits for the MAC to initiate a new transmission +when aPLCAMaxBurstCount is greater than 0. If the MAC fails to send a new +frame within this time, the burst ends and the counting of TOs resumes. +Otherwise, the new frame is sent as part of the current burst. This option +is corresponding to ``IEEE 802.3cg-2019`` 30.16.1.1.7 aPLCABurstTimer. The +valid range for this attribute is [0 .. 255]. Although, the value should be +set greater than the Inter-Frame-Gap (IFG) time of the MAC (plus some margin) +for PLCA burst mode to work as intended. + +PLCA_SET_CFG +============ + +Sets PLCA RS parameters. + +Request contents: + + ====================================== ====== ============================= + ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_HEADER`` nested request header + ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_ENABLED`` u8 PLCA Admin State + ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_NODE_ID`` u8 PLCA unique local node ID + ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_NODE_CNT`` u8 Number of PLCA nodes on the + netkork, including the + coordinator + ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_TO_TMR`` u8 Transmit Opportunity Timer + value in bit-times (BT) + ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_BURST_CNT`` u8 Number of additional packets + the node is allowed to send + within a single TO + ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_BURST_TMR`` u8 Time to wait for the MAC to + transmit a new frame before + terminating the burst + ====================================== ====== ============================= + +For a description of each attribute, see ``PLCA_GET_CFG``. + +PLCA_GET_STATUS +=============== + +Gets PLCA RS status information. + +Request contents: + + ===================================== ====== ========================== + ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_HEADER`` nested request header + ===================================== ====== ========================== + +Kernel response contents: + + ====================================== ====== ============================= + ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_HEADER`` nested reply header + ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_STATUS`` u8 PLCA RS operational status + ====================================== ====== ============================= + +When set, the ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_STATUS`` attribute indicates whether the node is +detecting the presence of the BEACON on the network. This flag is +corresponding to ``IEEE 802.3cg-2019`` 30.16.1.1.2 aPLCAStatus. + Request translation =================== @@ -1817,4 +1952,7 @@ are netlink only. n/a ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PHC_VCLOCKS_GET`` n/a ``ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_GET`` n/a ``ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_SET`` + n/a ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PLCA_GET_CFG`` + n/a ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PLCA_SET_CFG`` + n/a ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PLCA_GET_STATUS`` =================================== ===================================== |