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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/networking')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt | 17 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt | 33 |
4 files changed, 46 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt b/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt index 88d4afbdef98..c86d03f18a5b 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -[state: 17-04-2011] +[state: 21-08-2011] BATMAN-ADV ---------- @@ -68,9 +68,9 @@ All mesh wide settings can be found in batman's own interface folder: # ls /sys/class/net/bat0/mesh/ -# aggregated_ogms gw_bandwidth hop_penalty -# bonding gw_mode orig_interval -# fragmentation gw_sel_class vis_mode +# aggregated_ogms fragmentation gw_sel_class vis_mode +# ap_isolation gw_bandwidth hop_penalty +# bonding gw_mode orig_interval There is a special folder for debugging information: diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt index 81546990f41c..98c8d4229f0a 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt @@ -1045,6 +1045,11 @@ conf/interface/*: accept_ra - BOOLEAN Accept Router Advertisements; autoconfigure using them. + It also determines whether or not to transmit Router + Solicitations. If and only if the functional setting is to + accept Router Advertisements, Router Solicitations will be + transmitted. + Possible values are: 0 Do not accept Router Advertisements. 1 Accept Router Advertisements if forwarding is disabled. @@ -1115,14 +1120,14 @@ forwarding - BOOLEAN Possible values are: 0 Forwarding disabled 1 Forwarding enabled - 2 Forwarding enabled (Hybrid Mode) FALSE (0): By default, Host behaviour is assumed. This means: 1. IsRouter flag is not set in Neighbour Advertisements. - 2. Router Solicitations are being sent when necessary. + 2. If accept_ra is TRUE (default), transmit Router + Solicitations. 3. If accept_ra is TRUE (default), accept Router Advertisements (and do autoconfiguration). 4. If accept_redirects is TRUE (default), accept Redirects. @@ -1133,16 +1138,10 @@ forwarding - BOOLEAN This means exactly the reverse from the above: 1. IsRouter flag is set in Neighbour Advertisements. - 2. Router Solicitations are not sent. + 2. Router Solicitations are not sent unless accept_ra is 2. 3. Router Advertisements are ignored unless accept_ra is 2. 4. Redirects are ignored. - TRUE (2): - - Hybrid mode. Same behaviour as TRUE, except for: - - 2. Router Solicitations are being sent when necessary. - Default: 0 (disabled) if global forwarding is disabled (default), otherwise 1 (enabled). diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt b/Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt index 87b3d15f523a..89358341682a 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/netdevices.txt @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ dev->hard_start_xmit: has to lock by itself when needed. It is recommended to use a try lock for this and return NETDEV_TX_LOCKED when the spin lock fails. The locking there should also properly protect against - set_multicast_list. Note that the use of NETIF_F_LLTX is deprecated. + set_rx_mode. Note that the use of NETIF_F_LLTX is deprecated. Don't use it for new drivers. Context: Process with BHs disabled or BH (timer), @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ dev->tx_timeout: Context: BHs disabled Notes: netif_queue_stopped() is guaranteed true -dev->set_multicast_list: +dev->set_rx_mode: Synchronization: netif_tx_lock spinlock. Context: BHs disabled diff --git a/Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt b/Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt index 57a24108b845..40ec92ce4c84 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt @@ -235,7 +235,38 @@ reset procedure etc). o enh_desc.c: functions for handling enhanced descriptors o norm_desc.c: functions for handling normal descriptors -5) TODO: +5) Debug Information + +The driver exports many information i.e. internal statistics, +debug information, MAC and DMA registers etc. + +These can be read in several ways depending on the +type of the information actually needed. + +For example a user can be use the ethtool support +to get statistics: e.g. using: ethtool -S ethX +(that shows the Management counters (MMC) if supported) +or sees the MAC/DMA registers: e.g. using: ethtool -d ethX + +Compiling the Kernel with CONFIG_DEBUG_FS and enabling the +STMMAC_DEBUG_FS option the driver will export the following +debugfs entries: + +/sys/kernel/debug/stmmaceth/descriptors_status + To show the DMA TX/RX descriptor rings + +Developer can also use the "debug" module parameter to get +further debug information. + +In the end, there are other macros (that cannot be enabled +via menuconfig) to turn-on the RX/TX DMA debugging, +specific MAC core debug printk etc. Others to enable the +debug in the TX and RX processes. +All these are only useful during the developing stage +and should never enabled inside the code for general usage. +In fact, these can generate an huge amount of debug messages. + +6) TODO: o XGMAC is not supported. o Review the timer optimisation code to use an embedded device that will be available in new chip generations. |