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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dwmac-sun8i.txt | 84 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/switchdev.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/sysctl/net.txt | 47 |
3 files changed, 38 insertions, 97 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dwmac-sun8i.txt b/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dwmac-sun8i.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 725f3b187886..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/dwmac-sun8i.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,84 +0,0 @@ -* Allwinner sun8i GMAC ethernet controller - -This device is a platform glue layer for stmmac. -Please see stmmac.txt for the other unchanged properties. - -Required properties: -- compatible: should be one of the following string: - "allwinner,sun8i-a83t-emac" - "allwinner,sun8i-h3-emac" - "allwinner,sun8i-v3s-emac" - "allwinner,sun50i-a64-emac" -- reg: address and length of the register for the device. -- interrupts: interrupt for the device -- interrupt-names: should be "macirq" -- clocks: A phandle to the reference clock for this device -- clock-names: should be "stmmaceth" -- resets: A phandle to the reset control for this device -- reset-names: should be "stmmaceth" -- phy-mode: See ethernet.txt -- phy-handle: See ethernet.txt -- #address-cells: shall be 1 -- #size-cells: shall be 0 -- syscon: A phandle to the syscon of the SoC with one of the following - compatible string: - - allwinner,sun8i-h3-system-controller - - allwinner,sun8i-v3s-system-controller - - allwinner,sun50i-a64-system-controller - - allwinner,sun8i-a83t-system-controller - -Optional properties: -- allwinner,tx-delay-ps: TX clock delay chain value in ps. Range value is 0-700. Default is 0) -- allwinner,rx-delay-ps: RX clock delay chain value in ps. Range value is 0-3100. Default is 0) -Both delay properties need to be a multiple of 100. They control the delay for -external PHY. - -Optional properties for the following compatibles: - - "allwinner,sun8i-h3-emac", - - "allwinner,sun8i-v3s-emac": -- allwinner,leds-active-low: EPHY LEDs are active low - -Required child node of emac: -- mdio bus node: should be named mdio - -Required properties of the mdio node: -- #address-cells: shall be 1 -- #size-cells: shall be 0 - -The device node referenced by "phy" or "phy-handle" should be a child node -of the mdio node. See phy.txt for the generic PHY bindings. - -Required properties of the phy node with the following compatibles: - - "allwinner,sun8i-h3-emac", - - "allwinner,sun8i-v3s-emac": -- clocks: a phandle to the reference clock for the EPHY -- resets: a phandle to the reset control for the EPHY - -Example: - -emac: ethernet@1c0b000 { - compatible = "allwinner,sun8i-h3-emac"; - syscon = <&syscon>; - reg = <0x01c0b000 0x104>; - interrupts = <GIC_SPI 82 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>; - interrupt-names = "macirq"; - resets = <&ccu RST_BUS_EMAC>; - reset-names = "stmmaceth"; - clocks = <&ccu CLK_BUS_EMAC>; - clock-names = "stmmaceth"; - #address-cells = <1>; - #size-cells = <0>; - - phy-handle = <&int_mii_phy>; - phy-mode = "mii"; - allwinner,leds-active-low; - mdio: mdio { - #address-cells = <1>; - #size-cells = <0>; - int_mii_phy: ethernet-phy@1 { - reg = <1>; - clocks = <&ccu CLK_BUS_EPHY>; - resets = <&ccu RST_BUS_EPHY>; - }; - }; -}; diff --git a/Documentation/networking/switchdev.txt b/Documentation/networking/switchdev.txt index 3e7b946dea27..5e40e1f68873 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/switchdev.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/switchdev.txt @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ Learning on the device port should be enabled, as well as learning_sync: bridge link set dev DEV learning on self bridge link set dev DEV learning_sync on self -Learning_sync attribute enables syncing of the learned/forgotton FDB entry to +Learning_sync attribute enables syncing of the learned/forgotten FDB entry to the bridge's FDB. It's possible, but not optimal, to enable learning on the device port and on the bridge port, and disable learning_sync. @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ the responsibility of the port driver/device to age out these entries. If the port device supports ageing, when the FDB entry expires, it will notify the driver which in turn will notify the bridge with SWITCHDEV_FDB_DEL. If the device does not support ageing, the driver can simulate ageing using a -garbage collection timer to monitor FBD entries. Expired entries will be +garbage collection timer to monitor FDB entries. Expired entries will be notified to the bridge using SWITCHDEV_FDB_DEL. See rocker driver for example of driver running ageing timer. diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/net.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/net.txt index 14db18c970b1..28596e03220b 100644 --- a/Documentation/sysctl/net.txt +++ b/Documentation/sysctl/net.txt @@ -35,9 +35,34 @@ Table : Subdirectories in /proc/sys/net bpf_jit_enable -------------- -This enables Berkeley Packet Filter Just in Time compiler. -Currently supported on x86_64 architecture, bpf_jit provides a framework -to speed packet filtering, the one used by tcpdump/libpcap for example. +This enables the BPF Just in Time (JIT) compiler. BPF is a flexible +and efficient infrastructure allowing to execute bytecode at various +hook points. It is used in a number of Linux kernel subsystems such +as networking (e.g. XDP, tc), tracing (e.g. kprobes, uprobes, tracepoints) +and security (e.g. seccomp). LLVM has a BPF back end that can compile +restricted C into a sequence of BPF instructions. After program load +through bpf(2) and passing a verifier in the kernel, a JIT will then +translate these BPF proglets into native CPU instructions. There are +two flavors of JITs, the newer eBPF JIT currently supported on: + - x86_64 + - arm64 + - ppc64 + - sparc64 + - mips64 + - s390x + +And the older cBPF JIT supported on the following archs: + - arm + - mips + - ppc + - sparc + +eBPF JITs are a superset of cBPF JITs, meaning the kernel will +migrate cBPF instructions into eBPF instructions and then JIT +compile them transparently. Older cBPF JITs can only translate +tcpdump filters, seccomp rules, etc, but not mentioned eBPF +programs loaded through bpf(2). + Values : 0 - disable the JIT (default value) 1 - enable the JIT @@ -46,9 +71,9 @@ Values : bpf_jit_harden -------------- -This enables hardening for the Berkeley Packet Filter Just in Time compiler. -Supported are eBPF JIT backends. Enabling hardening trades off performance, -but can mitigate JIT spraying. +This enables hardening for the BPF JIT compiler. Supported are eBPF +JIT backends. Enabling hardening trades off performance, but can +mitigate JIT spraying. Values : 0 - disable JIT hardening (default value) 1 - enable JIT hardening for unprivileged users only @@ -57,11 +82,11 @@ Values : bpf_jit_kallsyms ---------------- -When Berkeley Packet Filter Just in Time compiler is enabled, then compiled -images are unknown addresses to the kernel, meaning they neither show up in -traces nor in /proc/kallsyms. This enables export of these addresses, which -can be used for debugging/tracing. If bpf_jit_harden is enabled, this feature -is disabled. +When BPF JIT compiler is enabled, then compiled images are unknown +addresses to the kernel, meaning they neither show up in traces nor +in /proc/kallsyms. This enables export of these addresses, which can +be used for debugging/tracing. If bpf_jit_harden is enabled, this +feature is disabled. Values : 0 - disable JIT kallsyms export (default value) 1 - enable JIT kallsyms export for privileged users only |