linux-stable.git/Documentation/networking/device_drivers, branch v5.4

Documentation: networking: device drivers: Remove stray asterisks

2019-11-01T20:20:43+00:00

These asterisks were once references to a line that said:
  "* Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others."
But now, they serve no purpose; they can only irritate the reader.

Fixes: de3edab4276c ("e1000: update README for e1000")
Fixes: a3fb65680f65 ("e100.txt: Cleanup license info in kernel doc")
Fixes: da8c01c4502a ("e1000e.txt: Add e1000e documentation")
Fixes: f12a84a9f650 ("Documentation: fm10k: Add kernel documentation")
Fixes: b55c52b1938c ("igb.txt: Add igb documentation")
Fixes: c4e9b56e2442 ("igbvf.txt: Add igbvf Documentation")
Fixes: d7064f4c192c ("Documentation/networking/: Update Intel wired LAN driver documentation")
Fixes: c4b8c01112a1 ("ixgbevf.txt: Update ixgbevf documentation")
Fixes: 1e06edcc2f22 ("Documentation: i40e: Prepare documentation for RST conversion")
Fixes: 105bf2fe6b32 ("i40evf: add driver to kernel build system")
Fixes: 1fae869bcf3d ("Documentation: ice: Prepare documentation for RST conversion")
Fixes: df69ba43217d ("ionic: Add basic framework for IONIC Network device driver")
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Neuschäfer 
Tested-by: Aaron Brown 
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher

Doc: networking/device_drivers/pensando: fix ionic.rst warnings

2019-10-09T02:03:02+00:00

Fix documentation build warnings for Pensando ionic:

Documentation/networking/device_drivers/pensando/ionic.rst:39: WARNING: Unexpected indentation.
Documentation/networking/device_drivers/pensando/ionic.rst:43: WARNING: Unexpected indentation.

Fixes: df69ba43217d ("ionic: Add basic framework for IONIC Network device driver")
Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap 
Acked-by: Shannon Nelson 
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

docs: networking: Add title caret and missing doc

2019-10-01T16:19:49+00:00

Resolving a couple of Sphinx documentation warnings
that are generated in the networking section.

- WARNING: document isn't included in any toctree
- WARNING: Title underline too short.

Signed-off-by: Adam Zerella 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net-next

2019-09-18T19:34:53+00:00

Pull networking updates from David Miller:

1) Support IPV6 RA Captive Portal Identifier, from Maciej Żenczykowski.

2) Use bio_vec in the networking instead of custom skb_frag_t, from
Matthew Wilcox.

3) Make use of xmit_more in r8169 driver, from Heiner Kallweit.

4) Add devmap_hash to xdp, from Toke Høiland-Jørgensen.

5) Support all variants of 5750X bnxt_en chips, from Michael Chan.

6) More RTNL avoidance work in the core and mlx5 driver, from Vlad
Buslov.

7) Add TCP syn cookies bpf helper, from Petar Penkov.

8) Add 'nettest' to selftests and use it, from David Ahern.

9) Add extack support to drop_monitor, add packet alert mode and
support for HW drops, from Ido Schimmel.

10) Add VLAN offload to stmmac, from Jose Abreu.

11) Lots of devm_platform_ioremap_resource() conversions, from
YueHaibing.

12) Add IONIC driver, from Shannon Nelson.

13) Several kTLS cleanups, from Jakub Kicinski.

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net-next: (1930 commits)
mlxsw: spectrum_buffers: Add the ability to query the CPU port's shared buffer
mlxsw: spectrum: Register CPU port with devlink
mlxsw: spectrum_buffers: Prevent changing CPU port's configuration
net: ena: fix incorrect update of intr_delay_resolution
net: ena: fix retrieval of nonadaptive interrupt moderation intervals
net: ena: fix update of interrupt moderation register
net: ena: remove all old adaptive rx interrupt moderation code from ena_com
net: ena: remove ena_restore_ethtool_params() and relevant fields
net: ena: remove old adaptive interrupt moderation code from ena_netdev
net: ena: remove code duplication in ena_com_update_nonadaptive_moderation_interval _*()
net: ena: enable the interrupt_moderation in driver_supported_features
net: ena: reimplement set/get_coalesce()
net: ena: switch to dim algorithm for rx adaptive interrupt moderation
net: ena: add intr_moder_rx_interval to struct ena_com_dev and use it
net: phy: adin: implement Energy Detect Powerdown mode via phy-tunable
ethtool: implement Energy Detect Powerdown support via phy-tunable
xen-netfront: do not assume sk_buff_head list is empty in error handling
s390/ctcm: Delete unnecessary checks before the macro call “dev_kfree_skb”
net: ena: don't wake up tx queue when down
drop_monitor: Better sanitize notified packets
...

Documentation: nfp: add nfp driver specific notes

2019-09-10T16:29:27+00:00

This adds the initial documentation for the NFP driver specific
documentation.

Right now, only basic information is provided about acquiring firmware
and configuring device firmware loading.

Original driver documentation can be found here:
https://github.com/Netronome/nfp-drv-kmods/blob/master/README.md

Signed-off-by: Dirk van der Merwe 
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski 
Signed-off-by: Simon Horman 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

Documentation: iavf: Update the Intel LAN driver doc for iavf

2019-09-09T17:08:38+00:00

Update the LAN driver documentation to include the latest feature
implementation and driver capabilities.

Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher 
Tested-by: Aaron Brown

ionic: Add basic framework for IONIC Network device driver

2019-09-05T07:24:43+00:00

This patch adds a basic driver framework for the Pensando IONIC
network device.  There is no functionality right now other than
the ability to load and unload.

Signed-off-by: Shannon Nelson 
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net/mlx5: Add devlink flow_steering_mode parameter

2019-09-03T19:54:24+00:00

Add new parameter (flow_steering_mode) to control the flow steering
mode of the driver.
Two modes are supported:
1. DMFS - Device managed flow steering
2. SMFS - Software/Driver managed flow steering.

In the DMFS mode, the HW steering entities are created through the
FW. In the SMFS mode this entities are created though the driver
directly.

The driver will use the devlink steering mode only if the steering
domain supports it, for now SMFS will manages only the switchdev eswitch
steering domain.

User command examples:
- Set SMFS flow steering mode::

    $ devlink dev param set pci/0000:06:00.0 name flow_steering_mode value "smfs" cmode runtime

- Read device flow steering mode::

    $ devlink dev param show pci/0000:06:00.0 name flow_steering_mode
      pci/0000:06:00.0:
      name flow_steering_mode type driver-specific
      values:
         cmode runtime value smfs

Signed-off-by: Maor Gottlieb 
Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed

net/mlx5e: Add trace point for neigh update

2019-08-21T22:55:18+00:00

Allow tracing neigh state during neigh update task that is executed on
workqueue and is scheduled by neigh state change event.

Usage example:
 ># cd /sys/kernel/debug/tracing
 ># echo mlx5:mlx5e_rep_neigh_update >> set_event
 ># cat trace
    ...
    kworker/u48:7-2221  [009] ...1  1475.387435: mlx5e_rep_neigh_update:
netdev: ens1f0 MAC: 24:8a:07:9a:17:9a IPv4: 1.1.1.10 IPv6: ::ffff:1.1.1.10 neigh_connected=1

Added corresponding documentation in
    Documentation/networking/device-driver/mellanox/mlx5.rst

Signed-off-by: Vlad Buslov 
Reviewed-by: Dmytro Linkin 
Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed

net/mlx5e: Add trace point for neigh used value update

2019-08-21T22:55:18+00:00

Allow tracing result of neigh used value update task that is executed
periodically on workqueue.

Usage example:
 ># cd /sys/kernel/debug/tracing
 ># echo mlx5:mlx5e_tc_update_neigh_used_value >> set_event
 ># cat trace
    ...
    kworker/u48:4-8806  [009] ...1 55117.882428: mlx5e_tc_update_neigh_used_value:
netdev: ens1f0 IPv4: 1.1.1.10 IPv6: ::ffff:1.1.1.10 neigh_used=1

Added corresponding documentation in
    Documentation/networking/device-driver/mellanox/mlx5.rst

Signed-off-by: Vlad Buslov 
Reviewed-by: Dmytro Linkin 
Signed-off-by: Saeed Mahameed