linux-stable.git/Documentation/networking, branch linux-5.11.y Linux kernel stable tree docs: networking: drop special stable handling 2021-03-17T16:11:22+00:00 Jakub Kicinski kuba@kernel.org 2021-03-03T02:46:43+00:00 95cafdf41f1893c3690011ddd031d5c233b33f9a commit dbbe7c962c3a8163bf724dbc3c9fdfc9b16d3117 upstream. Leave it to Greg. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> 
commit dbbe7c962c3a8163bf724dbc3c9fdfc9b16d3117 upstream.

Leave it to Greg.

Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
tcp: fix tcp_rmem documentation 2021-03-07T11:35:46+00:00 Eric Dumazet edumazet@google.com 2021-02-10T17:13:33+00:00 c90751e08834e212cf45c95f10d27a661d55cf29 commit 1d1be91254bbdd189796041561fd430f7553bb88 upstream. tcp_rmem[1] has been changed to 131072, we should update the documentation to reflect this. Fixes: a337531b942b ("tcp: up initial rmem to 128KB and SYN rwin to around 64KB") Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com> Reported-by: Zhibin Liu <zhibinliu@google.com> Cc: Yuchung Cheng <ycheng@google.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> 
commit 1d1be91254bbdd189796041561fd430f7553bb88 upstream.

tcp_rmem[1] has been changed to 131072, we should update the documentation
to reflect this.

Fixes: a337531b942b ("tcp: up initial rmem to 128KB and SYN rwin to around 64KB")
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Reported-by: Zhibin Liu <zhibinliu@google.com>
Cc: Yuchung Cheng <ycheng@google.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
docs: networking: swap words in icmp_errors_use_inbound_ifaddr doc 2021-02-02T04:03:51+00:00 Vincent Bernat vincent@bernat.ch 2021-01-30T19:05:18+00:00 31628201545548e1ef167f2c55eb6fd7d3562f12 Signed-off-by: Vincent Bernat <vincent@bernat.ch> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210130190518.854806-1-vincent@bernat.ch Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> 
Signed-off-by: Vincent Bernat <vincent@bernat.ch>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210130190518.854806-1-vincent@bernat.ch
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
doc: networking: ip-sysctl: Document conf/all/disable_ipv6 and conf/default/disable_ipv6 2021-01-23T21:33:12+00:00 Pali Rohár pali@kernel.org 2021-01-21T15:02:44+00:00 fc024c5c07aa2463d36e8c85943343741ba356b7 This patch adds documentation for sysctl conf/all/disable_ipv6 and conf/default/disable_ipv6 settings which is currently missing. Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210121150244.20483-1-pali@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> 
This patch adds documentation for sysctl conf/all/disable_ipv6 and
conf/default/disable_ipv6 settings which is currently missing.

Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210121150244.20483-1-pali@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
net: Disable NETIF_F_HW_TLS_RX when RXCSUM is disabled 2021-01-19T23:58:05+00:00 Tariq Toukan tariqt@nvidia.com 2021-01-17T15:15:38+00:00 a3eb4e9d4c9218476d05c52dfd2be3d6fdce6b91 With NETIF_F_HW_TLS_RX packets are decrypted in HW. This cannot be logically done when RXCSUM offload is off. Fixes: 14136564c8ee ("net: Add TLS RX offload feature") Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@nvidia.com> Reviewed-by: Boris Pismenny <borisp@nvidia.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210117151538.9411-1-tariqt@nvidia.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> 
With NETIF_F_HW_TLS_RX packets are decrypted in HW. This cannot be
logically done when RXCSUM offload is off.

Fixes: 14136564c8ee ("net: Add TLS RX offload feature")
Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@nvidia.com>
Reviewed-by: Boris Pismenny <borisp@nvidia.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210117151538.9411-1-tariqt@nvidia.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
net: Allow NETIF_F_HW_TLS_TX if IP_CSUM && IPV6_CSUM 2021-01-14T18:56:13+00:00 Tariq Toukan tariqt@nvidia.com 2021-01-14T15:12:15+00:00 25537d71e2d007faf42a244a75e5a2bb7c356234 Cited patch below blocked the TLS TX device offload unless HW_CSUM is set. This broke devices that use IP_CSUM && IP6_CSUM. Here we fix it. Note that the single HW_TLS_TX feature flag indicates support for both IPv4/6, hence it should still be disabled in case only one of (IP_CSUM | IPV6_CSUM) is set. Fixes: ae0b04b238e2 ("net: Disable NETIF_F_HW_TLS_TX when HW_CSUM is disabled") Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@nvidia.com> Reported-by: Rohit Maheshwari <rohitm@chelsio.com> Reviewed-by: Maxim Mikityanskiy <maximmi@mellanox.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210114151215.7061-1-tariqt@nvidia.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> 
Cited patch below blocked the TLS TX device offload unless HW_CSUM
is set. This broke devices that use IP_CSUM && IP6_CSUM.
Here we fix it.

Note that the single HW_TLS_TX feature flag indicates support for
both IPv4/6, hence it should still be disabled in case only one of
(IP_CSUM | IPV6_CSUM) is set.

Fixes: ae0b04b238e2 ("net: Disable NETIF_F_HW_TLS_TX when HW_CSUM is disabled")
Signed-off-by: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@nvidia.com>
Reported-by: Rohit Maheshwari <rohitm@chelsio.com>
Reviewed-by: Maxim Mikityanskiy <maximmi@mellanox.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210114151215.7061-1-tariqt@nvidia.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
docs: net: explain struct net_device lifetime 2021-01-09T03:27:41+00:00 Jakub Kicinski kuba@kernel.org 2021-01-06T18:40:05+00:00 2b446e650b418f9a9e75f99852e2f2560cabfa17 Explain the two basic flows of struct net_device's operation. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> 
Explain the two basic flows of struct net_device's operation.

Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
docs: octeontx2: tune rst markup 2021-01-07T20:47:31+00:00 Lukas Bulwahn lukas.bulwahn@gmail.com 2021-01-06T16:17:35+00:00 f3562f5e00bbae2a6b292941ec76a9140aa3b7dd Commit 80b9414832a1 ("docs: octeontx2: Add Documentation for NPA health reporters") added new documentation with improper formatting for rst, and caused a few new warnings for make htmldocs in octeontx2.rst:169--202. Tune markup and formatting for better presentation in the HTML view. Signed-off-by: Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@gmail.com> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Acked-by: George Cherian <george.cherian@marvell.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210106161735.21751-1-lukas.bulwahn@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> 
Commit 80b9414832a1 ("docs: octeontx2: Add Documentation for NPA health
reporters") added new documentation with improper formatting for rst, and
caused a few new warnings for make htmldocs in octeontx2.rst:169--202.

Tune markup and formatting for better presentation in the HTML view.

Signed-off-by: Lukas Bulwahn <lukas.bulwahn@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Acked-by: George Cherian <george.cherian@marvell.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210106161735.21751-1-lukas.bulwahn@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
docs: net: fix documentation on .ndo_get_stats 2021-01-06T00:41:51+00:00 Jakub Kicinski kuba@kernel.org 2021-01-05T01:22:24+00:00 9f9d41f03bb07069e6e83ff4720cfea74a63898d Fix calling context. Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> 
Fix calling context.

Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
docs: networking: packet_mmap: fix old config reference 2021-01-04T21:21:46+00:00 Baruch Siach baruch@tkos.co.il 2020-12-29T09:08:39+00:00 e4da63cda51f17fa1e86a10e84d47d692932530d Before commit 889b8f964f2f ("packet: Kill CONFIG_PACKET_MMAP.") there used to be a CONFIG_PACKET_MMAP config symbol that depended on CONFIG_PACKET. The text still implies that PACKET_MMAP can be disabled. Remove that from the text, as well as reference to old kernel versions. Also, drop reference to broken link to information for pre 2.6.5 kernels. Make a slight working improvement (s/In/On/) while at it. Signed-off-by: Baruch Siach <baruch@tkos.co.il> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/80089f3783372c8fd7833f28ce774a171b2ef252.1609232919.git.baruch@tkos.co.il Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> 
Before commit 889b8f964f2f ("packet: Kill CONFIG_PACKET_MMAP.") there
used to be a CONFIG_PACKET_MMAP config symbol that depended on
CONFIG_PACKET. The text still implies that PACKET_MMAP can be disabled.
Remove that from the text, as well as reference to old kernel versions.

Also, drop reference to broken link to information for pre 2.6.5
kernels.

Make a slight working improvement (s/In/On/) while at it.

Signed-off-by: Baruch Siach <baruch@tkos.co.il>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/80089f3783372c8fd7833f28ce774a171b2ef252.1609232919.git.baruch@tkos.co.il
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>