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<subtitle>Linux kernel source tree</subtitle>
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<entry>
<title>net/core: EXPORT_SYMBOL cleanups</title>
<updated>2010-07-12T19:57:55+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Eric Dumazet</name>
<email>eric.dumazet@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<published>2010-07-09T21:22:04+00:00</published>
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CodingStyle cleanups

EXPORT_SYMBOL should immediately follow the symbol declaration.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet &lt;eric.dumazet@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
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CodingStyle cleanups

EXPORT_SYMBOL should immediately follow the symbol declaration.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet &lt;eric.dumazet@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>net: fix 64 bit counters on 32 bit arches</title>
<updated>2010-07-07T21:58:56+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Eric Dumazet</name>
<email>eric.dumazet@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<published>2010-07-07T21:58:56+00:00</published>
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There is a small possibility that a reader gets incorrect values on 32
bit arches. SNMP applications could catch incorrect counters when a
32bit high part is changed by another stats consumer/provider.

One way to solve this is to add a rtnl_link_stats64 param to all
ndo_get_stats64() methods, and also add such a parameter to
dev_get_stats().

Rule is that we are not allowed to use dev-&gt;stats64 as a temporary
storage for 64bit stats, but a caller provided area (usually on stack)

Old drivers (only providing get_stats() method) need no changes.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet &lt;eric.dumazet@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
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There is a small possibility that a reader gets incorrect values on 32
bit arches. SNMP applications could catch incorrect counters when a
32bit high part is changed by another stats consumer/provider.

One way to solve this is to add a rtnl_link_stats64 param to all
ndo_get_stats64() methods, and also add such a parameter to
dev_get_stats().

Rule is that we are not allowed to use dev-&gt;stats64 as a temporary
storage for 64bit stats, but a caller provided area (usually on stack)

Old drivers (only providing get_stats() method) need no changes.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet &lt;eric.dumazet@gmail.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>net: Enable 64-bit net device statistics on 32-bit architectures</title>
<updated>2010-06-12T22:51:22+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Ben Hutchings</name>
<email>bhutchings@solarflare.com</email>
</author>
<published>2010-06-08T07:19:54+00:00</published>
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Use struct rtnl_link_stats64 as the statistics structure.

On 32-bit architectures, insert 32 bits of padding after/before each
field of struct net_device_stats to make its layout compatible with
struct rtnl_link_stats64.  Add an anonymous union in net_device; move
stats into the union and add struct rtnl_link_stats64 stats64.

Add net_device_ops::ndo_get_stats64, implementations of which will
return a pointer to struct rtnl_link_stats64.  Drivers that implement
this operation must not update the structure asynchronously.

Change dev_get_stats() to call ndo_get_stats64 if available, and to
return a pointer to struct rtnl_link_stats64.  Change callers of
dev_get_stats() accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings &lt;bhutchings@solarflare.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
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Use struct rtnl_link_stats64 as the statistics structure.

On 32-bit architectures, insert 32 bits of padding after/before each
field of struct net_device_stats to make its layout compatible with
struct rtnl_link_stats64.  Add an anonymous union in net_device; move
stats into the union and add struct rtnl_link_stats64 stats64.

Add net_device_ops::ndo_get_stats64, implementations of which will
return a pointer to struct rtnl_link_stats64.  Drivers that implement
this operation must not update the structure asynchronously.

Change dev_get_stats() to call ndo_get_stats64 if available, and to
return a pointer to struct rtnl_link_stats64.  Change callers of
dev_get_stats() accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings &lt;bhutchings@solarflare.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>netlink: bug fix: wrong size was calculated for vfinfo list blob</title>
<updated>2010-05-28T10:42:43+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Scott Feldman</name>
<email>scofeldm@cisco.com</email>
</author>
<published>2010-05-28T10:42:43+00:00</published>
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The wrong size was being calculated for vfinfo.  In one case, it was over-
calculating using nlmsg_total_size on attrs, in another case, it was
under-calculating by assuming ifla_vf_* structs are packed together, but
each struct is it's own attr w/ hdr (and padding).

Signed-off-by: Scott Feldman &lt;scofeldm@cisco.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
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The wrong size was being calculated for vfinfo.  In one case, it was over-
calculating using nlmsg_total_size on attrs, in another case, it was
under-calculating by assuming ifla_vf_* structs are packed together, but
each struct is it's own attr w/ hdr (and padding).

Signed-off-by: Scott Feldman &lt;scofeldm@cisco.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
</pre>
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>netlink: bug fix: don't overrun skbs on vf_port dump</title>
<updated>2010-05-28T10:42:18+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Scott Feldman</name>
<email>scofeldm@cisco.com</email>
</author>
<published>2010-05-28T10:42:18+00:00</published>
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Noticed by Patrick McHardy: was continuing to fill skb after a
nla_put_failure, ignoring the size calculated by upper layer.  Now,
return -EMSGSIZE on any overruns, but also allow netdev to
fail ndo_get_vf_port with error other than -EMSGSIZE, thus unwinding
nest.

Signed-off-by: Scott Feldman &lt;scofeldm@cisco.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
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Noticed by Patrick McHardy: was continuing to fill skb after a
nla_put_failure, ignoring the size calculated by upper layer.  Now,
return -EMSGSIZE on any overruns, but also allow netdev to
fail ndo_get_vf_port with error other than -EMSGSIZE, thus unwinding
nest.

Signed-off-by: Scott Feldman &lt;scofeldm@cisco.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
</pre>
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>rtnetlink: Fix error handling in do_setlink()</title>
<updated>2010-05-24T06:11:08+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>David Howells</name>
<email>dhowells@redhat.com</email>
</author>
<published>2010-05-21T02:25:27+00:00</published>
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Commit c02db8c6290bb992442fec1407643c94cc414375:

	Author:  Chris Wright &lt;chrisw@sous-sol.org&gt;
	Date:    Sun May 16 01:05:45 2010 -0700
	Subject: rtnetlink: make SR-IOV VF interface symmetric

adds broken error handling to do_setlink() in net/core/rtnetlink.c.  The
problem is the following chunk of code:

	if (tb[IFLA_VFINFO_LIST]) {
		struct nlattr *attr;
		int rem;
		nla_for_each_nested(attr, tb[IFLA_VFINFO_LIST], rem) {
			if (nla_type(attr) != IFLA_VF_INFO)
  ----&gt;				goto errout;
			err = do_setvfinfo(dev, attr);
			if (err &lt; 0)
				goto errout;
			modified = 1;
		}
	}

which can get to errout without setting err, resulting in the following error:

net/core/rtnetlink.c: In function 'do_setlink':
net/core/rtnetlink.c:904: warning: 'err' may be used uninitialized in this function

Change the code to return -EINVAL in this case.  Note that this might not be
the appropriate error though.

Signed-off-by: David Howells &lt;dhowells@redhat.com&gt;
cc: Chris Wright &lt;chrisw@sous-sol.org&gt;
cc: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
Acked-by: Chris Wright &lt;chrisw@sous-sol.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
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Commit c02db8c6290bb992442fec1407643c94cc414375:

	Author:  Chris Wright &lt;chrisw@sous-sol.org&gt;
	Date:    Sun May 16 01:05:45 2010 -0700
	Subject: rtnetlink: make SR-IOV VF interface symmetric

adds broken error handling to do_setlink() in net/core/rtnetlink.c.  The
problem is the following chunk of code:

	if (tb[IFLA_VFINFO_LIST]) {
		struct nlattr *attr;
		int rem;
		nla_for_each_nested(attr, tb[IFLA_VFINFO_LIST], rem) {
			if (nla_type(attr) != IFLA_VF_INFO)
  ----&gt;				goto errout;
			err = do_setvfinfo(dev, attr);
			if (err &lt; 0)
				goto errout;
			modified = 1;
		}
	}

which can get to errout without setting err, resulting in the following error:

net/core/rtnetlink.c: In function 'do_setlink':
net/core/rtnetlink.c:904: warning: 'err' may be used uninitialized in this function

Change the code to return -EINVAL in this case.  Note that this might not be
the appropriate error though.

Signed-off-by: David Howells &lt;dhowells@redhat.com&gt;
cc: Chris Wright &lt;chrisw@sous-sol.org&gt;
cc: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
Acked-by: Chris Wright &lt;chrisw@sous-sol.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>net: Add netlink support for virtual port management (was iovnl)</title>
<updated>2010-05-18T05:49:55+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Scott Feldman</name>
<email>scofeldm@cisco.com</email>
</author>
<published>2010-05-18T05:49:55+00:00</published>
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Add new netdev ops ndo_{set|get}_vf_port to allow setting of
port-profile on a netdev interface.  Extends netlink socket RTM_SETLINK/
RTM_GETLINK with two new sub msgs called IFLA_VF_PORTS and IFLA_PORT_SELF
(added to end of IFLA_cmd list).  These are both nested atrtibutes
using this layout:

              [IFLA_NUM_VF]
              [IFLA_VF_PORTS]
                      [IFLA_VF_PORT]
                              [IFLA_PORT_*], ...
                      [IFLA_VF_PORT]
                              [IFLA_PORT_*], ...
                      ...
              [IFLA_PORT_SELF]
                      [IFLA_PORT_*], ...

These attributes are design to be set and get symmetrically.  VF_PORTS
is a list of VF_PORTs, one for each VF, when dealing with an SR-IOV
device.  PORT_SELF is for the PF of the SR-IOV device, in case it wants
to also have a port-profile, or for the case where the VF==PF, like in
enic patch 2/2 of this patch set.

A port-profile is used to configure/enable the external switch virtual port
backing the netdev interface, not to configure the host-facing side of the
netdev.  A port-profile is an identifier known to the switch.  How port-
profiles are installed on the switch or how available port-profiles are
made know to the host is outside the scope of this patch.

There are two types of port-profiles specs in the netlink msg.  The first spec
is for 802.1Qbg (pre-)standard, VDP protocol.  The second spec is for devices
that run a similar protocol as VDP but in firmware, thus hiding the protocol
details.  In either case, the specs have much in common and makes sense to
define the netlink msg as the union of the two specs.  For example, both specs
have a notition of associating/deassociating a port-profile.  And both specs
require some information from the hypervisor manager, such as client port
instance ID.

The general flow is the port-profile is applied to a host netdev interface
using RTM_SETLINK, the receiver of the RTM_SETLINK msg communicates with the
switch, and the switch virtual port backing the host netdev interface is
configured/enabled based on the settings defined by the port-profile.  What
those settings comprise, and how those settings are managed is again
outside the scope of this patch, since this patch only deals with the
first step in the flow.

Signed-off-by: Scott Feldman &lt;scofeldm@cisco.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Roopa Prabhu &lt;roprabhu@cisco.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
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Add new netdev ops ndo_{set|get}_vf_port to allow setting of
port-profile on a netdev interface.  Extends netlink socket RTM_SETLINK/
RTM_GETLINK with two new sub msgs called IFLA_VF_PORTS and IFLA_PORT_SELF
(added to end of IFLA_cmd list).  These are both nested atrtibutes
using this layout:

              [IFLA_NUM_VF]
              [IFLA_VF_PORTS]
                      [IFLA_VF_PORT]
                              [IFLA_PORT_*], ...
                      [IFLA_VF_PORT]
                              [IFLA_PORT_*], ...
                      ...
              [IFLA_PORT_SELF]
                      [IFLA_PORT_*], ...

These attributes are design to be set and get symmetrically.  VF_PORTS
is a list of VF_PORTs, one for each VF, when dealing with an SR-IOV
device.  PORT_SELF is for the PF of the SR-IOV device, in case it wants
to also have a port-profile, or for the case where the VF==PF, like in
enic patch 2/2 of this patch set.

A port-profile is used to configure/enable the external switch virtual port
backing the netdev interface, not to configure the host-facing side of the
netdev.  A port-profile is an identifier known to the switch.  How port-
profiles are installed on the switch or how available port-profiles are
made know to the host is outside the scope of this patch.

There are two types of port-profiles specs in the netlink msg.  The first spec
is for 802.1Qbg (pre-)standard, VDP protocol.  The second spec is for devices
that run a similar protocol as VDP but in firmware, thus hiding the protocol
details.  In either case, the specs have much in common and makes sense to
define the netlink msg as the union of the two specs.  For example, both specs
have a notition of associating/deassociating a port-profile.  And both specs
require some information from the hypervisor manager, such as client port
instance ID.

The general flow is the port-profile is applied to a host netdev interface
using RTM_SETLINK, the receiver of the RTM_SETLINK msg communicates with the
switch, and the switch virtual port backing the host netdev interface is
configured/enabled based on the settings defined by the port-profile.  What
those settings comprise, and how those settings are managed is again
outside the scope of this patch, since this patch only deals with the
first step in the flow.

Signed-off-by: Scott Feldman &lt;scofeldm@cisco.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Roopa Prabhu &lt;roprabhu@cisco.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
</pre>
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>Merge branch 'master' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6</title>
<updated>2010-05-17T05:26:58+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>David S. Miller</name>
<email>davem@davemloft.net</email>
</author>
<published>2010-05-17T05:26:58+00:00</published>
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Conflicts:
	include/linux/if_link.h
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Conflicts:
	include/linux/if_link.h
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>rtnetlink: make SR-IOV VF interface symmetric</title>
<updated>2010-05-16T08:05:45+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Chris Wright</name>
<email>chrisw@sous-sol.org</email>
</author>
<published>2010-05-16T08:05:45+00:00</published>
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Now we have a set of nested attributes:

  IFLA_VFINFO_LIST (NESTED)
    IFLA_VF_INFO (NESTED)
      IFLA_VF_MAC
      IFLA_VF_VLAN
      IFLA_VF_TX_RATE

This allows a single set to operate on multiple attributes if desired.
Among other things, it means a dump can be replayed to set state.

The current interface has yet to be released, so this seems like
something to consider for 2.6.34.

Signed-off-by: Chris Wright &lt;chrisw@sous-sol.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
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Now we have a set of nested attributes:

  IFLA_VFINFO_LIST (NESTED)
    IFLA_VF_INFO (NESTED)
      IFLA_VF_MAC
      IFLA_VF_VLAN
      IFLA_VF_TX_RATE

This allows a single set to operate on multiple attributes if desired.
Among other things, it means a dump can be replayed to set state.

The current interface has yet to be released, so this seems like
something to consider for 2.6.34.

Signed-off-by: Chris Wright &lt;chrisw@sous-sol.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
</pre>
</div>
</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kaber/ipmr-2.6</title>
<updated>2010-04-27T19:57:39+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>David S. Miller</name>
<email>davem@davemloft.net</email>
</author>
<published>2010-04-27T19:57:39+00:00</published>
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