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-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt19
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt19
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/mac80211-auth-assoc-deauth.txt10
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt29
4 files changed, 53 insertions, 24 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt b/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt
index 221ad0cdf11..220a58c2fb1 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt
@@ -67,18 +67,18 @@ To deactivate an interface you have to write "none" into its
All mesh wide settings can be found in batman's own interface
folder:
-# ls /sys/class/net/bat0/mesh/
-# aggregated_ogms fragmentation gw_sel_class vis_mode
-# ap_isolation gw_bandwidth hop_penalty
-# bonding gw_mode orig_interval
+# ls /sys/class/net/bat0/mesh/
+# aggregated_ogms fragmentation hop_penalty
+# ap_isolation gw_bandwidth log_level
+# bonding gw_mode orig_interval
+# bridge_loop_avoidance gw_sel_class vis_mode
There is a special folder for debugging information:
# ls /sys/kernel/debug/batman_adv/bat0/
-# gateways socket transtable_global vis_data
-# originators softif_neigh transtable_local
-
+# bla_claim_table log socket transtable_local
+# gateways originators transtable_global vis_data
Some of the files contain all sort of status information regard-
ing the mesh network. For example, you can view the table of
@@ -202,12 +202,13 @@ abled during run time. Following log_levels are defined:
1 - Enable messages related to routing / flooding / broadcasting
2 - Enable messages related to route added / changed / deleted
4 - Enable messages related to translation table operations
-7 - Enable all messages
+8 - Enable messages related to bridge loop avoidance
+15 - enable all messages
The debug output can be changed at runtime using the file
/sys/class/net/bat0/mesh/log_level. e.g.
-# echo 2 > /sys/class/net/bat0/mesh/log_level
+# echo 6 > /sys/class/net/bat0/mesh/log_level
will enable debug messages for when routes change.
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
index 1619a8c8087..90b0c4fd275 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
@@ -190,6 +190,20 @@ tcp_cookie_size - INTEGER
tcp_dsack - BOOLEAN
Allows TCP to send "duplicate" SACKs.
+tcp_early_retrans - INTEGER
+ Enable Early Retransmit (ER), per RFC 5827. ER lowers the threshold
+ for triggering fast retransmit when the amount of outstanding data is
+ small and when no previously unsent data can be transmitted (such
+ that limited transmit could be used).
+ Possible values:
+ 0 disables ER
+ 1 enables ER
+ 2 enables ER but delays fast recovery and fast retransmit
+ by a fourth of RTT. This mitigates connection falsely
+ recovers when network has a small degree of reordering
+ (less than 3 packets).
+ Default: 2
+
tcp_ecn - INTEGER
Enable Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) in TCP. ECN is only
used when both ends of the TCP flow support it. It is useful to
@@ -1484,11 +1498,8 @@ addr_scope_policy - INTEGER
/proc/sys/net/core/*
-dev_weight - INTEGER
- The maximum number of packets that kernel can handle on a NAPI
- interrupt, it's a Per-CPU variable.
+ Please see: Documentation/sysctl/net.txt for descriptions of these entries.
- Default: 64
/proc/sys/net/unix/*
max_dgram_qlen - INTEGER
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/mac80211-auth-assoc-deauth.txt b/Documentation/networking/mac80211-auth-assoc-deauth.txt
index e0a2aa585ca..d7a15fe91bf 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/mac80211-auth-assoc-deauth.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/mac80211-auth-assoc-deauth.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ BA session stop & deauth/disassoc frames
end note
end
-mac80211->driver: config(channel, non-HT)
+mac80211->driver: config(channel, channel type)
mac80211->driver: bss_info_changed(set BSSID, basic rate bitmap)
mac80211->driver: sta_state(AP, exists)
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ note over mac80211,driver: cleanup like for authenticate
end
alt not previously authenticated (FT)
-mac80211->driver: config(channel, non-HT)
+mac80211->driver: config(channel, channel type)
mac80211->driver: bss_info_changed(set BSSID, basic rate bitmap)
mac80211->driver: sta_state(AP, exists)
mac80211->driver: sta_state(AP, authenticated)
@@ -67,10 +67,6 @@ end
mac80211->driver: set up QoS parameters
-alt is HT channel
-mac80211->driver: config(channel, HT params)
-end
-
mac80211->driver: bss_info_changed(QoS, HT, associated with AID)
mac80211->userspace: associated
@@ -95,5 +91,5 @@ mac80211->driver: sta_state(AP,exists)
mac80211->driver: sta_state(AP,not-exists)
mac80211->driver: turn off powersave
mac80211->driver: bss_info_changed(clear BSSID, not associated, no QoS, ...)
-mac80211->driver: config(non-HT channel type)
+mac80211->driver: config(channel type to non-HT)
mac80211->userspace: disconnected
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt b/Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt
index d0aeeadd264..ab1e8d7004c 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt
@@ -111,11 +111,12 @@ and detailed below as well:
int phy_addr;
int interface;
struct stmmac_mdio_bus_data *mdio_bus_data;
- int pbl;
+ struct stmmac_dma_cfg *dma_cfg;
int clk_csr;
int has_gmac;
int enh_desc;
int tx_coe;
+ int rx_coe;
int bugged_jumbo;
int pmt;
int force_sf_dma_mode;
@@ -136,10 +137,12 @@ Where:
o pbl: the Programmable Burst Length is maximum number of beats to
be transferred in one DMA transaction.
GMAC also enables the 4xPBL by default.
- o clk_csr: CSR Clock range selection.
+ o clk_csr: fixed CSR Clock range selection.
o has_gmac: uses the GMAC core.
o enh_desc: if sets the MAC will use the enhanced descriptor structure.
o tx_coe: core is able to perform the tx csum in HW.
+ o rx_coe: the supports three check sum offloading engine types:
+ type_1, type_2 (full csum) and no RX coe.
o bugged_jumbo: some HWs are not able to perform the csum in HW for
over-sized frames due to limited buffer sizes.
Setting this flag the csum will be done in SW on
@@ -160,7 +163,7 @@ Where:
o custom_cfg: this is a custom configuration that can be passed while
initialising the resources.
-The we have:
+For MDIO bus The we have:
struct stmmac_mdio_bus_data {
int bus_id;
@@ -177,10 +180,28 @@ Where:
o irqs: list of IRQs, one per PHY.
o probed_phy_irq: if irqs is NULL, use this for probed PHY.
+
+For DMA engine we have the following internal fields that should be
+tuned according to the HW capabilities.
+
+struct stmmac_dma_cfg {
+ int pbl;
+ int fixed_burst;
+ int burst_len_supported;
+};
+
+Where:
+ o pbl: Programmable Burst Length
+ o fixed_burst: program the DMA to use the fixed burst mode
+ o burst_len: this is the value we put in the register
+ supported values are provided as macros in
+ linux/stmmac.h header file.
+
+---
+
Below an example how the structures above are using on ST platforms.
static struct plat_stmmacenet_data stxYYY_ethernet_platform_data = {
- .pbl = 32,
.has_gmac = 0,
.enh_desc = 0,
.fix_mac_speed = stxYYY_ethernet_fix_mac_speed,