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-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/cxgb.txt352
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diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index 8b1430b4665..0665cb12bd6 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -135,3 +135,15 @@ Why: With the 16-bit PCMCIA subsystem now behaving (almost) like a
pcmciautils package available at
http://kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/kernel/pcmcia/
Who: Dominik Brodowski <linux@brodo.de>
+
+---------------------------
+
+What: ip_queue and ip6_queue (old ipv4-only and ipv6-only netfilter queue)
+When: December 2005
+Why: This interface has been obsoleted by the new layer3-independent
+ "nfnetlink_queue". The Kernel interface is compatible, so the old
+ ip[6]tables "QUEUE" targets still work and will transparently handle
+ all packets into nfnetlink queue number 0. Userspace users will have
+ to link against API-compatible library on top of libnfnetlink_queue
+ instead of the current 'libipq'.
+Who: Harald Welte <laforge@netfilter.org>
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/README.ipw2100 b/Documentation/networking/README.ipw2100
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2046948b020
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/networking/README.ipw2100
@@ -0,0 +1,246 @@
+
+===========================
+Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2100 Network Connection Driver for Linux
+README.ipw2100
+
+March 14, 2005
+
+===========================
+Index
+---------------------------
+0. Introduction
+1. Release 1.1.0 Current Features
+2. Command Line Parameters
+3. Sysfs Helper Files
+4. Radio Kill Switch
+5. Dynamic Firmware
+6. Power Management
+7. Support
+8. License
+
+
+===========================
+0. Introduction
+------------ ----- ----- ---- --- -- -
+
+This document provides a brief overview of the features supported by the
+IPW2100 driver project. The main project website, where the latest
+development version of the driver can be found, is:
+
+ http://ipw2100.sourceforge.net
+
+There you can find the not only the latest releases, but also information about
+potential fixes and patches, as well as links to the development mailing list
+for the driver project.
+
+
+===========================
+1. Release 1.1.0 Current Supported Features
+---------------------------
+- Managed (BSS) and Ad-Hoc (IBSS)
+- WEP (shared key and open)
+- Wireless Tools support
+- 802.1x (tested with XSupplicant 1.0.1)
+
+Enabled (but not supported) features:
+- Monitor/RFMon mode
+- WPA/WPA2
+
+The distinction between officially supported and enabled is a reflection
+on the amount of validation and interoperability testing that has been
+performed on a given feature.
+
+
+===========================
+2. Command Line Parameters
+---------------------------
+
+If the driver is built as a module, the following optional parameters are used
+by entering them on the command line with the modprobe command using this
+syntax:
+
+ modprobe ipw2100 [<option>=<VAL1><,VAL2>...]
+
+For example, to disable the radio on driver loading, enter:
+
+ modprobe ipw2100 disable=1
+
+The ipw2100 driver supports the following module parameters:
+
+Name Value Example:
+debug 0x0-0xffffffff debug=1024
+mode 0,1,2 mode=1 /* AdHoc */
+channel int channel=3 /* Only valid in AdHoc or Monitor */
+associate boolean associate=0 /* Do NOT auto associate */
+disable boolean disable=1 /* Do not power the HW */
+
+
+===========================
+3. Sysfs Helper Files
+---------------------------
+
+There are several ways to control the behavior of the driver. Many of the
+general capabilities are exposed through the Wireless Tools (iwconfig). There
+are a few capabilities that are exposed through entries in the Linux Sysfs.
+
+
+----- Driver Level ------
+For the driver level files, look in /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2100/
+
+ debug_level
+
+ This controls the same global as the 'debug' module parameter. For
+ information on the various debugging levels available, run the 'dvals'
+ script found in the driver source directory.
+
+ NOTE: 'debug_level' is only enabled if CONFIG_IPW2100_DEBUG is turn
+ on.
+
+----- Device Level ------
+For the device level files look in
+
+ /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2100/{PCI-ID}/
+
+For example:
+ /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2100/0000:02:01.0
+
+For the device level files, see /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2100:
+
+ rf_kill
+ read -
+ 0 = RF kill not enabled (radio on)
+ 1 = SW based RF kill active (radio off)
+ 2 = HW based RF kill active (radio off)
+ 3 = Both HW and SW RF kill active (radio off)
+ write -
+ 0 = If SW based RF kill active, turn the radio back on
+ 1 = If radio is on, activate SW based RF kill
+
+ NOTE: If you enable the SW based RF kill and then toggle the HW
+ based RF kill from ON -> OFF -> ON, the radio will NOT come back on
+
+
+===========================
+4. Radio Kill Switch
+---------------------------
+Most laptops provide the ability for the user to physically disable the radio.
+Some vendors have implemented this as a physical switch that requires no
+software to turn the radio off and on. On other laptops, however, the switch
+is controlled through a button being pressed and a software driver then making
+calls to turn the radio off and on. This is referred to as a "software based
+RF kill switch"
+
+See the Sysfs helper file 'rf_kill' for determining the state of the RF switch
+on your system.
+
+
+===========================
+5. Dynamic Firmware
+---------------------------
+As the firmware is licensed under a restricted use license, it can not be
+included within the kernel sources. To enable the IPW2100 you will need a
+firmware image to load into the wireless NIC's processors.
+
+You can obtain these images from <http://ipw2100.sf.net/firmware.php>.
+
+See INSTALL for instructions on installing the firmware.
+
+
+===========================
+6. Power Management
+---------------------------
+The IPW2100 supports the configuration of the Power Save Protocol
+through a private wireless extension interface. The IPW2100 supports
+the following different modes:
+
+ off No power management. Radio is always on.
+ on Automatic power management
+ 1-5 Different levels of power management. The higher the
+ number the greater the power savings, but with an impact to
+ packet latencies.
+
+Power management works by powering down the radio after a certain
+interval of time has passed where no packets are passed through the
+radio. Once powered down, the radio remains in that state for a given
+period of time. For higher power savings, the interval between last
+packet processed to sleep is shorter and the sleep period is longer.
+
+When the radio is asleep, the access point sending data to the station
+must buffer packets at the AP until the station wakes up and requests
+any buffered packets. If you have an AP that does not correctly support
+the PSP protocol you may experience packet loss or very poor performance
+while power management is enabled. If this is the case, you will need
+to try and find a firmware update for your AP, or disable power
+management (via `iwconfig eth1 power off`)
+
+To configure the power level on the IPW2100 you use a combination of
+iwconfig and iwpriv. iwconfig is used to turn power management on, off,
+and set it to auto.
+
+ iwconfig eth1 power off Disables radio power down
+ iwconfig eth1 power on Enables radio power management to
+ last set level (defaults to AUTO)
+ iwpriv eth1 set_power 0 Sets power level to AUTO and enables
+ power management if not previously
+ enabled.
+ iwpriv eth1 set_power 1-5 Set the power level as specified,
+ enabling power management if not
+ previously enabled.
+
+You can view the current power level setting via:
+
+ iwpriv eth1 get_power
+
+It will return the current period or timeout that is configured as a string
+in the form of xxxx/yyyy (z) where xxxx is the timeout interval (amount of
+time after packet processing), yyyy is the period to sleep (amount of time to
+wait before powering the radio and querying the access point for buffered
+packets), and z is the 'power level'. If power management is turned off the
+xxxx/yyyy will be replaced with 'off' -- the level reported will be the active
+level if `iwconfig eth1 power on` is invoked.
+
+
+===========================
+7. Support
+---------------------------
+
+For general development information and support,
+go to:
+
+ http://ipw2100.sf.net/
+
+The ipw2100 1.1.0 driver and firmware can be downloaded from:
+
+ http://support.intel.com
+
+For installation support on the ipw2100 1.1.0 driver on Linux kernels
+2.6.8 or greater, email support is available from:
+
+ http://supportmail.intel.com
+
+===========================
+8. License
+---------------------------
+
+ Copyright(c) 2003 - 2005 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ under the terms of the GNU General Public License (version 2) as
+ published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
+ more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
+ Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+ The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in the
+ file called LICENSE.
+
+ License Contact Information:
+ James P. Ketrenos <ipw2100-admin@linux.intel.com>
+ Intel Corporation, 5200 N.E. Elam Young Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97124-6497
+
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/README.ipw2200 b/Documentation/networking/README.ipw2200
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6916080c5f0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/networking/README.ipw2200
@@ -0,0 +1,300 @@
+
+Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Driver for Linux in support of:
+
+Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2200BG Network Connection
+Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Network Connection
+
+Note: The Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Driver for Linux and Intel(R)
+PRO/Wireless 2200BG Driver for Linux is a unified driver that works on
+both hardware adapters listed above. In this document the Intel(R)
+PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Driver for Linux will be used to reference the
+unified driver.
+
+Copyright (C) 2004-2005, Intel Corporation
+
+README.ipw2200
+
+Version: 1.0.0
+Date : January 31, 2005
+
+
+Index
+-----------------------------------------------
+1. Introduction
+1.1. Overview of features
+1.2. Module parameters
+1.3. Wireless Extension Private Methods
+1.4. Sysfs Helper Files
+2. About the Version Numbers
+3. Support
+4. License
+
+
+1. Introduction
+-----------------------------------------------
+The following sections attempt to provide a brief introduction to using
+the Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Driver for Linux.
+
+This document is not meant to be a comprehensive manual on
+understanding or using wireless technologies, but should be sufficient
+to get you moving without wires on Linux.
+
+For information on building and installing the driver, see the INSTALL
+file.
+
+
+1.1. Overview of Features
+-----------------------------------------------
+The current release (1.0.0) supports the following features:
+
++ BSS mode (Infrastructure, Managed)
++ IBSS mode (Ad-Hoc)
++ WEP (OPEN and SHARED KEY mode)
++ 802.1x EAP via wpa_supplicant and xsupplicant
++ Wireless Extension support
++ Full B and G rate support (2200 and 2915)
++ Full A rate support (2915 only)
++ Transmit power control
++ S state support (ACPI suspend/resume)
++ long/short preamble support
+
+
+
+1.2. Command Line Parameters
+-----------------------------------------------
+
+Like many modules used in the Linux kernel, the Intel(R) PRO/Wireless
+2915ABG Driver for Linux allows certain configuration options to be
+provided as module parameters. The most common way to specify a module
+parameter is via the command line.
+
+The general form is:
+
+% modprobe ipw2200 parameter=value
+
+Where the supported parameter are:
+
+ associate
+ Set to 0 to disable the auto scan-and-associate functionality of the
+ driver. If disabled, the driver will not attempt to scan
+ for and associate to a network until it has been configured with
+ one or more properties for the target network, for example configuring
+ the network SSID. Default is 1 (auto-associate)
+
+ Example: % modprobe ipw2200 associate=0
+
+ auto_create
+ Set to 0 to disable the auto creation of an Ad-Hoc network
+ matching the channel and network name parameters provided.
+ Default is 1.
+
+ channel
+ channel number for association. The normal method for setting
+ the channel would be to use the standard wireless tools
+ (i.e. `iwconfig eth1 channel 10`), but it is useful sometimes
+ to set this while debugging. Channel 0 means 'ANY'
+
+ debug
+ If using a debug build, this is used to control the amount of debug
+ info is logged. See the 'dval' and 'load' script for more info on
+ how to use this (the dval and load scripts are provided as part
+ of the ipw2200 development snapshot releases available from the
+ SourceForge project at http://ipw2200.sf.net)
+
+ mode
+ Can be used to set the default mode of the adapter.
+ 0 = Managed, 1 = Ad-Hoc
+
+
+1.3. Wireless Extension Private Methods
+-----------------------------------------------
+
+As an interface designed to handle generic hardware, there are certain
+capabilities not exposed through the normal Wireless Tool interface. As
+such, a provision is provided for a driver to declare custom, or
+private, methods. The Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Driver for Linux
+defines several of these to configure various settings.
+
+The general form of using the private wireless methods is:
+
+ % iwpriv $IFNAME method parameters
+
+Where $IFNAME is the interface name the device is registered with
+(typically eth1, customized via one of the various network interface
+name managers, such as ifrename)
+
+The supported private methods are:
+
+ get_mode
+ Can be used to report out which IEEE mode the driver is
+ configured to support. Example:
+
+ % iwpriv eth1 get_mode
+ eth1 get_mode:802.11bg (6)
+
+ set_mode
+ Can be used to configure which IEEE mode the driver will
+ support.
+
+ Usage:
+ % iwpriv eth1 set_mode {mode}
+ Where {mode} is a number in the range 1-7:
+ 1 802.11a (2915 only)
+ 2 802.11b
+ 3 802.11ab (2915 only)
+ 4 802.11g
+ 5 802.11ag (2915 only)
+ 6 802.11bg
+ 7 802.11abg (2915 only)
+
+ get_preamble
+ Can be used to report configuration of preamble length.
+
+ set_preamble
+ Can be used to set the configuration of preamble length:
+
+ Usage:
+ % iwpriv eth1 set_preamble {mode}
+ Where {mode} is one of:
+ 1 Long preamble only
+ 0 Auto (long or short based on connection)
+
+
+1.4. Sysfs Helper Files:
+-----------------------------------------------
+
+The Linux kernel provides a pseudo file system that can be used to
+access various components of the operating system. The Intel(R)
+PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Driver for Linux exposes several configuration
+parameters through this mechanism.
+
+An entry in the sysfs can support reading and/or writing. You can
+typically query the contents of a sysfs entry through the use of cat,
+and can set the contents via echo. For example:
+
+% cat /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2200/debug_level
+
+Will report the current debug level of the driver's logging subsystem
+(only available if CONFIG_IPW_DEBUG was configured when the driver was
+built).
+
+You can set the debug level via:
+
+% echo $VALUE > /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2200/debug_level
+
+Where $VALUE would be a number in the case of this sysfs entry. The
+input to sysfs files does not have to be a number. For example, the
+firmware loader used by hotplug utilizes sysfs entries for transferring
+the firmware image from user space into the driver.
+
+The Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 2915ABG Driver for Linux exposes sysfs entries
+at two levels -- driver level, which apply to all instances of the
+driver (in the event that there are more than one device installed) and
+device level, which applies only to the single specific instance.
+
+
+1.4.1 Driver Level Sysfs Helper Files
+-----------------------------------------------
+
+For the driver level files, look in /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2200/
+
+ debug_level
+
+ This controls the same global as the 'debug' module parameter
+
+
+1.4.2 Device Level Sysfs Helper Files
+-----------------------------------------------
+
+For the device level files, look in
+
+ /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2200/{PCI-ID}/
+
+For example:
+ /sys/bus/pci/drivers/ipw2200/0000:02:01.0
+
+For the device level files, see /sys/bus/pci/[drivers/ipw2200:
+
+ rf_kill
+ read -
+ 0 = RF kill not enabled (radio on)
+ 1 = SW based RF kill active (radio off)
+ 2 = HW based RF kill active (radio off)
+ 3 = Both HW and SW RF kill active (radio off)
+ write -
+ 0 = If SW based RF kill active, turn the radio back on
+ 1 = If radio is on, activate SW based RF kill
+
+ NOTE: If you enable the SW based RF kill and then toggle the HW
+ based RF kill from ON -> OFF -> ON, the radio will NOT come back on
+
+ ucode
+ read-only access to the ucode version number
+
+
+2. About the Version Numbers
+-----------------------------------------------
+
+Due to the nature of open source development projects, there are
+frequently changes being incorporated that have not gone through
+a complete validation process. These changes are incorporated into
+development snapshot releases.
+
+Releases are numbered with a three level scheme:
+
+ major.minor.development
+
+Any version where the 'development' portion is 0 (for example
+1.0.0, 1.1.0, etc.) indicates a stable version that will be made
+available for kernel inclusion.
+
+Any version where the 'development' portion is not a 0 (for
+example 1.0.1, 1.1.5, etc.) indicates a development version that is
+being made available for testing and cutting edge users. The stability
+and functionality of the development releases are not know. We make
+efforts to try and keep all snapshots reasonably stable, but due to the
+frequency of their release, and the desire to get those releases
+available as quickly as possible, unknown anomalies should be expected.
+
+The major version number will be incremented when significant changes
+are made to the driver. Currently, there are no major changes planned.
+
+
+3. Support
+-----------------------------------------------
+
+For installation support of the 1.0.0 version, you can contact
+http://supportmail.intel.com, or you can use the open source project
+support.
+
+For general information and support, go to:
+
+ http://ipw2200.sf.net/
+
+
+4. License
+-----------------------------------------------
+
+ Copyright(c) 2003 - 2005 Intel Corporation. All rights reserved.
+
+ This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+ This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
+ more details.
+
+ You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59
+ Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+ The full GNU General Public License is included in this distribution in the
+ file called LICENSE.
+
+ Contact Information:
+ James P. Ketrenos <ipw2100-admin@linux.intel.com>
+ Intel Corporation, 5200 N.E. Elam Young Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97124-6497
+
+
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/cxgb.txt b/Documentation/networking/cxgb.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..76324638626
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/networking/cxgb.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,352 @@
+ Chelsio N210 10Gb Ethernet Network Controller
+
+ Driver Release Notes for Linux
+
+ Version 2.1.1
+
+ June 20, 2005
+
+CONTENTS
+========
+ INTRODUCTION
+ FEATURES
+ PERFORMANCE
+ DRIVER MESSAGES
+ KNOWN ISSUES
+ SUPPORT
+
+
+INTRODUCTION
+============
+
+ This document describes the Linux driver for Chelsio 10Gb Ethernet Network
+ Controller. This driver supports the Chelsio N210 NIC and is backward
+ compatible with the Chelsio N110 model 10Gb NICs.
+
+
+FEATURES
+========
+
+ Adaptive Interrupts (adaptive-rx)
+ ---------------------------------
+
+ This feature provides an adaptive algorithm that adjusts the interrupt
+ coalescing parameters, allowing the driver to dynamically adapt the latency
+ settings to achieve the highest performance during various types of network
+ load.
+
+ The interface used to control this feature is ethtool. Please see the
+ ethtool manpage for additional usage information.
+
+ By default, adaptive-rx is disabled.
+ To enable adaptive-rx:
+
+ ethtool -C <interface> adaptive-rx on
+
+ To disable adaptive-rx, use ethtool:
+
+ ethtool -C <interface> adaptive-rx off
+
+ After disabling adaptive-rx, the timer latency value will be set to 50us.
+ You may set the timer latency after disabling adaptive-rx:
+
+ ethtool -C <interface> rx-usecs <microseconds>
+
+ An example to set the timer latency value to 100us on eth0:
+
+ ethtool -C eth0 rx-usecs 100
+
+ You may also provide a timer latency value while disabling adpative-rx:
+
+ ethtool -C <interface> adaptive-rx off rx-usecs <microseconds>
+
+ If adaptive-rx is disabled and a timer latency value is specified, the timer
+ will be set to the specified value until changed by the user or until
+ adaptive-rx is enabled.
+
+ To view the status of the adaptive-rx and timer latency values:
+
+ ethtool -c <interface>
+
+
+ TCP Segmentation Offloading (TSO) Support
+ -----------------------------------------
+
+ This feature, also known as "large send", enables a system's protocol stack
+ to offload portions of outbound TCP processing to a network interface card
+ thereby reducing system CPU utilization and enhancing performance.
+
+ The interface used to control this feature is ethtool version 1.8 or higher.
+ Please see the ethtool manpage for additional usage information.
+
+ By default, TSO is enabled.
+ To disable TSO:
+
+ ethtool -K <interface> tso off
+
+ To enable TSO:
+
+ ethtool -K <interface> tso on
+
+ To view the status of TSO:
+
+ ethtool -k <interface>
+
+
+PERFORMANCE
+===========
+
+ The following information is provided as an example of how to change system
+ parameters for "performance tuning" an what value to use. You may or may not
+ want to change these system parameters, depending on your server/workstation
+ application. Doing so is not warranted in any way by Chelsio Communications,
+ and is done at "YOUR OWN RISK". Chelsio will not be held responsible for loss
+ of data or damage to equipment.
+
+ Your distribution may have a different way of doing things, or you may prefer
+ a different method. These commands are shown only to provide an example of
+ what to do and are by no means definitive.
+
+ Making any of the following system changes will only last until you reboot
+ your system. You may want to write a script that runs at boot-up which
+ includes the optimal settings for your system.
+
+ Setting PCI Latency Timer:
+ setpci -d 1425:* 0x0c.l=0x0000F800
+
+ Disabling TCP timestamp:
+ sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_timestamps=0
+
+ Disabling SACK:
+ sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_sack=0
+
+ Setting large number of incoming connection requests:
+ sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_max_syn_backlog=3000
+
+ Setting maximum receive socket buffer size:
+ sysctl -w net.core.rmem_max=1024000
+
+ Setting maximum send socket buffer size:
+ sysctl -w net.core.wmem_max=1024000
+
+ Set smp_affinity (on a multiprocessor system) to a single CPU:
+ echo 1 > /proc/irq/<interrupt_number>/smp_affinity
+
+ Setting default receive socket buffer size:
+ sysctl -w net.core.rmem_default=524287
+
+ Setting default send socket buffer size:
+ sysctl -w net.core.wmem_default=524287
+
+ Setting maximum option memory buffers:
+ sysctl -w net.core.optmem_max=524287
+
+ Setting maximum backlog (# of unprocessed packets before kernel drops):
+ sysctl -w net.core.netdev_max_backlog=300000
+
+ Setting TCP read buffers (min/default/max):
+ sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_rmem="10000000 10000000 10000000"
+
+ Setting TCP write buffers (min/pressure/max):
+ sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_wmem="10000000 10000000 10000000"
+
+ Setting TCP buffer space (min/pressure/max):
+ sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_mem="10000000 10000000 10000000"
+
+ TCP window size for single connections:
+ The receive buffer (RX_WINDOW) size must be at least as large as the
+ Bandwidth-Delay Product of the communication link between the sender and
+ receiver. Due to the variations of RTT, you may want to increase the buffer
+ size up to 2 times the Bandwidth-Delay Product. Reference page 289 of
+ "TCP/IP Illustrated, Volume 1, The Protocols" by W. Richard Stevens.
+ At 10Gb speeds, use the following formula:
+ RX_WINDOW >= 1.25MBytes * RTT(in milliseconds)
+ Example for RTT with 100us: RX_WINDOW = (1,250,000 * 0.1) = 125,000
+ RX_WINDOW sizes of 256KB - 512KB should be sufficient.
+ Setting the min, max, and default receive buffer (RX_WINDOW) size:
+ sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_rmem="<min> <default> <max>"
+
+ TCP window size for multiple connections:
+ The receive buffer (RX_WINDOW) size may be calculated the same as single
+ connections, but should be divided by the number of connections. The
+ smaller window prevents congestion and facilitates better pacing,
+ especially if/when MAC level flow control does not work well or when it is
+ not supported on the machine. Experimentation may be necessary to attain
+ the correct value. This method is provided as a starting point fot the
+ correct receive buffer size.
+ Setting the min, max, and default receive buffer (RX_WINDOW) size is
+ performed in the same manner as single connection.
+
+
+DRIVER MESSAGES
+===============
+
+ The following messages are the most common messages logged by syslog. These
+ may be found in /var/log/messages.
+
+ Driver up:
+ Chelsio Network Driver - version 2.1.1
+
+ NIC detected:
+ eth#: Chelsio N210 1x10GBaseX NIC (rev #), PCIX 133MHz/64-bit
+
+ Link up:
+ eth#: link is up at 10 Gbps, full duplex
+
+ Link down:
+ eth#: link is down
+
+
+KNOWN ISSUES
+============
+
+ These issues have been identified during testing. The following information
+ is provided as a workaround to the problem. In some cases, this problem is
+ inherent to Linux or to a particular Linux Distribution and/or hardware
+ platform.
+
+ 1. Large number of TCP retransmits on a multiprocessor (SMP) system.
+
+ On a system with multiple CPUs, the interrupt (IRQ) for the network
+ controller may be bound to more than one CPU. This will cause TCP
+ retransmits if the packet data were to be split across different CPUs
+ and re-assembled in a different order than expected.
+
+ To eliminate the TCP retransmits, set smp_affinity on the particular
+ interrupt to a single CPU. You can locate the interrupt (IRQ) used on
+ the N110/N210 by using ifconfig:
+ ifconfig <dev_name> | grep Interrupt
+ Set the smp_affinity to a single CPU:
+ echo 1 > /proc/irq/<interrupt_number>/smp_affinity
+
+ It is highly suggested that you do not run the irqbalance daemon on your
+ system, as this will change any smp_affinity setting you have applied.
+ The irqbalance daemon runs on a 10 second interval and binds interrupts
+ to the least loaded CPU determined by the daemon. To disable this daemon:
+ chkconfig --level 2345 irqbalance off
+
+ By default, some Linux distributions enable the kernel feature,
+ irqbalance, which performs the same function as the daemon. To disable
+ this feature, add the following line to your bootloader:
+ noirqbalance
+
+ Example using the Grub bootloader:
+ title Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (2.4.21-27.ELsmp)
+ root (hd0,0)
+ kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.21-27.ELsmp ro root=/dev/hda3 noirqbalance
+ initrd /initrd-2.4.21-27.ELsmp.img
+
+ 2. After running insmod, the driver is loaded and the incorrect network
+ interface is brought up without running ifup.
+
+ When using 2.4.x kernels, including RHEL kernels, the Linux kernel
+ invokes a script named "hotplug". This script is primarily used to
+ automatically bring up USB devices when they are plugged in, however,
+ the script also attempts to automatically bring up a network interface
+ after loading the kernel module. The hotplug script does this by scanning
+ the ifcfg-eth# config files in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts, looking
+ for HWADDR=<mac_address>.
+
+ If the hotplug script does not find the HWADDRR within any of the
+ ifcfg-eth# files, it will bring up the device with the next available
+ interface name. If this interface is already configured for a different
+ network card, your new interface will have incorrect IP address and
+ network settings.
+
+ To solve this issue, you can add the HWADDR=<mac_address> key to the
+ interface config file of your network controller.
+
+ To disable this "hotplug" feature, you may add the driver (module name)
+ to the "blacklist" file located in /etc/hotplug. It has been noted that
+ this does not work for network devices because the net.agent script
+ does not use the blacklist file. Simply remove, or rename, the net.agent
+ script located in /etc/hotplug to disable this feature.
+
+ 3. Transport Protocol (TP) hangs when running heavy multi-connection traffic
+ on an AMD Opteron system with HyperTransport PCI-X Tunnel chipset.
+
+ If your AMD Opteron system uses the AMD-8131 HyperTransport PCI-X Tunnel
+ chipset, you may experience the "133-Mhz Mode Split Completion Data
+ Corruption" bug identified by AMD while using a 133Mhz PCI-X card on the
+ bus PCI-X bus.
+
+ AMD states, "Under highly specific conditions, the AMD-8131 PCI-X Tunnel
+ can provide stale data via split completion cycles to a PCI-X card that
+ is operating at 133 Mhz", causing data corruption.
+
+ AMD's provides three workarounds for this problem, however, Chelsio
+ recommends the first option for best performance with this bug:
+
+ For 133Mhz secondary bus operation, limit the transaction length and
+ the number of outstanding transactions, via BIOS configuration
+ programming of the PCI-X card, to the following:
+
+ Data Length (bytes): 1k
+ Total allowed outstanding transactions: 2
+
+ Please refer to AMD 8131-HT/PCI-X Errata 26310 Rev 3.08 August 2004,
+ section 56, "133-MHz Mode Split Completion Data Corruption" for more
+ details with this bug and workarounds suggested by AMD.
+
+ It may be possible to work outside AMD's recommended PCI-X settings, try
+ increasing the Data Length to 2k bytes for increased performance. If you
+ have issues with these settings, please revert to the "safe" settings
+ and duplicate the problem before submitting a bug or asking for support.
+
+ NOTE: The default setting on most systems is 8 outstanding transactions
+ and 2k bytes data length.
+
+ 4. On multiprocessor systems, it has been noted that an application which
+ is handling 10Gb networking can switch between CPUs causing degraded
+ and/or unstable performance.
+
+ If running on an SMP system and taking performance measurements, it
+ is suggested you either run the latest netperf-2.4.0+ or use a binding
+ tool such as Tim Hockin's procstate utilities (runon)
+ <http://www.hockin.org/~thockin/procstate/>.
+
+ Binding netserver and netperf (or other applications) to particular
+ CPUs will have a significant difference in performance measurements.
+ You may need to experiment which CPU to bind the application to in
+ order to achieve the best performance for your system.
+
+ If you are developing an application designed for 10Gb networking,
+ please keep in mind you may want to look at kernel functions
+ sched_setaffinity & sched_getaffinity to bind your application.
+
+ If you are just running user-space applications such as ftp, telnet,
+ etc., you may want to try the runon tool provided by Tim Hockin's
+ procstate utility. You could also try binding the interface to a
+ particular CPU: runon 0 ifup eth0
+
+
+SUPPORT
+=======
+
+ If you have problems with the software or hardware, please contact our
+ customer support team via email at support@chelsio.com or check our website
+ at http://www.chelsio.com
+
+===============================================================================
+
+ Chelsio Communications
+ 370 San Aleso Ave.
+ Suite 100
+ Sunnyvale, CA 94085
+ http://www.chelsio.com
+
+This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2, as
+published by the Free Software Foundation.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED
+WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+
+ Copyright (c) 2003-2005 Chelsio Communications. All rights reserved.
+
+===============================================================================
diff --git a/Documentation/serial/driver b/Documentation/serial/driver
index ac7eabbf662..87856d3cfb6 100644
--- a/Documentation/serial/driver
+++ b/Documentation/serial/driver
@@ -111,24 +111,17 @@ hardware.
Interrupts: locally disabled.
This call must not sleep
- stop_tx(port,tty_stop)
+ stop_tx(port)
Stop transmitting characters. This might be due to the CTS
line becoming inactive or the tty layer indicating we want
- to stop transmission.
-
- tty_stop: 1 if this call is due to the TTY layer issuing a
- TTY stop to the driver (equiv to rs_stop).
+ to stop transmission due to an XOFF character.
Locking: port->lock taken.
Interrupts: locally disabled.
This call must not sleep
- start_tx(port,tty_start)
- start transmitting characters. (incidentally, nonempty will
- always be nonzero, and shouldn't be used - it will be dropped).
-
- tty_start: 1 if this call was due to the TTY layer issuing
- a TTY start to the driver (equiv to rs_start)
+ start_tx(port)
+ start transmitting characters.
Locking: port->lock taken.
Interrupts: locally disabled.
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt
index a18ecb92b35..5c49ba07e70 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/ALSA-Configuration.txt
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ Prior to version 0.9.0rc4 options had a 'snd_' prefix. This was removed.
mpu_irq - IRQ # for MPU-401 UART (PnP setup)
dma1 - first DMA # for AD1816A chip (PnP setup)
dma2 - second DMA # for AD1816A chip (PnP setup)
+ clockfreq - Clock frequency for AD1816A chip (default = 0, 33000Hz)
Module supports up to 8 cards, autoprobe and PnP.
diff --git a/Documentation/sound/alsa/DocBook/writing-an-alsa-driver.tmpl b/Documentation/sound/alsa/DocBook/writing-an-alsa-driver.tmpl
index db0b7d2dc47..0475478c248 100644
--- a/Documentation/sound/alsa/DocBook/writing-an-alsa-driver.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/sound/alsa/DocBook/writing-an-alsa-driver.tmpl
@@ -3422,10 +3422,17 @@ struct _snd_pcm_runtime {
<para>
The <structfield>iface</structfield> field specifies the type of
- the control,
- <constant>SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_XXX</constant>. There are
- <constant>MIXER</constant>, <constant>PCM</constant>,
- <constant>CARD</constant>, etc.
+ the control, <constant>SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_XXX</constant>, which
+ is usually <constant>MIXER</constant>.
+ Use <constant>CARD</constant> for global controls that are not
+ logically part of the mixer.
+ If the control is closely associated with some specific device on
+ the sound card, use <constant>HWDEP</constant>,
+ <constant>PCM</constant>, <constant>RAWMIDI</constant>,
+ <constant>TIMER</constant>, or <constant>SEQUENCER</constant>, and
+ specify the device number with the
+ <structfield>device</structfield> and
+ <structfield>subdevice</structfield> fields.
</para>
<para>