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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/ethtool.h | 26 |
1 files changed, 24 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/ethtool.h b/include/linux/ethtool.h index b38bf69310e..d901714120a 100644 --- a/include/linux/ethtool.h +++ b/include/linux/ethtool.h @@ -489,7 +489,10 @@ struct ethtool_rx_flow_spec { * on return. * * For %ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLCNT, @rule_cnt is set to the number of defined - * rules on return. + * rules on return. If @data is non-zero on return then it is the + * size of the rule table, plus the flag %RX_CLS_LOC_SPECIAL if the + * driver supports any special location values. If that flag is not + * set in @data then special location values should not be used. * * For %ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRULE, @fs.@location specifies the location of an * existing rule on entry and @fs contains the rule on return. @@ -501,10 +504,23 @@ struct ethtool_rx_flow_spec { * must use the second parameter to get_rxnfc() instead of @rule_locs. * * For %ETHTOOL_SRXCLSRLINS, @fs specifies the rule to add or update. - * @fs.@location specifies the location to use and must not be ignored. + * @fs.@location either specifies the location to use or is a special + * location value with %RX_CLS_LOC_SPECIAL flag set. On return, + * @fs.@location is the actual rule location. * * For %ETHTOOL_SRXCLSRLDEL, @fs.@location specifies the location of an * existing rule on entry. + * + * A driver supporting the special location values for + * %ETHTOOL_SRXCLSRLINS may add the rule at any suitable unused + * location, and may remove a rule at a later location (lower + * priority) that matches exactly the same set of flows. The special + * values are: %RX_CLS_LOC_ANY, selecting any location; + * %RX_CLS_LOC_FIRST, selecting the first suitable location (maximum + * priority); and %RX_CLS_LOC_LAST, selecting the last suitable + * location (minimum priority). Additional special values may be + * defined in future and drivers must return -%EINVAL for any + * unrecognised value. */ struct ethtool_rxnfc { __u32 cmd; @@ -1141,6 +1157,12 @@ struct ethtool_ops { #define RX_CLS_FLOW_DISC 0xffffffffffffffffULL +/* Special RX classification rule insert location values */ +#define RX_CLS_LOC_SPECIAL 0x80000000 /* flag */ +#define RX_CLS_LOC_ANY 0xffffffff +#define RX_CLS_LOC_FIRST 0xfffffffe +#define RX_CLS_LOC_LAST 0xfffffffd + /* Reset flags */ /* The reset() operation must clear the flags for the components which * were actually reset. On successful return, the flags indicate the |