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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/networking')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/Makefile | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/bonding.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/can.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/e1000.txt | 14 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/ifenslave.c | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/packet_mmap.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/tc-actions-env-rules.txt | 15 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/udplite.txt | 2 |
8 files changed, 24 insertions, 25 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/Makefile b/Documentation/networking/Makefile new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..6d8af1ac56c --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/networking/Makefile @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +# kbuild trick to avoid linker error. Can be omitted if a module is built. +obj- := dummy.o + +# List of programs to build +hostprogs-y := ifenslave + +# Tell kbuild to always build the programs +always := $(hostprogs-y) diff --git a/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt b/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt index 7fa7fe71d7a..688dfe1e6b7 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt @@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ xmit_hash_policy in environments where a layer3 gateway device is required to reach most destinations. - This algorithm is 802.3ad complient. + This algorithm is 802.3ad compliant. layer3+4 diff --git a/Documentation/networking/can.txt b/Documentation/networking/can.txt index 641d2afacff..297ba7b1cca 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/can.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/can.txt @@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ solution for a couple of reasons: The Linux network devices (by default) just can handle the transmission and reception of media dependent frames. Due to the - arbritration on the CAN bus the transmission of a low prio CAN-ID + arbitration on the CAN bus the transmission of a low prio CAN-ID may be delayed by the reception of a high prio CAN frame. To reflect the correct* traffic on the node the loopback of the sent data has to be performed right after a successful transmission. If @@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ solution for a couple of reasons: - stats_timer: To calculate the Socket CAN core statistics (e.g. current/maximum frames per second) this 1 second timer is invoked at can.ko module start time by default. This timer can be - disabled by using stattimer=0 on the module comandline. + disabled by using stattimer=0 on the module commandline. - debug: (removed since SocketCAN SVN r546) diff --git a/Documentation/networking/e1000.txt b/Documentation/networking/e1000.txt index 61b171cf531..2df71861e57 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/e1000.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/e1000.txt @@ -513,21 +513,11 @@ Additional Configurations Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Connection Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Dual Port Server Adapter Intel(R) PRO/1000 PF Dual Port Server Adapter - Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Server Adapter + Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT Quad Port Server Adapter NAPI ---- - NAPI (Rx polling mode) is supported in the e1000 driver. NAPI is enabled - or disabled based on the configuration of the kernel. To override - the default, use the following compile-time flags. - - To enable NAPI, compile the driver module, passing in a configuration option: - - make CFLAGS_EXTRA=-DE1000_NAPI install - - To disable NAPI, compile the driver module, passing in a configuration option: - - make CFLAGS_EXTRA=-DE1000_NO_NAPI install + NAPI (Rx polling mode) is enabled in the e1000 driver. See www.cyberus.ca/~hadi/usenix-paper.tgz for more information on NAPI. diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ifenslave.c b/Documentation/networking/ifenslave.c index a1205988675..1b96ccda383 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ifenslave.c +++ b/Documentation/networking/ifenslave.c @@ -1081,7 +1081,7 @@ static int set_if_addr(char *master_ifname, char *slave_ifname) } - ipaddr = ifr.ifr_addr.sa_data; + ipaddr = (unsigned char *)ifr.ifr_addr.sa_data; v_print("Interface '%s': set IP %s to %d.%d.%d.%d\n", slave_ifname, ifra[i].desc, ipaddr[0], ipaddr[1], ipaddr[2], ipaddr[3]); diff --git a/Documentation/networking/packet_mmap.txt b/Documentation/networking/packet_mmap.txt index db0cd516958..07c53d59603 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/packet_mmap.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/packet_mmap.txt @@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ just one call to mmap is needed: mmap(0, size, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED, fd, 0); If tp_frame_size is a divisor of tp_block_size frames will be -contiguosly spaced by tp_frame_size bytes. If not, each +contiguously spaced by tp_frame_size bytes. If not, each tp_block_size/tp_frame_size frames there will be a gap between the frames. This is because a frame cannot be spawn across two blocks. diff --git a/Documentation/networking/tc-actions-env-rules.txt b/Documentation/networking/tc-actions-env-rules.txt index 01e716d185f..dcadf6f88e3 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/tc-actions-env-rules.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/tc-actions-env-rules.txt @@ -4,26 +4,27 @@ The "enviromental" rules for authors of any new tc actions are: 1) If you stealeth or borroweth any packet thou shalt be branching from the righteous path and thou shalt cloneth. -For example if your action queues a packet to be processed later -or intentionaly branches by redirecting a packet then you need to +For example if your action queues a packet to be processed later, +or intentionally branches by redirecting a packet, then you need to clone the packet. + There are certain fields in the skb tc_verd that need to be reset so we -avoid loops etc. A few are generic enough so much so that skb_act_clone() -resets them for you. So invoke skb_act_clone() rather than skb_clone() +avoid loops, etc. A few are generic enough that skb_act_clone() +resets them for you, so invoke skb_act_clone() rather than skb_clone(). 2) If you munge any packet thou shalt call pskb_expand_head in the case someone else is referencing the skb. After that you "own" the skb. You must also tell us if it is ok to munge the packet (TC_OK2MUNGE), this way any action downstream can stomp on the packet. -3) dropping packets you dont own is a nono. You simply return +3) Dropping packets you don't own is a no-no. You simply return TC_ACT_SHOT to the caller and they will drop it. The "enviromental" rules for callers of actions (qdiscs etc) are: -*) thou art responsible for freeing anything returned as being +*) Thou art responsible for freeing anything returned as being TC_ACT_SHOT/STOLEN/QUEUED. If none of TC_ACT_SHOT/STOLEN/QUEUED is -returned then all is great and you dont need to do anything. +returned, then all is great and you don't need to do anything. Post on netdev if something is unclear. diff --git a/Documentation/networking/udplite.txt b/Documentation/networking/udplite.txt index 3870f280280..855d8da57a2 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/udplite.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/udplite.txt @@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ getsockopt(sockfd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_NO_CHECK, &value, ...); is meaningless (as in TCP). Packets with a zero checksum field are - illegal (cf. RFC 3828, sec. 3.1) will be silently discarded. + illegal (cf. RFC 3828, sec. 3.1) and will be silently discarded. 4) Fragmentation |