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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/networking')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/3c359.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/README.ipw2200 | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/bonding.txt | 36 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/caif/Linux-CAIF.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/caif/spi_porting.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/can.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/ieee802154.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/igb.txt | 13 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/olympic.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/packet_mmap.txt | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/s2io.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/tc-actions-env-rules.txt | 4 |
13 files changed, 43 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/3c359.txt b/Documentation/networking/3c359.txt index 4af8071..dadfe81 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/3c359.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/3c359.txt @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ debugging messages on, that must be done by modified the source code. Variable MTU size: -The driver can handle a MTU size upto either 4500 or 18000 depending upon +The driver can handle a MTU size up to either 4500 or 18000 depending upon ring speed. The driver also changes the size of the receive buffers as part of the mtu re-sizing, so if you set mtu = 18000, you will need to be able to allocate 16 * (sk_buff with 18000 buffer size) call it 18500 bytes per ring diff --git a/Documentation/networking/README.ipw2200 b/Documentation/networking/README.ipw2200 index 616a8e5..b7658be 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/README.ipw2200 +++ b/Documentation/networking/README.ipw2200 @@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ You can set the debug level via: 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 transfering +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 diff --git a/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt b/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt index 713f7c0..88d4afb 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt @@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ folder: # fragmentation gw_sel_class vis_mode -There is a special folder for debugging informations: +There is a special folder for debugging information: # ls /sys/kernel/debug/batman_adv/bat0/ # gateways socket transtable_global vis_data diff --git a/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt b/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt index b36e741..1f45bd8 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Linux Ethernet Bonding Driver HOWTO - Latest update: 23 September 2009 + Latest update: 27 April 2011 Initial release : Thomas Davis <tadavis at lbl.gov> Corrections, HA extensions : 2000/10/03-15 : @@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ fail_over_mac gratuitous ARP is lost, communication may be disrupted. - When this policy is used in conjuction with the mii + When this policy is used in conjunction with the mii monitor, devices which assert link up prior to being able to actually transmit and receive are particularly susceptible to loss of the gratuitous ARP, and an @@ -585,25 +585,23 @@ mode chosen. num_grat_arp - - Specifies the number of gratuitous ARPs to be issued after a - failover event. One gratuitous ARP is issued immediately after - the failover, subsequent ARPs are sent at a rate of one per link - monitor interval (arp_interval or miimon, whichever is active). - - The valid range is 0 - 255; the default value is 1. This option - affects only the active-backup mode. This option was added for - bonding version 3.3.0. - num_unsol_na - Specifies the number of unsolicited IPv6 Neighbor Advertisements - to be issued after a failover event. One unsolicited NA is issued - immediately after the failover. - - The valid range is 0 - 255; the default value is 1. This option - affects only the active-backup mode. This option was added for - bonding version 3.4.0. + Specify the number of peer notifications (gratuitous ARPs and + unsolicited IPv6 Neighbor Advertisements) to be issued after a + failover event. As soon as the link is up on the new slave + (possibly immediately) a peer notification is sent on the + bonding device and each VLAN sub-device. This is repeated at + each link monitor interval (arp_interval or miimon, whichever + is active) if the number is greater than 1. + + The valid range is 0 - 255; the default value is 1. These options + affect only the active-backup mode. These options were added for + bonding versions 3.3.0 and 3.4.0 respectively. + + From Linux 2.6.40 and bonding version 3.7.1, these notifications + are generated by the ipv4 and ipv6 code and the numbers of + repetitions cannot be set independently. primary diff --git a/Documentation/networking/caif/Linux-CAIF.txt b/Documentation/networking/caif/Linux-CAIF.txt index 7fe7a9a..e52fd62 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/caif/Linux-CAIF.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/caif/Linux-CAIF.txt @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ The CAIF Protocol implementation contains: - CFMUX CAIF Mux layer. Handles multiplexing between multiple physical bearers and multiple channels such as VEI, Datagram, etc. The MUX keeps track of the existing CAIF Channels and - Physical Instances and selects the apropriate instance based + Physical Instances and selects the appropriate instance based on Channel-Id and Physical-ID. - CFFRML CAIF Framing layer. Handles Framing i.e. Frame length diff --git a/Documentation/networking/caif/spi_porting.txt b/Documentation/networking/caif/spi_porting.txt index 0cb8cb9..9efd068 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/caif/spi_porting.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/caif/spi_porting.txt @@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static int sspi_init_xfer(struct cfspi_xfer *xfer, struct cfspi_dev *dev) void sspi_sig_xfer(bool xfer, struct cfspi_dev *dev) { /* If xfer is true then you should assert the SPI_INT to indicate to - * the master that you are ready to recieve the data from the master + * the master that you are ready to receive the data from the master * SPI. If xfer is false then you should de-assert SPI_INT to indicate * that the transfer is done. */ diff --git a/Documentation/networking/can.txt b/Documentation/networking/can.txt index 5b04b67..56ca3b7 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/can.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/can.txt @@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ solution for a couple of reasons: the user application using the common CAN filter mechanisms. Inside this filter definition the (interested) type of errors may be selected. The reception of error frames is disabled by default. - The format of the CAN error frame is briefly decribed in the Linux + The format of the CAN error frame is briefly described in the Linux header file "include/linux/can/error.h". 4. How to use Socket CAN diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ieee802154.txt b/Documentation/networking/ieee802154.txt index 23c995e..f41ea24 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ieee802154.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/ieee802154.txt @@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ The Linux-ZigBee project goal is to provide complete implementation of IEEE 802.15.4 / ZigBee / 6LoWPAN protocols. IEEE 802.15.4 is a stack of protocols for organizing Low-Rate Wireless Personal Area Networks. -Currently only IEEE 802.15.4 layer is implemented. We have choosen +Currently only IEEE 802.15.4 layer is implemented. We have chosen to use plain Berkeley socket API, the generic Linux networking stack to transfer IEEE 802.15.4 messages and a special protocol over genetlink for configuration/management diff --git a/Documentation/networking/igb.txt b/Documentation/networking/igb.txt index 98953c0..9a2a037 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/igb.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/igb.txt @@ -93,6 +93,19 @@ Additional Configurations REQUIREMENTS: MSI-X support is required for Multiqueue. If MSI-X is not found, the system will fallback to MSI or to Legacy interrupts. + MAC and VLAN anti-spoofing feature + ---------------------------------- + When a malicious driver attempts to send a spoofed packet, it is dropped by + the hardware and not transmitted. An interrupt is sent to the PF driver + notifying it of the spoof attempt. + + When a spoofed packet is detected the PF driver will send the following + message to the system log (displayed by the "dmesg" command): + + Spoof event(s) detected on VF(n) + + Where n=the VF that attempted to do the spoofing. + Support ======= diff --git a/Documentation/networking/olympic.txt b/Documentation/networking/olympic.txt index c65a940..b95b5bf 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/olympic.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/olympic.txt @@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ together. Variable MTU size: -The driver can handle a MTU size upto either 4500 or 18000 depending upon +The driver can handle a MTU size up to either 4500 or 18000 depending upon ring speed. The driver also changes the size of the receive buffers as part of the mtu re-sizing, so if you set mtu = 18000, you will need to be able to allocate 16 * (sk_buff with 18000 buffer size) call it 18500 bytes per ring diff --git a/Documentation/networking/packet_mmap.txt b/Documentation/networking/packet_mmap.txt index 073894d..4acea66 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/packet_mmap.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/packet_mmap.txt @@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ we will get the following buffer structure: A frame can be of any size with the only condition it can fit in a block. A block can only hold an integer number of frames, or in other words, a frame cannot -be spawned accross two blocks, so there are some details you have to take into +be spawned across two blocks, so there are some details you have to take into account when choosing the frame_size. See "Mapping and use of the circular buffer (ring)". diff --git a/Documentation/networking/s2io.txt b/Documentation/networking/s2io.txt index 9d4e0f4..4be0c03 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/s2io.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/s2io.txt @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ To associate an interface with a physical adapter use "ethtool -p <ethX>". The corresponding adapter's LED will blink multiple times. 3. Features supported: -a. Jumbo frames. Xframe I/II supports MTU upto 9600 bytes, +a. Jumbo frames. Xframe I/II supports MTU up to 9600 bytes, modifiable using ifconfig command. b. Offloads. Supports checksum offload(TCP/UDP/IP) on transmit @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ significant performance improvement on certain platforms(SGI Altix, IBM xSeries). d. MSI/MSI-X. Can be enabled on platforms which support this feature -(IA64, Xeon) resulting in noticeable performance improvement(upto 7% +(IA64, Xeon) resulting in noticeable performance improvement(up to 7% on certain platforms). e. Statistics. Comprehensive MAC-level and software statistics displayed diff --git a/Documentation/networking/tc-actions-env-rules.txt b/Documentation/networking/tc-actions-env-rules.txt index dcadf6f..70d6cf6 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/tc-actions-env-rules.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/tc-actions-env-rules.txt @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ -The "enviromental" rules for authors of any new tc actions are: +The "environmental" 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. @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ this way any action downstream can stomp on the packet. 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: +The "environmental" rules for callers of actions (qdiscs etc) are: *) Thou art responsible for freeing anything returned as being TC_ACT_SHOT/STOLEN/QUEUED. If none of TC_ACT_SHOT/STOLEN/QUEUED is |