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author | Ido Schimmel <idosch@mellanox.com> | 2020-05-29 21:36:42 +0300 |
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committer | David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | 2020-06-01 11:49:23 -0700 |
commit | d77cfd162a346259222d0207a95bf1a0cc0c2520 (patch) | |
tree | 262fac3a2697ce6d42a7a794e124928cce0cb1c9 /Documentation | |
parent | 515eac677fe119433c2a466443bef95c10c550cc (diff) | |
download | linux-d77cfd162a346259222d0207a95bf1a0cc0c2520.tar.bz2 |
devlink: Add layer 3 control packet traps
Add layer 3 control packet traps such as ARP and DHCP, so that capable
device drivers could register them with devlink. Add documentation for
every added packet trap and packet trap group.
Signed-off-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@mellanox.com>
Reviewed-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@mellanox.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-trap.rst | 143 |
1 files changed, 143 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-trap.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-trap.rst index e9fc3c9d7d7a..621b634b16be 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-trap.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-trap.rst @@ -288,6 +288,115 @@ be added to the following table: * - ``mld_v1_done`` - ``control`` - Traps MLD Version 1 Multicast Listener Done packets + * - ``ipv4_dhcp`` + - ``control`` + - Traps IPv4 DHCP packets + * - ``ipv6_dhcp`` + - ``control`` + - Traps IPv6 DHCP packets + * - ``arp_request`` + - ``control`` + - Traps ARP request packets + * - ``arp_response`` + - ``control`` + - Traps ARP response packets + * - ``arp_overlay`` + - ``control`` + - Traps NVE-decapsulated ARP packets that reached the overlay network. + This is required, for example, when the address that needs to be + resolved is a local address + * - ``ipv6_neigh_solicit`` + - ``control`` + - Traps IPv6 Neighbour Solicitation packets + * - ``ipv6_neigh_advert`` + - ``control`` + - Traps IPv6 Neighbour Advertisement packets + * - ``ipv4_bfd`` + - ``control`` + - Traps IPv4 BFD packets + * - ``ipv6_bfd`` + - ``control`` + - Traps IPv6 BFD packets + * - ``ipv4_ospf`` + - ``control`` + - Traps IPv4 OSPF packets + * - ``ipv6_ospf`` + - ``control`` + - Traps IPv6 OSPF packets + * - ``ipv4_bgp`` + - ``control`` + - Traps IPv4 BGP packets + * - ``ipv6_bgp`` + - ``control`` + - Traps IPv6 BGP packets + * - ``ipv4_vrrp`` + - ``control`` + - Traps IPv4 VRRP packets + * - ``ipv6_vrrp`` + - ``control`` + - Traps IPv6 VRRP packets + * - ``ipv4_pim`` + - ``control`` + - Traps IPv4 PIM packets + * - ``ipv6_pim`` + - ``control`` + - Traps IPv6 PIM packets + * - ``uc_loopback`` + - ``control`` + - Traps unicast packets that need to be routed through the same layer 3 + interface from which they were received. Such packets are routed by the + kernel, but also cause it to potentially generate ICMP redirect packets + * - ``local_route`` + - ``control`` + - Traps unicast packets that hit a local route and need to be locally + delivered + * - ``external_route`` + - ``control`` + - Traps packets that should be routed through an external interface (e.g., + management interface) that does not belong to the same device (e.g., + switch ASIC) as the ingress interface + * - ``ipv6_uc_dip_link_local_scope`` + - ``control`` + - Traps unicast IPv6 packets that need to be routed and have a destination + IP address with a link-local scope (i.e., fe80::/10). The trap allows + device drivers to avoid programming link-local routes, but still receive + packets for local delivery + * - ``ipv6_dip_all_nodes`` + - ``control`` + - Traps IPv6 packets that their destination IP address is the "All Nodes + Address" (i.e., ff02::1) + * - ``ipv6_dip_all_routers`` + - ``control`` + - Traps IPv6 packets that their destination IP address is the "All Routers + Address" (i.e., ff02::2) + * - ``ipv6_router_solicit`` + - ``control`` + - Traps IPv6 Router Solicitation packets + * - ``ipv6_router_advert`` + - ``control`` + - Traps IPv6 Router Advertisement packets + * - ``ipv6_redirect`` + - ``control`` + - Traps IPv6 Redirect Message packets + * - ``ipv4_router_alert`` + - ``control`` + - Traps IPv4 packets that need to be routed and include the Router Alert + option. Such packets need to be locally delivered to raw sockets that + have the IP_ROUTER_ALERT socket option set + * - ``ipv6_router_alert`` + - ``control`` + - Traps IPv6 packets that need to be routed and include the Router Alert + option in their Hop-by-Hop extension header. Such packets need to be + locally delivered to raw sockets that have the IPV6_ROUTER_ALERT socket + option set + * - ``ptp_event`` + - ``control`` + - Traps PTP time-critical event messages (Sync, Delay_req, Pdelay_Req and + Pdelay_Resp) + * - ``ptp_general`` + - ``control`` + - Traps PTP general messages (Announce, Follow_Up, Delay_Resp, + Pdelay_Resp_Follow_Up, management and signaling) Driver-specific Packet Traps ============================ @@ -344,6 +453,40 @@ narrow. The description of these groups must be added to the following table: * - ``mc_snooping`` - Contains packet traps for IGMP and MLD packets required for multicast snooping + * - ``dhcp`` + - Contains packet traps for DHCP packets + * - ``neigh_discovery`` + - Contains packet traps for neighbour discovery packets (e.g., ARP, IPv6 + ND) + * - ``bfd`` + - Contains packet traps for BFD packets + * - ``ospf`` + - Contains packet traps for OSPF packets + * - ``bgp`` + - Contains packet traps for BGP packets + * - ``vrrp`` + - Contains packet traps for VRRP packets + * - ``pim`` + - Contains packet traps for PIM packets + * - ``uc_loopback`` + - Contains a packet trap for unicast loopback packets (i.e., + ``uc_loopback``). This trap is singled-out because in cases such as + one-armed router it will be constantly triggered. To limit the impact on + the CPU usage, a packet trap policer with a low rate can be bound to the + group without affecting other traps + * - ``local_delivery`` + - Contains packet traps for packets that should be locally delivered after + routing, but do not match more specific packet traps (e.g., + ``ipv4_bgp``) + * - ``ipv6`` + - Contains packet traps for various IPv6 control packets (e.g., Router + Advertisements) + * - ``ptp_event`` + - Contains packet traps for PTP time-critical event messages (Sync, + Delay_req, Pdelay_Req and Pdelay_Resp) + * - ``ptp_general`` + - Contains packet traps for PTP general messages (Announce, Follow_Up, + Delay_Resp, Pdelay_Resp_Follow_Up, management and signaling) Packet Trap Policers ==================== |