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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2014-06-12 14:27:40 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2014-06-12 14:27:40 -0700 |
commit | f9da455b93f6ba076935b4ef4589f61e529ae046 (patch) | |
tree | 3c4e69ce1ba1d6bf65915b97a76ca2172105b278 /include/xen/interface | |
parent | 0e04c641b199435f3779454055f6a7de258ecdfc (diff) | |
parent | e5eca6d41f53db48edd8cf88a3f59d2c30227f8e (diff) | |
download | linux-f9da455b93f6ba076935b4ef4589f61e529ae046.tar.bz2 |
Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next
Pull networking updates from David Miller:
1) Seccomp BPF filters can now be JIT'd, from Alexei Starovoitov.
2) Multiqueue support in xen-netback and xen-netfront, from Andrew J
Benniston.
3) Allow tweaking of aggregation settings in cdc_ncm driver, from Bjørn
Mork.
4) BPF now has a "random" opcode, from Chema Gonzalez.
5) Add more BPF documentation and improve test framework, from Daniel
Borkmann.
6) Support TCP fastopen over ipv6, from Daniel Lee.
7) Add software TSO helper functions and use them to support software
TSO in mvneta and mv643xx_eth drivers. From Ezequiel Garcia.
8) Support software TSO in fec driver too, from Nimrod Andy.
9) Add Broadcom SYSTEMPORT driver, from Florian Fainelli.
10) Handle broadcasts more gracefully over macvlan when there are large
numbers of interfaces configured, from Herbert Xu.
11) Allow more control over fwmark used for non-socket based responses,
from Lorenzo Colitti.
12) Do TCP congestion window limiting based upon measurements, from Neal
Cardwell.
13) Support busy polling in SCTP, from Neal Horman.
14) Allow RSS key to be configured via ethtool, from Venkata Duvvuru.
15) Bridge promisc mode handling improvements from Vlad Yasevich.
16) Don't use inetpeer entries to implement ID generation any more, it
performs poorly, from Eric Dumazet.
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next: (1522 commits)
rtnetlink: fix userspace API breakage for iproute2 < v3.9.0
tcp: fixing TLP's FIN recovery
net: fec: Add software TSO support
net: fec: Add Scatter/gather support
net: fec: Increase buffer descriptor entry number
net: fec: Factorize feature setting
net: fec: Enable IP header hardware checksum
net: fec: Factorize the .xmit transmit function
bridge: fix compile error when compiling without IPv6 support
bridge: fix smatch warning / potential null pointer dereference
via-rhine: fix full-duplex with autoneg disable
bnx2x: Enlarge the dorq threshold for VFs
bnx2x: Check for UNDI in uncommon branch
bnx2x: Fix 1G-baseT link
bnx2x: Fix link for KR with swapped polarity lane
sctp: Fix sk_ack_backlog wrap-around problem
net/core: Add VF link state control policy
net/fsl: xgmac_mdio is dependent on OF_MDIO
net/fsl: Make xgmac_mdio read error message useful
net_sched: drr: warn when qdisc is not work conserving
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Diffstat (limited to 'include/xen/interface')
-rw-r--r-- | include/xen/interface/io/netif.h | 53 |
1 files changed, 53 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/xen/interface/io/netif.h b/include/xen/interface/io/netif.h index c50061db6098..70054cc0708d 100644 --- a/include/xen/interface/io/netif.h +++ b/include/xen/interface/io/netif.h @@ -51,6 +51,59 @@ */ /* + * Multiple transmit and receive queues: + * If supported, the backend will write the key "multi-queue-max-queues" to + * the directory for that vif, and set its value to the maximum supported + * number of queues. + * Frontends that are aware of this feature and wish to use it can write the + * key "multi-queue-num-queues", set to the number they wish to use, which + * must be greater than zero, and no more than the value reported by the backend + * in "multi-queue-max-queues". + * + * Queues replicate the shared rings and event channels. + * "feature-split-event-channels" may optionally be used when using + * multiple queues, but is not mandatory. + * + * Each queue consists of one shared ring pair, i.e. there must be the same + * number of tx and rx rings. + * + * For frontends requesting just one queue, the usual event-channel and + * ring-ref keys are written as before, simplifying the backend processing + * to avoid distinguishing between a frontend that doesn't understand the + * multi-queue feature, and one that does, but requested only one queue. + * + * Frontends requesting two or more queues must not write the toplevel + * event-channel (or event-channel-{tx,rx}) and {tx,rx}-ring-ref keys, + * instead writing those keys under sub-keys having the name "queue-N" where + * N is the integer ID of the queue for which those keys belong. Queues + * are indexed from zero. For example, a frontend with two queues and split + * event channels must write the following set of queue-related keys: + * + * /local/domain/1/device/vif/0/multi-queue-num-queues = "2" + * /local/domain/1/device/vif/0/queue-0 = "" + * /local/domain/1/device/vif/0/queue-0/tx-ring-ref = "<ring-ref-tx0>" + * /local/domain/1/device/vif/0/queue-0/rx-ring-ref = "<ring-ref-rx0>" + * /local/domain/1/device/vif/0/queue-0/event-channel-tx = "<evtchn-tx0>" + * /local/domain/1/device/vif/0/queue-0/event-channel-rx = "<evtchn-rx0>" + * /local/domain/1/device/vif/0/queue-1 = "" + * /local/domain/1/device/vif/0/queue-1/tx-ring-ref = "<ring-ref-tx1>" + * /local/domain/1/device/vif/0/queue-1/rx-ring-ref = "<ring-ref-rx1" + * /local/domain/1/device/vif/0/queue-1/event-channel-tx = "<evtchn-tx1>" + * /local/domain/1/device/vif/0/queue-1/event-channel-rx = "<evtchn-rx1>" + * + * If there is any inconsistency in the XenStore data, the backend may + * choose not to connect any queues, instead treating the request as an + * error. This includes scenarios where more (or fewer) queues were + * requested than the frontend provided details for. + * + * Mapping of packets to queues is considered to be a function of the + * transmitting system (backend or frontend) and is not negotiated + * between the two. Guests are free to transmit packets on any queue + * they choose, provided it has been set up correctly. Guests must be + * prepared to receive packets on any queue they have requested be set up. + */ + +/* * "feature-no-csum-offload" should be used to turn IPv4 TCP/UDP checksum * offload off or on. If it is missing then the feature is assumed to be on. * "feature-ipv6-csum-offload" should be used to turn IPv6 TCP/UDP checksum |