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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/rxrpc.txt b/Documentation/networking/rxrpc.txt index 9fb61a6bc7cf..1fb5c553aedd 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/rxrpc.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/rxrpc.txt @@ -1033,6 +1033,30 @@ The kernel interface functions are as follows: It returns 0 if the call was requeued and an error otherwise. + (*) Get call RTT. + + u64 rxrpc_kernel_get_rtt(struct socket *sock, struct rxrpc_call *call); + + Get the RTT time to the peer in use by a call. The value returned is in + nanoseconds. + + (*) Check call still alive. + + u32 rxrpc_kernel_check_life(struct socket *sock, + struct rxrpc_call *call); + + This returns a number that is updated when ACKs are received from the peer + (notably including PING RESPONSE ACKs which we can elicit by sending PING + ACKs to see if the call still exists on the server). The caller should + compare the numbers of two calls to see if the call is still alive after + waiting for a suitable interval. + + This allows the caller to work out if the server is still contactable and + if the call is still alive on the server whilst waiting for the server to + process a client operation. + + This function may transmit a PING ACK. + ======================= CONFIGURABLE PARAMETERS |