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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst b/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst index f1f868479ceb..31a601cafa3f 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst @@ -189,6 +189,14 @@ Userspace to kernel: ``ETHTOOL_MSG_DEBUG_SET`` set debugging settings ``ETHTOOL_MSG_WOL_GET`` get wake-on-lan settings ``ETHTOOL_MSG_WOL_SET`` set wake-on-lan settings + ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_GET`` get device features + ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_SET`` set device features + ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PRIVFLAGS_GET`` get private flags + ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PRIVFLAGS_SET`` set private flags + ``ETHTOOL_MSG_RINGS_GET`` get ring sizes + ``ETHTOOL_MSG_RINGS_SET`` set ring sizes + ``ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_GET`` get channel counts + ``ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_SET`` set channel counts ===================================== ================================ Kernel to userspace: @@ -204,6 +212,15 @@ Kernel to userspace: ``ETHTOOL_MSG_DEBUG_NTF`` debugging settings notification ``ETHTOOL_MSG_WOL_GET_REPLY`` wake-on-lan settings ``ETHTOOL_MSG_WOL_NTF`` wake-on-lan settings notification + ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_GET_REPLY`` device features + ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_SET_REPLY`` optional reply to FEATURES_SET + ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_NTF`` netdev features notification + ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PRIVFLAGS_GET_REPLY`` private flags + ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PRIVFLAGS_NTF`` private flags + ``ETHTOOL_MSG_RINGS_GET_REPLY`` ring sizes + ``ETHTOOL_MSG_RINGS_NTF`` ring sizes + ``ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_GET_REPLY`` channel counts + ``ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_NTF`` channel counts ===================================== ================================= ``GET`` requests are sent by userspace applications to retrieve device @@ -521,6 +538,213 @@ Request contents: ``WAKE_MAGICSECURE`` mode. +FEATURES_GET +============ + +Gets netdev features like ``ETHTOOL_GFEATURES`` ioctl request. + +Request contents: + + ==================================== ====== ========================== + ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_HEADER`` nested request header + ==================================== ====== ========================== + +Kernel response contents: + + ==================================== ====== ========================== + ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_HEADER`` nested reply header + ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_HW`` bitset dev->hw_features + ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_WANTED`` bitset dev->wanted_features + ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_ACTIVE`` bitset dev->features + ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_NOCHANGE`` bitset NETIF_F_NEVER_CHANGE + ==================================== ====== ========================== + +Bitmaps in kernel response have the same meaning as bitmaps used in ioctl +interference but attribute names are different (they are based on +corresponding members of struct net_device). Legacy "flags" are not provided, +if userspace needs them (most likely only ethtool for backward compatibility), +it can calculate their values from related feature bits itself. +ETHA_FEATURES_HW uses mask consisting of all features recognized by kernel (to +provide all names when using verbose bitmap format), the other three use no +mask (simple bit lists). + + +FEATURES_SET +============ + +Request to set netdev features like ``ETHTOOL_SFEATURES`` ioctl request. + +Request contents: + + ==================================== ====== ========================== + ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_HEADER`` nested request header + ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_WANTED`` bitset requested features + ==================================== ====== ========================== + +Kernel response contents: + + ==================================== ====== ========================== + ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_HEADER`` nested reply header + ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_WANTED`` bitset diff wanted vs. result + ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_ACTIVE`` bitset diff old vs. new active + ==================================== ====== ========================== + +Request constains only one bitset which can be either value/mask pair (request +to change specific feature bits and leave the rest) or only a value (request +to set all features to specified set). + +As request is subject to netdev_change_features() sanity checks, optional +kernel reply (can be suppressed by ``ETHTOOL_FLAG_OMIT_REPLY`` flag in request +header) informs client about the actual result. ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_WANTED`` +reports the difference between client request and actual result: mask consists +of bits which differ between requested features and result (dev->features +after the operation), value consists of values of these bits in the request +(i.e. negated values from resulting features). ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_ACTIVE`` +reports the difference between old and new dev->features: mask consists of +bits which have changed, values are their values in new dev->features (after +the operation). + +``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_NTF`` notification is sent not only if device features +are modified using ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_SET`` request or on of ethtool ioctl +request but also each time features are modified with netdev_update_features() +or netdev_change_features(). + + +PRIVFLAGS_GET +============= + +Gets private flags like ``ETHTOOL_GPFLAGS`` ioctl request. + +Request contents: + + ==================================== ====== ========================== + ``ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_HEADER`` nested request header + ==================================== ====== ========================== + +Kernel response contents: + + ==================================== ====== ========================== + ``ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_HEADER`` nested reply header + ``ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_FLAGS`` bitset private flags + ==================================== ====== ========================== + +``ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_FLAGS`` is a bitset with values of device private flags. +These flags are defined by driver, their number and names (and also meaning) +are device dependent. For compact bitset format, names can be retrieved as +``ETH_SS_PRIV_FLAGS`` string set. If verbose bitset format is requested, +response uses all private flags supported by the device as mask so that client +gets the full information without having to fetch the string set with names. + + +PRIVFLAGS_SET +============= + +Sets or modifies values of device private flags like ``ETHTOOL_SPFLAGS`` +ioctl request. + +Request contents: + + ==================================== ====== ========================== + ``ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_HEADER`` nested request header + ``ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_FLAGS`` bitset private flags + ==================================== ====== ========================== + +``ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_FLAGS`` can either set the whole set of private flags or +modify only values of some of them. + + +RINGS_GET +========= + +Gets ring sizes like ``ETHTOOL_GRINGPARAM`` ioctl request. + +Request contents: + + ==================================== ====== ========================== + ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_HEADER`` nested request header + ==================================== ====== ========================== + +Kernel response contents: + + ==================================== ====== ========================== + ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_HEADER`` nested reply header + ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX_MAX`` u32 max size of RX ring + ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX_MINI_MAX`` u32 max size of RX mini ring + ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX_JUMBO_MAX`` u32 max size of RX jumbo ring + ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_TX_MAX`` u32 max size of TX ring + ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX`` u32 size of RX ring + ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX_MINI`` u32 size of RX mini ring + ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX_JUMBO`` u32 size of RX jumbo ring + ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_TX`` u32 size of TX ring + ==================================== ====== ========================== + + +RINGS_SET +========= + +Sets ring sizes like ``ETHTOOL_SRINGPARAM`` ioctl request. + +Request contents: + + ==================================== ====== ========================== + ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_HEADER`` nested reply header + ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX`` u32 size of RX ring + ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX_MINI`` u32 size of RX mini ring + ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX_JUMBO`` u32 size of RX jumbo ring + ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_TX`` u32 size of TX ring + ==================================== ====== ========================== + +Kernel checks that requested ring sizes do not exceed limits reported by +driver. Driver may impose additional constraints and may not suspport all +attributes. + + +CHANNELS_GET +============ + +Gets channel counts like ``ETHTOOL_GCHANNELS`` ioctl request. + +Request contents: + + ==================================== ====== ========================== + ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_HEADER`` nested request header + ==================================== ====== ========================== + +Kernel response contents: + + ===================================== ====== ========================== + ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_HEADER`` nested reply header + ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_RX_MAX`` u32 max receive channels + ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_TX_MAX`` u32 max transmit channels + ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_OTHER_MAX`` u32 max other channels + ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_COMBINED_MAX`` u32 max combined channels + ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_RX_COUNT`` u32 receive channel count + ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_TX_COUNT`` u32 transmit channel count + ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_OTHER_COUNT`` u32 other channel count + ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_COMBINED_COUNT`` u32 combined channel count + ===================================== ====== ========================== + + +CHANNELS_SET +============ + +Sets channel counts like ``ETHTOOL_SCHANNELS`` ioctl request. + +Request contents: + + ===================================== ====== ========================== + ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_HEADER`` nested request header + ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_RX_COUNT`` u32 receive channel count + ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_TX_COUNT`` u32 transmit channel count + ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_OTHER_COUNT`` u32 other channel count + ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_COMBINED_COUNT`` u32 combined channel count + ===================================== ====== ========================== + +Kernel checks that requested channel counts do not exceed limits reported by +driver. Driver may impose additional constraints and may not suspport all +attributes. + + Request translation =================== @@ -547,35 +771,35 @@ have their netlink replacement yet. ``ETHTOOL_SEEPROM`` n/a ``ETHTOOL_GCOALESCE`` n/a ``ETHTOOL_SCOALESCE`` n/a - ``ETHTOOL_GRINGPARAM`` n/a - ``ETHTOOL_SRINGPARAM`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GRINGPARAM`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_RINGS_GET`` + ``ETHTOOL_SRINGPARAM`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_RINGS_SET`` ``ETHTOOL_GPAUSEPARAM`` n/a ``ETHTOOL_SPAUSEPARAM`` n/a - ``ETHTOOL_GRXCSUM`` n/a - ``ETHTOOL_SRXCSUM`` n/a - ``ETHTOOL_GTXCSUM`` n/a - ``ETHTOOL_STXCSUM`` n/a - ``ETHTOOL_GSG`` n/a - ``ETHTOOL_SSG`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GRXCSUM`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_GET`` + ``ETHTOOL_SRXCSUM`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_SET`` + ``ETHTOOL_GTXCSUM`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_GET`` + ``ETHTOOL_STXCSUM`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_SET`` + ``ETHTOOL_GSG`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_GET`` + ``ETHTOOL_SSG`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_SET`` ``ETHTOOL_TEST`` n/a ``ETHTOOL_GSTRINGS`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_STRSET_GET`` ``ETHTOOL_PHYS_ID`` n/a ``ETHTOOL_GSTATS`` n/a - ``ETHTOOL_GTSO`` n/a - ``ETHTOOL_STSO`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GTSO`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_GET`` + ``ETHTOOL_STSO`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_SET`` ``ETHTOOL_GPERMADDR`` rtnetlink ``RTM_GETLINK`` - ``ETHTOOL_GUFO`` n/a - ``ETHTOOL_SUFO`` n/a - ``ETHTOOL_GGSO`` n/a - ``ETHTOOL_SGSO`` n/a - ``ETHTOOL_GFLAGS`` n/a - ``ETHTOOL_SFLAGS`` n/a - ``ETHTOOL_GPFLAGS`` n/a - ``ETHTOOL_SPFLAGS`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GUFO`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_GET`` + ``ETHTOOL_SUFO`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_SET`` + ``ETHTOOL_GGSO`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_GET`` + ``ETHTOOL_SGSO`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_SET`` + ``ETHTOOL_GFLAGS`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_GET`` + ``ETHTOOL_SFLAGS`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_SET`` + ``ETHTOOL_GPFLAGS`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PRIVFLAGS_GET`` + ``ETHTOOL_SPFLAGS`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PRIVFLAGS_SET`` ``ETHTOOL_GRXFH`` n/a ``ETHTOOL_SRXFH`` n/a - ``ETHTOOL_GGRO`` n/a - ``ETHTOOL_SGRO`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GGRO`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_GET`` + ``ETHTOOL_SGRO`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_SET`` ``ETHTOOL_GRXRINGS`` n/a ``ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLCNT`` n/a ``ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRULE`` n/a @@ -589,10 +813,10 @@ have their netlink replacement yet. ``ETHTOOL_GSSET_INFO`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_STRSET_GET`` ``ETHTOOL_GRXFHINDIR`` n/a ``ETHTOOL_SRXFHINDIR`` n/a - ``ETHTOOL_GFEATURES`` n/a - ``ETHTOOL_SFEATURES`` n/a - ``ETHTOOL_GCHANNELS`` n/a - ``ETHTOOL_SCHANNELS`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GFEATURES`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_GET`` + ``ETHTOOL_SFEATURES`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_SET`` + ``ETHTOOL_GCHANNELS`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_GET`` + ``ETHTOOL_SCHANNELS`` ``ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_SET`` ``ETHTOOL_SET_DUMP`` n/a ``ETHTOOL_GET_DUMP_FLAG`` n/a ``ETHTOOL_GET_DUMP_DATA`` n/a |