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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@ppc970.osdl.org>2005-06-18 14:42:35 -0400
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@ppc970.osdl.org>2005-06-18 14:42:35 -0400
commit0e396ee43e445cb7c215a98da4e76d0ce354d9d7 (patch)
treea6fde6a33965abb6077420cda31e3f1fbe8d3891 /Documentation/networking
parentb8112df71cae7d6a86158caeb19d215f56c4f9ab (diff)
parent2089a0d38bc9c2cdd084207ebf7082b18cf4bf58 (diff)
Manual merge of rsync://rsync.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/netdev-2.6.git
This is a fixed-up version of the broken "upstream-2.6.13" branch, where I re-did the manual merge of drivers/net/r8169.c by hand, and made sure the history is all good.
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/networking')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/generic-hdlc.txt51
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/multicast.txt1
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt3
3 files changed, 26 insertions, 29 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/generic-hdlc.txt b/Documentation/networking/generic-hdlc.txt
index 7d1dc6b884f3..31bc8b759b75 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/generic-hdlc.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/generic-hdlc.txt
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
1Generic HDLC layer 1Generic HDLC layer
2Krzysztof Halasa <khc@pm.waw.pl> 2Krzysztof Halasa <khc@pm.waw.pl>
3January, 2003
4 3
5 4
6Generic HDLC layer currently supports: 5Generic HDLC layer currently supports:
7- Frame Relay (ANSI, CCITT and no LMI), with ARP support (no InARP). 61. Frame Relay (ANSI, CCITT, Cisco and no LMI).
8 Normal (routed) and Ethernet-bridged (Ethernet device emulation) 7 - Normal (routed) and Ethernet-bridged (Ethernet device emulation)
9 interfaces can share a single PVC. 8 interfaces can share a single PVC.
10- raw HDLC - either IP (IPv4) interface or Ethernet device emulation. 9 - ARP support (no InARP support in the kernel - there is an
11- Cisco HDLC, 10 experimental InARP user-space daemon available on:
12- PPP (uses syncppp.c), 11 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/hdlc/).
13- X.25 (uses X.25 routines). 122. raw HDLC - either IP (IPv4) interface or Ethernet device emulation.
14 133. Cisco HDLC.
15There are hardware drivers for the following cards: 144. PPP (uses syncppp.c).
16- C101 by Moxa Technologies Co., Ltd. 155. X.25 (uses X.25 routines).
17- RISCom/N2 by SDL Communications Inc. 16
18- and others, some not in the official kernel. 17Generic HDLC is a protocol driver only - it needs a low-level driver
18for your particular hardware.
19 19
20Ethernet device emulation (using HDLC or Frame-Relay PVC) is compatible 20Ethernet device emulation (using HDLC or Frame-Relay PVC) is compatible
21with IEEE 802.1Q (VLANs) and 802.1D (Ethernet bridging). 21with IEEE 802.1Q (VLANs) and 802.1D (Ethernet bridging).
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ with IEEE 802.1Q (VLANs) and 802.1D (Ethernet bridging).
24Make sure the hdlc.o and the hardware driver are loaded. It should 24Make sure the hdlc.o and the hardware driver are loaded. It should
25create a number of "hdlc" (hdlc0 etc) network devices, one for each 25create a number of "hdlc" (hdlc0 etc) network devices, one for each
26WAN port. You'll need the "sethdlc" utility, get it from: 26WAN port. You'll need the "sethdlc" utility, get it from:
27 http://hq.pm.waw.pl/hdlc/ 27 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/hdlc/
28 28
29Compile sethdlc.c utility: 29Compile sethdlc.c utility:
30 gcc -O2 -Wall -o sethdlc sethdlc.c 30 gcc -O2 -Wall -o sethdlc sethdlc.c
@@ -52,12 +52,12 @@ Setting interface:
52* v35 | rs232 | x21 | t1 | e1 - sets physical interface for a given port 52* v35 | rs232 | x21 | t1 | e1 - sets physical interface for a given port
53 if the card has software-selectable interfaces 53 if the card has software-selectable interfaces
54 loopback - activate hardware loopback (for testing only) 54 loopback - activate hardware loopback (for testing only)
55* clock ext - external clock (uses DTE RX and TX clock) 55* clock ext - both RX clock and TX clock external
56* clock int - internal clock (provides clock signal on DCE clock output) 56* clock int - both RX clock and TX clock internal
57* clock txint - TX internal, RX external (provides TX clock on DCE output) 57* clock txint - RX clock external, TX clock internal
58* clock txfromrx - TX clock derived from RX clock (TX clock on DCE output) 58* clock txfromrx - RX clock external, TX clock derived from RX clock
59* rate - sets clock rate in bps (not required for external clock or 59* rate - sets clock rate in bps (for "int" or "txint" clock only)
60 for txfromrx) 60
61 61
62Setting protocol: 62Setting protocol:
63 63
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Setting protocol:
79* x25 - sets X.25 mode 79* x25 - sets X.25 mode
80 80
81* fr - Frame Relay mode 81* fr - Frame Relay mode
82 lmi ansi / ccitt / none - LMI (link management) type 82 lmi ansi / ccitt / cisco / none - LMI (link management) type
83 dce - Frame Relay DCE (network) side LMI instead of default DTE (user). 83 dce - Frame Relay DCE (network) side LMI instead of default DTE (user).
84 It has nothing to do with clocks! 84 It has nothing to do with clocks!
85 t391 - link integrity verification polling timer (in seconds) - user 85 t391 - link integrity verification polling timer (in seconds) - user
@@ -119,13 +119,14 @@ or
119 119
120 120
121 121
122If you have a problem with N2 or C101 card, you can issue the "private" 122If you have a problem with N2, C101 or PLX200SYN card, you can issue the
123command to see port's packet descriptor rings (in kernel logs): 123"private" command to see port's packet descriptor rings (in kernel logs):
124 124
125 sethdlc hdlc0 private 125 sethdlc hdlc0 private
126 126
127The hardware driver has to be build with CONFIG_HDLC_DEBUG_RINGS. 127The hardware driver has to be build with #define DEBUG_RINGS.
128Attaching this info to bug reports would be helpful. Anyway, let me know 128Attaching this info to bug reports would be helpful. Anyway, let me know
129if you have problems using this. 129if you have problems using this.
130 130
131For patches and other info look at http://hq.pm.waw.pl/hdlc/ 131For patches and other info look at:
132<http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/net/hdlc/>.
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/multicast.txt b/Documentation/networking/multicast.txt
index 5049a64313d1..b06c8c69266f 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/multicast.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/multicast.txt
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ ni52 <------------------ Buggy ------------------>
47ni65 YES YES YES Software(#) 47ni65 YES YES YES Software(#)
48seeq NO NO NO N/A 48seeq NO NO NO N/A
49sgiseek <------------------ Buggy ------------------> 49sgiseek <------------------ Buggy ------------------>
50sk_g16 NO NO YES N/A
51smc-ultra YES YES YES Hardware 50smc-ultra YES YES YES Hardware
52sunlance YES YES YES Hardware 51sunlance YES YES YES Hardware
53tulip YES YES YES Hardware 52tulip YES YES YES Hardware
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt b/Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt
index 3830a83513d2..0b27863f155c 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/net-modules.txt
@@ -284,9 +284,6 @@ ppp.c:
284seeq8005.c: *Not modularized* 284seeq8005.c: *Not modularized*
285 (Probes ports: 0x300, 0x320, 0x340, 0x360) 285 (Probes ports: 0x300, 0x320, 0x340, 0x360)
286 286
287sk_g16.c: *Not modularized*
288 (Probes ports: 0x100, 0x180, 0x208, 0x220m 0x288, 0x320, 0x328, 0x390)
289
290skeleton.c: *Skeleton* 287skeleton.c: *Skeleton*
291 288
292slhc.c: 289slhc.c: