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-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/00-INDEX6
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/bonding.txt83
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/dns_resolver.txt9
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt2
5 files changed, 82 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX b/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX
index fe5c099b8fc8..4edd78dfb362 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX
+++ b/Documentation/networking/00-INDEX
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ decnet.txt
40 - info on using the DECnet networking layer in Linux. 40 - info on using the DECnet networking layer in Linux.
41depca.txt 41depca.txt
42 - the Digital DEPCA/EtherWORKS DE1?? and DE2?? LANCE Ethernet driver 42 - the Digital DEPCA/EtherWORKS DE1?? and DE2?? LANCE Ethernet driver
43dgrs.txt
44 - the Digi International RightSwitch SE-X Ethernet driver
45dmfe.txt 43dmfe.txt
46 - info on the Davicom DM9102(A)/DM9132/DM9801 fast ethernet driver. 44 - info on the Davicom DM9102(A)/DM9132/DM9801 fast ethernet driver.
47e100.txt 45e100.txt
@@ -50,8 +48,6 @@ e1000.txt
50 - info on Intel's E1000 line of gigabit ethernet boards 48 - info on Intel's E1000 line of gigabit ethernet boards
51eql.txt 49eql.txt
52 - serial IP load balancing 50 - serial IP load balancing
53ethertap.txt
54 - the Ethertap user space packet reception and transmission driver
55ewrk3.txt 51ewrk3.txt
56 - the Digital EtherWORKS 3 DE203/4/5 Ethernet driver 52 - the Digital EtherWORKS 3 DE203/4/5 Ethernet driver
57filter.txt 53filter.txt
@@ -104,8 +100,6 @@ tuntap.txt
104 - TUN/TAP device driver, allowing user space Rx/Tx of packets. 100 - TUN/TAP device driver, allowing user space Rx/Tx of packets.
105vortex.txt 101vortex.txt
106 - info on using 3Com Vortex (3c590, 3c592, 3c595, 3c597) Ethernet cards. 102 - info on using 3Com Vortex (3c590, 3c592, 3c595, 3c597) Ethernet cards.
107wavelan.txt
108 - AT&T GIS (nee NCR) WaveLAN card: An Ethernet-like radio transceiver
109x25.txt 103x25.txt
110 - general info on X.25 development. 104 - general info on X.25 development.
111x25-iface.txt 105x25-iface.txt
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/Makefile b/Documentation/networking/Makefile
index 5aba7a33aeeb..24c308dd3fd1 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/networking/Makefile
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ obj- := dummy.o
4# List of programs to build 4# List of programs to build
5hostprogs-y := ifenslave 5hostprogs-y := ifenslave
6 6
7HOSTCFLAGS_ifenslave.o += -I$(objtree)/usr/include
8
7# Tell kbuild to always build the programs 9# Tell kbuild to always build the programs
8always := $(hostprogs-y) 10always := $(hostprogs-y)
9 11
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt b/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
index 5dc638791d97..25d2f4141d27 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/bonding.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ Table of Contents
493.3 Configuring Bonding Manually with Ifenslave 493.3 Configuring Bonding Manually with Ifenslave
503.3.1 Configuring Multiple Bonds Manually 503.3.1 Configuring Multiple Bonds Manually
513.4 Configuring Bonding Manually via Sysfs 513.4 Configuring Bonding Manually via Sysfs
523.5 Overriding Configuration for Special Cases 523.5 Configuration with Interfaces Support
533.6 Overriding Configuration for Special Cases
53 54
544. Querying Bonding Configuration 554. Querying Bonding Configuration
554.1 Bonding Configuration 564.1 Bonding Configuration
@@ -161,8 +162,8 @@ onwards) do not have /usr/include/linux symbolically linked to the
161default kernel source include directory. 162default kernel source include directory.
162 163
163SECOND IMPORTANT NOTE: 164SECOND IMPORTANT NOTE:
164 If you plan to configure bonding using sysfs, you do not need 165 If you plan to configure bonding using sysfs or using the
165to use ifenslave. 166/etc/network/interfaces file, you do not need to use ifenslave.
166 167
1672. Bonding Driver Options 1682. Bonding Driver Options
168========================= 169=========================
@@ -779,22 +780,26 @@ resend_igmp
779 780
780 You can configure bonding using either your distro's network 781 You can configure bonding using either your distro's network
781initialization scripts, or manually using either ifenslave or the 782initialization scripts, or manually using either ifenslave or the
782sysfs interface. Distros generally use one of two packages for the 783sysfs interface. Distros generally use one of three packages for the
783network initialization scripts: initscripts or sysconfig. Recent 784network initialization scripts: initscripts, sysconfig or interfaces.
784versions of these packages have support for bonding, while older 785Recent versions of these packages have support for bonding, while older
785versions do not. 786versions do not.
786 787
787 We will first describe the options for configuring bonding for 788 We will first describe the options for configuring bonding for
788distros using versions of initscripts and sysconfig with full or 789distros using versions of initscripts, sysconfig and interfaces with full
789partial support for bonding, then provide information on enabling 790or partial support for bonding, then provide information on enabling
790bonding without support from the network initialization scripts (i.e., 791bonding without support from the network initialization scripts (i.e.,
791older versions of initscripts or sysconfig). 792older versions of initscripts or sysconfig).
792 793
793 If you're unsure whether your distro uses sysconfig or 794 If you're unsure whether your distro uses sysconfig,
794initscripts, or don't know if it's new enough, have no fear. 795initscripts or interfaces, or don't know if it's new enough, have no fear.
795Determining this is fairly straightforward. 796Determining this is fairly straightforward.
796 797
797 First, issue the command: 798 First, look for a file called interfaces in /etc/network directory.
799If this file is present in your system, then your system use interfaces. See
800Configuration with Interfaces Support.
801
802 Else, issue the command:
798 803
799$ rpm -qf /sbin/ifup 804$ rpm -qf /sbin/ifup
800 805
@@ -1327,8 +1332,62 @@ echo 2000 > /sys/class/net/bond1/bonding/arp_interval
1327echo +eth2 > /sys/class/net/bond1/bonding/slaves 1332echo +eth2 > /sys/class/net/bond1/bonding/slaves
1328echo +eth3 > /sys/class/net/bond1/bonding/slaves 1333echo +eth3 > /sys/class/net/bond1/bonding/slaves
1329 1334
13303.5 Overriding Configuration for Special Cases 13353.5 Configuration with Interfaces Support
1336-----------------------------------------
1337
1338 This section applies to distros which use /etc/network/interfaces file
1339to describe network interface configuration, most notably Debian and it's
1340derivatives.
1341
1342 The ifup and ifdown commands on Debian don't support bonding out of
1343the box. The ifenslave-2.6 package should be installed to provide bonding
1344support. Once installed, this package will provide bond-* options to be used
1345into /etc/network/interfaces.
1346
1347 Note that ifenslave-2.6 package will load the bonding module and use
1348the ifenslave command when appropriate.
1349
1350Example Configurations
1351----------------------
1352
1353In /etc/network/interfaces, the following stanza will configure bond0, in
1354active-backup mode, with eth0 and eth1 as slaves.
1355
1356auto bond0
1357iface bond0 inet dhcp
1358 bond-slaves eth0 eth1
1359 bond-mode active-backup
1360 bond-miimon 100
1361 bond-primary eth0 eth1
1362
1363If the above configuration doesn't work, you might have a system using
1364upstart for system startup. This is most notably true for recent
1365Ubuntu versions. The following stanza in /etc/network/interfaces will
1366produce the same result on those systems.
1367
1368auto bond0
1369iface bond0 inet dhcp
1370 bond-slaves none
1371 bond-mode active-backup
1372 bond-miimon 100
1373
1374auto eth0
1375iface eth0 inet manual
1376 bond-master bond0
1377 bond-primary eth0 eth1
1378
1379auto eth1
1380iface eth1 inet manual
1381 bond-master bond0
1382 bond-primary eth0 eth1
1383
1384For a full list of bond-* supported options in /etc/network/interfaces and some
1385more advanced examples tailored to you particular distros, see the files in
1386/usr/share/doc/ifenslave-2.6.
1387
13883.6 Overriding Configuration for Special Cases
1331---------------------------------------------- 1389----------------------------------------------
1390
1332When using the bonding driver, the physical port which transmits a frame is 1391When using the bonding driver, the physical port which transmits a frame is
1333typically selected by the bonding driver, and is not relevant to the user or 1392typically selected by the bonding driver, and is not relevant to the user or
1334system administrator. The output port is simply selected using the policies of 1393system administrator. The output port is simply selected using the policies of
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/dns_resolver.txt b/Documentation/networking/dns_resolver.txt
index aefd1e681804..04ca06325b08 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/dns_resolver.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/dns_resolver.txt
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@ before the more general line given above as the first match is the one taken.
61 create dns_resolver foo:* * /usr/sbin/dns.foo %k 61 create dns_resolver foo:* * /usr/sbin/dns.foo %k
62 62
63 63
64
65===== 64=====
66USAGE 65USAGE
67===== 66=====
@@ -104,6 +103,14 @@ implemented in the module can be called after doing:
104 returned also. 103 returned also.
105 104
106 105
106===============================
107READING DNS KEYS FROM USERSPACE
108===============================
109
110Keys of dns_resolver type can be read from userspace using keyctl_read() or
111"keyctl read/print/pipe".
112
113
107========= 114=========
108MECHANISM 115MECHANISM
109========= 116=========
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
index d99940dcfc44..ac3b4a726a1a 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ tcp_cookie_size - INTEGER
187tcp_dsack - BOOLEAN 187tcp_dsack - BOOLEAN
188 Allows TCP to send "duplicate" SACKs. 188 Allows TCP to send "duplicate" SACKs.
189 189
190tcp_ecn - BOOLEAN 190tcp_ecn - INTEGER
191 Enable Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) in TCP. ECN is only 191 Enable Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) in TCP. ECN is only
192 used when both ends of the TCP flow support it. It is useful to 192 used when both ends of the TCP flow support it. It is useful to
193 avoid losses due to congestion (when the bottleneck router supports 193 avoid losses due to congestion (when the bottleneck router supports