linux/net/core
David Decotigny 3f1ac7a700 net: ethtool: add new ETHTOOL_xLINKSETTINGS API
This patch defines a new ETHTOOL_GLINKSETTINGS/SLINKSETTINGS API,
handled by the new get_link_ksettings/set_link_ksettings callbacks.
This API provides support for most legacy ethtool_cmd fields, adds
support for larger link mode masks (up to 4064 bits, variable length),
and removes ethtool_cmd deprecated
fields (transceiver/maxrxpkt/maxtxpkt).

This API is deprecating the legacy ETHTOOL_GSET/SSET API and provides
the following backward compatibility properties:
 - legacy ethtool with legacy drivers: no change, still using the
   get_settings/set_settings callbacks.
 - legacy ethtool with new get/set_link_ksettings drivers: the new
   driver callbacks are used, data internally converted to legacy
   ethtool_cmd. ETHTOOL_GSET will return only the 1st 32b of each link
   mode mask. ETHTOOL_SSET will fail if user tries to set the
   ethtool_cmd deprecated fields to
   non-0 (transceiver/maxrxpkt/maxtxpkt). A kernel warning is logged if
   driver sets higher bits.
 - future ethtool with legacy drivers: no change, still using the
   get_settings/set_settings callbacks, internally converted to new data
   structure. Deprecated fields (transceiver/maxrxpkt/maxtxpkt) will be
   ignored and seen as 0 from user space. Note that that "future"
   ethtool tool will not allow changes to these deprecated fields.
 - future ethtool with new drivers: direct call to the new callbacks.

By "future" ethtool, what is meant is:
 - query: first try ETHTOOL_GLINKSETTINGS, and revert to ETHTOOL_GSET if
   fails
 - set: query first and remember which of ETHTOOL_GLINKSETTINGS or
   ETHTOOL_GSET was successful
   + if ETHTOOL_GLINKSETTINGS was successful, then change config with
     ETHTOOL_SLINKSETTINGS. A failure there is final (do not try
     ETHTOOL_SSET).
   + otherwise ETHTOOL_GSET was successful, change config with
     ETHTOOL_SSET. A failure there is final (do not try
     ETHTOOL_SLINKSETTINGS).

The interaction user/kernel via the new API requires a small
ETHTOOL_GLINKSETTINGS handshake first to agree on the length of the link
mode bitmaps. If kernel doesn't agree with user, it returns the bitmap
length it is expecting from user as a negative length (and cmd field is
0). When kernel and user agree, kernel returns valid info in all
fields (ie. link mode length > 0 and cmd is ETHTOOL_GLINKSETTINGS).

Data structure crossing user/kernel boundary is 32/64-bit
agnostic. Converted internally to a legal kernel bitmap.

The internal __ethtool_get_settings kernel helper will gradually be
replaced by __ethtool_get_link_ksettings by the time the first
"link_settings" drivers start to appear. So this patch doesn't change
it, it will be removed before it needs to be changed.

Signed-off-by: David Decotigny <decot@googlers.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2016-02-25 22:06:45 -05:00
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datagram.c net: Fix inverted test in __skb_recv_datagram 2015-12-08 11:30:17 -05:00
dev_addr_lists.c net: fix spelling for synchronized 2014-11-18 15:26:32 -05:00
dev_ioctl.c dev_ioctl: use sizeof(x) instead of sizeof x 2014-11-18 15:27:32 -05:00
dev.c Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2016-02-23 00:09:14 -05:00
drop_monitor.c net: Replace get_cpu_var through this_cpu_ptr 2014-08-26 13:45:47 -04:00
dst_cache.c net: add dst_cache support 2016-02-16 20:21:48 -05:00
dst.c net: add dst_cache to ovs vxlan lwtunnel 2016-02-16 20:21:48 -05:00
ethtool.c net: ethtool: add new ETHTOOL_xLINKSETTINGS API 2016-02-25 22:06:45 -05:00
fib_rules.c fib_rules: fix fib rule dumps across multiple skbs 2015-09-24 15:21:54 -07:00
filter.c bpf: don't emit mov A,A on return 2016-02-21 22:07:11 -05:00
flow_dissector.c flow_dissector: Use same pointer for IPv4 and IPv6 addresses 2016-02-24 13:58:05 -05:00
flow.c flow: Move __get_hash_from_flowi{4,6} into flow_dissector.c 2015-09-01 17:00:24 -07:00
gen_estimator.c net_sched: gen_estimator: extend pps limit 2015-07-08 13:59:20 -07:00
gen_stats.c gen_stats.c: Duplicate xstats buffer for later use 2015-02-19 15:45:53 -05:00
link_watch.c dev: introduce dev_get_iflink() 2015-04-02 14:04:59 -04:00
lwtunnel.c lwtunnel: autoload of lwt modules 2016-02-21 22:00:28 -05:00
Makefile net: add dst_cache support 2016-02-16 20:21:48 -05:00
neighbour.c net/neighbour: fix crash at dumping device-agnostic proxy entries 2015-12-03 00:07:51 -05:00
net_namespace.c netns: make nsid_lock per net 2015-05-17 23:41:11 -04:00
net-procfs.c rps: selective flow shedding during softnet overflow 2013-05-20 13:48:04 -07:00
net-sysfs.c net-sysfs: remove unused fmt_long_hex 2016-02-18 10:01:15 -05:00
net-sysfs.h net: netdev_kobject_init: annotate with __init 2014-01-05 20:27:54 -05:00
net-traces.c net: IPv6 fib lookup tracepoint 2015-11-22 11:54:10 -05:00
netclassid_cgroup.c core: remove unneded headers for net cgroup controllers. 2016-02-17 15:31:27 -05:00
netevent.c netevent: remove automatic variable in register_netevent_notifier() 2015-05-31 00:03:21 -07:00
netpoll.c netpoll: Drop budget parameter from NAPI polling call hierarchy 2015-09-29 14:57:16 -07:00
netprio_cgroup.c core: remove unneded headers for net cgroup controllers. 2016-02-17 15:31:27 -05:00
pktgen.c Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2016-01-11 23:55:43 -05:00
ptp_classifier.c ptp: Change ptp_class to a proper bitmask 2015-11-03 11:08:22 -05:00
request_sock.c tcp: restore fastopen operations 2015-10-05 03:19:06 -07:00
rtnetlink.c net: Add support for filtering link dump by master device and kind 2016-02-11 04:18:26 -05:00
scm.c unix: correctly track in-flight fds in sending process user_struct 2016-02-08 10:30:42 -05:00
secure_seq.c net: remove a sparse error in secure_dccpv6_sequence_number() 2015-05-25 22:55:37 -04:00
skbuff.c Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2016-02-23 00:09:14 -05:00
sock_diag.c net: diag: Add the ability to destroy a socket. 2015-12-15 23:26:51 -05:00
sock_reuseport.c soreuseport: fix NULL ptr dereference SO_REUSEPORT after bind 2016-01-19 14:44:23 -05:00
sock.c net: Facility to report route quality of connected sockets 2016-02-25 22:01:22 -05:00
stream.c Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2015-12-03 21:09:12 -05:00
sysctl_net_core.c net:Add sysctl_max_skb_frags 2016-02-09 04:28:06 -05:00
timestamping.c net: skb_defer_rx_timestamp should check for phydev before setting up classify 2015-07-09 14:17:15 -07:00
tso.c net: tso: add support for IPv6 2015-10-26 22:24:22 -07:00
utils.c net: move net_get_random_once to lib 2015-10-08 05:26:35 -07:00