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Linus Torvalds d635a69dd4 Networking updates for 5.11
Core:
 
  - support "prefer busy polling" NAPI operation mode, where we defer softirq
    for some time expecting applications to periodically busy poll
 
  - AF_XDP: improve efficiency by more batching and hindering
            the adjacency cache prefetcher
 
  - af_packet: make packet_fanout.arr size configurable up to 64K
 
  - tcp: optimize TCP zero copy receive in presence of partial or unaligned
         reads making zero copy a performance win for much smaller messages
 
  - XDP: add bulk APIs for returning / freeing frames
 
  - sched: support fragmenting IP packets as they come out of conntrack
 
  - net: allow virtual netdevs to forward UDP L4 and fraglist GSO skbs
 
 BPF:
 
  - BPF switch from crude rlimit-based to memcg-based memory accounting
 
  - BPF type format information for kernel modules and related tracing
    enhancements
 
  - BPF implement task local storage for BPF LSM
 
  - allow the FENTRY/FEXIT/RAW_TP tracing programs to use bpf_sk_storage
 
 Protocols:
 
  - mptcp: improve multiple xmit streams support, memory accounting and
           many smaller improvements
 
  - TLS: support CHACHA20-POLY1305 cipher
 
  - seg6: add support for SRv6 End.DT4/DT6 behavior
 
  - sctp: Implement RFC 6951: UDP Encapsulation of SCTP
 
  - ppp_generic: add ability to bridge channels directly
 
  - bridge: Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) support as is defined in
            IEEE 802.1Q section 12.14.
 
 Drivers:
 
  - mlx5: make use of the new auxiliary bus to organize the driver internals
 
  - mlx5: more accurate port TX timestamping support
 
  - mlxsw:
    - improve the efficiency of offloaded next hop updates by using
      the new nexthop object API
    - support blackhole nexthops
    - support IEEE 802.1ad (Q-in-Q) bridging
 
  - rtw88: major bluetooth co-existance improvements
 
  - iwlwifi: support new 6 GHz frequency band
 
  - ath11k: Fast Initial Link Setup (FILS)
 
  - mt7915: dual band concurrent (DBDC) support
 
  - net: ipa: add basic support for IPA v4.5
 
 Refactor:
 
  - a few pieces of in_interrupt() cleanup work from Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
 
  - phy: add support for shared interrupts; get rid of multiple driver
         APIs and have the drivers write a full IRQ handler, slight growth
 	of driver code should be compensated by the simpler API which
 	also allows shared IRQs
 
  - add common code for handling netdev per-cpu counters
 
  - move TX packet re-allocation from Ethernet switch tag drivers to
    a central place
 
  - improve efficiency and rename nla_strlcpy
 
  - number of W=1 warning cleanups as we now catch those in a patchwork
    build bot
 
 Old code removal:
 
  - wan: delete the DLCI / SDLA drivers
 
  - wimax: move to staging
 
  - wifi: remove old WDS wifi bridging support
 
 Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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Merge tag 'net-next-5.11' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net-next

Pull networking updates from Jakub Kicinski:
 "Core:

   - support "prefer busy polling" NAPI operation mode, where we defer
     softirq for some time expecting applications to periodically busy
     poll

   - AF_XDP: improve efficiency by more batching and hindering the
     adjacency cache prefetcher

   - af_packet: make packet_fanout.arr size configurable up to 64K

   - tcp: optimize TCP zero copy receive in presence of partial or
     unaligned reads making zero copy a performance win for much smaller
     messages

   - XDP: add bulk APIs for returning / freeing frames

   - sched: support fragmenting IP packets as they come out of conntrack

   - net: allow virtual netdevs to forward UDP L4 and fraglist GSO skbs

  BPF:

   - BPF switch from crude rlimit-based to memcg-based memory accounting

   - BPF type format information for kernel modules and related tracing
     enhancements

   - BPF implement task local storage for BPF LSM

   - allow the FENTRY/FEXIT/RAW_TP tracing programs to use
     bpf_sk_storage

  Protocols:

   - mptcp: improve multiple xmit streams support, memory accounting and
     many smaller improvements

   - TLS: support CHACHA20-POLY1305 cipher

   - seg6: add support for SRv6 End.DT4/DT6 behavior

   - sctp: Implement RFC 6951: UDP Encapsulation of SCTP

   - ppp_generic: add ability to bridge channels directly

   - bridge: Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) support as is defined
     in IEEE 802.1Q section 12.14.

  Drivers:

   - mlx5: make use of the new auxiliary bus to organize the driver
     internals

   - mlx5: more accurate port TX timestamping support

   - mlxsw:
      - improve the efficiency of offloaded next hop updates by using
        the new nexthop object API
      - support blackhole nexthops
      - support IEEE 802.1ad (Q-in-Q) bridging

   - rtw88: major bluetooth co-existance improvements

   - iwlwifi: support new 6 GHz frequency band

   - ath11k: Fast Initial Link Setup (FILS)

   - mt7915: dual band concurrent (DBDC) support

   - net: ipa: add basic support for IPA v4.5

  Refactor:

   - a few pieces of in_interrupt() cleanup work from Sebastian Andrzej
     Siewior

   - phy: add support for shared interrupts; get rid of multiple driver
     APIs and have the drivers write a full IRQ handler, slight growth
     of driver code should be compensated by the simpler API which also
     allows shared IRQs

   - add common code for handling netdev per-cpu counters

   - move TX packet re-allocation from Ethernet switch tag drivers to a
     central place

   - improve efficiency and rename nla_strlcpy

   - number of W=1 warning cleanups as we now catch those in a patchwork
     build bot

  Old code removal:

   - wan: delete the DLCI / SDLA drivers

   - wimax: move to staging

   - wifi: remove old WDS wifi bridging support"

* tag 'net-next-5.11' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net-next: (1922 commits)
  net: hns3: fix expression that is currently always true
  net: fix proc_fs init handling in af_packet and tls
  nfc: pn533: convert comma to semicolon
  af_vsock: Assign the vsock transport considering the vsock address flags
  af_vsock: Set VMADDR_FLAG_TO_HOST flag on the receive path
  vsock_addr: Check for supported flag values
  vm_sockets: Add VMADDR_FLAG_TO_HOST vsock flag
  vm_sockets: Add flags field in the vsock address data structure
  net: Disable NETIF_F_HW_TLS_TX when HW_CSUM is disabled
  tcp: Add logic to check for SYN w/ data in tcp_simple_retransmit
  net: mscc: ocelot: install MAC addresses in .ndo_set_rx_mode from process context
  nfc: s3fwrn5: Release the nfc firmware
  net: vxget: clean up sparse warnings
  mlxsw: spectrum_router: Use eXtended mezzanine to offload IPv4 router
  mlxsw: spectrum: Set KVH XLT cache mode for Spectrum2/3
  mlxsw: spectrum_router_xm: Introduce basic XM cache flushing
  mlxsw: reg: Add Router LPM Cache Enable Register
  mlxsw: reg: Add Router LPM Cache ML Delete Register
  mlxsw: spectrum_router_xm: Implement L-value tracking for M-index
  mlxsw: reg: Add XM Router M Table Register
  ...
2020-12-15 13:22:29 -08:00

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========================================
The Linux driver implementer's API guide
========================================
The kernel offers a wide variety of interfaces to support the development
of device drivers. This document is an only somewhat organized collection
of some of those interfaces — it will hopefully get better over time! The
available subsections can be seen below.
.. class:: toc-title
Table of contents
.. toctree::
:maxdepth: 2
driver-model/index
basics
infrastructure
ioctl
early-userspace/index
pm/index
clk
device-io
dma-buf
device_link
component
message-based
infiniband
frame-buffer
regulator
reset
iio/index
input
usb/index
firewire
pci/index
spi
i2c
ipmb
ipmi
i3c/index
interconnect
devfreq
hsi
edac
scsi
libata
target
mailbox
mtdnand
miscellaneous
mei/index
mtd/index
mmc/index
nvdimm/index
w1
rapidio/index
s390-drivers
vme
80211/index
uio-howto
firmware/index
pinctl
gpio/index
md/index
media/index
misc_devices
nfc/index
dmaengine/index
slimbus
soundwire/index
thermal/index
fpga/index
acpi/index
auxiliary_bus
backlight/lp855x-driver.rst
connector
console
dcdbas
eisa
isa
isapnp
io-mapping
io_ordering
generic-counter
lightnvm-pblk
memory-devices/index
men-chameleon-bus
ntb
nvmem
parport-lowlevel
pps
ptp
phy/index
pti_intel_mid
pwm
pldmfw/index
rfkill
serial/index
sm501
switchtec
sync_file
vfio-mediated-device
vfio
xilinx/index
xillybus
zorro
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Indices
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* :ref:`genindex`