docs: networking: convert fib_trie.txt to ReST

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- add to networking/index.rst.

Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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Mauro Carvalho Chehab 2020-04-28 00:01:35 +02:00 committed by David S. Miller
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LC-trie implementation notes.
.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
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LC-trie implementation notes
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Node types
----------
leaf
leaf
An end node with data. This has a copy of the relevant key, along
with 'hlist' with routing table entries sorted by prefix length.
See struct leaf and struct leaf_info.
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A few concepts explained
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Bits (tnode)
Bits (tnode)
The number of bits in the key segment used for indexing into the
child array - the "child index". See Level Compression.
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Path Compression / skipped bits
Any given tnode is linked to from the child array of its parent, using
a segment of the key specified by the parent's "pos" and "bits"
a segment of the key specified by the parent's "pos" and "bits"
In certain cases, this tnode's own "pos" will not be immediately
adjacent to the parent (pos+bits), but there will be some bits
in the key skipped over because they represent a single path with no
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Comments
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We have tried to keep the structure of the code as close to fib_hash as
possible to allow verification and help up reviewing.
We have tried to keep the structure of the code as close to fib_hash as
possible to allow verification and help up reviewing.
fib_find_node()
A good start for understanding this code. This function implements a

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dns_resolver
driver
eql
fib_trie
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