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-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/batman-adv.rst110
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/bpf_flow_dissector.rst126
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/devlink-info-versions.rst5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/index.rst1
4 files changed, 160 insertions, 82 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.rst b/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.rst
index 245fb6c0ab6f..18020943ba25 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.rst
@@ -27,24 +27,8 @@ Load the batman-adv module into your kernel::
$ insmod batman-adv.ko
The module is now waiting for activation. You must add some interfaces on which
-batman can operate. After loading the module batman advanced will scan your
-systems interfaces to search for compatible interfaces. Once found, it will
-create subfolders in the ``/sys`` directories of each supported interface,
-e.g.::
-
- $ ls /sys/class/net/eth0/batman_adv/
- elp_interval iface_status mesh_iface throughput_override
-
-If an interface does not have the ``batman_adv`` subfolder, it probably is not
-supported. Not supported interfaces are: loopback, non-ethernet and batman's
-own interfaces.
-
-Note: After the module was loaded it will continuously watch for new
-interfaces to verify the compatibility. There is no need to reload the module
-if you plug your USB wifi adapter into your machine after batman advanced was
-initially loaded.
-
-The batman-adv soft-interface can be created using the iproute2 tool ``ip``::
+batman-adv can operate. The batman-adv soft-interface can be created using the
+iproute2 tool ``ip``::
$ ip link add name bat0 type batadv
@@ -52,57 +36,46 @@ To activate a given interface simply attach it to the ``bat0`` interface::
$ ip link set dev eth0 master bat0
-Repeat this step for all interfaces you wish to add. Now batman starts
+Repeat this step for all interfaces you wish to add. Now batman-adv starts
using/broadcasting on this/these interface(s).
-By reading the "iface_status" file you can check its status::
-
- $ cat /sys/class/net/eth0/batman_adv/iface_status
- active
-
To deactivate an interface you have to detach it from the "bat0" interface::
$ ip link set dev eth0 nomaster
+The same can also be done using the batctl interface subcommand::
-All mesh wide settings can be found in batman's own interface folder::
+ batctl -m bat0 interface create
+ batctl -m bat0 interface add -M eth0
- $ ls /sys/class/net/bat0/mesh/
- aggregated_ogms fragmentation isolation_mark routing_algo
- ap_isolation gw_bandwidth log_level vlan0
- bonding gw_mode multicast_mode
- bridge_loop_avoidance gw_sel_class network_coding
- distributed_arp_table hop_penalty orig_interval
+To detach eth0 and destroy bat0::
-There is a special folder for debugging information::
+ batctl -m bat0 interface del -M eth0
+ batctl -m bat0 interface destroy
- $ ls /sys/kernel/debug/batman_adv/bat0/
- bla_backbone_table log neighbors transtable_local
- bla_claim_table mcast_flags originators
- dat_cache nc socket
- gateways nc_nodes transtable_global
+There are additional settings for each batadv mesh interface, vlan and hardif
+which can be modified using batctl. Detailed information about this can be found
+in its manual.
-Some of the files contain all sort of status information regarding the mesh
-network. For example, you can view the table of originators (mesh
-participants) with::
+For instance, you can check the current originator interval (value
+in milliseconds which determines how often batman-adv sends its broadcast
+packets)::
- $ cat /sys/kernel/debug/batman_adv/bat0/originators
-
-Other files allow to change batman's behaviour to better fit your requirements.
-For instance, you can check the current originator interval (value in
-milliseconds which determines how often batman sends its broadcast packets)::
-
- $ cat /sys/class/net/bat0/mesh/orig_interval
+ $ batctl -M bat0 orig_interval
1000
and also change its value::
- $ echo 3000 > /sys/class/net/bat0/mesh/orig_interval
+ $ batctl -M bat0 orig_interval 3000
In very mobile scenarios, you might want to adjust the originator interval to a
lower value. This will make the mesh more responsive to topology changes, but
will also increase the overhead.
+Information about the current state can be accessed via the batadv generic
+netlink family. batctl provides human readable version via its debug tables
+subcommands.
+
Usage
=====
@@ -147,43 +120,16 @@ batman-adv module. When building batman-adv as part of kernel, use "make
menuconfig" and enable the option ``B.A.T.M.A.N. debugging``
(``CONFIG_BATMAN_ADV_DEBUG=y``).
-Those additional debug messages can be accessed using a special file in
-debugfs::
+Those additional debug messages can be accessed using the perf infrastructure::
- $ cat /sys/kernel/debug/batman_adv/bat0/log
+ $ trace-cmd stream -e batadv:batadv_dbg
The additional debug output is by default disabled. It can be enabled during
-run time. Following log_levels are defined:
-
-.. flat-table::
-
- * - 0
- - All debug output disabled
- * - 1
- - Enable messages related to routing / flooding / broadcasting
- * - 2
- - Enable messages related to route added / changed / deleted
- * - 4
- - Enable messages related to translation table operations
- * - 8
- - Enable messages related to bridge loop avoidance
- * - 16
- - Enable messages related to DAT, ARP snooping and parsing
- * - 32
- - Enable messages related to network coding
- * - 64
- - Enable messages related to multicast
- * - 128
- - Enable messages related to throughput meter
- * - 255
- - Enable all messages
-
-The debug output can be changed at runtime using the file
-``/sys/class/net/bat0/mesh/log_level``. e.g.::
-
- $ echo 6 > /sys/class/net/bat0/mesh/log_level
-
-will enable debug messages for when routes change.
+run time::
+
+ $ batctl -m bat0 loglevel routes tt
+
+will enable debug messages for when routes and translation table entries change.
Counters for different types of packets entering and leaving the batman-adv
module are available through ethtool::
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/bpf_flow_dissector.rst b/Documentation/networking/bpf_flow_dissector.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b375ae2ec2c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/networking/bpf_flow_dissector.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+==================
+BPF Flow Dissector
+==================
+
+Overview
+========
+
+Flow dissector is a routine that parses metadata out of the packets. It's
+used in the various places in the networking subsystem (RFS, flow hash, etc).
+
+BPF flow dissector is an attempt to reimplement C-based flow dissector logic
+in BPF to gain all the benefits of BPF verifier (namely, limits on the
+number of instructions and tail calls).
+
+API
+===
+
+BPF flow dissector programs operate on an ``__sk_buff``. However, only the
+limited set of fields is allowed: ``data``, ``data_end`` and ``flow_keys``.
+``flow_keys`` is ``struct bpf_flow_keys`` and contains flow dissector input
+and output arguments.
+
+The inputs are:
+ * ``nhoff`` - initial offset of the networking header
+ * ``thoff`` - initial offset of the transport header, initialized to nhoff
+ * ``n_proto`` - L3 protocol type, parsed out of L2 header
+
+Flow dissector BPF program should fill out the rest of the ``struct
+bpf_flow_keys`` fields. Input arguments ``nhoff/thoff/n_proto`` should be
+also adjusted accordingly.
+
+The return code of the BPF program is either BPF_OK to indicate successful
+dissection, or BPF_DROP to indicate parsing error.
+
+__sk_buff->data
+===============
+
+In the VLAN-less case, this is what the initial state of the BPF flow
+dissector looks like::
+
+ +------+------+------------+-----------+
+ | DMAC | SMAC | ETHER_TYPE | L3_HEADER |
+ +------+------+------------+-----------+
+ ^
+ |
+ +-- flow dissector starts here
+
+
+.. code:: c
+
+ skb->data + flow_keys->nhoff point to the first byte of L3_HEADER
+ flow_keys->thoff = nhoff
+ flow_keys->n_proto = ETHER_TYPE
+
+In case of VLAN, flow dissector can be called with the two different states.
+
+Pre-VLAN parsing::
+
+ +------+------+------+-----+-----------+-----------+
+ | DMAC | SMAC | TPID | TCI |ETHER_TYPE | L3_HEADER |
+ +------+------+------+-----+-----------+-----------+
+ ^
+ |
+ +-- flow dissector starts here
+
+.. code:: c
+
+ skb->data + flow_keys->nhoff point the to first byte of TCI
+ flow_keys->thoff = nhoff
+ flow_keys->n_proto = TPID
+
+Please note that TPID can be 802.1AD and, hence, BPF program would
+have to parse VLAN information twice for double tagged packets.
+
+
+Post-VLAN parsing::
+
+ +------+------+------+-----+-----------+-----------+
+ | DMAC | SMAC | TPID | TCI |ETHER_TYPE | L3_HEADER |
+ +------+------+------+-----+-----------+-----------+
+ ^
+ |
+ +-- flow dissector starts here
+
+.. code:: c
+
+ skb->data + flow_keys->nhoff point the to first byte of L3_HEADER
+ flow_keys->thoff = nhoff
+ flow_keys->n_proto = ETHER_TYPE
+
+In this case VLAN information has been processed before the flow dissector
+and BPF flow dissector is not required to handle it.
+
+
+The takeaway here is as follows: BPF flow dissector program can be called with
+the optional VLAN header and should gracefully handle both cases: when single
+or double VLAN is present and when it is not present. The same program
+can be called for both cases and would have to be written carefully to
+handle both cases.
+
+
+Reference Implementation
+========================
+
+See ``tools/testing/selftests/bpf/progs/bpf_flow.c`` for the reference
+implementation and ``tools/testing/selftests/bpf/flow_dissector_load.[hc]``
+for the loader. bpftool can be used to load BPF flow dissector program as well.
+
+The reference implementation is organized as follows:
+ * ``jmp_table`` map that contains sub-programs for each supported L3 protocol
+ * ``_dissect`` routine - entry point; it does input ``n_proto`` parsing and
+ does ``bpf_tail_call`` to the appropriate L3 handler
+
+Since BPF at this point doesn't support looping (or any jumping back),
+jmp_table is used instead to handle multiple levels of encapsulation (and
+IPv6 options).
+
+
+Current Limitations
+===================
+BPF flow dissector doesn't support exporting all the metadata that in-kernel
+C-based implementation can export. Notable example is single VLAN (802.1Q)
+and double VLAN (802.1AD) tags. Please refer to the ``struct bpf_flow_keys``
+for a set of information that's currently can be exported from the BPF context.
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink-info-versions.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink-info-versions.rst
index c79ad8593383..4316342b7746 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/devlink-info-versions.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink-info-versions.rst
@@ -41,3 +41,8 @@ fw.ncsi
Version of the software responsible for supporting/handling the
Network Controller Sideband Interface.
+
+fw.psid
+=======
+
+Unique identifier of the firmware parameter set.
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/index.rst b/Documentation/networking/index.rst
index 5449149be496..984e68f9e026 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/index.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/index.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Contents:
netdev-FAQ
af_xdp
batman-adv
+ bpf_flow_dissector
can
can_ucan_protocol
device_drivers/freescale/dpaa2/index