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-rw-r--r--Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net-mesh9
-rw-r--r--Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt5
-rw-r--r--Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt2
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt19
-rw-r--r--Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt29
5 files changed, 47 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net-mesh b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net-mesh
index b218e0f8bdb3..c81fe89c4c46 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net-mesh
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net-mesh
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ Description:
mesh will be sent using multiple interfaces at the
same time (if available).
+What: /sys/class/net/<mesh_iface>/mesh/bridge_loop_avoidance
+Date: November 2011
+Contact: Simon Wunderlich <siwu@hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
+Description:
+ Indicates whether the bridge loop avoidance feature
+ is enabled. This feature detects and avoids loops
+ between the mesh and devices bridged with the soft
+ interface <mesh_iface>.
+
What: /sys/class/net/<mesh_iface>/mesh/fragmentation
Date: October 2010
Contact: Andreas Langer <an.langer@gmx.de>
diff --git a/Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt b/Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt
index 4c95c0034a4b..9b1067afb224 100644
--- a/Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt
@@ -34,8 +34,7 @@ Current Status: linux-2.6.34-mmotm(development version of 2010/April)
Features:
- accounting anonymous pages, file caches, swap caches usage and limiting them.
- - private LRU and reclaim routine. (system's global LRU and private LRU
- work independently from each other)
+ - pages are linked to per-memcg LRU exclusively, and there is no global LRU.
- optionally, memory+swap usage can be accounted and limited.
- hierarchical accounting
- soft limit
@@ -154,7 +153,7 @@ updated. page_cgroup has its own LRU on cgroup.
2.2.1 Accounting details
All mapped anon pages (RSS) and cache pages (Page Cache) are accounted.
-Some pages which are never reclaimable and will not be on the global LRU
+Some pages which are never reclaimable and will not be on the LRU
are not accounted. We just account pages under usual VM management.
RSS pages are accounted at page_fault unless they've already been accounted
diff --git a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
index e916e3d36488..0d0492028082 100644
--- a/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
+++ b/Documentation/filesystems/vfs.txt
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ members are defined:
struct file_system_type {
const char *name;
int fs_flags;
- struct dentry (*mount) (struct file_system_type *, int,
+ struct dentry *(*mount) (struct file_system_type *, int,
const char *, void *);
void (*kill_sb) (struct super_block *);
struct module *owner;
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt b/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt
index 221ad0cdf11f..220a58c2fb11 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/batman-adv.txt
@@ -67,18 +67,18 @@ To deactivate an interface you have to write "none" into its
All mesh wide settings can be found in batman's own interface
folder:
-# ls /sys/class/net/bat0/mesh/
-# aggregated_ogms fragmentation gw_sel_class vis_mode
-# ap_isolation gw_bandwidth hop_penalty
-# bonding gw_mode orig_interval
+# ls /sys/class/net/bat0/mesh/
+# aggregated_ogms fragmentation hop_penalty
+# ap_isolation gw_bandwidth log_level
+# bonding gw_mode orig_interval
+# bridge_loop_avoidance gw_sel_class vis_mode
There is a special folder for debugging information:
# ls /sys/kernel/debug/batman_adv/bat0/
-# gateways socket transtable_global vis_data
-# originators softif_neigh transtable_local
-
+# bla_claim_table log socket transtable_local
+# gateways originators transtable_global vis_data
Some of the files contain all sort of status information regard-
ing the mesh network. For example, you can view the table of
@@ -202,12 +202,13 @@ abled during run time. Following log_levels are defined:
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
-7 - Enable all messages
+8 - Enable messages related to bridge loop avoidance
+15 - enable all messages
The debug output can be changed at runtime using the file
/sys/class/net/bat0/mesh/log_level. e.g.
-# echo 2 > /sys/class/net/bat0/mesh/log_level
+# echo 6 > /sys/class/net/bat0/mesh/log_level
will enable debug messages for when routes change.
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt b/Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt
index d0aeeadd264b..ab1e8d7004c5 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/stmmac.txt
@@ -111,11 +111,12 @@ and detailed below as well:
int phy_addr;
int interface;
struct stmmac_mdio_bus_data *mdio_bus_data;
- int pbl;
+ struct stmmac_dma_cfg *dma_cfg;
int clk_csr;
int has_gmac;
int enh_desc;
int tx_coe;
+ int rx_coe;
int bugged_jumbo;
int pmt;
int force_sf_dma_mode;
@@ -136,10 +137,12 @@ Where:
o pbl: the Programmable Burst Length is maximum number of beats to
be transferred in one DMA transaction.
GMAC also enables the 4xPBL by default.
- o clk_csr: CSR Clock range selection.
+ o clk_csr: fixed CSR Clock range selection.
o has_gmac: uses the GMAC core.
o enh_desc: if sets the MAC will use the enhanced descriptor structure.
o tx_coe: core is able to perform the tx csum in HW.
+ o rx_coe: the supports three check sum offloading engine types:
+ type_1, type_2 (full csum) and no RX coe.
o bugged_jumbo: some HWs are not able to perform the csum in HW for
over-sized frames due to limited buffer sizes.
Setting this flag the csum will be done in SW on
@@ -160,7 +163,7 @@ Where:
o custom_cfg: this is a custom configuration that can be passed while
initialising the resources.
-The we have:
+For MDIO bus The we have:
struct stmmac_mdio_bus_data {
int bus_id;
@@ -177,10 +180,28 @@ Where:
o irqs: list of IRQs, one per PHY.
o probed_phy_irq: if irqs is NULL, use this for probed PHY.
+
+For DMA engine we have the following internal fields that should be
+tuned according to the HW capabilities.
+
+struct stmmac_dma_cfg {
+ int pbl;
+ int fixed_burst;
+ int burst_len_supported;
+};
+
+Where:
+ o pbl: Programmable Burst Length
+ o fixed_burst: program the DMA to use the fixed burst mode
+ o burst_len: this is the value we put in the register
+ supported values are provided as macros in
+ linux/stmmac.h header file.
+
+---
+
Below an example how the structures above are using on ST platforms.
static struct plat_stmmacenet_data stxYYY_ethernet_platform_data = {
- .pbl = 32,
.has_gmac = 0,
.enh_desc = 0,
.fix_mac_speed = stxYYY_ethernet_fix_mac_speed,
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