From 5b7c4cabbb65f5c469464da6c5f614cbd7f730f2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Linus Torvalds Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2023 18:24:12 -0800 Subject: Merge tag 'net-next-6.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net-next Pull networking updates from Jakub Kicinski: "Core: - Add dedicated kmem_cache for typical/small skb->head, avoid having to access struct page at kfree time, and improve memory use. - Introduce sysctl to set default RPS configuration for new netdevs. - Define Netlink protocol specification format which can be used to describe messages used by each family and auto-generate parsers. Add tools for generating kernel data structures and uAPI headers. - Expose all net/core sysctls inside netns. - Remove 4s sleep in netpoll if carrier is instantly detected on boot. - Add configurable limit of MDB entries per port, and port-vlan. - Continue populating drop reasons throughout the stack. - Retire a handful of legacy Qdiscs and classifiers. Protocols: - Support IPv4 big TCP (TSO frames larger than 64kB). - Add IP_LOCAL_PORT_RANGE socket option, to control local port range on socket by socket basis. - Track and report in procfs number of MPTCP sockets used. - Support mixing IPv4 and IPv6 flows in the in-kernel MPTCP path manager. - IPv6: don't check net.ipv6.route.max_size and rely on garbage collection to free memory (similarly to IPv4). - Support Penultimate Segment Pop (PSP) flavor in SRv6 (RFC8986). - ICMP: add per-rate limit counters. - Add support for user scanning requests in ieee802154. - Remove static WEP support. - Support minimal Wi-Fi 7 Extremely High Throughput (EHT) rate reporting. - WiFi 7 EHT channel puncturing support (client & AP). BPF: - Add a rbtree data structure following the "next-gen data structure" precedent set by recently added linked list, that is, by using kfunc + kptr instead of adding a new BPF map type. - Expose XDP hints via kfuncs with initial support for RX hash and timestamp metadata. - Add BPF_F_NO_TUNNEL_KEY extension to bpf_skb_set_tunnel_key to better support decap on GRE tunnel devices not operating in collect metadata. - Improve x86 JIT's codegen for PROBE_MEM runtime error checks. - Remove the need for trace_printk_lock for bpf_trace_printk and bpf_trace_vprintk helpers. - Extend libbpf's bpf_tracing.h support for tracing arguments of kprobes/uprobes and syscall as a special case. - Significantly reduce the search time for module symbols by livepatch and BPF. - Enable cpumasks to be used as kptrs, which is useful for tracing programs tracking which tasks end up running on which CPUs in different time intervals. - Add support for BPF trampoline on s390x and riscv64. - Add capability to export the XDP features supported by the NIC. - Add __bpf_kfunc tag for marking kernel functions as kfuncs. - Add cgroup.memory=nobpf kernel parameter option to disable BPF memory accounting for container environments. Netfilter: - Remove the CLUSTERIP target. It has been marked as obsolete for years, and we still have WARN splats wrt races of the out-of-band /proc interface installed by this target. - Add 'destroy' commands to nf_tables. They are identical to the existing 'delete' commands, but do not return an error if the referenced object (set, chain, rule...) did not exist. Driver API: - Improve cpumask_local_spread() locality to help NICs set the right IRQ affinity on AMD platforms. - Separate C22 and C45 MDIO bus transactions more clearly. - Introduce new DCB table to control DSCP rewrite on egress. - Support configuration of Physical Layer Collision Avoidance (PLCA) Reconciliation Sublayer (RS) (802.3cg-2019). Modern version of shared medium Ethernet. - Support for MAC Merge layer (IEEE 802.3-2018 clause 99). Allowing preemption of low priority frames by high priority frames. - Add support for controlling MACSec offload using netlink SET. - Rework devlink instance refcounts to allow registration and de-registration under the instance lock. Split the code into multiple files, drop some of the unnecessarily granular locks and factor out common parts of netlink operation handling. - Add TX frame aggregation parameters (for USB drivers). - Add a new attr TCA_EXT_WARN_MSG to report TC (offload) warning messages with notifications for debug. - Allow offloading of UDP NEW connections via act_ct. - Add support for per action HW stats in TC. - Support hardware miss to TC action (continue processing in SW from a specific point in the action chain). - Warn if old Wireless Extension user space interface is used with modern cfg80211/mac80211 drivers. Do not support Wireless Extensions for Wi-Fi 7 devices at all. Everyone should switch to using nl80211 interface instead. - Improve the CAN bit timing configuration. Use extack to return error messages directly to user space, update the SJW handling, including the definition of a new default value that will benefit CAN-FD controllers, by increasing their oscillator tolerance. New hardware / drivers: - Ethernet: - nVidia BlueField-3 support (control traffic driver) - Ethernet support for imx93 SoCs - Motorcomm yt8531 gigabit Ethernet PHY - onsemi NCN26000 10BASE-T1S PHY (with support for PLCA) - Microchip LAN8841 PHY (incl. cable diagnostics and PTP) - Amlogic gxl MDIO mux - WiFi: - RealTek RTL8188EU (rtl8xxxu) - Qualcomm Wi-Fi 7 devices (ath12k) - CAN: - Renesas R-Car V4H Drivers: - Bluetooth: - Set Per Platform Antenna Gain (PPAG) for Intel controllers. - Ethernet NICs: - Intel (1G, igc): - support TSN / Qbv / packet scheduling features of i226 model - Intel (100G, ice): - use GNSS subsystem instead of TTY - multi-buffer XDP support - extend support for GPIO pins to E823 devices - nVidia/Mellanox: - update the shared buffer configuration on PFC commands - implement PTP adjphase function for HW offset control - TC support for Geneve and GRE with VF tunnel offload - more efficient crypto key management method - multi-port eswitch support - Netronome/Corigine: - add DCB IEEE support - support IPsec offloading for NFP3800 - Freescale/NXP (enetc): - support XDP_REDIRECT for XDP non-linear buffers - improve reconfig, avoid link flap and waiting for idle - support MAC Merge layer - Other NICs: - sfc/ef100: add basic devlink support for ef100 - ionic: rx_push mode operation (writing descriptors via MMIO) - bnxt: use the auxiliary bus abstraction for RDMA - r8169: disable ASPM and reset bus in case of tx timeout - cpsw: support QSGMII mode for J721e CPSW9G - cpts: support pulse-per-second output - ngbe: add an mdio bus driver - usbnet: optimize usbnet_bh() by avoiding unnecessary queuing - r8152: handle devices with FW with NCM support - amd-xgbe: support 10Mbps, 2.5GbE speeds and rx-adaptation - virtio-net: support multi buffer XDP - virtio/vsock: replace virtio_vsock_pkt with sk_buff - tsnep: XDP support - Ethernet high-speed switches: - nVidia/Mellanox (mlxsw): - add support for latency TLV (in FW control messages) - Microchip (sparx5): - separate explicit and implicit traffic forwarding rules, make the implicit rules always active - add support for egress DSCP rewrite - IS0 VCAP support (Ingress Classification) - IS2 VCAP filters (protos, L3 addrs, L4 ports, flags, ToS etc.) - ES2 VCAP support (Egress Access Control) - support for Per-Stream Filtering and Policing (802.1Q, 8.6.5.1) - Ethernet embedded switches: - Marvell (mv88e6xxx): - add MAB (port auth) offload support - enable PTP receive for mv88e6390 - NXP (ocelot): - support MAC Merge layer - support for the the vsc7512 internal copper phys - Microchip: - lan9303: convert to PHYLINK - lan966x: support TC flower filter statistics - lan937x: PTP support for KSZ9563/KSZ8563 and LAN937x - lan937x: support Credit Based Shaper configuration - ksz9477: support Energy Efficient Ethernet - other: - qca8k: convert to regmap read/write API, use bulk operations - rswitch: Improve TX timestamp accuracy - Intel WiFi (iwlwifi): - EHT (Wi-Fi 7) rate reporting - STEP equalizer support: transfer some STEP (connection to radio on platforms with integrated wifi) related parameters from the BIOS to the firmware. - Qualcomm 802.11ax WiFi (ath11k): - IPQ5018 support - Fine Timing Measurement (FTM) responder role support - channel 177 support - MediaTek WiFi (mt76): - per-PHY LED support - mt7996: EHT (Wi-Fi 7) support - Wireless Ethernet Dispatch (WED) reset support - switch to using page pool allocator - RealTek WiFi (rtw89): - support new version of Bluetooth co-existance - Mobile: - rmnet: support TX aggregation" * tag 'net-next-6.3' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net-next: (1872 commits) page_pool: add a comment explaining the fragment counter usage net: ethtool: fix __ethtool_dev_mm_supported() implementation ethtool: pse-pd: Fix double word in comments xsk: add linux/vmalloc.h to xsk.c sefltests: netdevsim: wait for devlink instance after netns removal selftest: fib_tests: Always cleanup before exit net/mlx5e: Align IPsec ASO result memory to be as required by hardware net/mlx5e: TC, Set CT miss to the specific ct action instance net/mlx5e: Rename CHAIN_TO_REG to MAPPED_OBJ_TO_REG net/mlx5: Refactor tc miss handling to a single function net/mlx5: Kconfig: Make tc offload depend on tc skb extension net/sched: flower: Support hardware miss to tc action net/sched: flower: Move filter handle initialization earlier net/sched: cls_api: Support hardware miss to tc action net/sched: Rename user cookie and act cookie sfc: fix builds without CONFIG_RTC_LIB sfc: clean up some inconsistent indentings net/mlx4_en: Introduce flexible array to silence overflow warning net: lan966x: Fix possible deadlock inside PTP net/ulp: Remove redundant ->clone() test in inet_clone_ulp(). ... --- Documentation/scsi/FlashPoint.rst | 176 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 176 insertions(+) create mode 100644 Documentation/scsi/FlashPoint.rst (limited to 'Documentation/scsi/FlashPoint.rst') diff --git a/Documentation/scsi/FlashPoint.rst b/Documentation/scsi/FlashPoint.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ef3c07e94 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/scsi/FlashPoint.rst @@ -0,0 +1,176 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +=================================== +The BusLogic FlashPoint SCSI Driver +=================================== + +The BusLogic FlashPoint SCSI Host Adapters are now fully supported on Linux. +The upgrade program described below has been officially terminated effective +31 March 1997 since it is no longer needed. + +:: + + MYLEX INTRODUCES LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM SUPPORT FOR ITS + BUSLOGIC FLASHPOINT LINE OF SCSI HOST ADAPTERS + + + FREMONT, CA, -- October 8, 1996 -- Mylex Corporation has expanded Linux + operating system support to its BusLogic brand of FlashPoint Ultra SCSI + host adapters. All of BusLogic's other SCSI host adapters, including the + MultiMaster line, currently support the Linux operating system. Linux + drivers and information will be available on October 15th at + http://sourceforge.net/projects/dandelion/. + + "Mylex is committed to supporting the Linux community," says Peter Shambora, + vice president of marketing for Mylex. "We have supported Linux driver + development and provided technical support for our host adapters for several + years, and are pleased to now make our FlashPoint products available to this + user base." + +The Linux Operating System +========================== + +Linux is a freely-distributed implementation of UNIX for Intel x86, Sun +SPARC, SGI MIPS, Motorola 68k, Digital Alpha AXP and Motorola PowerPC +machines. It supports a wide range of software, including the X Window +System, Emacs, and TCP/IP networking. Further information is available at +http://www.linux.org and http://www.ssc.com/. + +FlashPoint Host Adapters +======================== + +The FlashPoint family of Ultra SCSI host adapters, designed for workstation +and file server environments, are available in narrow, wide, dual channel, +and dual channel wide versions. These adapters feature SeqEngine +automation technology, which minimizes SCSI command overhead and reduces +the number of interrupts generated to the CPU. + +About Mylex +=========== + +Mylex Corporation (NASDAQ/NM SYMBOL: MYLX), founded in 1983, is a leading +producer of RAID technology and network management products. The company +produces high performance disk array (RAID) controllers, and complementary +computer products for network servers, mass storage systems, workstations +and system boards. Through its wide range of RAID controllers and its +BusLogic line of Ultra SCSI host adapter products, Mylex provides enabling +intelligent I/O technologies that increase network management control, +enhance CPU utilization, optimize I/O performance, and ensure data security +and availability. Products are sold globally through a network of OEMs, +major distributors, VARs, and system integrators. Mylex Corporation is +headquartered at 34551 Ardenwood Blvd., Fremont, CA. + +Contact: +======== + +:: + + Peter Shambora + Vice President of Marketing + Mylex Corp. + 510/796-6100 + peters@mylex.com + + +:: + + ANNOUNCEMENT + BusLogic FlashPoint LT/BT-948 Upgrade Program + 1 February 1996 + + ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT + BusLogic FlashPoint LW/BT-958 Upgrade Program + 14 June 1996 + + Ever since its introduction last October, the BusLogic FlashPoint LT has + been problematic for members of the Linux community, in that no Linux + drivers have been available for this new Ultra SCSI product. Despite its + officially being positioned as a desktop workstation product, and not being + particularly well suited for a high performance multitasking operating + system like Linux, the FlashPoint LT has been touted by computer system + vendors as the latest thing, and has been sold even on many of their high + end systems, to the exclusion of the older MultiMaster products. This has + caused grief for many people who inadvertently purchased a system expecting + that all BusLogic SCSI Host Adapters were supported by Linux, only to + discover that the FlashPoint was not supported and would not be for quite + some time, if ever. + + After this problem was identified, BusLogic contacted its major OEM + customers to make sure the BT-946C/956C MultiMaster cards would still be + made available, and that Linux users who mistakenly ordered systems with + the FlashPoint would be able to upgrade to the BT-946C. While this helped + many purchasers of new systems, it was only a partial solution to the + overall problem of FlashPoint support for Linux users. It did nothing to + assist the people who initially purchased a FlashPoint for a supported + operating system and then later decided to run Linux, or those who had + ended up with a FlashPoint LT, believing it was supported, and were unable + to return it. + + In the middle of December, I asked to meet with BusLogic's senior + management to discuss the issues related to Linux and free software support + for the FlashPoint. Rumors of varying accuracy had been circulating + publicly about BusLogic's attitude toward the Linux community, and I felt + it was best that these issues be addressed directly. I sent an email + message after 11pm one evening, and the meeting took place the next + afternoon. Unfortunately, corporate wheels sometimes grind slowly, + especially when a company is being acquired, and so it's taken until now + before the details were completely determined and a public statement could + be made. + + BusLogic is not prepared at this time to release the information necessary + for third parties to write drivers for the FlashPoint. The only existing + FlashPoint drivers have been written directly by BusLogic Engineering, and + there is no FlashPoint documentation sufficiently detailed to allow outside + developers to write a driver without substantial assistance. While there + are people at BusLogic who would rather not release the details of the + FlashPoint architecture at all, that debate has not yet been settled either + way. In any event, even if documentation were available today it would + take quite a while for a usable driver to be written, especially since I'm + not convinced that the effort required would be worthwhile. + + However, BusLogic does remain committed to providing a high performance + SCSI solution for the Linux community, and does not want to see anyone left + unable to run Linux because they have a Flashpoint LT. Therefore, BusLogic + has put in place a direct upgrade program to allow any Linux user worldwide + to trade in their FlashPoint LT for the new BT-948 MultiMaster PCI Ultra + SCSI Host Adapter. The BT-948 is the Ultra SCSI successor to the BT-946C + and has all the best features of both the BT-946C and FlashPoint LT, + including smart termination and a flash PROM for easy firmware updates, and + is of course compatible with the present Linux driver. The price for this + upgrade has been set at US $45 plus shipping and handling, and the upgrade + program will be administered through BusLogic Technical Support, which can + be reached by electronic mail at techsup@buslogic.com, by Voice at +1 408 + 654-0760, or by FAX at +1 408 492-1542. + + As of 14 June 1996, the original BusLogic FlashPoint LT to BT-948 upgrade + program has now been extended to encompass the FlashPoint LW Wide Ultra + SCSI Host Adapter. Any Linux user worldwide may trade in their FlashPoint + LW (BT-950) for a BT-958 MultiMaster PCI Ultra SCSI Host Adapter. The + price for this upgrade has been set at US $65 plus shipping and handling. + + I was a beta test site for the BT-948/958, and versions 1.2.1 and 1.3.1 of + my BusLogic driver already included latent support for the BT-948/958. + Additional cosmetic support for the Ultra SCSI MultiMaster cards was added + subsequent releases. As a result of this cooperative testing process, + several firmware bugs were found and corrected. My heavily loaded Linux + test system provided an ideal environment for testing error recovery + processes that are much more rarely exercised in production systems, but + are crucial to overall system stability. It was especially convenient + being able to work directly with their firmware engineer in demonstrating + the problems under control of the firmware debugging environment; things + sure have come a long way since the last time I worked on firmware for an + embedded system. I am presently working on some performance testing and + expect to have some data to report in the not too distant future. + + BusLogic asked me to send this announcement since a large percentage of the + questions regarding support for the FlashPoint have either been sent to me + directly via email, or have appeared in the Linux newsgroups in which I + participate. To summarize, BusLogic is offering Linux users an upgrade + from the unsupported FlashPoint LT (BT-930) to the supported BT-948 for US + $45 plus shipping and handling, or from the unsupported FlashPoint LW + (BT-950) to the supported BT-958 for $65 plus shipping and handling. + Contact BusLogic Technical Support at techsup@buslogic.com or +1 408 + 654-0760 to take advantage of their offer. + + Leonard N. Zubkoff + lnz@dandelion.com -- cgit v1.2.3