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  1 # SPDX-License-Identifier: ((GPL-2.0 WITH Linu    
  2                                                   
  3 name: netdev                                      
  4                                                   
  5 doc:                                              
  6   netdev configuration over generic netlink.      
  7                                                   
  8 definitions:                                      
  9   -                                               
 10     type: flags                                   
 11     name: xdp-act                                 
 12     render-max: true                              
 13     entries:                                      
 14       -                                           
 15         name: basic                               
 16         doc:                                      
 17           XDP features set supported by all dr    
 18           (XDP_ABORTED, XDP_DROP, XDP_PASS, XD    
 19       -                                           
 20         name: redirect                            
 21         doc:                                      
 22           The netdev supports XDP_REDIRECT        
 23       -                                           
 24         name: ndo-xmit                            
 25         doc:                                      
 26           This feature informs if netdev imple    
 27       -                                           
 28         name: xsk-zerocopy                        
 29         doc:                                      
 30           This feature informs if netdev suppo    
 31       -                                           
 32         name: hw-offload                          
 33         doc:                                      
 34          This feature informs if netdev suppor    
 35       -                                           
 36         name: rx-sg                               
 37         doc:                                      
 38           This feature informs if netdev imple    
 39           support in the driver napi callback.    
 40       -                                           
 41         name: ndo-xmit-sg                         
 42         doc:                                      
 43           This feature informs if netdev imple    
 44           support in ndo_xdp_xmit callback.       
 45   -                                               
 46     type: flags                                   
 47     name: xdp-rx-metadata                         
 48     entries:                                      
 49       -                                           
 50         name: timestamp                           
 51         doc:                                      
 52           Device is capable of exposing receiv    
 53       -                                           
 54         name: hash                                
 55         doc:                                      
 56           Device is capable of exposing receiv    
 57       -                                           
 58         name: vlan-tag                            
 59         doc:                                      
 60           Device is capable of exposing receiv    
 61   -                                               
 62     type: flags                                   
 63     name: xsk-flags                               
 64     entries:                                      
 65       -                                           
 66         name: tx-timestamp                        
 67         doc:                                      
 68           HW timestamping egress packets is su    
 69       -                                           
 70         name: tx-checksum                         
 71         doc:                                      
 72           L3 checksum HW offload is supported     
 73   -                                               
 74     name: queue-type                              
 75     type: enum                                    
 76     entries: [ rx, tx ]                           
 77   -                                               
 78     name: qstats-scope                            
 79     type: flags                                   
 80     entries: [ queue ]                            
 81                                                   
 82 attribute-sets:                                   
 83   -                                               
 84     name: dev                                     
 85     attributes:                                   
 86       -                                           
 87         name: ifindex                             
 88         doc: netdev ifindex                       
 89         type: u32                                 
 90         checks:                                   
 91           min: 1                                  
 92       -                                           
 93         name: pad                                 
 94         type: pad                                 
 95       -                                           
 96         name: xdp-features                        
 97         doc: Bitmask of enabled xdp-features.     
 98         type: u64                                 
 99         enum: xdp-act                             
100       -                                           
101         name: xdp-zc-max-segs                     
102         doc: max fragment count supported by Z    
103         type: u32                                 
104         checks:                                   
105           min: 1                                  
106       -                                           
107         name: xdp-rx-metadata-features            
108         doc: Bitmask of supported XDP receive     
109              See Documentation/networking/xdp-    
110         type: u64                                 
111         enum: xdp-rx-metadata                     
112       -                                           
113         name: xsk-features                        
114         doc: Bitmask of enabled AF_XDP feature    
115         type: u64                                 
116         enum: xsk-flags                           
117   -                                               
118     name: page-pool                               
119     attributes:                                   
120       -                                           
121         name: id                                  
122         doc: Unique ID of a Page Pool instance    
123         type: uint                                
124         checks:                                   
125           min: 1                                  
126           max: u32-max                            
127       -                                           
128         name: ifindex                             
129         doc: |                                    
130           ifindex of the netdev to which the p    
131           May be reported as 0 if the page poo    
132           which got destroyed already (page po    
133           because they wait for all memory to     
134         type: u32                                 
135         checks:                                   
136           min: 1                                  
137           max: s32-max                            
138       -                                           
139         name: napi-id                             
140         doc: Id of NAPI using this Page Pool i    
141         type: uint                                
142         checks:                                   
143           min: 1                                  
144           max: u32-max                            
145       -                                           
146         name: inflight                            
147         type: uint                                
148         doc: |                                    
149           Number of outstanding references to     
150           but yet to be freed pages). Allocate    
151           socket receive queues, driver receiv    
152           ring, the page pool cache, etc.         
153       -                                           
154         name: inflight-mem                        
155         type: uint                                
156         doc: |                                    
157           Amount of memory held by inflight pa    
158       -                                           
159         name: detach-time                         
160         type: uint                                
161         doc: |                                    
162           Seconds in CLOCK_BOOTTIME of when Pa    
163           the driver. Once detached Page Pool     
164           allocate memory.                        
165           Page Pools wait for all the memory a    
166           before truly disappearing. "Detached    
167           "re-attached", they are just waiting    
168           Attribute is absent if Page Pool has    
169           can still be used to allocate new me    
170       -                                           
171         name: dmabuf                              
172         doc: ID of the dmabuf this page-pool i    
173         type: u32                                 
174   -                                               
175     name: page-pool-info                          
176     subset-of: page-pool                          
177     attributes:                                   
178       -                                           
179         name: id                                  
180       -                                           
181         name: ifindex                             
182   -                                               
183     name: page-pool-stats                         
184     doc: |                                        
185       Page pool statistics, see docs for struc    
186       for information about individual statist    
187     attributes:                                   
188       -                                           
189         name: info                                
190         doc: Page pool identifying information    
191         type: nest                                
192         nested-attributes: page-pool-info         
193       -                                           
194         name: alloc-fast                          
195         type: uint                                
196         value: 8 # reserve some attr ids in ca    
197       -                                           
198         name: alloc-slow                          
199         type: uint                                
200       -                                           
201         name: alloc-slow-high-order               
202         type: uint                                
203       -                                           
204         name: alloc-empty                         
205         type: uint                                
206       -                                           
207         name: alloc-refill                        
208         type: uint                                
209       -                                           
210         name: alloc-waive                         
211         type: uint                                
212       -                                           
213         name: recycle-cached                      
214         type: uint                                
215       -                                           
216         name: recycle-cache-full                  
217         type: uint                                
218       -                                           
219         name: recycle-ring                        
220         type: uint                                
221       -                                           
222         name: recycle-ring-full                   
223         type: uint                                
224       -                                           
225         name: recycle-released-refcnt             
226         type: uint                                
227                                                   
228   -                                               
229     name: napi                                    
230     attributes:                                   
231       -                                           
232         name: ifindex                             
233         doc: ifindex of the netdevice to which    
234         type: u32                                 
235         checks:                                   
236           min: 1                                  
237       -                                           
238         name: id                                  
239         doc: ID of the NAPI instance.             
240         type: u32                                 
241       -                                           
242         name: irq                                 
243         doc: The associated interrupt vector n    
244         type: u32                                 
245       -                                           
246         name: pid                                 
247         doc: PID of the napi thread, if NAPI i    
248              threaded mode. If NAPI is not in     
249              softirq context), the attribute w    
250         type: u32                                 
251   -                                               
252     name: queue                                   
253     attributes:                                   
254       -                                           
255         name: id                                  
256         doc: Queue index; most queue types are    
257              indexes starting at 0 and ending     
258              are scoped to an interface and qu    
259         type: u32                                 
260       -                                           
261         name: ifindex                             
262         doc: ifindex of the netdevice to which    
263         type: u32                                 
264         checks:                                   
265           min: 1                                  
266       -                                           
267         name: type                                
268         doc: Queue type as rx, tx. Each queue     
269         type: u32                                 
270         enum: queue-type                          
271       -                                           
272         name: napi-id                             
273         doc: ID of the NAPI instance which ser    
274         type: u32                                 
275       -                                           
276         name: dmabuf                              
277         doc: ID of the dmabuf attached to this    
278         type: u32                                 
279                                                   
280   -                                               
281     name: qstats                                  
282     doc: |                                        
283       Get device statistics, scoped to a devic    
284       These statistics extend (and partially d    
285       in struct rtnl_link_stats64.                
286       Value of the `scope` attribute determine    
287       aggregated. When aggregated for the enti    
288       represent the total number of events sin    
289       the device (i.e. not a reconfiguration l    
290       When reported per-queue, however, the st    
291       up to the total number of events, will o    
292       active objects, and will likely report t    
293       reconfiguration.                            
294     attributes:                                   
295       -                                           
296         name: ifindex                             
297         doc: ifindex of the netdevice to which    
298         type: u32                                 
299         checks:                                   
300           min: 1                                  
301       -                                           
302         name: queue-type                          
303         doc: Queue type as rx, tx, for queue-i    
304         type: u32                                 
305         enum: queue-type                          
306       -                                           
307         name: queue-id                            
308         doc: Queue ID, if stats are scoped to     
309         type: u32                                 
310       -                                           
311         name: scope                               
312         doc: |                                    
313           What object type should be used to i    
314         type: uint                                
315         enum: qstats-scope                        
316       -                                           
317         name: rx-packets                          
318         doc: |                                    
319           Number of wire packets successfully     
320           For drivers supporting XDP, XDP is c    
321           of the stack, so packets consumed by    
322         type: uint                                
323         value: 8 # reserve some attr ids in ca    
324       -                                           
325         name: rx-bytes                            
326         doc: Successfully received bytes, see     
327         type: uint                                
328       -                                           
329         name: tx-packets                          
330         doc: |                                    
331           Number of wire packets successfully     
332           successfully sent once it is in devi    
333           the device has issued a DMA completi    
334         type: uint                                
335       -                                           
336         name: tx-bytes                            
337         doc: Successfully sent bytes, see `tx-    
338         type: uint                                
339       -                                           
340         name: rx-alloc-fail                       
341         doc: |                                    
342           Number of times skb or buffer alloca    
343           Allocation failure may, or may not r    
344           on driver implementation and whether    
345         type: uint                                
346       -                                           
347         name: rx-hw-drops                         
348         doc: |                                    
349           Number of all packets which entered     
350           including but not limited to: packet    
351           space, processing errors, explicit o    
352           filters.                                
353         type: uint                                
354       -                                           
355         name: rx-hw-drop-overruns                 
356         doc: |                                    
357           Number of packets dropped due to tra    
358           buffer space, host descriptors etc.     
359         type: uint                                
360       -                                           
361         name: rx-csum-complete                    
362         doc: Number of packets that were marke    
363         type: uint                                
364       -                                           
365         name: rx-csum-unnecessary                 
366         doc: Number of packets that were marke    
367         type: uint                                
368       -                                           
369         name: rx-csum-none                        
370         doc: Number of packets that were not c    
371         type: uint                                
372       -                                           
373         name: rx-csum-bad                         
374         doc: |                                    
375           Number of packets with bad checksum.    
376           but still delivered to the stack.       
377         type: uint                                
378       -                                           
379         name: rx-hw-gro-packets                   
380         doc: |                                    
381           Number of packets that were coalesce    
382           Counts only packets coalesced with t    
383           LRO-coalesced packets are not counte    
384         type: uint                                
385       -                                           
386         name: rx-hw-gro-bytes                     
387         doc: See `rx-hw-gro-packets`.             
388         type: uint                                
389       -                                           
390         name: rx-hw-gro-wire-packets              
391         doc: |                                    
392           Number of packets that were coalesce    
393           netdevice feature. LRO-coalesced pac    
394         type: uint                                
395       -                                           
396         name: rx-hw-gro-wire-bytes                
397         doc: See `rx-hw-gro-wire-packets`.        
398         type: uint                                
399       -                                           
400         name: rx-hw-drop-ratelimits               
401         doc: |                                    
402           Number of the packets dropped by the    
403           packets bitrate exceeding the device    
404         type: uint                                
405       -                                           
406         name: tx-hw-drops                         
407         doc: |                                    
408           Number of packets that arrived at th    
409           encompassing packets dropped for rea    
410           well as those affected by explicitly    
411           filtering criteria.                     
412         type: uint                                
413       -                                           
414         name: tx-hw-drop-errors                   
415         doc: Number of packets dropped because    
416         type: uint                                
417       -                                           
418         name: tx-csum-none                        
419         doc: |                                    
420           Number of packets that did not requi    
421           checksum.                               
422         type: uint                                
423       -                                           
424         name: tx-needs-csum                       
425         doc: |                                    
426           Number of packets that required the     
427         type: uint                                
428       -                                           
429         name: tx-hw-gso-packets                   
430         doc: |                                    
431           Number of packets that necessitated     
432           by the device.                          
433         type: uint                                
434       -                                           
435         name: tx-hw-gso-bytes                     
436         doc: See `tx-hw-gso-packets`.             
437         type: uint                                
438       -                                           
439         name: tx-hw-gso-wire-packets              
440         doc: |                                    
441           Number of wire-sized packets generat    
442           `tx-hw-gso-packets`                     
443         type: uint                                
444       -                                           
445         name: tx-hw-gso-wire-bytes                
446         doc: See `tx-hw-gso-wire-packets`.        
447         type: uint                                
448       -                                           
449         name: tx-hw-drop-ratelimits               
450         doc: |                                    
451           Number of the packets dropped by the    
452           packets bitrate exceeding the device    
453         type: uint                                
454       -                                           
455         name: tx-stop                             
456         doc: |                                    
457           Number of times driver paused accept    
458           from the stack to this queue, becaus    
459           Note that if BQL is supported and en    
460           the networking stack will avoid queu    
461         type: uint                                
462       -                                           
463         name: tx-wake                             
464         doc: |                                    
465           Number of times driver re-started ac    
466           requests to this queue from the stac    
467         type: uint                                
468   -                                               
469     name: queue-id                                
470     subset-of: queue                              
471     attributes:                                   
472       -                                           
473         name: id                                  
474       -                                           
475         name: type                                
476   -                                               
477     name: dmabuf                                  
478     attributes:                                   
479       -                                           
480         name: ifindex                             
481         doc: netdev ifindex to bind the dmabuf    
482         type: u32                                 
483         checks:                                   
484           min: 1                                  
485       -                                           
486         name: queues                              
487         doc: receive queues to bind the dmabuf    
488         type: nest                                
489         nested-attributes: queue-id               
490         multi-attr: true                          
491       -                                           
492         name: fd                                  
493         doc: dmabuf file descriptor to bind.      
494         type: u32                                 
495       -                                           
496         name: id                                  
497         doc: id of the dmabuf binding             
498         type: u32                                 
499         checks:                                   
500           min: 1                                  
501                                                   
502 operations:                                       
503   list:                                           
504     -                                             
505       name: dev-get                               
506       doc: Get / dump information about a netd    
507       attribute-set: dev                          
508       do:                                         
509         request:                                  
510           attributes:                             
511             - ifindex                             
512         reply: &dev-all                           
513           attributes:                             
514             - ifindex                             
515             - xdp-features                        
516             - xdp-zc-max-segs                     
517             - xdp-rx-metadata-features            
518             - xsk-features                        
519       dump:                                       
520         reply: *dev-all                           
521     -                                             
522       name: dev-add-ntf                           
523       doc: Notification about device appearing    
524       notify: dev-get                             
525       mcgrp: mgmt                                 
526     -                                             
527       name: dev-del-ntf                           
528       doc: Notification about device disappear    
529       notify: dev-get                             
530       mcgrp: mgmt                                 
531     -                                             
532       name: dev-change-ntf                        
533       doc: Notification about device configura    
534       notify: dev-get                             
535       mcgrp: mgmt                                 
536     -                                             
537       name: page-pool-get                         
538       doc: |                                      
539         Get / dump information about Page Pool    
540         (Only Page Pools associated with a net    
541       attribute-set: page-pool                    
542       do:                                         
543         request:                                  
544           attributes:                             
545             - id                                  
546         reply: &pp-reply                          
547           attributes:                             
548             - id                                  
549             - ifindex                             
550             - napi-id                             
551             - inflight                            
552             - inflight-mem                        
553             - detach-time                         
554             - dmabuf                              
555       dump:                                       
556         reply: *pp-reply                          
557       config-cond: page-pool                      
558     -                                             
559       name: page-pool-add-ntf                     
560       doc: Notification about page pool appear    
561       notify: page-pool-get                       
562       mcgrp: page-pool                            
563       config-cond: page-pool                      
564     -                                             
565       name: page-pool-del-ntf                     
566       doc: Notification about page pool disapp    
567       notify: page-pool-get                       
568       mcgrp: page-pool                            
569       config-cond: page-pool                      
570     -                                             
571       name: page-pool-change-ntf                  
572       doc: Notification about page pool config    
573       notify: page-pool-get                       
574       mcgrp: page-pool                            
575       config-cond: page-pool                      
576     -                                             
577       name: page-pool-stats-get                   
578       doc: Get page pool statistics.              
579       attribute-set: page-pool-stats              
580       do:                                         
581         request:                                  
582           attributes:                             
583             - info                                
584         reply: &pp-stats-reply                    
585           attributes:                             
586             - info                                
587             - alloc-fast                          
588             - alloc-slow                          
589             - alloc-slow-high-order               
590             - alloc-empty                         
591             - alloc-refill                        
592             - alloc-waive                         
593             - recycle-cached                      
594             - recycle-cache-full                  
595             - recycle-ring                        
596             - recycle-ring-full                   
597             - recycle-released-refcnt             
598       dump:                                       
599         reply: *pp-stats-reply                    
600       config-cond: page-pool-stats                
601     -                                             
602       name: queue-get                             
603       doc: Get queue information from the kern    
604            Only configured queues will be repo    
605            hardware queues).                      
606       attribute-set: queue                        
607       do:                                         
608         request:                                  
609           attributes:                             
610             - ifindex                             
611             - type                                
612             - id                                  
613         reply: &queue-get-op                      
614           attributes:                             
615             - id                                  
616             - type                                
617             - napi-id                             
618             - ifindex                             
619             - dmabuf                              
620       dump:                                       
621         request:                                  
622           attributes:                             
623             - ifindex                             
624         reply: *queue-get-op                      
625     -                                             
626       name: napi-get                              
627       doc: Get information about NAPI instance    
628       attribute-set: napi                         
629       do:                                         
630         request:                                  
631           attributes:                             
632             - id                                  
633         reply: &napi-get-op                       
634           attributes:                             
635             - id                                  
636             - ifindex                             
637             - irq                                 
638             - pid                                 
639       dump:                                       
640         request:                                  
641           attributes:                             
642             - ifindex                             
643         reply: *napi-get-op                       
644     -                                             
645       name: qstats-get                            
646       doc: |                                      
647         Get / dump fine grained statistics. Wh    
648         depends on the device and the driver,     
649         software counters per-queue.              
650       attribute-set: qstats                       
651       dump:                                       
652         request:                                  
653           attributes:                             
654             - ifindex                             
655             - scope                               
656         reply:                                    
657           attributes:                             
658             - ifindex                             
659             - queue-type                          
660             - queue-id                            
661             - rx-packets                          
662             - rx-bytes                            
663             - tx-packets                          
664             - tx-bytes                            
665     -                                             
666       name: bind-rx                               
667       doc: Bind dmabuf to netdev                  
668       attribute-set: dmabuf                       
669       flags: [ admin-perm ]                       
670       do:                                         
671         request:                                  
672           attributes:                             
673             - ifindex                             
674             - fd                                  
675             - queues                              
676         reply:                                    
677           attributes:                             
678             - id                                  
679                                                   
680 kernel-family:                                    
681   headers: [ "linux/list.h"]                      
682   sock-priv: struct list_head                     
683                                                   
684 mcast-groups:                                     
685   list:                                           
686     -                                             
687       name: mgmt                                  
688     -                                             
689       name: page-pool                             
                                                      

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