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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst | 17 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/networking/operstates.rst | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst | 30 |
3 files changed, 36 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst index 91b2cf712801..e26532f49760 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/netdev-FAQ.rst @@ -228,6 +228,23 @@ before posting to the mailing list. The patchwork build bot instance gets overloaded very easily and netdev@vger really doesn't need more traffic if we can help it. +netdevsim is great, can I extend it for my out-of-tree tests? +------------------------------------------------------------- + +No, `netdevsim` is a test vehicle solely for upstream tests. +(Please add your tests under tools/testing/selftests/.) + +We also give no guarantees that `netdevsim` won't change in the future +in a way which would break what would normally be considered uAPI. + +Is netdevsim considered a "user" of an API? +------------------------------------------- + +Linux kernel has a long standing rule that no API should be added unless +it has a real, in-tree user. Mock-ups and tests based on `netdevsim` are +strongly encouraged when adding new APIs, but `netdevsim` in itself +is **not** considered a use case/user. + Any other tips to help ensure my net/net-next patch gets OK'd? -------------------------------------------------------------- Attention to detail. Re-read your own work as if you were the diff --git a/Documentation/networking/operstates.rst b/Documentation/networking/operstates.rst index 9c918f7cb0e8..1ee2141e8ef1 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/operstates.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/operstates.rst @@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ IF_OPER_LOWERLAYERDOWN (3): state (f.e. VLAN). IF_OPER_TESTING (4): - Unused in current kernel. + Interface is in testing mode, for example executing driver self-tests + or media (cable) test. It can't be used for normal traffic until tests + complete. IF_OPER_DORMANT (5): Interface is L1 up, but waiting for an external event, f.e. for a @@ -111,7 +113,7 @@ it as lower layer. Note that for certain kind of soft-devices, which are not managing any real hardware, it is possible to set this bit from userspace. One -should use TVL IFLA_CARRIER to do so. +should use TLV IFLA_CARRIER to do so. netif_carrier_ok() can be used to query that bit. diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst index c7b165ca70b6..dae68e68ca23 100644 --- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst +++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst @@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ in-kernel irqchip (GIC), and for in-kernel irqchip can tell the GIC to use PPIs designated for specific cpus. The irq field is interpreted like this:: - bits: | 31 ... 28 | 27 ... 24 | 23 ... 16 | 15 ... 0 | + bits: | 31 ... 28 | 27 ... 24 | 23 ... 16 | 15 ... 0 | field: | vcpu2_index | irq_type | vcpu_index | irq_id | The irq_type field has the following values: @@ -2149,10 +2149,10 @@ prior to calling the KVM_RUN ioctl. Errors: ====== ============================================================ - ENOENT no such register - EINVAL invalid register ID, or no such register or used with VMs in + ENOENT no such register + EINVAL invalid register ID, or no such register or used with VMs in protected virtualization mode on s390 - EPERM (arm64) register access not allowed before vcpu finalization + EPERM (arm64) register access not allowed before vcpu finalization ====== ============================================================ (These error codes are indicative only: do not rely on a specific error @@ -2590,10 +2590,10 @@ following id bit patterns:: Errors include: ======== ============================================================ - ENOENT no such register - EINVAL invalid register ID, or no such register or used with VMs in + ENOENT no such register + EINVAL invalid register ID, or no such register or used with VMs in protected virtualization mode on s390 - EPERM (arm64) register access not allowed before vcpu finalization + EPERM (arm64) register access not allowed before vcpu finalization ======== ============================================================ (These error codes are indicative only: do not rely on a specific error @@ -3112,13 +3112,13 @@ current state. "addr" is ignored. Errors: ====== ================================================================= - EINVAL the target is unknown, or the combination of features is invalid. - ENOENT a features bit specified is unknown. + EINVAL the target is unknown, or the combination of features is invalid. + ENOENT a features bit specified is unknown. ====== ================================================================= This tells KVM what type of CPU to present to the guest, and what -optional features it should have. This will cause a reset of the cpu -registers to their initial values. If this is not called, KVM_RUN will +optional features it should have. This will cause a reset of the cpu +registers to their initial values. If this is not called, KVM_RUN will return ENOEXEC for that vcpu. The initial values are defined as: @@ -3239,8 +3239,8 @@ VCPU matching underlying host. Errors: ===== ============================================================== - E2BIG the reg index list is too big to fit in the array specified by - the user (the number required will be written into n). + E2BIG the reg index list is too big to fit in the array specified by + the user (the number required will be written into n). ===== ============================================================== :: @@ -3288,7 +3288,7 @@ specific device. ARM/arm64 divides the id field into two parts, a device id and an address type id specific to the individual device:: - bits: | 63 ... 32 | 31 ... 16 | 15 ... 0 | + bits: | 63 ... 32 | 31 ... 16 | 15 ... 0 | field: | 0x00000000 | device id | addr type id | ARM/arm64 currently only require this when using the in-kernel GIC @@ -7049,7 +7049,7 @@ In combination with KVM_CAP_X86_USER_SPACE_MSR, this allows user space to trap and emulate MSRs that are outside of the scope of KVM as well as limit the attack surface on KVM's MSR emulation code. -8.28 KVM_CAP_ENFORCE_PV_CPUID +8.28 KVM_CAP_ENFORCE_PV_FEATURE_CPUID ----------------------------- Architectures: x86 |