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2008-07-11Documentation: clarify tcp_{r,w}mem sysctl docsJ. Bruce Fields1-11/+15
Fix some of the defaults and attempt to clarify some language. Signed-off-by: J. Bruce Fields <bfields@citi.umich.edu> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2008-07-09sctp: Add documentation for sctp sysctl variableVlad Yasevich1-0/+170
Signed-off-by: Vlad Yasevich <vladislav.yasevich@hp.com> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2008-07-06Merge branch 'master' of ↵David S. Miller1-8/+4
master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6 Conflicts: Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt drivers/net/wan/hdlc_fr.c drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-4965.c drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
2008-07-03ipv6 addrconf: add accept_dad sysctl to control DAD operation.YOSHIFUJI Hideaki1-0/+7
- If 0, disable DAD. - If 1, perform DAD (default). - If >1, perform DAD and disable IPv6 operation if DAD for MAC-based link-local address has been failed (RFC4862 5.4.5). We do not follow RFC4862 by default. Refer to the netdev thread entitled "Linux IPv6 DAD not full conform to RFC 4862 ?" http://www.spinics.net/lists/netdev/msg52027.html Signed-off-by: YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@linux-ipv6.org>
2008-07-03ipv6: Add disable_ipv6 sysctl to disable IPv6 operaion on specific interface.YOSHIFUJI Hideaki1-0/+4
Signed-off-by: YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@linux-ipv6.org>
2008-07-02icmp: fix units for ratelimitStephen Hemminger1-4/+6
Convert the sysctl values for icmp ratelimit to use milliseconds instead of jiffies which is based on kernel configured HZ. Internal kernel jiffies are not a proper unit for any userspace API. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2008-07-02ipv4: fix sysctl documentation of time related valuesStephen Hemminger1-8/+4
These sysctl values are time related and all use the same routine (proc_dointvec_jiffies) that internally converts from seconds to jiffies. The code is fine, the documentation is just wrong. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2008-01-29[UDP]: Add memory accounting.Hideo Aoki1-0/+27
Signed-off-by: Takahiro Yasui <tyasui@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Hideo Aoki <haoki@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2007-10-26[TCP]: Fix inconsistency of terms.Ryousei Takano1-3/+3
Fix inconsistency of terms: 1) D-SACK 2) F-RTO Signed-off-by: Ryousei Takano <takano-ryousei@aist.go.jp> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2007-10-20spelling fixes: Documentation/Simon Arlott1-1/+1
Spelling fixes in Documentation/. Signed-off-by: Simon Arlott <simon@fire.lp0.eu> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@kernel.org>
2007-10-11[TCP] FRTO: Update sysctl documentationIlpo Järvinen1-5/+12
Since the SACK enhanced FRTO was added, the code has been under test numerous times so remove "experimental" claim from the documentation. Also be a bit more verbose about the usage. Signed-off-by: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@helsinki.fi> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2007-07-13Merge branch 'ioat-md-accel-for-linus' of ↵Linus Torvalds1-0/+6
git://lost.foo-projects.org/~dwillia2/git/iop * 'ioat-md-accel-for-linus' of git://lost.foo-projects.org/~dwillia2/git/iop: (28 commits) ioatdma: add the unisys "i/oat" pci vendor/device id ARM: Add drivers/dma to arch/arm/Kconfig iop3xx: surface the iop3xx DMA and AAU units to the iop-adma driver iop13xx: surface the iop13xx adma units to the iop-adma driver dmaengine: driver for the iop32x, iop33x, and iop13xx raid engines md: remove raid5 compute_block and compute_parity5 md: handle_stripe5 - request io processing in raid5_run_ops md: handle_stripe5 - add request/completion logic for async expand ops md: handle_stripe5 - add request/completion logic for async read ops md: handle_stripe5 - add request/completion logic for async check ops md: handle_stripe5 - add request/completion logic for async compute ops md: handle_stripe5 - add request/completion logic for async write ops md: common infrastructure for running operations with raid5_run_ops md: raid5_run_ops - run stripe operations outside sh->lock raid5: replace custom debug PRINTKs with standard pr_debug raid5: refactor handle_stripe5 and handle_stripe6 (v3) async_tx: add the async_tx api xor: make 'xor_blocks' a library routine for use with async_tx dmaengine: make clients responsible for managing channels dmaengine: refactor dmaengine around dma_async_tx_descriptor ...
2007-07-12I/OAT: Add documentation for the tcp_dma_copybreak sysctlChris Leech1-0/+6
Signed-off-by: Chris Leech <christopher.leech@intel.com>
2007-07-11[IPV6]: Do not send RH0 anymore.YOSHIFUJI Hideaki1-2/+1
Based on <draft-ietf-ipv6-deprecate-rh0-00.txt>. Signed-off-by: YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@linux-ipv6.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2007-04-26[NETFILTER]: bridge-nf: filter bridged IPv4/IPv6 encapsulated in pppoe trafficMichael Milner1-1/+6
The attached patch by Michael Milner adds support for using iptables and ip6tables on bridged traffic encapsulated in ppoe frames, similar to what's already supported for vlan. Signed-off-by: Michael Milner <milner@blissisland.ca> Signed-off-by: Bart De Schuymer <bdschuym@pandora.be> Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2007-04-26[TCP] Sysctl documentation: tcp_frto_responseIlpo Järvinen1-2/+19
In addition, fixed minor things in tcp_frto sysctl. Signed-off-by: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@helsinki.fi> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2007-04-26[TCP] FRTO: Sysctl documentation for SACK enhanced versionIlpo Järvinen1-1/+4
The description is overly verbose to avoid ambiguity between "SACK enabled" and "SACK enhanced FRTO" Signed-off-by: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@helsinki.fi> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2007-04-25[IPV6]: Disallow RH0 by default.YOSHIFUJI Hideaki1-0/+9
A security issue is emerging. Disallow Routing Header Type 0 by default as we have been doing for IPv4. Note: We allow RH2 by default because it is harmless. Signed-off-by: YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@linux-ipv6.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2007-02-28[TCP]: Document several sysctls.John Heffner1-0/+26
This adds documentation for tcp_moderate_rcvbuf, tcp_no_metrics_save, tcp_base_mss, and tcp_mtu_probing. Signed-off-by: John Heffner <jheffner@psc.edu> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-12-03[NET] ip-sysctl.txt: Alphabetize.Stephen Hemminger1-178/+177
Rearrange TCP entries in alpha order. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-12-03[TCP]: Restrict congestion control choices.Stephen Hemminger1-0/+6
Allow normal users to only choose among a restricted set of congestion control choices. The default is reno and what ever has been configured as default. But the policy can be changed by administrator at any time. For example, to allow any choice: cp /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_available_congestion_control \ /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_allowed_congestion_control Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-12-03[TCP]: Add tcp_available_congestion_control sysctl.Stephen Hemminger1-0/+6
Create /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_available_congestion_control that reflects currently available TCP choices. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-10-04Fix typos in Documentation/: 'Q'-'R'Matt LaPlante1-1/+1
This patch fixes typos in various Documentation txts. The patch addresses some words starting with the letters 'Q'-'R'. Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-10-04Fix typos in Documentation/: 'H'-'M'Matt LaPlante1-1/+1
This patch fixes typos in various Documentation txts. The patch addresses some words starting with the letters 'H'-'M'. Signed-off-by: Matt LaPlante <kernel1@cyberdogtech.com> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
2006-09-23[IPV6] NDISC: Add proxy_ndp sysctl.YOSHIFUJI Hideaki1-0/+3
We do not always need proxy NDP functionality even we enable forwarding. Signed-off-by: YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@linux-ipv6.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-09-23[NetLabel]: documentationPaul Moore1-0/+35
Documentation for the NetLabel system, this includes a basic overview of how NetLabel works, how LSM developers can integrate it into their favorite LSM, as well as documentation on the CIPSO related sysctl variables. Also, due to the difficulty of finding expired IETF drafts, I am including the IETF CIPSO draft that is the basis of the NetLabel CIPSO implementation. Signed-off-by: Paul Moore <paul.moore@hp.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-09-18[TCP]: Turn ABC off.Stephen Hemminger1-3/+9
Turn Appropriate Byte Count off by default because it unfairly penalizes applications that do small writes. Add better documentation to describe what it is so users will understand why they might want to turn it on. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-08-18[NET]: Terminology in ip-sysctl.txtJan "Yenya" Kasprzak1-3/+3
this minor patch fixes the description of net.ipv4.tcp_mem sysctl in ip-sysctl.txt - the headline names the values "min, pressure, max", while the description uses the "low, pressure, high" values. Both tcp_rmem and tcp_wmem descriptions use the "min, pressure, max" values, so I have changed the tcp_mem to match this and not vice versa. Signed-off-by: Jan "Yenya" Kasprzak <kas@fi.muni.cz> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-06-18[TCP]: Add tcp_slow_start_after_idle sysctl.David S. Miller1-0/+7
A lot of people have asked for a way to disable tcp_cwnd_restart(), and it seems reasonable to add a sysctl to do that. Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-03-21[TCP]: sysctl to allow TCP window > 32767 sans wscaleRick Jones1-0/+7
Back in the dark ages, we had to be conservative and only allow 15-bit window fields if the window scale option was not negotiated. Some ancient stacks used a signed 16-bit quantity for the window field of the TCP header and would get confused. Those days are long gone, so we can use the full 16-bits by default now. There is a sysctl added so that we can still interact with such old stacks Signed-off-by: Rick Jones <rick.jones2@hp.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-03-21[IPV4] ARP: Documentation for new arp_accept sysctl variable.Neil Horman1-0/+5
As John pointed out, I had not added documentation to describe the arp_accpet sysctl that I posted in my last patch. This patch adds that documentation. Signed-off-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-03-21[IPV6]: ROUTE: Add accept_ra_rt_info_max_plen sysctl.YOSHIFUJI Hideaki1-0/+9
Signed-off-by: YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@linux-ipv6.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-03-21[IPV6]: ROUTE: Add router_probe_interval sysctl.YOSHIFUJI Hideaki1-0/+6
Signed-off-by: YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@linux-ipv6.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-03-21[IPV6]: ROUTE: Add accept_ra_rtr_pref sysctl.YOSHIFUJI Hideaki1-0/+6
Signed-off-by: YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@linux-ipv6.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-03-21[IPV6]: ADDRCONF: Add accept_ra_pinfo sysctl.YOSHIFUJI Hideaki1-2/+8
This controls whether we accept Prefix Information in RAs. Signed-off-by: YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@linux-ipv6.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-03-21[IPV6]: ROUTE: Add accept_ra_defrtr sysctl.YOSHIFUJI Hideaki1-0/+6
This controls whether we accept default router information in RAs. Signed-off-by: YOSHIFUJI Hideaki <yoshfuji@linux-ipv6.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-02-03[IPV4]: Document icmp_errors_use_inbound_ifaddr sysctlHorms1-0/+17
Taken largely from the commit of the patch that added this feature: 1c2fb7f93cb20621772bf304f3dba0849942e5db I'm not sure about the ordering of the options in sysctl.txt, so I took a wild guess about where it fits. Signed-Off-By: Horms <horms@verge.net.au> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2006-01-04[IPV4]: Safer reassemblyHerbert Xu1-0/+23
Another spin of Herbert Xu's "safer ip reassembly" patch for 2.6.16. (The original patch is here: http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-netdev&m=112281936522415&w=2 and my only contribution is to have tested it.) This patch (optionally) does additional checks before accepting IP fragments, which can greatly reduce the possibility of reassembling fragments which originated from different IP datagrams. Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au> Signed-off-by: Arthur Kepner <akepner@sgi.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2005-11-11[TCP]: Appropriate Byte Count supportStephen Hemminger1-0/+5
This is an updated version of the RFC3465 ABC patch originally for Linux 2.6.11-rc4 by Yee-Ting Li. ABC is a way of counting bytes ack'd rather than packets when updating congestion control. The orignal ABC described in the RFC applied to a Reno style algorithm. For advanced congestion control there is little change after leaving slow start. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2005-10-29[TCP]: fix tcp_tso_win_divisor documentationAkinobu Mita1-1/+1
The default value for tcp_tso_win_divisor is 3. Signed-off-by: Akinobu Mita <mita@miraclelinux.com> Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@mandriva.com>
2005-10-04[IPV4]: Update icmp sysctl docs and disable broadcast ECHO/TIMESTAMP by defaultDavid S. Miller1-3/+7
It's not a good idea to be smurf'able by default. The few people who need this can turn it on. Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2005-06-23[TCP]: Update sysctl and congestion control documentation.Stephen Hemminger1-51/+5
Update the documentation to remove the old sysctl values and include the new congestion control infrastructure. Includes changes to tcp.txt by Ian McDonald. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2005-04-17Linux-2.6.12-rc2v2.6.12-rc2Linus Torvalds1-0/+878
Initial git repository build. I'm not bothering with the full history, even though we have it. We can create a separate "historical" git archive of that later if we want to, and in the meantime it's about 3.2GB when imported into git - space that would just make the early git days unnecessarily complicated, when we don't have a lot of good infrastructure for it. Let it rip!