.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0=========================netdevsim devlink support=========================This document describes the ``devlink`` features supported by the``netdevsim`` device driver.Parameters==========.. list-table:: Generic parameters implemented * - Name - Mode * - ``max_macs`` - driverinitThe ``netdevsim`` driver also implements the following driver-specificparameters... list-table:: Driver-specific parameters implemented :widths: 5 5 5 85 * - Name - Type - Mode - Description * - ``test1`` - Boolean - driverinit - Test parameter used to show how a driver-specific devlink parameter can be implemented.The ``netdevsim`` driver supports reloading via ``DEVLINK_CMD_RELOAD``Regions=======The ``netdevsim`` driver exposes a ``dummy`` region as an example of how thedevlink-region interfaces work. A snapshot is taken whenever the``take_snapshot`` debugfs file is written to.Resources=========The ``netdevsim`` driver exposes resources to control the number of FIBentries, FIB rule entries and nexthops that the driver will allow... code:: shell $ devlink resource set netdevsim/netdevsim0 path /IPv4/fib size 96 $ devlink resource set netdevsim/netdevsim0 path /IPv4/fib-rules size 16 $ devlink resource set netdevsim/netdevsim0 path /IPv6/fib size 64 $ devlink resource set netdevsim/netdevsim0 path /IPv6/fib-rules size 16 $ devlink resource set netdevsim/netdevsim0 path /nexthops size 16 $ devlink dev reload netdevsim/netdevsim0Driver-specific Traps=====================.. list-table:: List of Driver-specific Traps Registered by ``netdevsim`` :widths: 5 5 90 * - Name - Type - Description * - ``fid_miss`` - ``exception`` - When a packet enters the device it is classified to a filtering indentifier (FID) based on the ingress port and VLAN. This trap is used to trap packets for which a FID could not be found
.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
=========================
netdevsim devlink support
=========================
This document describes the ``devlink`` features supported by the
``netdevsim`` device driver.
Parameters
==========
.. list-table:: Generic parameters implemented
* - Name
- Mode
* - ``max_macs``
- driverinit
The ``netdevsim`` driver also implements the following driver-specific
parameters.
.. list-table:: Driver-specific parameters implemented
:widths: 5 5 5 85
* - Name
- Type
- Mode
- Description
* - ``test1``
- Boolean
- driverinit
- Test parameter used to show how a driver-specific devlink parameter
can be implemented.
The ``netdevsim`` driver supports reloading via ``DEVLINK_CMD_RELOAD``
Regions
=======
The ``netdevsim`` driver exposes a ``dummy`` region as an example of how the
devlink-region interfaces work. A snapshot is taken whenever the
``take_snapshot`` debugfs file is written to.
Resources
=========
The ``netdevsim`` driver exposes resources to control the number of FIB
entries, FIB rule entries and nexthops that the driver will allow.
.. code:: shell
$ devlink resource set netdevsim/netdevsim0 path /IPv4/fib size 96
$ devlink resource set netdevsim/netdevsim0 path /IPv4/fib-rules size 16
$ devlink resource set netdevsim/netdevsim0 path /IPv6/fib size 64
$ devlink resource set netdevsim/netdevsim0 path /IPv6/fib-rules size 16
$ devlink resource set netdevsim/netdevsim0 path /nexthops size 16
$ devlink dev reload netdevsim/netdevsim0
Driver-specific Traps
=====================
.. list-table:: List of Driver-specific Traps Registered by ``netdevsim``
:widths: 5 5 90
* - Name
- Type
- Description
* - ``fid_miss``
- ``exception``
- When a packet enters the device it is classified to a filtering
indentifier (FID) based on the ingress port and VLAN. This trap is used
to trap packets for which a FID could not be found