lists.openwall.net | lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC | |
Open Source and information security mailing list archives
| ||
|
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:07:07 -0800 From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com> To: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com> CC: davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, jeff@...zik.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] DCB: fix kconfig option Jeff Kirsher wrote: > Since the netlink option for DCB is necessary to actually be useful, > simplified the Kconfig option. In addition, added useful help text for the > Kconfig option. > > Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com> > --- > > drivers/net/Kconfig | 4 ++-- > drivers/net/ixgbe/Makefile | 2 +- > drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.h | 2 +- > drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c | 10 +++++----- > include/linux/netdevice.h | 4 ++-- > net/Makefile | 4 ++-- > net/dcb/Kconfig | 24 +++++++++++++++++------- > net/dcb/dcbnl.c | 2 +- > 8 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) > diff --git a/net/Makefile b/net/Makefile > index e5af3dc..4ccc0c7 100644 > --- a/net/Makefile > +++ b/net/Makefile > @@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_NETLABEL) += netlabel/ > obj-$(CONFIG_IUCV) += iucv/ > obj-$(CONFIG_RFKILL) += rfkill/ > obj-$(CONFIG_NET_9P) += 9p/ > -ifeq ($(CONFIG_DCBNL),y) > -obj-$(CONFIG_DCB) += dcb/ > +ifeq ($(CONFIG_DCB),) ifeq {empty/nothing} ? or ifeq y ? > +obj-y += dcb/ > endif > > ifeq ($(CONFIG_NET),y) > diff --git a/net/dcb/Kconfig b/net/dcb/Kconfig > index bdf3880..a250498 100644 > --- a/net/dcb/Kconfig > +++ b/net/dcb/Kconfig > @@ -1,12 +1,22 @@ > config DCB > - tristate "Data Center Bridging support" > - > -config DCBNL > - bool "Data Center Bridging netlink interface support" > - depends on DCB > + bool "Data Center Bridging support" Accidental conversion of tab to spaces. > default n > ---help--- > - This option turns on the netlink interface > - (dcbnl) for Data Center Bridging capable devices. > + This enables support for configuring Data Center Bridging (DCB) > + features on DCB capable Ethernet adapters via rtnetlink. Say 'Y' > + if you have a DCB capable Ethernet adapter which supports this > + interface and you are connected to a DCB capable switch. > + > + DCB is a collection of Ethernet enhancements which allow DCB capable > + NICs and switches to support network traffic with differing > + requirements (highly reliable, no drops vs. best effort vs. low > + latency) to co-exist on Ethernet. > + > + DCB features include: > + Enhanced Transmission Selection (aka Priority Grouping) - provides a > + framework for assigning bandwidth guarantees to traffic classes. > + Priority-based Flow Control (PFC) - a MAC control pause frame which > + works at the granularity of the 802.1p priority instead of the > + link (802.3x). > > If unsure, say N. -- ~Randy -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Powered by blists - more mailing lists