netdev - [PATCH] af_packet: Add PACKET_FANOUT

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

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-Id: <1390911375-5784-1-git-send-email-nhorman@tuxdriver.com>
Date:	Tue, 28 Jan 2014 07:16:15 -0500
From:	Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>
To:	linux-man@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>, mtk.manpages@...il.com,
	andi@...stfloor.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] af_packet: Add PACKET_FANOUT_QM documentation

Recently added a new fanout mode of operation to packet sockets.  Document it
here

Signed-off-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>
CC: mtk.manpages@...il.com
CC: andi@...stfloor.org
CC: netdev@...r.kernel.org
---
 man7/packet.7 | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/man7/packet.7 b/man7/packet.7
index 93f91e9..6e145dc 100644
--- a/man7/packet.7
+++ b/man7/packet.7
@@ -296,6 +296,8 @@ processes all data on a single socket, moves to the next when one
 becomes backlogged.
 .BR PACKET_FANOUT_RND
 selects the socket using a pseudo-random number generator.
+.BR PACKET_FANOUT_QM
+selects the socket using the recorded queue_mapping of the received skb.
 
 Fanout modes can take additional options.
 IP fragmentation causes packets from the same flow to have different
-- 
1.8.3.1

--
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