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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst b/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..9448442ad293 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst @@ -0,0 +1,216 @@ +============================= +Netlink interface for ethtool +============================= + + +Basic information +================= + +Netlink interface for ethtool uses generic netlink family ``ethtool`` +(userspace application should use macros ``ETHTOOL_GENL_NAME`` and +``ETHTOOL_GENL_VERSION`` defined in ``<linux/ethtool_netlink.h>`` uapi +header). This family does not use a specific header, all information in +requests and replies is passed using netlink attributes. + +The ethtool netlink interface uses extended ACK for error and warning +reporting, userspace application developers are encouraged to make these +messages available to user in a suitable way. + +Requests can be divided into three categories: "get" (retrieving information), +"set" (setting parameters) and "action" (invoking an action). + +All "set" and "action" type requests require admin privileges +(``CAP_NET_ADMIN`` in the namespace). Most "get" type requests are allowed for +anyone but there are exceptions (where the response contains sensitive +information). In some cases, the request as such is allowed for anyone but +unprivileged users have attributes with sensitive information (e.g. +wake-on-lan password) omitted. + + +Conventions +=========== + +Attributes which represent a boolean value usually use NLA_U8 type so that we +can distinguish three states: "on", "off" and "not present" (meaning the +information is not available in "get" requests or value is not to be changed +in "set" requests). For these attributes, the "true" value should be passed as +number 1 but any non-zero value should be understood as "true" by recipient. +In the tables below, "bool" denotes NLA_U8 attributes interpreted in this way. + +In the message structure descriptions below, if an attribute name is suffixed +with "+", parent nest can contain multiple attributes of the same type. This +implements an array of entries. + + +Request header +============== + +Each request or reply message contains a nested attribute with common header. +Structure of this header is + + ============================== ====== ============================= + ``ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_DEV_INDEX`` u32 device ifindex + ``ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_DEV_NAME`` string device name + ``ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_FLAGS`` u32 flags common for all requests + ============================== ====== ============================= + +``ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_DEV_INDEX`` and ``ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_DEV_NAME`` identify the +device message relates to. One of them is sufficient in requests, if both are +used, they must identify the same device. Some requests, e.g. global string +sets, do not require device identification. Most ``GET`` requests also allow +dump requests without device identification to query the same information for +all devices providing it (each device in a separate message). + +``ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_FLAGS`` is a bitmap of request flags common for all request +types. The interpretation of these flags is the same for all request types but +the flags may not apply to requests. Recognized flags are: + + ================================= =================================== + ``ETHTOOL_FLAG_COMPACT_BITSETS`` use compact format bitsets in reply + ``ETHTOOL_FLAG_OMIT_REPLY`` omit optional reply (_SET and _ACT) + ================================= =================================== + +New request flags should follow the general idea that if the flag is not set, +the behaviour is backward compatible, i.e. requests from old clients not aware +of the flag should be interpreted the way the client expects. A client must +not set flags it does not understand. + + +List of message types +===================== + +All constants identifying message types use ``ETHTOOL_CMD_`` prefix and suffix +according to message purpose: + + ============== ====================================== + ``_GET`` userspace request to retrieve data + ``_SET`` userspace request to set data + ``_ACT`` userspace request to perform an action + ``_GET_REPLY`` kernel reply to a ``GET`` request + ``_SET_REPLY`` kernel reply to a ``SET`` request + ``_ACT_REPLY`` kernel reply to an ``ACT`` request + ``_NTF`` kernel notification + ============== ====================================== + +``GET`` requests are sent by userspace applications to retrieve device +information. They usually do not contain any message specific attributes. +Kernel replies with corresponding "GET_REPLY" message. For most types, ``GET`` +request with ``NLM_F_DUMP`` and no device identification can be used to query +the information for all devices supporting the request. + +If the data can be also modified, corresponding ``SET`` message with the same +layout as corresponding ``GET_REPLY`` is used to request changes. Only +attributes where a change is requested are included in such request (also, not +all attributes may be changed). Replies to most ``SET`` request consist only +of error code and extack; if kernel provides additional data, it is sent in +the form of corresponding ``SET_REPLY`` message which can be suppressed by +setting ``ETHTOOL_FLAG_OMIT_REPLY`` flag in request header. + +Data modification also triggers sending a ``NTF`` message with a notification. +These usually bear only a subset of attributes which was affected by the +change. The same notification is issued if the data is modified using other +means (mostly ioctl ethtool interface). Unlike notifications from ethtool +netlink code which are only sent if something actually changed, notifications +triggered by ioctl interface may be sent even if the request did not actually +change any data. + +``ACT`` messages request kernel (driver) to perform a specific action. If some +information is reported by kernel (which can be suppressed by setting +``ETHTOOL_FLAG_OMIT_REPLY`` flag in request header), the reply takes form of +an ``ACT_REPLY`` message. Performing an action also triggers a notification +(``NTF`` message). + +Later sections describe the format and semantics of these messages. + + +Request translation +=================== + +The following table maps ioctl commands to netlink commands providing their +functionality. Entries with "n/a" in right column are commands which do not +have their netlink replacement yet. + + =================================== ===================================== + ioctl command netlink command + =================================== ===================================== + ``ETHTOOL_GSET`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SSET`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GDRVINFO`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GREGS`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GWOL`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SWOL`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GMSGLVL`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SMSGLVL`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_NWAY_RST`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GLINK`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GEEPROM`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SEEPROM`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GCOALESCE`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SCOALESCE`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GRINGPARAM`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SRINGPARAM`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GPAUSEPARAM`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SPAUSEPARAM`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GRXCSUM`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SRXCSUM`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GTXCSUM`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_STXCSUM`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GSG`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SSG`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_TEST`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GSTRINGS`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_PHYS_ID`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GSTATS`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GTSO`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_STSO`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GPERMADDR`` rtnetlink ``RTM_GETLINK`` + ``ETHTOOL_GUFO`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SUFO`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GGSO`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SGSO`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GFLAGS`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SFLAGS`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GPFLAGS`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SPFLAGS`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GRXFH`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SRXFH`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GGRO`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SGRO`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GRXRINGS`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLCNT`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRULE`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLALL`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SRXCLSRLDEL`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SRXCLSRLINS`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_FLASHDEV`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_RESET`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SRXNTUPLE`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GRXNTUPLE`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GSSET_INFO`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GRXFHINDIR`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SRXFHINDIR`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GFEATURES`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SFEATURES`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GCHANNELS`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SCHANNELS`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SET_DUMP`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GET_DUMP_FLAG`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GET_DUMP_DATA`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GET_TS_INFO`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GMODULEINFO`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GMODULEEEPROM`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GEEE`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SEEE`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GRSSH`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SRSSH`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GTUNABLE`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_STUNABLE`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GPHYSTATS`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_PERQUEUE`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GLINKSETTINGS`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SLINKSETTINGS`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_PHY_GTUNABLE`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_PHY_STUNABLE`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_GFECPARAM`` n/a + ``ETHTOOL_SFECPARAM`` n/a + =================================== ===================================== diff --git a/Documentation/networking/index.rst b/Documentation/networking/index.rst index 5acab1290e03..bee73be7af93 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/index.rst @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Contents: devlink-info-versions devlink-trap devlink-trap-netdevsim + ethtool-netlink ieee802154 j1939 kapi diff --git a/include/linux/ethtool_netlink.h b/include/linux/ethtool_netlink.h new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..f27e92b5f344 --- /dev/null +++ b/include/linux/ethtool_netlink.h @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */ + +#ifndef _LINUX_ETHTOOL_NETLINK_H_ +#define _LINUX_ETHTOOL_NETLINK_H_ + +#include <uapi/linux/ethtool_netlink.h> +#include <linux/ethtool.h> + +#endif /* _LINUX_ETHTOOL_NETLINK_H_ */ diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool_netlink.h b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool_netlink.h new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..3c93276ba066 --- /dev/null +++ b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool_netlink.h @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only WITH Linux-syscall-note */ +/* + * include/uapi/linux/ethtool_netlink.h - netlink interface for ethtool + * + * See Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.txt in kernel source tree for + * doucumentation of the interface. + */ + +#ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_ETHTOOL_NETLINK_H_ +#define _UAPI_LINUX_ETHTOOL_NETLINK_H_ + +#include <linux/ethtool.h> + +/* message types - userspace to kernel */ +enum { + ETHTOOL_MSG_USER_NONE, + + /* add new constants above here */ + __ETHTOOL_MSG_USER_CNT, + ETHTOOL_MSG_USER_MAX = __ETHTOOL_MSG_USER_CNT - 1 +}; + +/* message types - kernel to userspace */ +enum { + ETHTOOL_MSG_KERNEL_NONE, + + /* add new constants above here */ + __ETHTOOL_MSG_KERNEL_CNT, + ETHTOOL_MSG_KERNEL_MAX = __ETHTOOL_MSG_KERNEL_CNT - 1 +}; + +/* generic netlink info */ +#define ETHTOOL_GENL_NAME "ethtool" +#define ETHTOOL_GENL_VERSION 1 + +#endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_ETHTOOL_NETLINK_H_ */ diff --git a/net/Kconfig b/net/Kconfig index 52af65e5d28c..54916b7adb9b 100644 --- a/net/Kconfig +++ b/net/Kconfig @@ -449,6 +449,14 @@ config FAILOVER migration of VMs with direct attached VFs by failing over to the paravirtual datapath when the VF is unplugged. +config ETHTOOL_NETLINK + bool "Netlink interface for ethtool" + default y + help + An alternative userspace interface for ethtool based on generic + netlink. It provides better extensibility and some new features, + e.g. notification messages. + endif # if NET # Used by archs to tell that they support BPF JIT compiler plus which flavour. diff --git a/net/ethtool/Makefile b/net/ethtool/Makefile index f68387618973..59d5ee230c29 100644 --- a/net/ethtool/Makefile +++ b/net/ethtool/Makefile @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only -obj-y += ioctl.o common.o +obj-y += ioctl.o common.o + +obj-$(CONFIG_ETHTOOL_NETLINK) += ethtool_nl.o + +ethtool_nl-y := netlink.o diff --git a/net/ethtool/netlink.c b/net/ethtool/netlink.c new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..59e1ebde2f15 --- /dev/null +++ b/net/ethtool/netlink.c @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only + +#include <linux/ethtool_netlink.h> +#include "netlink.h" + +/* genetlink setup */ + +static const struct genl_ops ethtool_genl_ops[] = { +}; + +static struct genl_family ethtool_genl_family = { + .name = ETHTOOL_GENL_NAME, + .version = ETHTOOL_GENL_VERSION, + .netnsok = true, + .parallel_ops = true, + .ops = ethtool_genl_ops, + .n_ops = ARRAY_SIZE(ethtool_genl_ops), +}; + +/* module setup */ + +static int __init ethnl_init(void) +{ + int ret; + + ret = genl_register_family(ðtool_genl_family); + if (WARN(ret < 0, "ethtool: genetlink family registration failed")) + return ret; + + return 0; +} + +subsys_initcall(ethnl_init); diff --git a/net/ethtool/netlink.h b/net/ethtool/netlink.h new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..e4220780d368 --- /dev/null +++ b/net/ethtool/netlink.h @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */ + +#ifndef _NET_ETHTOOL_NETLINK_H +#define _NET_ETHTOOL_NETLINK_H + +#include <linux/ethtool_netlink.h> +#include <linux/netdevice.h> +#include <net/genetlink.h> + +#endif /* _NET_ETHTOOL_NETLINK_H */ |