On Thursday 23 September 2010, John Fastabend wrote: > On 8/25/2010 5:27 AM, Jens Osterkamp wrote: > > This is the implementation of the edge control protocol (ECP) as specified > > in IEEE 802.1Qbg. > > > > For this it extends the infrastructure defined lldpad to send and receive > > ECP frames with a new (yet to be defined) ethertype. > > Received frames are validated and analyzed before the content is handed to the > > upper layer protocol (ULP, VDP in this case) for further processing. Frames > > to be transmitted are compiled from VSI (guest interface) profiles registered > > on a interface. > > Reception and transmission of ECP frames is controlled by RX and TX state > > machines, timeouts are handled timeout functions. > > The patch still contains a lot of debug code to allow low-level protocol > > analysis. > > > > Signed-off-by: Jens Osterkamp <jens@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > I am hesitant to apply these without a defined ethertype. Presumably this will come out of the IEEE DCB task group. I am not familiar with the IEEE process, but my current understanding is that the ethertype is defined towards the end of the standardization process, and the extended ethertype together with the OUI has to be used until then. > > > --- > > Makefile.am | 2 + > > ecp/ecp.c | 77 +++++++ > > ecp/ecp.h | 92 ++++++++ > > ecp/ecp_rx.c | 597 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > ecp/ecp_tx.c | 467 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > include/lldp_evb.h | 6 + > > include/lldp_vdp.h | 157 ++++++++++++++ > > lldp/l2_packet.h | 2 + > > lldp/ports.h | 25 ++- > > 9 files changed, 1422 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > create mode 100644 ecp/ecp.c > > create mode 100644 ecp/ecp.h > > create mode 100644 ecp/ecp_rx.c > > create mode 100644 ecp/ecp_tx.c > > create mode 100644 include/lldp_vdp.h > > > > diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am > > index d59a6fa..061f2ee 100644 > > --- a/Makefile.am > > +++ b/Makefile.am > > @@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ $(lldpad_include_HEADERS) $(noinst_HEADERS) \ > > lldp/ports.c lldp/agent.c lldp/l2_packet_linux.c lldp/tx.c \ > > lldp/rx.c lldp/agent.h lldp/l2_packet.h lldp/mibdata.h lldp/ports.h \ > > lldp/states.h \ > > +ecp/ecp.c ecp/ecp_tx.c \ > > +ecp/ecp_rx.c \ > > include/lldp.h include/lldp_mod.h \ > > lldp_dcbx.c include/lldp_dcbx.h tlv_dcbx.c include/tlv_dcbx.h \ > > lldp_dcbx_cfg.c include/lldp_dcbx_cfg.h \ > > diff --git a/ecp/ecp.c b/ecp/ecp.c > > new file mode 100644 > > index 0000000..ecf68f9 > > --- /dev/null > > +++ b/ecp/ecp.c > > @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ > > snip snip > snip > Please merge the relevant pieces of this patch with the following patch so it does not add 'struct ecp' to the port structure then immediately move it to vdp_data in the following patch. I will address your comments in my next posting of the series and merge the relevant pieces to the previous patch. Thanks ! Jens -- IBM Deutschland Research & Development GmbH Vorsitzender des Aufsichtsrats: Martin Jetter Geschäftsführung: Dirk Wittkopp Sitz der Gesellschaft: Böblingen Registergericht: Amtsgericht Stuttgart, HRB 243294 _______________________________________________ Virtualization mailing list Virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization
