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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.rst b/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.rst index 7b2e69cd7ef0..5c79740a533b 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.rst @@ -1104,12 +1104,11 @@ health of the network and for discovery of other nodes. In Linux, both HSR and PRP are implemented in the hsr driver, which instantiates a virtual, stackable network interface with two member ports. The driver only implements the basic roles of DANH (Doubly Attached Node -implementing HSR) and DANP (Doubly Attached Node implementing PRP); the roles -of RedBox and QuadBox are not implemented (therefore, bridging a hsr network -interface with a physical switch port does not produce the expected result). +implementing HSR), DANP (Doubly Attached Node implementing PRP) and RedBox +(allows non-HSR devices to connect to the ring via Interlink ports). -A driver which is able of offloading certain functions of a DANP or DANH should -declare the corresponding netdev features as indicated by the documentation at +A driver which is able of offloading certain functions should declare the +corresponding netdev features as indicated by the documentation at ``Documentation/networking/netdev-features.rst``. Additionally, the following methods must be implemented: @@ -1120,6 +1119,14 @@ methods must be implemented: - ``port_hsr_leave``: function invoked when a given switch port leaves a DANP/DANH and returns to normal operation as a standalone port. +Note that the ``NETIF_F_HW_HSR_DUP`` feature relies on transmission towards +multiple ports, which is generally available whenever the tagging protocol uses +the ``dsa_xmit_port_mask()`` helper function. If the helper is used, the HSR +offload feature should also be set. The ``dsa_port_simple_hsr_join()`` and +``dsa_port_simple_hsr_leave()`` methods can be used as generic implementations +of ``port_hsr_join`` and ``port_hsr_leave``, if this is the only supported +offload feature. + TODO ==== |