[PATCH bpf-next v8 0/1] doc: DEVMAPs and XDP_REDIRECT

[mtahhan@redhat.com]

[-- Warning: decoded text below may be mangled, UTF-8 assumed --]
[-- Attachment #1: Type: text/plain; charset=y, Size: 1319 bytes --]

From: Maryam Tahhan <mtahhan@redhat.com>

Add documentation for BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP and
BPF_MAP_TYPE_DEVMAP_HASH including kernel version
introduced, usage and examples.

Add documentation that describes XDP_REDIRECT.

v7->v8:
- Updated multicast to use description suggested by Toke Høiland-Jørgensen.

v6-v7:
- Got rid of unnecessary initializations in examples.

v5->v6:
- Separate Kernel BPF and userspace functions for devmaps.
- Include some packet/tracepoint debug info in the redirect
  documentation.

v4->v5:
- Remove unused 'index' variable in example.

v3->v4:
- Prepend supported map section for XDP_REDIRECT documentation.

v2->v3:
- Fixed indentations in usage section to exclude non note text.
- Replace links to selftest with actual paths.

v1->v2:
- Separate xdp_redirect documentation to its own file.
- Clean up and simplify examples and usage function descriptions.

Maryam Tahhan (1):
  doc: DEVMAPs and XDP_REDIRECT

 Documentation/bpf/index.rst      |   1 +
 Documentation/bpf/map_devmap.rst | 222 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 Documentation/bpf/redirect.rst   |  81 +++++++++++
 net/core/filter.c                |   8 +-
 4 files changed, 310 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 Documentation/bpf/map_devmap.rst
 create mode 100644 Documentation/bpf/redirect.rst

--
2.35.3