[PATCH v2 0/3] net: Linn Ethernet Packet Sniffer driver

Stathis Voukelatos
2015-02-17T14:03:30Z

This patch adds support the Ethernet Packet Sniffer H/W module
developed by Linn Products Ltd and found in the IMG Pistachio SoC.
The module allows Ethernet packets to be parsed, matched against
a user-defined pattern and timestamped. It sits between a 100M
Ethernet MAC and PHY and is completely passive with respect to
Ethernet frames.

Matched packet bytes and timestamp values are returned through a
FIFO. Timestamps are provided to the module through an externally
generated Gray-encoded counter.

The command string for packet matching is stored in module RAM
and consists of a sequence of 16-bit entries. Each entry includes
an 8-bit command code and and 8-bit data value. Valid command
codes are:
0 - Don't care
1 - Match: packet data must match command string byte
2 - Copy: packet data will be copied to FIFO
3 - Match/Stamp: if packet data matches string byte, a timestamp
is copied into the FIFO
4 - Copy/Done: packet data will be copied into the FIFO.
This command terminates the command string.

The driver consists of two modules:
- Core: it provides a common framework for managing backend packet
sniffer implementations. Each backend channel is registered
by the core as a netdev, which can be accessed from user
space through a raw packet socket.

- Ethernet Packet Sniffer backend: provides the driver for the
Linn Ethernet Packet Sniffer H/W modules.

The split between a core and backend modules allows for other
implementations to be added in the future apart of the Ethernet
packet sniffer presented in this patch set.

Changes:
v2:
* Complete redesign of core framework to use netdev instead of
the generic netlink framework
* Updated device tree binding
* A number of minor code improvements suggested by code review

Stathis Voukelatos (3):
Ethernet packet sniffer: Device tree binding and vendor prefix
Packet sniffer core framework
Linn Ethernet packet sniffer driver

.../bindings/net/linn-ether-packet-sniffer.txt | 42 +++
.../devicetree/bindings/vendor-prefixes.txt | 1 +
MAINTAINERS | 6 +
drivers/net/Kconfig | 2 +
drivers/net/Makefile | 2 +
drivers/net/pkt-sniffer/Kconfig | 19 +
drivers/net/pkt-sniffer/Makefile | 7 +
drivers/net/pkt-sniffer/backends/ether/channel.c | 392 +++++++++++++++++++++
drivers/net/pkt-sniffer/backends/ether/channel.h | 81 +++++
drivers/net/pkt-sniffer/backends/ether/hw.h | 46 +++
drivers/net/pkt-sniffer/backends/ether/platform.c | 301 ++++++++++++++++
drivers/net/pkt-sniffer/core/module.c | 37 ++
drivers/net/pkt-sniffer/core/netdev.c | 254 +++++++++++++
drivers/net/pkt-sniffer/core/snf_core.h | 60 ++++
include/uapi/linux/pkt_sniffer.h | 33 ++
15 files changed, 1283 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 Documentation/devicetree/bindings/net/linn-ether-packet-sniffer.txt
create mode 100644 drivers/net/pkt-sniffer/Kconfig
create mode 100644 drivers/net/pkt-sniffer/Makefile
create mode 100644 drivers/net/pkt-sniffer/backends/ether/channel.c
create mode 100644 drivers/net/pkt-sniffer/backends/ether/channel.h
create mode 100644 drivers/net/pkt-sniffer/backends/ether/hw.h
create mode 100644 drivers/net/pkt-sniffer/backends/ether/platform.c
create mode 100644 drivers/net/pkt-sniffer/core/module.c
create mode 100644 drivers/net/pkt-sniffer/core/netdev.c
create mode 100644 drivers/net/pkt-sniffer/core/snf_core.h
create mode 100644 include/uapi/linux/pkt_sniffer.h

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