From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
To: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
Cc: davem@davemloft.net, netdev@vger.kernel.org, jeff@garzik.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] DCB: fix kconfig option
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:07:07 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <492B4FBB.6040100@oracle.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20081124234627.24425.44782.stgit@gitlost.lost>
Jeff Kirsher wrote:
> Since the netlink option for DCB is necessary to actually be useful,
> simplified the Kconfig option. In addition, added useful help text for the
> Kconfig option.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
> ---
>
> drivers/net/Kconfig | 4 ++--
> drivers/net/ixgbe/Makefile | 2 +-
> drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe.h | 2 +-
> drivers/net/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c | 10 +++++-----
> include/linux/netdevice.h | 4 ++--
> net/Makefile | 4 ++--
> net/dcb/Kconfig | 24 +++++++++++++++++-------
> net/dcb/dcbnl.c | 2 +-
> 8 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
> diff --git a/net/Makefile b/net/Makefile
> index e5af3dc..4ccc0c7 100644
> --- a/net/Makefile
> +++ b/net/Makefile
> @@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_NETLABEL) += netlabel/
> obj-$(CONFIG_IUCV) += iucv/
> obj-$(CONFIG_RFKILL) += rfkill/
> obj-$(CONFIG_NET_9P) += 9p/
> -ifeq ($(CONFIG_DCBNL),y)
> -obj-$(CONFIG_DCB) += dcb/
> +ifeq ($(CONFIG_DCB),)
ifeq {empty/nothing} ? or ifeq y ?
> +obj-y += dcb/
> endif
>
> ifeq ($(CONFIG_NET),y)
> diff --git a/net/dcb/Kconfig b/net/dcb/Kconfig
> index bdf3880..a250498 100644
> --- a/net/dcb/Kconfig
> +++ b/net/dcb/Kconfig
> @@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
> config DCB
> - tristate "Data Center Bridging support"
> -
> -config DCBNL
> - bool "Data Center Bridging netlink interface support"
> - depends on DCB
> + bool "Data Center Bridging support"
Accidental conversion of tab to spaces.
> default n
> ---help---
> - This option turns on the netlink interface
> - (dcbnl) for Data Center Bridging capable devices.
> + This enables support for configuring Data Center Bridging (DCB)
> + features on DCB capable Ethernet adapters via rtnetlink. Say 'Y'
> + if you have a DCB capable Ethernet adapter which supports this
> + interface and you are connected to a DCB capable switch.
> +
> + DCB is a collection of Ethernet enhancements which allow DCB capable
> + NICs and switches to support network traffic with differing
> + requirements (highly reliable, no drops vs. best effort vs. low
> + latency) to co-exist on Ethernet.
> +
> + DCB features include:
> + Enhanced Transmission Selection (aka Priority Grouping) - provides a
> + framework for assigning bandwidth guarantees to traffic classes.
> + Priority-based Flow Control (PFC) - a MAC control pause frame which
> + works at the granularity of the 802.1p priority instead of the
> + link (802.3x).
>
> If unsure, say N.
--
~Randy
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-11-25 1:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-11-24 23:46 [PATCH] DCB: fix kconfig option Jeff Kirsher
2008-11-25 1:07 ` Randy Dunlap [this message]
2008-11-25 1:17 ` Jeff Kirsher
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