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diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h index 0e492f9bf532..5296b2c37f62 100644 --- a/include/linux/skbuff.h +++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h @@ -43,98 +43,112 @@ #include <linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_common.h> #endif -/* The interface for checksum offload between the stack and networking drivers +/** + * DOC: skb checksums + * + * The interface for checksum offload between the stack and networking drivers * is as follows... * - * A. IP checksum related features + * IP checksum related features + * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * * Drivers advertise checksum offload capabilities in the features of a device. * From the stack's point of view these are capabilities offered by the driver. * A driver typically only advertises features that it is capable of offloading * to its device. * - * The checksum related features are: - * - * NETIF_F_HW_CSUM - The driver (or its device) is able to compute one - * IP (one's complement) checksum for any combination - * of protocols or protocol layering. The checksum is - * computed and set in a packet per the CHECKSUM_PARTIAL - * interface (see below). - * - * NETIF_F_IP_CSUM - Driver (device) is only able to checksum plain - * TCP or UDP packets over IPv4. These are specifically - * unencapsulated packets of the form IPv4|TCP or - * IPv4|UDP where the Protocol field in the IPv4 header - * is TCP or UDP. The IPv4 header may contain IP options. - * This feature cannot be set in features for a device - * with NETIF_F_HW_CSUM also set. This feature is being - * DEPRECATED (see below). - * - * NETIF_F_IPV6_CSUM - Driver (device) is only able to checksum plain - * TCP or UDP packets over IPv6. These are specifically - * unencapsulated packets of the form IPv6|TCP or - * IPv6|UDP where the Next Header field in the IPv6 - * header is either TCP or UDP. IPv6 extension headers - * are not supported with this feature. This feature - * cannot be set in features for a device with - * NETIF_F_HW_CSUM also set. This feature is being - * DEPRECATED (see below). - * - * NETIF_F_RXCSUM - Driver (device) performs receive checksum offload. - * This flag is only used to disable the RX checksum - * feature for a device. The stack will accept receive - * checksum indication in packets received on a device - * regardless of whether NETIF_F_RXCSUM is set. - * - * B. Checksumming of received packets by device. Indication of checksum - * verification is set in skb->ip_summed. Possible values are: - * - * CHECKSUM_NONE: + * .. flat-table:: Checksum related device features + * :widths: 1 10 + * + * * - %NETIF_F_HW_CSUM + * - The driver (or its device) is able to compute one + * IP (one's complement) checksum for any combination + * of protocols or protocol layering. The checksum is + * computed and set in a packet per the CHECKSUM_PARTIAL + * interface (see below). + * + * * - %NETIF_F_IP_CSUM + * - Driver (device) is only able to checksum plain + * TCP or UDP packets over IPv4. These are specifically + * unencapsulated packets of the form IPv4|TCP or + * IPv4|UDP where the Protocol field in the IPv4 header + * is TCP or UDP. The IPv4 header may contain IP options. + * This feature cannot be set in features for a device + * with NETIF_F_HW_CSUM also set. This feature is being + * DEPRECATED (see below). + * + * * - %NETIF_F_IPV6_CSUM + * - Driver (device) is only able to checksum plain + * TCP or UDP packets over IPv6. These are specifically + * unencapsulated packets of the form IPv6|TCP or + * IPv6|UDP where the Next Header field in the IPv6 + * header is either TCP or UDP. IPv6 extension headers + * are not supported with this feature. This feature + * cannot be set in features for a device with + * NETIF_F_HW_CSUM also set. This feature is being + * DEPRECATED (see below). + * + * * - %NETIF_F_RXCSUM + * - Driver (device) performs receive checksum offload. + * This flag is only used to disable the RX checksum + * feature for a device. The stack will accept receive + * checksum indication in packets received on a device + * regardless of whether NETIF_F_RXCSUM is set. + * + * Checksumming of received packets by device + * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + * + * Indication of checksum verification is set in &sk_buff.ip_summed. + * Possible values are: + * + * - %CHECKSUM_NONE * * Device did not checksum this packet e.g. due to lack of capabilities. * The packet contains full (though not verified) checksum in packet but * not in skb->csum. Thus, skb->csum is undefined in this case. * - * CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY: + * - %CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY * * The hardware you're dealing with doesn't calculate the full checksum - * (as in CHECKSUM_COMPLETE), but it does parse headers and verify checksums - * for specific protocols. For such packets it will set CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY - * if their checksums are okay. skb->csum is still undefined in this case + * (as in %CHECKSUM_COMPLETE), but it does parse headers and verify checksums + * for specific protocols. For such packets it will set %CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY + * if their checksums are okay. &sk_buff.csum is still undefined in this case * though. A driver or device must never modify the checksum field in the * packet even if checksum is verified. * - * CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY is applicable to following protocols: - * TCP: IPv6 and IPv4. - * UDP: IPv4 and IPv6. A device may apply CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY to a + * %CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY is applicable to following protocols: + * + * - TCP: IPv6 and IPv4. + * - UDP: IPv4 and IPv6. A device may apply CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY to a * zero UDP checksum for either IPv4 or IPv6, the networking stack * may perform further validation in this case. - * GRE: only if the checksum is present in the header. - * SCTP: indicates the CRC in SCTP header has been validated. - * FCOE: indicates the CRC in FC frame has been validated. + * - GRE: only if the checksum is present in the header. + * - SCTP: indicates the CRC in SCTP header has been validated. + * - FCOE: indicates the CRC in FC frame has been validated. * - * skb->csum_level indicates the number of consecutive checksums found in - * the packet minus one that have been verified as CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY. + * &sk_buff.csum_level indicates the number of consecutive checksums found in + * the packet minus one that have been verified as %CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY. * For instance if a device receives an IPv6->UDP->GRE->IPv4->TCP packet * and a device is able to verify the checksums for UDP (possibly zero), - * GRE (checksum flag is set) and TCP, skb->csum_level would be set to + * GRE (checksum flag is set) and TCP, &sk_buff.csum_level would be set to * two. If the device were only able to verify the UDP checksum and not * GRE, either because it doesn't support GRE checksum or because GRE * checksum is bad, skb->csum_level would be set to zero (TCP checksum is * not considered in this case). * - * CHECKSUM_COMPLETE: + * - %CHECKSUM_COMPLETE * * This is the most generic way. The device supplied checksum of the _whole_ - * packet as seen by netif_rx() and fills in skb->csum. This means the + * packet as seen by netif_rx() and fills in &sk_buff.csum. This means the * hardware doesn't need to parse L3/L4 headers to implement this. * * Notes: + * * - Even if device supports only some protocols, but is able to produce * skb->csum, it MUST use CHECKSUM_COMPLETE, not CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY. * - CHECKSUM_COMPLETE is not applicable to SCTP and FCoE protocols. * - * CHECKSUM_PARTIAL: + * - %CHECKSUM_PARTIAL * * A checksum is set up to be offloaded to a device as described in the * output description for CHECKSUM_PARTIAL. This may occur on a packet @@ -146,14 +160,18 @@ * packet that are after the checksum being offloaded are not considered to * be verified. * - * C. Checksumming on transmit for non-GSO. The stack requests checksum offload - * in the skb->ip_summed for a packet. Values are: + * Checksumming on transmit for non-GSO + * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + * + * The stack requests checksum offload in the &sk_buff.ip_summed for a packet. + * Values are: * - * CHECKSUM_PARTIAL: + * - %CHECKSUM_PARTIAL * * The driver is required to checksum the packet as seen by hard_start_xmit() - * from skb->csum_start up to the end, and to record/write the checksum at - * offset skb->csum_start + skb->csum_offset. A driver may verify that the + * from &sk_buff.csum_start up to the end, and to record/write the checksum at + * offset &sk_buff.csum_start + &sk_buff.csum_offset. + * A driver may verify that the * csum_start and csum_offset values are valid values given the length and * offset of the packet, but it should not attempt to validate that the * checksum refers to a legitimate transport layer checksum -- it is the @@ -165,55 +183,66 @@ * checksum calculation to the device, or call skb_checksum_help (in the case * that the device does not support offload for a particular checksum). * - * NETIF_F_IP_CSUM and NETIF_F_IPV6_CSUM are being deprecated in favor of - * NETIF_F_HW_CSUM. New devices should use NETIF_F_HW_CSUM to indicate + * %NETIF_F_IP_CSUM and %NETIF_F_IPV6_CSUM are being deprecated in favor of + * %NETIF_F_HW_CSUM. New devices should use %NETIF_F_HW_CSUM to indicate * checksum offload capability. - * skb_csum_hwoffload_help() can be called to resolve CHECKSUM_PARTIAL based + * skb_csum_hwoffload_help() can be called to resolve %CHECKSUM_PARTIAL based * on network device checksumming capabilities: if a packet does not match - * them, skb_checksum_help or skb_crc32c_help (depending on the value of - * csum_not_inet, see item D.) is called to resolve the checksum. + * them, skb_checksum_help() or skb_crc32c_help() (depending on the value of + * &sk_buff.csum_not_inet, see :ref:`crc`) + * is called to resolve the checksum. * - * CHECKSUM_NONE: + * - %CHECKSUM_NONE * * The skb was already checksummed by the protocol, or a checksum is not * required. * - * CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY: + * - %CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY * * This has the same meaning as CHECKSUM_NONE for checksum offload on * output. * - * CHECKSUM_COMPLETE: + * - %CHECKSUM_COMPLETE + * * Not used in checksum output. If a driver observes a packet with this value - * set in skbuff, it should treat the packet as if CHECKSUM_NONE were set. - * - * D. Non-IP checksum (CRC) offloads - * - * NETIF_F_SCTP_CRC - This feature indicates that a device is capable of - * offloading the SCTP CRC in a packet. To perform this offload the stack - * will set csum_start and csum_offset accordingly, set ip_summed to - * CHECKSUM_PARTIAL and set csum_not_inet to 1, to provide an indication in - * the skbuff that the CHECKSUM_PARTIAL refers to CRC32c. - * A driver that supports both IP checksum offload and SCTP CRC32c offload - * must verify which offload is configured for a packet by testing the - * value of skb->csum_not_inet; skb_crc32c_csum_help is provided to resolve - * CHECKSUM_PARTIAL on skbs where csum_not_inet is set to 1. - * - * NETIF_F_FCOE_CRC - This feature indicates that a device is capable of - * offloading the FCOE CRC in a packet. To perform this offload the stack - * will set ip_summed to CHECKSUM_PARTIAL and set csum_start and csum_offset - * accordingly. Note that there is no indication in the skbuff that the - * CHECKSUM_PARTIAL refers to an FCOE checksum, so a driver that supports - * both IP checksum offload and FCOE CRC offload must verify which offload - * is configured for a packet, presumably by inspecting packet headers. - * - * E. Checksumming on output with GSO. - * - * In the case of a GSO packet (skb_is_gso(skb) is true), checksum offload + * set in skbuff, it should treat the packet as if %CHECKSUM_NONE were set. + * + * .. _crc: + * + * Non-IP checksum (CRC) offloads + * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + * + * .. flat-table:: + * :widths: 1 10 + * + * * - %NETIF_F_SCTP_CRC + * - This feature indicates that a device is capable of + * offloading the SCTP CRC in a packet. To perform this offload the stack + * will set csum_start and csum_offset accordingly, set ip_summed to + * %CHECKSUM_PARTIAL and set csum_not_inet to 1, to provide an indication + * in the skbuff that the %CHECKSUM_PARTIAL refers to CRC32c. + * A driver that supports both IP checksum offload and SCTP CRC32c offload + * must verify which offload is configured for a packet by testing the + * value of &sk_buff.csum_not_inet; skb_crc32c_csum_help() is provided to + * resolve %CHECKSUM_PARTIAL on skbs where csum_not_inet is set to 1. + * + * * - %NETIF_F_FCOE_CRC + * - This feature indicates that a device is capable of offloading the FCOE + * CRC in a packet. To perform this offload the stack will set ip_summed + * to %CHECKSUM_PARTIAL and set csum_start and csum_offset + * accordingly. Note that there is no indication in the skbuff that the + * %CHECKSUM_PARTIAL refers to an FCOE checksum, so a driver that supports + * both IP checksum offload and FCOE CRC offload must verify which offload + * is configured for a packet, presumably by inspecting packet headers. + * + * Checksumming on output with GSO + * ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + * + * In the case of a GSO packet (skb_is_gso() is true), checksum offload * is implied by the SKB_GSO_* flags in gso_type. Most obviously, if the - * gso_type is SKB_GSO_TCPV4 or SKB_GSO_TCPV6, TCP checksum offload as + * gso_type is %SKB_GSO_TCPV4 or %SKB_GSO_TCPV6, TCP checksum offload as * part of the GSO operation is implied. If a checksum is being offloaded - * with GSO then ip_summed is CHECKSUM_PARTIAL, and both csum_start and + * with GSO then ip_summed is %CHECKSUM_PARTIAL, and both csum_start and * csum_offset are set to refer to the outermost checksum being offloaded * (two offloaded checksums are possible with UDP encapsulation). */ |