Documentation/netlink/specs/netdev.yaml

# SPDX-License-Identifier: ((GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note) OR BSD-3-Clause)

name: netdev

doc:
  netdev configuration over generic netlink.

definitions:
  -
    type: flags
    name: xdp-act
    render-max: true
    entries:
      -
        name: basic
        doc:
          XDP features set supported by all drivers
          (XDP_ABORTED, XDP_DROP, XDP_PASS, XDP_TX)
      -
        name: redirect
        doc:
          The netdev supports XDP_REDIRECT
      -
        name: ndo-xmit
        doc:
          This feature informs if netdev implements ndo_xdp_xmit callback.
      -
        name: xsk-zerocopy
        doc:
          This feature informs if netdev supports AF_XDP in zero copy mode.
      -
        name: hw-offload
        doc:
         This feature informs if netdev supports XDP hw offloading.
      -
        name: rx-sg
        doc:
          This feature informs if netdev implements non-linear XDP buffer
          support in the driver napi callback.
      -
        name: ndo-xmit-sg
        doc:
          This feature informs if netdev implements non-linear XDP buffer
          support in ndo_xdp_xmit callback.

attribute-sets:
  -
    name: dev
    attributes:
      -
        name: ifindex
        doc: netdev ifindex
        type: u32
        checks:
          min: 1
      -
        name: pad
        type: pad
      -
        name: xdp-features
        doc: Bitmask of enabled xdp-features.
        type: u64
        enum: xdp-act
        enum-as-flags: true
      -
        name: xdp-zc-max-segs
        doc: max fragment count supported by ZC driver
        type: u32
        checks:
          min: 1

operations:
  list:
    -
      name: dev-get
      doc: Get / dump information about a netdev.
      attribute-set: dev
      do:
        request:
          attributes:
            - ifindex
        reply: &dev-all
          attributes:
            - ifindex
            - xdp-features
            - xdp-zc-max-segs
      dump:
        reply: *dev-all
    -
      name: dev-add-ntf
      doc: Notification about device appearing.
      notify: dev-get
      mcgrp: mgmt
    -
      name: dev-del-ntf
      doc: Notification about device disappearing.
      notify: dev-get
      mcgrp: mgmt
    -
      name: dev-change-ntf
      doc: Notification about device configuration being changed.
      notify: dev-get
      mcgrp: mgmt

mcast-groups:
  list:
    -
      name: mgmt