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-rw-r--r--Documentation/netlink/specs/ethtool.yaml397
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diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-c.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-c.yaml
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+%YAML 1.2
+---
+$id: http://kernel.org/schemas/netlink/genetlink-c.yaml#
+$schema: https://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema
+
+# Common defines
+$defs:
+ uint:
+ type: integer
+ minimum: 0
+ len-or-define:
+ type: [ string, integer ]
+ pattern: ^[0-9A-Za-z_]+( - 1)?$
+ minimum: 0
+
+# Schema for specs
+title: Protocol
+description: Specification of a genetlink protocol
+type: object
+required: [ name, doc, attribute-sets, operations ]
+additionalProperties: False
+properties:
+ name:
+ description: Name of the genetlink family.
+ type: string
+ doc:
+ type: string
+ version:
+ description: Generic Netlink family version. Default is 1.
+ type: integer
+ minimum: 1
+ protocol:
+ description: Schema compatibility level. Default is "genetlink".
+ enum: [ genetlink, genetlink-c ]
+ # Start genetlink-c
+ uapi-header:
+ description: Path to the uAPI header, default is linux/${family-name}.h
+ type: string
+ c-family-name:
+ description: Name of the define for the family name.
+ type: string
+ c-version-name:
+ description: Name of the define for the verion of the family.
+ type: string
+ max-by-define:
+ description: Makes the number of attributes and commands be specified by a define, not an enum value.
+ type: boolean
+ # End genetlink-c
+
+ definitions:
+ description: List of type and constant definitions (enums, flags, defines).
+ type: array
+ items:
+ type: object
+ required: [ type, name ]
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ name:
+ type: string
+ header:
+ description: For C-compatible languages, header which already defines this value.
+ type: string
+ type:
+ enum: [ const, enum, flags ]
+ doc:
+ type: string
+ # For const
+ value:
+ description: For const - the value.
+ type: [ string, integer ]
+ # For enum and flags
+ value-start:
+ description: For enum or flags the literal initializer for the first value.
+ type: [ string, integer ]
+ entries:
+ description: For enum or flags array of values.
+ type: array
+ items:
+ oneOf:
+ - type: string
+ - type: object
+ required: [ name ]
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ name:
+ type: string
+ value:
+ type: integer
+ doc:
+ type: string
+ render-max:
+ description: Render the max members for this enum.
+ type: boolean
+ # Start genetlink-c
+ enum-name:
+ description: Name for enum, if empty no name will be used.
+ type: [ string, "null" ]
+ name-prefix:
+ description: For enum the prefix of the values, optional.
+ type: string
+ # End genetlink-c
+
+ attribute-sets:
+ description: Definition of attribute spaces for this family.
+ type: array
+ items:
+ description: Definition of a single attribute space.
+ type: object
+ required: [ name, attributes ]
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ name:
+ description: |
+ Name used when referring to this space in other definitions, not used outside of the spec.
+ type: string
+ name-prefix:
+ description: |
+ Prefix for the C enum name of the attributes. Default family[name]-set[name]-a-
+ type: string
+ enum-name:
+ description: Name for the enum type of the attribute.
+ type: string
+ doc:
+ description: Documentation of the space.
+ type: string
+ subset-of:
+ description: |
+ Name of another space which this is a logical part of. Sub-spaces can be used to define
+ a limited group of attributes which are used in a nest.
+ type: string
+ # Start genetlink-c
+ attr-cnt-name:
+ description: The explicit name for constant holding the count of attributes (last attr + 1).
+ type: string
+ attr-max-name:
+ description: The explicit name for last member of attribute enum.
+ type: string
+ # End genetlink-c
+ attributes:
+ description: List of attributes in the space.
+ type: array
+ items:
+ type: object
+ required: [ name, type ]
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ name:
+ type: string
+ type: &attr-type
+ enum: [ unused, pad, flag, binary, u8, u16, u32, u64, s32, s64,
+ string, nest, array-nest, nest-type-value ]
+ doc:
+ description: Documentation of the attribute.
+ type: string
+ value:
+ description: Value for the enum item representing this attribute in the uAPI.
+ $ref: '#/$defs/uint'
+ type-value:
+ description: Name of the value extracted from the type of a nest-type-value attribute.
+ type: array
+ items:
+ type: string
+ byte-order:
+ enum: [ little-endian, big-endian ]
+ multi-attr:
+ type: boolean
+ nested-attributes:
+ description: Name of the space (sub-space) used inside the attribute.
+ type: string
+ enum:
+ description: Name of the enum type used for the attribute.
+ type: string
+ enum-as-flags:
+ description: |
+ Treat the enum as flags. In most cases enum is either used as flags or as values.
+ Sometimes, however, both forms are necessary, in which case header contains the enum
+ form while specific attributes may request to convert the values into a bitfield.
+ type: boolean
+ checks:
+ description: Kernel input validation.
+ type: object
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ flags-mask:
+ description: Name of the flags constant on which to base mask (unsigned scalar types only).
+ type: string
+ min:
+ description: Min value for an integer attribute.
+ type: integer
+ min-len:
+ description: Min length for a binary attribute.
+ $ref: '#/$defs/len-or-define'
+ max-len:
+ description: Max length for a string or a binary attribute.
+ $ref: '#/$defs/len-or-define'
+ sub-type: *attr-type
+
+ # Make sure name-prefix does not appear in subsets (subsets inherit naming)
+ dependencies:
+ name-prefix:
+ not:
+ required: [ subset-of ]
+ subset-of:
+ not:
+ required: [ name-prefix ]
+
+ operations:
+ description: Operations supported by the protocol.
+ type: object
+ required: [ list ]
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ enum-model:
+ description: |
+ The model of assigning values to the operations.
+ "unified" is the recommended model where all message types belong
+ to a single enum.
+ "directional" has the messages sent to the kernel and from the kernel
+ enumerated separately.
+ enum: [ unified ]
+ name-prefix:
+ description: |
+ Prefix for the C enum name of the command. The name is formed by concatenating
+ the prefix with the upper case name of the command, with dashes replaced by underscores.
+ type: string
+ enum-name:
+ description: Name for the enum type with commands.
+ type: string
+ async-prefix:
+ description: Same as name-prefix but used to render notifications and events to separate enum.
+ type: string
+ async-enum:
+ description: Name for the enum type with notifications/events.
+ type: string
+ list:
+ description: List of commands
+ type: array
+ items:
+ type: object
+ additionalProperties: False
+ required: [ name, doc ]
+ properties:
+ name:
+ description: Name of the operation, also defining its C enum value in uAPI.
+ type: string
+ doc:
+ description: Documentation for the command.
+ type: string
+ value:
+ description: Value for the enum in the uAPI.
+ $ref: '#/$defs/uint'
+ attribute-set:
+ description: |
+ Attribute space from which attributes directly in the requests and replies
+ to this command are defined.
+ type: string
+ flags: &cmd_flags
+ description: Command flags.
+ type: array
+ items:
+ enum: [ admin-perm ]
+ dont-validate:
+ description: Kernel attribute validation flags.
+ type: array
+ items:
+ enum: [ strict, dump ]
+ do: &subop-type
+ description: Main command handler.
+ type: object
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ request: &subop-attr-list
+ description: Definition of the request message for a given command.
+ type: object
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ attributes:
+ description: |
+ Names of attributes from the attribute-set (not full attribute
+ definitions, just names).
+ type: array
+ items:
+ type: string
+ reply: *subop-attr-list
+ pre:
+ description: Hook for a function to run before the main callback (pre_doit or start).
+ type: string
+ post:
+ description: Hook for a function to run after the main callback (post_doit or done).
+ type: string
+ dump: *subop-type
+ notify:
+ description: Name of the command sharing the reply type with this notification.
+ type: string
+ event:
+ type: object
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ attributes:
+ description: Explicit list of the attributes for the notification.
+ type: array
+ items:
+ type: string
+ mcgrp:
+ description: Name of the multicast group generating given notification.
+ type: string
+ mcast-groups:
+ description: List of multicast groups.
+ type: object
+ required: [ list ]
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ list:
+ description: List of groups.
+ type: array
+ items:
+ type: object
+ required: [ name ]
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ name:
+ description: |
+ The name for the group, used to form the define and the value of the define.
+ type: string
+ # Start genetlink-c
+ c-define-name:
+ description: Override for the name of the define in C uAPI.
+ type: string
+ # End genetlink-c
+ flags: *cmd_flags
diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-legacy.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/genetlink-legacy.yaml
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+%YAML 1.2
+---
+$id: http://kernel.org/schemas/netlink/genetlink-legacy.yaml#
+$schema: https://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema
+
+# Common defines
+$defs:
+ uint:
+ type: integer
+ minimum: 0
+ len-or-define:
+ type: [ string, integer ]
+ pattern: ^[0-9A-Za-z_]+( - 1)?$
+ minimum: 0
+
+# Schema for specs
+title: Protocol
+description: Specification of a genetlink protocol
+type: object
+required: [ name, doc, attribute-sets, operations ]
+additionalProperties: False
+properties:
+ name:
+ description: Name of the genetlink family.
+ type: string
+ doc:
+ type: string
+ version:
+ description: Generic Netlink family version. Default is 1.
+ type: integer
+ minimum: 1
+ protocol:
+ description: Schema compatibility level. Default is "genetlink".
+ enum: [ genetlink, genetlink-c, genetlink-legacy ] # Trim
+ # Start genetlink-c
+ uapi-header:
+ description: Path to the uAPI header, default is linux/${family-name}.h
+ type: string
+ c-family-name:
+ description: Name of the define for the family name.
+ type: string
+ c-version-name:
+ description: Name of the define for the verion of the family.
+ type: string
+ max-by-define:
+ description: Makes the number of attributes and commands be specified by a define, not an enum value.
+ type: boolean
+ # End genetlink-c
+ # Start genetlink-legacy
+ kernel-policy:
+ description: |
+ Defines if the input policy in the kernel is global, per-operation, or split per operation type.
+ Default is split.
+ enum: [ split, per-op, global ]
+ # End genetlink-legacy
+
+ definitions:
+ description: List of type and constant definitions (enums, flags, defines).
+ type: array
+ items:
+ type: object
+ required: [ type, name ]
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ name:
+ type: string
+ header:
+ description: For C-compatible languages, header which already defines this value.
+ type: string
+ type:
+ enum: [ const, enum, flags, struct ] # Trim
+ doc:
+ type: string
+ # For const
+ value:
+ description: For const - the value.
+ type: [ string, integer ]
+ # For enum and flags
+ value-start:
+ description: For enum or flags the literal initializer for the first value.
+ type: [ string, integer ]
+ entries:
+ description: For enum or flags array of values.
+ type: array
+ items:
+ oneOf:
+ - type: string
+ - type: object
+ required: [ name ]
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ name:
+ type: string
+ value:
+ type: integer
+ doc:
+ type: string
+ render-max:
+ description: Render the max members for this enum.
+ type: boolean
+ # Start genetlink-c
+ enum-name:
+ description: Name for enum, if empty no name will be used.
+ type: [ string, "null" ]
+ name-prefix:
+ description: For enum the prefix of the values, optional.
+ type: string
+ # End genetlink-c
+ # Start genetlink-legacy
+ members:
+ description: List of struct members. Only scalars and strings members allowed.
+ type: array
+ items:
+ type: object
+ required: [ name, type ]
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ name:
+ type: string
+ type:
+ enum: [ u8, u16, u32, u64, s8, s16, s32, s64, string ]
+ len:
+ $ref: '#/$defs/len-or-define'
+ # End genetlink-legacy
+
+ attribute-sets:
+ description: Definition of attribute spaces for this family.
+ type: array
+ items:
+ description: Definition of a single attribute space.
+ type: object
+ required: [ name, attributes ]
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ name:
+ description: |
+ Name used when referring to this space in other definitions, not used outside of the spec.
+ type: string
+ name-prefix:
+ description: |
+ Prefix for the C enum name of the attributes. Default family[name]-set[name]-a-
+ type: string
+ enum-name:
+ description: Name for the enum type of the attribute.
+ type: string
+ doc:
+ description: Documentation of the space.
+ type: string
+ subset-of:
+ description: |
+ Name of another space which this is a logical part of. Sub-spaces can be used to define
+ a limited group of attributes which are used in a nest.
+ type: string
+ # Start genetlink-c
+ attr-cnt-name:
+ description: The explicit name for constant holding the count of attributes (last attr + 1).
+ type: string
+ attr-max-name:
+ description: The explicit name for last member of attribute enum.
+ type: string
+ # End genetlink-c
+ attributes:
+ description: List of attributes in the space.
+ type: array
+ items:
+ type: object
+ required: [ name, type ]
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ name:
+ type: string
+ type: &attr-type
+ enum: [ unused, pad, flag, binary, u8, u16, u32, u64, s32, s64,
+ string, nest, array-nest, nest-type-value ]
+ doc:
+ description: Documentation of the attribute.
+ type: string
+ value:
+ description: Value for the enum item representing this attribute in the uAPI.
+ $ref: '#/$defs/uint'
+ type-value:
+ description: Name of the value extracted from the type of a nest-type-value attribute.
+ type: array
+ items:
+ type: string
+ byte-order:
+ enum: [ little-endian, big-endian ]
+ multi-attr:
+ type: boolean
+ nested-attributes:
+ description: Name of the space (sub-space) used inside the attribute.
+ type: string
+ enum:
+ description: Name of the enum type used for the attribute.
+ type: string
+ enum-as-flags:
+ description: |
+ Treat the enum as flags. In most cases enum is either used as flags or as values.
+ Sometimes, however, both forms are necessary, in which case header contains the enum
+ form while specific attributes may request to convert the values into a bitfield.
+ type: boolean
+ checks:
+ description: Kernel input validation.
+ type: object
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ flags-mask:
+ description: Name of the flags constant on which to base mask (unsigned scalar types only).
+ type: string
+ min:
+ description: Min value for an integer attribute.
+ type: integer
+ min-len:
+ description: Min length for a binary attribute.
+ $ref: '#/$defs/len-or-define'
+ max-len:
+ description: Max length for a string or a binary attribute.
+ $ref: '#/$defs/len-or-define'
+ sub-type: *attr-type
+
+ # Make sure name-prefix does not appear in subsets (subsets inherit naming)
+ dependencies:
+ name-prefix:
+ not:
+ required: [ subset-of ]
+ subset-of:
+ not:
+ required: [ name-prefix ]
+
+ operations:
+ description: Operations supported by the protocol.
+ type: object
+ required: [ list ]
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ enum-model:
+ description: |
+ The model of assigning values to the operations.
+ "unified" is the recommended model where all message types belong
+ to a single enum.
+ "directional" has the messages sent to the kernel and from the kernel
+ enumerated separately.
+ enum: [ unified, directional ] # Trim
+ name-prefix:
+ description: |
+ Prefix for the C enum name of the command. The name is formed by concatenating
+ the prefix with the upper case name of the command, with dashes replaced by underscores.
+ type: string
+ enum-name:
+ description: Name for the enum type with commands.
+ type: string
+ async-prefix:
+ description: Same as name-prefix but used to render notifications and events to separate enum.
+ type: string
+ async-enum:
+ description: Name for the enum type with notifications/events.
+ type: string
+ list:
+ description: List of commands
+ type: array
+ items:
+ type: object
+ additionalProperties: False
+ required: [ name, doc ]
+ properties:
+ name:
+ description: Name of the operation, also defining its C enum value in uAPI.
+ type: string
+ doc:
+ description: Documentation for the command.
+ type: string
+ value:
+ description: Value for the enum in the uAPI.
+ $ref: '#/$defs/uint'
+ attribute-set:
+ description: |
+ Attribute space from which attributes directly in the requests and replies
+ to this command are defined.
+ type: string
+ flags: &cmd_flags
+ description: Command flags.
+ type: array
+ items:
+ enum: [ admin-perm ]
+ dont-validate:
+ description: Kernel attribute validation flags.
+ type: array
+ items:
+ enum: [ strict, dump ]
+ do: &subop-type
+ description: Main command handler.
+ type: object
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ request: &subop-attr-list
+ description: Definition of the request message for a given command.
+ type: object
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ attributes:
+ description: |
+ Names of attributes from the attribute-set (not full attribute
+ definitions, just names).
+ type: array
+ items:
+ type: string
+ # Start genetlink-legacy
+ value:
+ description: |
+ ID of this message if value for request and response differ,
+ i.e. requests and responses have different message enums.
+ $ref: '#/$defs/uint'
+ # End genetlink-legacy
+ reply: *subop-attr-list
+ pre:
+ description: Hook for a function to run before the main callback (pre_doit or start).
+ type: string
+ post:
+ description: Hook for a function to run after the main callback (post_doit or done).
+ type: string
+ dump: *subop-type
+ notify:
+ description: Name of the command sharing the reply type with this notification.
+ type: string
+ event:
+ type: object
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ attributes:
+ description: Explicit list of the attributes for the notification.
+ type: array
+ items:
+ type: string
+ mcgrp:
+ description: Name of the multicast group generating given notification.
+ type: string
+ mcast-groups:
+ description: List of multicast groups.
+ type: object
+ required: [ list ]
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ list:
+ description: List of groups.
+ type: array
+ items:
+ type: object
+ required: [ name ]
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ name:
+ description: |
+ The name for the group, used to form the define and the value of the define.
+ type: string
+ # Start genetlink-c
+ c-define-name:
+ description: Override for the name of the define in C uAPI.
+ type: string
+ # End genetlink-c
+ flags: *cmd_flags
diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/genetlink.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/genetlink.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..62a922755ce2
--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,296 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+%YAML 1.2
+---
+$id: http://kernel.org/schemas/netlink/genetlink-legacy.yaml#
+$schema: https://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema
+
+# Common defines
+$defs:
+ uint:
+ type: integer
+ minimum: 0
+ len-or-define:
+ type: [ string, integer ]
+ pattern: ^[0-9A-Za-z_]+( - 1)?$
+ minimum: 0
+
+# Schema for specs
+title: Protocol
+description: Specification of a genetlink protocol
+type: object
+required: [ name, doc, attribute-sets, operations ]
+additionalProperties: False
+properties:
+ name:
+ description: Name of the genetlink family.
+ type: string
+ doc:
+ type: string
+ version:
+ description: Generic Netlink family version. Default is 1.
+ type: integer
+ minimum: 1
+ protocol:
+ description: Schema compatibility level. Default is "genetlink".
+ enum: [ genetlink ]
+
+ definitions:
+ description: List of type and constant definitions (enums, flags, defines).
+ type: array
+ items:
+ type: object
+ required: [ type, name ]
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ name:
+ type: string
+ header:
+ description: For C-compatible languages, header which already defines this value.
+ type: string
+ type:
+ enum: [ const, enum, flags ]
+ doc:
+ type: string
+ # For const
+ value:
+ description: For const - the value.
+ type: [ string, integer ]
+ # For enum and flags
+ value-start:
+ description: For enum or flags the literal initializer for the first value.
+ type: [ string, integer ]
+ entries:
+ description: For enum or flags array of values.
+ type: array
+ items:
+ oneOf:
+ - type: string
+ - type: object
+ required: [ name ]
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ name:
+ type: string
+ value:
+ type: integer
+ doc:
+ type: string
+ render-max:
+ description: Render the max members for this enum.
+ type: boolean
+
+ attribute-sets:
+ description: Definition of attribute spaces for this family.
+ type: array
+ items:
+ description: Definition of a single attribute space.
+ type: object
+ required: [ name, attributes ]
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ name:
+ description: |
+ Name used when referring to this space in other definitions, not used outside of the spec.
+ type: string
+ name-prefix:
+ description: |
+ Prefix for the C enum name of the attributes. Default family[name]-set[name]-a-
+ type: string
+ enum-name:
+ description: Name for the enum type of the attribute.
+ type: string
+ doc:
+ description: Documentation of the space.
+ type: string
+ subset-of:
+ description: |
+ Name of another space which this is a logical part of. Sub-spaces can be used to define
+ a limited group of attributes which are used in a nest.
+ type: string
+ attributes:
+ description: List of attributes in the space.
+ type: array
+ items:
+ type: object
+ required: [ name, type ]
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ name:
+ type: string
+ type: &attr-type
+ enum: [ unused, pad, flag, binary, u8, u16, u32, u64, s32, s64,
+ string, nest, array-nest, nest-type-value ]
+ doc:
+ description: Documentation of the attribute.
+ type: string
+ value:
+ description: Value for the enum item representing this attribute in the uAPI.
+ $ref: '#/$defs/uint'
+ type-value:
+ description: Name of the value extracted from the type of a nest-type-value attribute.
+ type: array
+ items:
+ type: string
+ byte-order:
+ enum: [ little-endian, big-endian ]
+ multi-attr:
+ type: boolean
+ nested-attributes:
+ description: Name of the space (sub-space) used inside the attribute.
+ type: string
+ enum:
+ description: Name of the enum type used for the attribute.
+ type: string
+ enum-as-flags:
+ description: |
+ Treat the enum as flags. In most cases enum is either used as flags or as values.
+ Sometimes, however, both forms are necessary, in which case header contains the enum
+ form while specific attributes may request to convert the values into a bitfield.
+ type: boolean
+ checks:
+ description: Kernel input validation.
+ type: object
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ flags-mask:
+ description: Name of the flags constant on which to base mask (unsigned scalar types only).
+ type: string
+ min:
+ description: Min value for an integer attribute.
+ type: integer
+ min-len:
+ description: Min length for a binary attribute.
+ $ref: '#/$defs/len-or-define'
+ max-len:
+ description: Max length for a string or a binary attribute.
+ $ref: '#/$defs/len-or-define'
+ sub-type: *attr-type
+
+ # Make sure name-prefix does not appear in subsets (subsets inherit naming)
+ dependencies:
+ name-prefix:
+ not:
+ required: [ subset-of ]
+ subset-of:
+ not:
+ required: [ name-prefix ]
+
+ operations:
+ description: Operations supported by the protocol.
+ type: object
+ required: [ list ]
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ enum-model:
+ description: |
+ The model of assigning values to the operations.
+ "unified" is the recommended model where all message types belong
+ to a single enum.
+ "directional" has the messages sent to the kernel and from the kernel
+ enumerated separately.
+ enum: [ unified ]
+ name-prefix:
+ description: |
+ Prefix for the C enum name of the command. The name is formed by concatenating
+ the prefix with the upper case name of the command, with dashes replaced by underscores.
+ type: string
+ enum-name:
+ description: Name for the enum type with commands.
+ type: string
+ async-prefix:
+ description: Same as name-prefix but used to render notifications and events to separate enum.
+ type: string
+ async-enum:
+ description: Name for the enum type with notifications/events.
+ type: string
+ list:
+ description: List of commands
+ type: array
+ items:
+ type: object
+ additionalProperties: False
+ required: [ name, doc ]
+ properties:
+ name:
+ description: Name of the operation, also defining its C enum value in uAPI.
+ type: string
+ doc:
+ description: Documentation for the command.
+ type: string
+ value:
+ description: Value for the enum in the uAPI.
+ $ref: '#/$defs/uint'
+ attribute-set:
+ description: |
+ Attribute space from which attributes directly in the requests and replies
+ to this command are defined.
+ type: string
+ flags: &cmd_flags
+ description: Command flags.
+ type: array
+ items:
+ enum: [ admin-perm ]
+ dont-validate:
+ description: Kernel attribute validation flags.
+ type: array
+ items:
+ enum: [ strict, dump ]
+ do: &subop-type
+ description: Main command handler.
+ type: object
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ request: &subop-attr-list
+ description: Definition of the request message for a given command.
+ type: object
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ attributes:
+ description: |
+ Names of attributes from the attribute-set (not full attribute
+ definitions, just names).
+ type: array
+ items:
+ type: string
+ reply: *subop-attr-list
+ pre:
+ description: Hook for a function to run before the main callback (pre_doit or start).
+ type: string
+ post:
+ description: Hook for a function to run after the main callback (post_doit or done).
+ type: string
+ dump: *subop-type
+ notify:
+ description: Name of the command sharing the reply type with this notification.
+ type: string
+ event:
+ type: object
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ attributes:
+ description: Explicit list of the attributes for the notification.
+ type: array
+ items:
+ type: string
+ mcgrp:
+ description: Name of the multicast group generating given notification.
+ type: string
+ mcast-groups:
+ description: List of multicast groups.
+ type: object
+ required: [ list ]
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ list:
+ description: List of groups.
+ type: array
+ items:
+ type: object
+ required: [ name ]
+ additionalProperties: False
+ properties:
+ name:
+ description: |
+ The name for the group, used to form the define and the value of the define.
+ type: string
+ flags: *cmd_flags
diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/specs/ethtool.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/specs/ethtool.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..08b776908d15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/specs/ethtool.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,397 @@
+name: ethtool
+
+protocol: genetlink-legacy
+
+doc: Partial family for Ethtool Netlink.
+
+attribute-sets:
+ -
+ name: header
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: dev-index
+ type: u32
+ value: 1
+ -
+ name: dev-name
+ type: string
+ -
+ name: flags
+ type: u32
+
+ -
+ name: bitset-bit
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: index
+ type: u32
+ value: 1
+ -
+ name: name
+ type: string
+ -
+ name: value
+ type: flag
+ -
+ name: bitset-bits
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: bit
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: bitset-bit
+ value: 1
+ -
+ name: bitset
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: nomask
+ type: flag
+ value: 1
+ -
+ name: size
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: bits
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: bitset-bits
+
+ -
+ name: string
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: index
+ type: u32
+ value: 1
+ -
+ name: value
+ type: string
+ -
+ name: strings
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: string
+ type: nest
+ value: 1
+ multi-attr: true
+ nested-attributes: string
+ -
+ name: stringset
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: id
+ type: u32
+ value: 1
+ -
+ name: count
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: strings
+ type: nest
+ multi-attr: true
+ nested-attributes: strings
+ -
+ name: stringsets
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: stringset
+ type: nest
+ multi-attr: true
+ value: 1
+ nested-attributes: stringset
+ -
+ name: strset
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: header
+ value: 1
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: header
+ -
+ name: stringsets
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: stringsets
+ -
+ name: counts-only
+ type: flag
+
+ -
+ name: privflags
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: header
+ value: 1
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: header
+ -
+ name: flags
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: bitset
+
+ -
+ name: rings
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: header
+ value: 1
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: header
+ -
+ name: rx-max
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: rx-mini-max
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: rx-jumbo-max
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: tx-max
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: rx
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: rx-mini
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: rx-jumbo
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: tx
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: rx-buf-len
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: tcp-data-split
+ type: u8
+ -
+ name: cqe-size
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: tx-push
+ type: u8
+ -
+ name: rx-push
+ type: u8
+
+ -
+ name: mm-stat
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: pad
+ value: 1
+ type: pad
+ -
+ name: reassembly-errors
+ type: u64
+ -
+ name: smd-errors
+ type: u64
+ -
+ name: reassembly-ok
+ type: u64
+ -
+ name: rx-frag-count
+ type: u64
+ -
+ name: tx-frag-count
+ type: u64
+ -
+ name: hold-count
+ type: u64
+ -
+ name: mm
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: header
+ value: 1
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: header
+ -
+ name: pmac-enabled
+ type: u8
+ -
+ name: tx-enabled
+ type: u8
+ -
+ name: tx-active
+ type: u8
+ -
+ name: tx-min-frag-size
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: tx-min-frag-size
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: verify-enabled
+ type: u8
+ -
+ name: verify-status
+ type: u8
+ -
+ name: verify-time
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: max-verify-time
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: stats
+ type: nest
+ nested-attributes: mm-stat
+
+operations:
+ enum-model: directional
+ list:
+ -
+ name: strset-get
+ doc: Get string set from the kernel.
+
+ attribute-set: strset
+
+ do: &strset-get-op
+ request:
+ value: 1
+ attributes:
+ - header
+ - stringsets
+ - counts-only
+ reply:
+ value: 1
+ attributes:
+ - header
+ - stringsets
+ dump: *strset-get-op
+
+ # TODO: fill in the requests in between
+
+ -
+ name: privflags-get
+ doc: Get device private flags.
+
+ attribute-set: privflags
+
+ do: &privflag-get-op
+ request:
+ value: 13
+ attributes:
+ - header
+ reply:
+ value: 14
+ attributes:
+ - header
+ - flags
+ dump: *privflag-get-op
+ -
+ name: privflags-set
+ doc: Set device private flags.
+
+ attribute-set: privflags
+
+ do:
+ request:
+ attributes:
+ - header
+ - flags
+ -
+ name: privflags-ntf
+ doc: Notification for change in device private flags.
+ notify: privflags-get
+
+ -
+ name: rings-get
+ doc: Get ring params.
+
+ attribute-set: rings
+
+ do: &ring-get-op
+ request:
+ attributes:
+ - header
+ reply:
+ attributes:
+ - header
+ - rx-max
+ - rx-mini-max
+ - rx-jumbo-max
+ - tx-max
+ - rx
+ - rx-mini
+ - rx-jumbo
+ - tx
+ - rx-buf-len
+ - tcp-data-split
+ - cqe-size
+ - tx-push
+ - rx-push
+ dump: *ring-get-op
+ -
+ name: rings-set
+ doc: Set ring params.
+
+ attribute-set: rings
+
+ do:
+ request:
+ attributes:
+ - header
+ - rx
+ - rx-mini
+ - rx-jumbo
+ - tx
+ - rx-buf-len
+ - tcp-data-split
+ - cqe-size
+ - tx-push
+ - rx-push
+ -
+ name: rings-ntf
+ doc: Notification for change in ring params.
+ notify: rings-get
+
+ # TODO: fill in the requests in between
+
+ -
+ name: mm-get
+ doc: Get MAC Merge configuration and state
+
+ attribute-set: mm
+
+ do: &mm-get-op
+ request:
+ value: 42
+ attributes:
+ - header
+ reply:
+ value: 42
+ attributes:
+ - header
+ - pmac-enabled
+ - tx-enabled
+ - tx-active
+ - tx-min-frag-size
+ - rx-min-frag-size
+ - verify-enabled
+ - verify-time
+ - max-verify-time
+ - stats
+ dump: *mm-get-op
+ -
+ name: mm-set
+ doc: Set MAC Merge configuration
+
+ attribute-set: mm
+
+ do:
+ request:
+ attributes:
+ - header
+ - verify-enabled
+ - verify-time
+ - tx-enabled
+ - pmac-enabled
+ - tx-min-frag-size
+ -
+ name: mm-ntf
+ doc: Notification for change in MAC Merge configuration.
+ notify: mm-get
diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/specs/fou.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/specs/fou.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..266c386eedf3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/specs/fou.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+name: fou
+
+protocol: genetlink-legacy
+
+doc: |
+ Foo-over-UDP.
+
+c-family-name: fou-genl-name
+c-version-name: fou-genl-version
+max-by-define: true
+kernel-policy: global
+
+definitions:
+ -
+ type: enum
+ name: encap_type
+ name-prefix: fou-encap-
+ enum-name:
+ entries: [ unspec, direct, gue ]
+
+attribute-sets:
+ -
+ name: fou
+ name-prefix: fou-attr-
+ attributes:
+ -
+ name: unspec
+ type: unused
+ -
+ name: port
+ type: u16
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: af
+ type: u8
+ -
+ name: ipproto
+ type: u8
+ -
+ name: type
+ type: u8
+ -
+ name: remcsum_nopartial
+ type: flag
+ -
+ name: local_v4
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: local_v6
+ type: binary
+ checks:
+ min-len: 16
+ -
+ name: peer_v4
+ type: u32
+ -
+ name: peer_v6
+ type: binary
+ checks:
+ min-len: 16
+ -
+ name: peer_port
+ type: u16
+ byte-order: big-endian
+ -
+ name: ifindex
+ type: s32
+
+operations:
+ list:
+ -
+ name: unspec
+ doc: unused
+
+ -
+ name: add
+ doc: Add port.
+ attribute-set: fou
+
+ dont-validate: [ strict, dump ]
+ flags: [ admin-perm ]
+
+ do:
+ request: &all_attrs
+ attributes:
+ - port
+ - ipproto
+ - type
+ - remcsum_nopartial
+ - local_v4
+ - peer_v4
+ - local_v6
+ - peer_v6
+ - peer_port
+ - ifindex
+
+ -
+ name: del
+ doc: Delete port.
+ attribute-set: fou
+
+ dont-validate: [ strict, dump ]
+ flags: [ admin-perm ]
+
+ do:
+ request: &select_attrs
+ attributes:
+ - af
+ - ifindex
+ - port
+ - peer_port
+ - local_v4
+ - peer_v4
+ - local_v6
+ - peer_v6
+
+ -
+ name: get
+ doc: Get tunnel info.
+ attribute-set: fou
+ dont-validate: [ strict, dump ]
+
+ do:
+ request: *select_attrs
+ reply: *all_attrs
+
+ dump:
+ reply: *all_attrs
diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/specs/netdev.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/specs/netdev.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b4dcdae54ffd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/specs/netdev.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+name: netdev
+
+doc:
+ netdev configuration over generic netlink.
+
+definitions:
+ -
+ type: flags
+ name: xdp-act
+ entries:
+ -
+ name: basic
+ doc:
+ XDP feautues 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 oflloading.
+ -
+ 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
+ value: 1
+ 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
+
+operations:
+ list:
+ -
+ name: dev-get
+ doc: Get / dump information about a netdev.
+ value: 1
+ attribute-set: dev
+ do:
+ request:
+ attributes:
+ - ifindex
+ reply: &dev-all
+ attributes:
+ - ifindex
+ - xdp-features
+ 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