| Submitter | Rémi Denis-Courmont |
|---|---|
| Date | Sept. 24, 2008, 12:15 p.m. |
| Message ID | <200809241515.06378.remi.denis-courmont@nokia.com> |
| Download | mbox | patch |
| Permalink | /patch/1277/ |
| State | Superseded |
| Delegated to: | David Miller |
| Headers | show |
Comments
Rémi Denis-Courmont wrote: > Fix grammar errors spotted by Randy Dunlap, > and adds some more details. Um, let me try again, please. > Signed-off-by: Remi Denis-Courmont <remi.denis-courmont@nokia.com> > --- > Documentation/networking/phonet.txt | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++----------- > 1 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/networking/phonet.txt b/Documentation/networking/phonet.txt > index f3c72e0..1506c31 100644 > --- a/Documentation/networking/phonet.txt > +++ b/Documentation/networking/phonet.txt > @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ depending on the device, such as: > Packets format > -------------- > > -Phonet packet have a common header as follow: > +Phonet packets have a common header as follow: follows: > > struct phonethdr { > uint8_t pn_media; /* Media type (link-layer identifier) */ > @@ -33,14 +33,17 @@ Phonet packet have a common header as follow: > uint8_t pn_sobj; /* Sender object ID */ > }; > > -The device ID is split: the 6 higher order bits consitutes the device > -address, while the 2 lower order bits are used for multiplexing, as are > -the 8-bits object identifiers. As such, Phonet can be considered as a > +On Linux, the link-layer header includes the pn_media byte (see below). > +The next 7 bytes are part of the network-layer header. > + > +The device ID is split: the 6 higher order-bits consitute the device higher-order bits > +address, while the 2 lower-order bits are used for multiplexing, as are > +the 8-bit object identifiers. As such, Phonet can be considered as a > network layer with 6 bits of address space and 10 bits for transport > protocol (much like port numbers in IP world). > > -The modem always has address number zero. Each other device has a its > -own 6-bits address. > +The modem always has address number zero. All other device have a their > +own 6-bit address. > > > Link layer > @@ -49,11 +52,18 @@ Link layer > Phonet links are always point-to-point links. The link layer header > consists of a single Phonet media type byte. It uniquely identifies the > link through which the packet is transmitted, from the modem's > -perspective. > - > -Linux Phonet network interfaces use a dedicated link layer type > -(ETH_P_PHONET) which is out of the Ethernet type range. They can only > -send and receive Phonet packets. > +perspective. Each Phonet network device shall prepend and set the media > +type byte as appropriate. For convenience, a common phonet_header_ops > +link-layer header operations structure is provided. It sets the > +media type according to the network device hardware address. > + > +Linux Phonet network interfaces support a dedicated link layer packets > +type (ETH_P_PHONET) which is out of the Ethernet type range. They can > +only send and receive Phonet packets. > + > +The virtual TUN tunnel device driver can also be used for Phonet. This > +requires IFF_TUN mode, _without_ the IFF_NO_PI flag. In this case, > +there is no link-layer header, so there is no Phonet media type byte. > > Note that Phonet interfaces are not allowed to re-order packets, so > only the (default) Linux FIFO qdisc should be used with them. Thanks, ~Randy -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Patch
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/phonet.txt b/Documentation/networking/phonet.txt index f3c72e0..1506c31 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/phonet.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/phonet.txt @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ depending on the device, such as: Packets format -------------- -Phonet packet have a common header as follow: +Phonet packets have a common header as follow: struct phonethdr { uint8_t pn_media; /* Media type (link-layer identifier) */ @@ -33,14 +33,17 @@ Phonet packet have a common header as follow: uint8_t pn_sobj; /* Sender object ID */ }; -The device ID is split: the 6 higher order bits consitutes the device -address, while the 2 lower order bits are used for multiplexing, as are -the 8-bits object identifiers. As such, Phonet can be considered as a +On Linux, the link-layer header includes the pn_media byte (see below). +The next 7 bytes are part of the network-layer header. + +The device ID is split: the 6 higher order-bits consitute the device +address, while the 2 lower-order bits are used for multiplexing, as are +the 8-bit object identifiers. As such, Phonet can be considered as a network layer with 6 bits of address space and 10 bits for transport protocol (much like port numbers in IP world). -The modem always has address number zero. Each other device has a its -own 6-bits address. +The modem always has address number zero. All other device have a their +own 6-bit address. Link layer @@ -49,11 +52,18 @@ Link layer Phonet links are always point-to-point links. The link layer header consists of a single Phonet media type byte. It uniquely identifies the link through which the packet is transmitted, from the modem's -perspective. - -Linux Phonet network interfaces use a dedicated link layer type -(ETH_P_PHONET) which is out of the Ethernet type range. They can only -send and receive Phonet packets. +perspective. Each Phonet network device shall prepend and set the media +type byte as appropriate. For convenience, a common phonet_header_ops +link-layer header operations structure is provided. It sets the +media type according to the network device hardware address. + +Linux Phonet network interfaces support a dedicated link layer packets +type (ETH_P_PHONET) which is out of the Ethernet type range. They can +only send and receive Phonet packets. + +The virtual TUN tunnel device driver can also be used for Phonet. This +requires IFF_TUN mode, _without_ the IFF_NO_PI flag. In this case, +there is no link-layer header, so there is no Phonet media type byte. Note that Phonet interfaces are not allowed to re-order packets, so only the (default) Linux FIFO qdisc should be used with them.
Fix grammar errors spotted by Randy Dunlap, and adds some more details. Signed-off-by: Remi Denis-Courmont <remi.denis-courmont@nokia.com> --- Documentation/networking/phonet.txt | 32 +++++++++++++++++++++----------- 1 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)