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Documentation: net: dsa: mention availability of RedBox
Since commit 5055ccc ("net: hsr: Provide RedBox support (HSR-SAN)"), RedBox is available (including for offload in DSA). Update the DSA documentation that states it isn't. Signed-off-by: Vladimir Oltean <[email protected]> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/[email protected] Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <[email protected]>
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In Linux, both HSR and PRP are implemented in the hsr driver, which
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instantiates a virtual, stackable network interface with two member ports.
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The driver only implements the basic roles of DANH (Doubly Attached Node
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implementing HSR) and DANP (Doubly Attached Node implementing PRP); the roles
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of RedBox and QuadBox are not implemented (therefore, bridging a hsr network
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interface with a physical switch port does not produce the expected result).
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implementing HSR), DANP (Doubly Attached Node implementing PRP) and RedBox
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(allows non-HSR devices to connect to the ring via Interlink ports).
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A driver which is able of offloading certain functions of a DANP or DANH should
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declare the corresponding netdev features as indicated by the documentation at
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A driver which is able of offloading certain functions should declare the
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corresponding netdev features as indicated by the documentation at
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``Documentation/networking/netdev-features.rst``. Additionally, the following
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methods must be implemented:
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