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Diffstat (limited to 'include')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h | 22 |
1 files changed, 21 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h index dc87ba092891..c9c18e88c215 100644 --- a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h +++ b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h @@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ * have the same layout for 32-bit and 64-bit userland. */ +/* Note on reserved space. + * Reserved fields must not be accessed directly by user space because + * they may be replaced by a different field in the future. They must + * be initialized to zero before making the request, e.g. via memset + * of the entire structure or implicitly by not being set in a structure + * initializer. + */ + /** * struct ethtool_cmd - DEPRECATED, link control and status * This structure is DEPRECATED, please use struct ethtool_link_settings. @@ -67,6 +75,7 @@ * and other link features that the link partner advertised * through autonegotiation; 0 if unknown or not applicable. * Read-only. + * @reserved: Reserved for future use; see the note on reserved space. * * The link speed in Mbps is split between @speed and @speed_hi. Use * the ethtool_cmd_speed() and ethtool_cmd_speed_set() functions to @@ -155,6 +164,7 @@ static inline __u32 ethtool_cmd_speed(const struct ethtool_cmd *ep) * @bus_info: Device bus address. This should match the dev_name() * string for the underlying bus device, if there is one. May be * an empty string. + * @reserved2: Reserved for future use; see the note on reserved space. * @n_priv_flags: Number of flags valid for %ETHTOOL_GPFLAGS and * %ETHTOOL_SPFLAGS commands; also the number of strings in the * %ETH_SS_PRIV_FLAGS set @@ -356,6 +366,7 @@ struct ethtool_eeprom { * @tx_lpi_timer: Time in microseconds the interface delays prior to asserting * its tx lpi (after reaching 'idle' state). Effective only when eee * was negotiated and tx_lpi_enabled was set. + * @reserved: Reserved for future use; see the note on reserved space. */ struct ethtool_eee { __u32 cmd; @@ -374,6 +385,7 @@ struct ethtool_eee { * @cmd: %ETHTOOL_GMODULEINFO * @type: Standard the module information conforms to %ETH_MODULE_SFF_xxxx * @eeprom_len: Length of the eeprom + * @reserved: Reserved for future use; see the note on reserved space. * * This structure is used to return the information to * properly size memory for a subsequent call to %ETHTOOL_GMODULEEEPROM. @@ -701,6 +713,7 @@ struct ethtool_gstrings { /** * struct ethtool_sset_info - string set information * @cmd: Command number = %ETHTOOL_GSSET_INFO + * @reserved: Reserved for future use; see the note on reserved space. * @sset_mask: On entry, a bitmask of string sets to query, with bits * numbered according to &enum ethtool_stringset. On return, a * bitmask of those string sets queried that are supported. @@ -745,6 +758,7 @@ enum ethtool_test_flags { * @flags: A bitmask of flags from &enum ethtool_test_flags. Some * flags may be set by the user on entry; others may be set by * the driver on return. + * @reserved: Reserved for future use; see the note on reserved space. * @len: On return, the number of test results * @data: Array of test results * @@ -945,6 +959,7 @@ union ethtool_flow_union { * @vlan_etype: VLAN EtherType * @vlan_tci: VLAN tag control information * @data: user defined data + * @padding: Reserved for future use; see the note on reserved space. * * Note, @vlan_etype, @vlan_tci, and @data are only valid if %FLOW_EXT * is set in &struct ethtool_rx_flow_spec @flow_type. @@ -1120,7 +1135,8 @@ struct ethtool_rxfh_indir { * hardware hash key. * @hfunc: Defines the current RSS hash function used by HW (or to be set to). * Valid values are one of the %ETH_RSS_HASH_*. - * @rsvd: Reserved for future extensions. + * @rsvd8: Reserved for future use; see the note on reserved space. + * @rsvd32: Reserved for future use; see the note on reserved space. * @rss_config: RX ring/queue index for each hash value i.e., indirection table * of @indir_size __u32 elements, followed by hash key of @key_size * bytes. @@ -1288,7 +1304,9 @@ struct ethtool_sfeatures { * @so_timestamping: bit mask of the sum of the supported SO_TIMESTAMPING flags * @phc_index: device index of the associated PHC, or -1 if there is none * @tx_types: bit mask of the supported hwtstamp_tx_types enumeration values + * @tx_reserved: Reserved for future use; see the note on reserved space. * @rx_filters: bit mask of the supported hwtstamp_rx_filters enumeration values + * @rx_reserved: Reserved for future use; see the note on reserved space. * * The bits in the 'tx_types' and 'rx_filters' fields correspond to * the 'hwtstamp_tx_types' and 'hwtstamp_rx_filters' enumeration values, @@ -1944,6 +1962,8 @@ enum ethtool_reset_flags { * autonegotiation; 0 if unknown or not applicable. Read-only. * @transceiver: Used to distinguish different possible PHY types, * reported consistently by PHYLIB. Read-only. + * @reserved: Reserved for future use; see the note on reserved space. + * @reserved1: Reserved for future use; see the note on reserved space. * * If autonegotiation is disabled, the speed and @duplex represent the * fixed link mode and are writable if the driver supports multiple |