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[NET]: Add IFB (Intermediate Functional Block) network device.
authorJamal Hadi Salim <hadi@cyberus.ca>
Mon, 9 Jan 2006 06:34:25 +0000 (22:34 -0800)
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@sunset.davemloft.net>
Mon, 9 Jan 2006 22:16:23 +0000 (14:16 -0800)
commit253af4235d24ddfcd9f5403485e9273b33d8fa5e
tree65f93e5606e22b0608db2b7beb87fce22089ad52
parentc1854ebc7f13b23c3d6a6e641a1a1db1116ca998
[NET]: Add IFB (Intermediate Functional Block) network device.

A new device to do intermidiate functional block in a system shared
manner.  To use the new functionality, you need to turn on
qos/classifier actions.

The new functionality can be grouped as:

1) qdiscs/policies that are per device as opposed to system wide.  ifb
allows for a device which can be redirected to thus providing an
impression of sharing.

2) Allows for queueing incoming traffic for shaping instead of
dropping.

Packets are redirected to this device using tc/action mirred redirect
construct. If they are sent to it by plain routing instead then they
will merely be dropped and the stats would indicate that.

Signed-off-by: Jamal Hadi Salim <hadi@cyberus.ca>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
drivers/net/Kconfig
drivers/net/Makefile
drivers/net/ifb.c [new file with mode: 0644]