From: Luis Carlos Cobo Rus Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 03:04:13 +0000 (-0400) Subject: [PATCH] libertas: updated readme file X-Git-Tag: v2.6.22-rc5~44^2~2^2~14 X-Git-Url: http://pilppa.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=a23c58a3ac4090a41e63ae5b69af87b409abe019;p=linux-2.6-omap-h63xx.git [PATCH] libertas: updated readme file Fix some wording and blinding table command options, clarify argument list for fwt_add and fwt_list, simplify fwt_list_route Signed-off-by: Luis Carlos Cobo Rus Signed-off-by: John W. Linville --- diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/README b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/README index 378577200b5..0ba74a27334 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/README +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/README @@ -47,15 +47,19 @@ Version 5 Command: iwpriv ethX ledgpio BT Commands: - The blinding table (BT) contains a list of mac addresses that should be - ignored by the firmware. It is primarily used for debugging and - testing networks. It can be edited and inspected with the following - commands: + The blinding table (BT) contains a list of mac addresses that will be, + by default, ignored by the firmware. It is also possible to invert this + behavior so that we will ignore all traffic except for the portion + coming from mac addresess in the list. It is primarily used for + debugging and testing networks. It can be edited and inspected with + the following commands: iwpriv ethX bt_reset iwpriv ethX bt_add iwpriv ethX bt_del iwpriv ethX bt_list + iwpriv ethX bt_get_invert + iwpriv ethX bt_set_invert FWT Commands: The forwarding table (FWT) is a feature used to manage mesh network @@ -135,7 +139,7 @@ fwt_add This command is used to insert an entry into the FWT table. The list of parameters must follow the following structure: - iwpriv ethX fwt_add da ra [metric dir ssn dsn hopcount ttl expiration sleepmode snr] + iwpriv ethX fwt_add da ra [metric dir rate ssn dsn hopcount ttl expiration sleepmode snr] The parameters between brackets are optional, but they must appear in the order specified. For example, if you want to specify the metric, @@ -150,6 +154,9 @@ fwt_add preferred, default is 0) dir -- direction (1 for direct, 0 for reverse, default is 1) + rate -- data rate used for transmission to the RA, + as specified for the rateadapt command, + default is 3 (11Mbps) ssn -- Source Sequence Number (time at the RA for reverse routes. Default is 0) dsn -- Destination Sequence Number (time at the DA @@ -207,13 +214,17 @@ fwt_list The output is a string of the following form: - da ra metric dir ssn dsn hopcount ttl expiration sleepmode snr + da ra valid metric dir rate ssn dsn hopcount ttl expiration + sleepmode snr precursor where the different fields are:- da -- DA MAC address (in the form "00:11:22:33:44:55") ra -- RA MAC address (in the form "00:11:22:33:44:55") + valid -- whether the route is valid (0 if not valid) metric -- route metric (cost: smaller-metric routes are preferred) dir -- direction (1 for direct, 0 for reverse) + rate -- data rate used for transmission to the RA, + as specified for the rateadapt command ssn -- Source Sequence Number (time at the RA for reverse routes) dsn -- Destination Sequence Number (time at the DA for direct routes) hopcount -- hop count (currently unused) @@ -221,33 +232,10 @@ fwt_list expiration -- entry expiration (in ticks, where a tick is 1024us, or ~ 1ms. Use 0 for an indefinite entry) sleepmode -- RA's sleep mode (currently unused) snr -- SNR in the link to RA (currently unused) + precursor -- predecessor in direct routes fwt_list_route - This command is used to list a route from the FWT table. The only - parameter is the route ID. If you want to list all the routes in a - table, start with rid=0, and keep incrementing rid until you get a - "(null)" string. This function is similar to fwt_list. The only - difference is the output format. Also note that this command is meant - for debugging. It is expected that users will use fwt_lookup and - fwt_list. One important reason for this is that the route id may change - as the route table is altered. - - iwpriv ethX fwt_list_route rid - - The output is a string of the following form: - - da metric dir nid ssn dsn hopcount ttl expiration - - where the different fields are:- - da -- DA MAC address (in the form "00:11:22:33:44:55") - metric -- route metric (cost: smaller-metric routes are preferred) - dir -- direction (1 for direct, 0 for reverse) - nid -- Next-hop (neighbor) host ID (nid) - ssn -- Source Sequence Number (time at the RA for reverse routes) - dsn -- Destination Sequence Number (time at the DA for direct routes) - hopcount -- hop count (currently unused) - ttl -- TTL count (only used in reverse entries) - expiration -- entry expiration (in ticks, where a tick is 1024us, or ~ 1ms. Use 0 for an indefinite entry) + This command is equivalent to fwt_list. fwt_list_neigh This command is used to list a neighbor from the FWT table. The only