From: Mauro Carvalho Chehab Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2020 22:01:38 +0000 (+0200) Subject: docs: networking: convert framerelay.txt to ReST X-Git-Url: http://git.maquefel.me/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=5b0d74b54c7f1cb9c65955df78dffe112e1959c1;p=linux.git docs: networking: convert framerelay.txt to ReST - add SPDX header; - add a document title; - adjust identation, whitespaces and blank lines; - add to networking/index.rst. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- diff --git a/Documentation/networking/framerelay.rst b/Documentation/networking/framerelay.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000..6d904399ec6de --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/networking/framerelay.rst @@ -0,0 +1,44 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +================ +Frame Relay (FR) +================ + +Frame Relay (FR) support for linux is built into a two tiered system of device +drivers. The upper layer implements RFC1490 FR specification, and uses the +Data Link Connection Identifier (DLCI) as its hardware address. Usually these +are assigned by your network supplier, they give you the number/numbers of +the Virtual Connections (VC) assigned to you. + +Each DLCI is a point-to-point link between your machine and a remote one. +As such, a separate device is needed to accommodate the routing. Within the +net-tools archives is 'dlcicfg'. This program will communicate with the +base "DLCI" device, and create new net devices named 'dlci00', 'dlci01'... +The configuration script will ask you how many DLCIs you need, as well as +how many DLCIs you want to assign to each Frame Relay Access Device (FRAD). + +The DLCI uses a number of function calls to communicate with the FRAD, all +of which are stored in the FRAD's private data area. assoc/deassoc, +activate/deactivate and dlci_config. The DLCI supplies a receive function +to the FRAD to accept incoming packets. + +With this initial offering, only 1 FRAD driver is available. With many thanks +to Sangoma Technologies, David Mandelstam & Gene Kozin, the S502A, S502E & +S508 are supported. This driver is currently set up for only FR, but as +Sangoma makes more firmware modules available, it can be updated to provide +them as well. + +Configuration of the FRAD makes use of another net-tools program, 'fradcfg'. +This program makes use of a configuration file (which dlcicfg can also read) +to specify the types of boards to be configured as FRADs, as well as perform +any board specific configuration. The Sangoma module of fradcfg loads the +FR firmware into the card, sets the irq/port/memory information, and provides +an initial configuration. + +Additional FRAD device drivers can be added as hardware is available. + +At this time, the dlcicfg and fradcfg programs have not been incorporated into +the net-tools distribution. They can be found at ftp.invlogic.com, in +/pub/linux. Note that with OS/2 FTPD, you end up in /pub by default, so just +use 'cd linux'. v0.10 is for use on pre-2.0.3 and earlier, v0.15 is for +pre-2.0.4 and later. diff --git a/Documentation/networking/framerelay.txt b/Documentation/networking/framerelay.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 1a0b720440dd1..0000000000000 --- a/Documentation/networking/framerelay.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,39 +0,0 @@ -Frame Relay (FR) support for linux is built into a two tiered system of device -drivers. The upper layer implements RFC1490 FR specification, and uses the -Data Link Connection Identifier (DLCI) as its hardware address. Usually these -are assigned by your network supplier, they give you the number/numbers of -the Virtual Connections (VC) assigned to you. - -Each DLCI is a point-to-point link between your machine and a remote one. -As such, a separate device is needed to accommodate the routing. Within the -net-tools archives is 'dlcicfg'. This program will communicate with the -base "DLCI" device, and create new net devices named 'dlci00', 'dlci01'... -The configuration script will ask you how many DLCIs you need, as well as -how many DLCIs you want to assign to each Frame Relay Access Device (FRAD). - -The DLCI uses a number of function calls to communicate with the FRAD, all -of which are stored in the FRAD's private data area. assoc/deassoc, -activate/deactivate and dlci_config. The DLCI supplies a receive function -to the FRAD to accept incoming packets. - -With this initial offering, only 1 FRAD driver is available. With many thanks -to Sangoma Technologies, David Mandelstam & Gene Kozin, the S502A, S502E & -S508 are supported. This driver is currently set up for only FR, but as -Sangoma makes more firmware modules available, it can be updated to provide -them as well. - -Configuration of the FRAD makes use of another net-tools program, 'fradcfg'. -This program makes use of a configuration file (which dlcicfg can also read) -to specify the types of boards to be configured as FRADs, as well as perform -any board specific configuration. The Sangoma module of fradcfg loads the -FR firmware into the card, sets the irq/port/memory information, and provides -an initial configuration. - -Additional FRAD device drivers can be added as hardware is available. - -At this time, the dlcicfg and fradcfg programs have not been incorporated into -the net-tools distribution. They can be found at ftp.invlogic.com, in -/pub/linux. Note that with OS/2 FTPD, you end up in /pub by default, so just -use 'cd linux'. v0.10 is for use on pre-2.0.3 and earlier, v0.15 is for -pre-2.0.4 and later. - diff --git a/Documentation/networking/index.rst b/Documentation/networking/index.rst index b2fb8b907d683..4e225f1f70390 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/index.rst @@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Contents: fib_trie filter fore200e + framerelay .. only:: subproject and html diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wan/Kconfig index dbc0e3f7a3e2d..3e21726c36e81 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wan/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/net/wan/Kconfig @@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ config DLCI To use frame relay, you need supporting hardware (called FRAD) and certain programs from the net-tools package as explained in - . + . To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be called dlci. @@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ config SDLA These are multi-protocol cards, but only Frame Relay is supported by the driver at this time. Please read - . + . To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will be called sdla.