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1=============================
2Netlink interface for ethtool
3=============================
4
5
6Basic information
7=================
8
9Netlink interface for ethtool uses generic netlink family ``ethtool``
10(userspace application should use macros ``ETHTOOL_GENL_NAME`` and
11``ETHTOOL_GENL_VERSION`` defined in ``<linux/ethtool_netlink.h>`` uapi
12header). This family does not use a specific header, all information in
13requests and replies is passed using netlink attributes.
14
15The ethtool netlink interface uses extended ACK for error and warning
16reporting, userspace application developers are encouraged to make these
17messages available to user in a suitable way.
18
19Requests can be divided into three categories: "get" (retrieving information),
20"set" (setting parameters) and "action" (invoking an action).
21
22All "set" and "action" type requests require admin privileges
23(``CAP_NET_ADMIN`` in the namespace). Most "get" type requests are allowed for
24anyone but there are exceptions (where the response contains sensitive
25information). In some cases, the request as such is allowed for anyone but
26unprivileged users have attributes with sensitive information (e.g.
27wake-on-lan password) omitted.
28
29
30Conventions
31===========
32
33Attributes which represent a boolean value usually use NLA_U8 type so that we
34can distinguish three states: "on", "off" and "not present" (meaning the
35information is not available in "get" requests or value is not to be changed
36in "set" requests). For these attributes, the "true" value should be passed as
37number 1 but any non-zero value should be understood as "true" by recipient.
38In the tables below, "bool" denotes NLA_U8 attributes interpreted in this way.
39
40In the message structure descriptions below, if an attribute name is suffixed
41with "+", parent nest can contain multiple attributes of the same type. This
42implements an array of entries.
43
44Attributes that need to be filled-in by device drivers and that are dumped to
45user space based on whether they are valid or not should not use zero as a
46valid value. This avoids the need to explicitly signal the validity of the
47attribute in the device driver API.
48
49
50Request header
51==============
52
53Each request or reply message contains a nested attribute with common header.
54Structure of this header is
55
56  ==============================  ======  =============================
57  ``ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_DEV_INDEX``  u32     device ifindex
58  ``ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_DEV_NAME``   string  device name
59  ``ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_FLAGS``      u32     flags common for all requests
60  ``ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_PHY_INDEX``  u32     phy device index
61  ==============================  ======  =============================
62
63``ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_DEV_INDEX`` and ``ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_DEV_NAME`` identify the
64device message relates to. One of them is sufficient in requests, if both are
65used, they must identify the same device. Some requests, e.g. global string
66sets, do not require device identification. Most ``GET`` requests also allow
67dump requests without device identification to query the same information for
68all devices providing it (each device in a separate message).
69
70``ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_FLAGS`` is a bitmap of request flags common for all request
71types. The interpretation of these flags is the same for all request types but
72the flags may not apply to requests. Recognized flags are:
73
74  =================================  ===================================
75  ``ETHTOOL_FLAG_COMPACT_BITSETS``   use compact format bitsets in reply
76  ``ETHTOOL_FLAG_OMIT_REPLY``        omit optional reply (_SET and _ACT)
77  ``ETHTOOL_FLAG_STATS``             include optional device statistics
78  =================================  ===================================
79
80New request flags should follow the general idea that if the flag is not set,
81the behaviour is backward compatible, i.e. requests from old clients not aware
82of the flag should be interpreted the way the client expects. A client must
83not set flags it does not understand.
84
85``ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_PHY_INDEX`` identifies the Ethernet PHY the message relates to.
86As there are numerous commands that are related to PHY configuration, and because
87there may be more than one PHY on the link, the PHY index can be passed in the
88request for the commands that needs it. It is, however, not mandatory, and if it
89is not passed for commands that target a PHY, the net_device.phydev pointer
90is used.
91
92Bit sets
93========
94
95For short bitmaps of (reasonably) fixed length, standard ``NLA_BITFIELD32``
96type is used. For arbitrary length bitmaps, ethtool netlink uses a nested
97attribute with contents of one of two forms: compact (two binary bitmaps
98representing bit values and mask of affected bits) and bit-by-bit (list of
99bits identified by either index or name).
100
101Verbose (bit-by-bit) bitsets allow sending symbolic names for bits together
102with their values which saves a round trip (when the bitset is passed in a
103request) or at least a second request (when the bitset is in a reply). This is
104useful for one shot applications like traditional ethtool command. On the
105other hand, long running applications like ethtool monitor (displaying
106notifications) or network management daemons may prefer fetching the names
107only once and using compact form to save message size. Notifications from
108ethtool netlink interface always use compact form for bitsets.
109
110A bitset can represent either a value/mask pair (``ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_NOMASK``
111not set) or a single bitmap (``ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_NOMASK`` set). In requests
112modifying a bitmap, the former changes the bit set in mask to values set in
113value and preserves the rest; the latter sets the bits set in the bitmap and
114clears the rest.
115
116Compact form: nested (bitset) attribute contents:
117
118  ============================  ======  ============================
119  ``ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_NOMASK``   flag    no mask, only a list
120  ``ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_SIZE``     u32     number of significant bits
121  ``ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_VALUE``    binary  bitmap of bit values
122  ``ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_MASK``     binary  bitmap of valid bits
123  ============================  ======  ============================
124
125Value and mask must have length at least ``ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_SIZE`` bits
126rounded up to a multiple of 32 bits. They consist of 32-bit words in host byte
127order, words ordered from least significant to most significant (i.e. the same
128way as bitmaps are passed with ioctl interface).
129
130For compact form, ``ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_SIZE`` and ``ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_VALUE`` are
131mandatory. ``ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_MASK`` attribute is mandatory if
132``ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_NOMASK`` is not set (bitset represents a value/mask pair);
133if ``ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_NOMASK`` is not set, ``ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_MASK`` is not
134allowed (bitset represents a single bitmap.
135
136Kernel bit set length may differ from userspace length if older application is
137used on newer kernel or vice versa. If userspace bitmap is longer, an error is
138issued only if the request actually tries to set values of some bits not
139recognized by kernel.
140
141Bit-by-bit form: nested (bitset) attribute contents:
142
143 +------------------------------------+--------+-----------------------------+
144 | ``ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_NOMASK``        | flag   | no mask, only a list        |
145 +------------------------------------+--------+-----------------------------+
146 | ``ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_SIZE``          | u32    | number of significant bits  |
147 +------------------------------------+--------+-----------------------------+
148 | ``ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_BITS``          | nested | array of bits               |
149 +-+----------------------------------+--------+-----------------------------+
150 | | ``ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_BITS_BIT+``   | nested | one bit                     |
151 +-+-+--------------------------------+--------+-----------------------------+
152 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_BIT_INDEX`` | u32    | bit index (0 for LSB)       |
153 +-+-+--------------------------------+--------+-----------------------------+
154 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_BIT_NAME``  | string | bit name                    |
155 +-+-+--------------------------------+--------+-----------------------------+
156 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_BIT_VALUE`` | flag   | present if bit is set       |
157 +-+-+--------------------------------+--------+-----------------------------+
158
159Bit size is optional for bit-by-bit form. ``ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_BITS`` nest can
160only contain ``ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_BITS_BIT`` attributes but there can be an
161arbitrary number of them.  A bit may be identified by its index or by its
162name. When used in requests, listed bits are set to 0 or 1 according to
163``ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_BIT_VALUE``, the rest is preserved. A request fails if
164index exceeds kernel bit length or if name is not recognized.
165
166When ``ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_NOMASK`` flag is present, bitset is interpreted as
167a simple bitmap. ``ETHTOOL_A_BITSET_BIT_VALUE`` attributes are not used in
168such case. Such bitset represents a bitmap with listed bits set and the rest
169zero.
170
171In requests, application can use either form. Form used by kernel in reply is
172determined by ``ETHTOOL_FLAG_COMPACT_BITSETS`` flag in flags field of request
173header. Semantics of value and mask depends on the attribute.
174
175
176List of message types
177=====================
178
179All constants identifying message types use ``ETHTOOL_CMD_`` prefix and suffix
180according to message purpose:
181
182  ==============    ======================================
183  ``_GET``          userspace request to retrieve data
184  ``_SET``          userspace request to set data
185  ``_ACT``          userspace request to perform an action
186  ``_GET_REPLY``    kernel reply to a ``GET`` request
187  ``_SET_REPLY``    kernel reply to a ``SET`` request
188  ``_ACT_REPLY``    kernel reply to an ``ACT`` request
189  ``_NTF``          kernel notification
190  ==============    ======================================
191
192Userspace to kernel:
193
194  ===================================== =================================
195  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_STRSET_GET``            get string set
196  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_GET``          get link settings
197  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_SET``          set link settings
198  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKMODES_GET``         get link modes info
199  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKMODES_SET``         set link modes info
200  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKSTATE_GET``         get link state
201  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_DEBUG_GET``             get debugging settings
202  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_DEBUG_SET``             set debugging settings
203  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_WOL_GET``               get wake-on-lan settings
204  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_WOL_SET``               set wake-on-lan settings
205  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_GET``          get device features
206  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_SET``          set device features
207  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PRIVFLAGS_GET``         get private flags
208  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PRIVFLAGS_SET``         set private flags
209  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_RINGS_GET``             get ring sizes
210  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_RINGS_SET``             set ring sizes
211  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_GET``          get channel counts
212  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_SET``          set channel counts
213  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_COALESCE_GET``          get coalescing parameters
214  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_COALESCE_SET``          set coalescing parameters
215  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PAUSE_GET``             get pause parameters
216  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PAUSE_SET``             set pause parameters
217  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_EEE_GET``               get EEE settings
218  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_EEE_SET``               set EEE settings
219  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_TSINFO_GET``		get timestamping info
220  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_CABLE_TEST_ACT``        action start cable test
221  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_CABLE_TEST_TDR_ACT``    action start raw TDR cable test
222  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_TUNNEL_INFO_GET``       get tunnel offload info
223  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEC_GET``               get FEC settings
224  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEC_SET``               set FEC settings
225  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_EEPROM_GET``     read SFP module EEPROM
226  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_STATS_GET``             get standard statistics
227  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PHC_VCLOCKS_GET``       get PHC virtual clocks info
228  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_SET``            set transceiver module parameters
229  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_GET``            get transceiver module parameters
230  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PSE_SET``               set PSE parameters
231  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PSE_GET``               get PSE parameters
232  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_RSS_GET``               get RSS settings
233  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PLCA_GET_CFG``          get PLCA RS parameters
234  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PLCA_SET_CFG``          set PLCA RS parameters
235  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PLCA_GET_STATUS``       get PLCA RS status
236  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_MM_GET``                get MAC merge layer state
237  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_MM_SET``                set MAC merge layer parameters
238  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_FW_FLASH_ACT``   flash transceiver module firmware
239  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PHY_GET``               get Ethernet PHY information
240  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_TSCONFIG_GET``          get hw timestamping configuration
241  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_TSCONFIG_SET``          set hw timestamping configuration
242  ===================================== =================================
243
244Kernel to userspace:
245
246  ======================================== =================================
247  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_STRSET_GET_REPLY``         string set contents
248  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_GET_REPLY``       link settings
249  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_NTF``             link settings notification
250  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKMODES_GET_REPLY``      link modes info
251  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKMODES_NTF``            link modes notification
252  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKSTATE_GET_REPLY``      link state info
253  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_DEBUG_GET_REPLY``          debugging settings
254  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_DEBUG_NTF``                debugging settings notification
255  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_WOL_GET_REPLY``            wake-on-lan settings
256  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_WOL_NTF``                  wake-on-lan settings notification
257  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_GET_REPLY``       device features
258  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_SET_REPLY``       optional reply to FEATURES_SET
259  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_NTF``             netdev features notification
260  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PRIVFLAGS_GET_REPLY``      private flags
261  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PRIVFLAGS_NTF``            private flags
262  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_RINGS_GET_REPLY``          ring sizes
263  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_RINGS_NTF``                ring sizes
264  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_GET_REPLY``       channel counts
265  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_NTF``             channel counts
266  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_COALESCE_GET_REPLY``       coalescing parameters
267  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_COALESCE_NTF``             coalescing parameters
268  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PAUSE_GET_REPLY``          pause parameters
269  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PAUSE_NTF``                pause parameters
270  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_EEE_GET_REPLY``            EEE settings
271  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_EEE_NTF``                  EEE settings
272  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_TSINFO_GET_REPLY``         timestamping info
273  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_CABLE_TEST_NTF``           Cable test results
274  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_CABLE_TEST_TDR_NTF``       Cable test TDR results
275  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_TUNNEL_INFO_GET_REPLY``    tunnel offload info
276  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEC_GET_REPLY``            FEC settings
277  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEC_NTF``                  FEC settings
278  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_EEPROM_GET_REPLY``  read SFP module EEPROM
279  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_STATS_GET_REPLY``          standard statistics
280  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PHC_VCLOCKS_GET_REPLY``    PHC virtual clocks info
281  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_GET_REPLY``         transceiver module parameters
282  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PSE_GET_REPLY``            PSE parameters
283  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_RSS_GET_REPLY``            RSS settings
284  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PLCA_GET_CFG_REPLY``       PLCA RS parameters
285  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PLCA_GET_STATUS_REPLY``    PLCA RS status
286  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PLCA_NTF``                 PLCA RS parameters
287  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_MM_GET_REPLY``             MAC merge layer status
288  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_FW_FLASH_NTF``      transceiver module flash updates
289  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PHY_GET_REPLY``            Ethernet PHY information
290  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PHY_NTF``                  Ethernet PHY information change
291  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_TSCONFIG_GET_REPLY``       hw timestamping configuration
292  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_TSCONFIG_SET_REPLY``       new hw timestamping configuration
293  ======================================== =================================
294
295``GET`` requests are sent by userspace applications to retrieve device
296information. They usually do not contain any message specific attributes.
297Kernel replies with corresponding "GET_REPLY" message. For most types, ``GET``
298request with ``NLM_F_DUMP`` and no device identification can be used to query
299the information for all devices supporting the request.
300
301If the data can be also modified, corresponding ``SET`` message with the same
302layout as corresponding ``GET_REPLY`` is used to request changes. Only
303attributes where a change is requested are included in such request (also, not
304all attributes may be changed). Replies to most ``SET`` request consist only
305of error code and extack; if kernel provides additional data, it is sent in
306the form of corresponding ``SET_REPLY`` message which can be suppressed by
307setting ``ETHTOOL_FLAG_OMIT_REPLY`` flag in request header.
308
309Data modification also triggers sending a ``NTF`` message with a notification.
310These usually bear only a subset of attributes which was affected by the
311change. The same notification is issued if the data is modified using other
312means (mostly ioctl ethtool interface). Unlike notifications from ethtool
313netlink code which are only sent if something actually changed, notifications
314triggered by ioctl interface may be sent even if the request did not actually
315change any data.
316
317``ACT`` messages request kernel (driver) to perform a specific action. If some
318information is reported by kernel (which can be suppressed by setting
319``ETHTOOL_FLAG_OMIT_REPLY`` flag in request header), the reply takes form of
320an ``ACT_REPLY`` message. Performing an action also triggers a notification
321(``NTF`` message).
322
323Later sections describe the format and semantics of these messages.
324
325
326STRSET_GET
327==========
328
329Requests contents of a string set as provided by ioctl commands
330``ETHTOOL_GSSET_INFO`` and ``ETHTOOL_GSTRINGS.`` String sets are not user
331writeable so that the corresponding ``STRSET_SET`` message is only used in
332kernel replies. There are two types of string sets: global (independent of
333a device, e.g. device feature names) and device specific (e.g. device private
334flags).
335
336Request contents:
337
338 +---------------------------------------+--------+------------------------+
339 | ``ETHTOOL_A_STRSET_HEADER``           | nested | request header         |
340 +---------------------------------------+--------+------------------------+
341 | ``ETHTOOL_A_STRSET_STRINGSETS``       | nested | string set to request  |
342 +-+-------------------------------------+--------+------------------------+
343 | | ``ETHTOOL_A_STRINGSETS_STRINGSET+`` | nested | one string set         |
344 +-+-+-----------------------------------+--------+------------------------+
345 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_STRINGSET_ID``        | u32    | set id                 |
346 +-+-+-----------------------------------+--------+------------------------+
347
348Kernel response contents:
349
350 +---------------------------------------+--------+-----------------------+
351 | ``ETHTOOL_A_STRSET_HEADER``           | nested | reply header          |
352 +---------------------------------------+--------+-----------------------+
353 | ``ETHTOOL_A_STRSET_STRINGSETS``       | nested | array of string sets  |
354 +-+-------------------------------------+--------+-----------------------+
355 | | ``ETHTOOL_A_STRINGSETS_STRINGSET+`` | nested | one string set        |
356 +-+-+-----------------------------------+--------+-----------------------+
357 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_STRINGSET_ID``        | u32    | set id                |
358 +-+-+-----------------------------------+--------+-----------------------+
359 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_STRINGSET_COUNT``     | u32    | number of strings     |
360 +-+-+-----------------------------------+--------+-----------------------+
361 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_STRINGSET_STRINGS``   | nested | array of strings      |
362 +-+-+-+---------------------------------+--------+-----------------------+
363 | | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_STRINGS_STRING+``   | nested | one string            |
364 +-+-+-+-+-------------------------------+--------+-----------------------+
365 | | | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_STRING_INDEX``    | u32    | string index          |
366 +-+-+-+-+-------------------------------+--------+-----------------------+
367 | | | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_STRING_VALUE``    | string | string value          |
368 +-+-+-+-+-------------------------------+--------+-----------------------+
369 | ``ETHTOOL_A_STRSET_COUNTS_ONLY``      | flag   | return only counts    |
370 +---------------------------------------+--------+-----------------------+
371
372Device identification in request header is optional. Depending on its presence
373a and ``NLM_F_DUMP`` flag, there are three type of ``STRSET_GET`` requests:
374
375 - no ``NLM_F_DUMP,`` no device: get "global" stringsets
376 - no ``NLM_F_DUMP``, with device: get string sets related to the device
377 - ``NLM_F_DUMP``, no device: get device related string sets for all devices
378
379If there is no ``ETHTOOL_A_STRSET_STRINGSETS`` array, all string sets of
380requested type are returned, otherwise only those specified in the request.
381Flag ``ETHTOOL_A_STRSET_COUNTS_ONLY`` tells kernel to only return string
382counts of the sets, not the actual strings.
383
384
385LINKINFO_GET
386============
387
388Requests link settings as provided by ``ETHTOOL_GLINKSETTINGS`` except for
389link modes and autonegotiation related information. The request does not use
390any attributes.
391
392Request contents:
393
394  ====================================  ======  ==========================
395  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_HEADER``         nested  request header
396  ====================================  ======  ==========================
397
398Kernel response contents:
399
400  ====================================  ======  ==========================
401  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_HEADER``         nested  reply header
402  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_PORT``           u8      physical port
403  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_PHYADDR``        u8      phy MDIO address
404  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_TP_MDIX``        u8      MDI(-X) status
405  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_TP_MDIX_CTRL``   u8      MDI(-X) control
406  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_TRANSCEIVER``    u8      transceiver
407  ====================================  ======  ==========================
408
409Attributes and their values have the same meaning as matching members of the
410corresponding ioctl structures.
411
412``LINKINFO_GET`` allows dump requests (kernel returns reply message for all
413devices supporting the request).
414
415
416LINKINFO_SET
417============
418
419``LINKINFO_SET`` request allows setting some of the attributes reported by
420``LINKINFO_GET``.
421
422Request contents:
423
424  ====================================  ======  ==========================
425  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_HEADER``         nested  request header
426  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_PORT``           u8      physical port
427  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_PHYADDR``        u8      phy MDIO address
428  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKINFO_TP_MDIX_CTRL``   u8      MDI(-X) control
429  ====================================  ======  ==========================
430
431MDI(-X) status and transceiver cannot be set, request with the corresponding
432attributes is rejected.
433
434
435LINKMODES_GET
436=============
437
438Requests link modes (supported, advertised and peer advertised) and related
439information (autonegotiation status, link speed and duplex) as provided by
440``ETHTOOL_GLINKSETTINGS``. The request does not use any attributes.
441
442Request contents:
443
444  ====================================  ======  ==========================
445  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_HEADER``        nested  request header
446  ====================================  ======  ==========================
447
448Kernel response contents:
449
450  ==========================================  ======  ==========================
451  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_HEADER``              nested  reply header
452  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_AUTONEG``             u8      autonegotiation status
453  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_OURS``                bitset  advertised link modes
454  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_PEER``                bitset  partner link modes
455  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_SPEED``               u32     link speed (Mb/s)
456  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_DUPLEX``              u8      duplex mode
457  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_MASTER_SLAVE_CFG``    u8      Master/slave port mode
458  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_MASTER_SLAVE_STATE``  u8      Master/slave port state
459  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_RATE_MATCHING``       u8      PHY rate matching
460  ==========================================  ======  ==========================
461
462For ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_OURS``, value represents advertised modes and mask
463represents supported modes. ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_PEER`` in the reply is a bit
464list.
465
466``LINKMODES_GET`` allows dump requests (kernel returns reply messages for all
467devices supporting the request).
468
469
470LINKMODES_SET
471=============
472
473Request contents:
474
475  ==========================================  ======  ==========================
476  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_HEADER``              nested  request header
477  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_AUTONEG``             u8      autonegotiation status
478  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_OURS``                bitset  advertised link modes
479  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_PEER``                bitset  partner link modes
480  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_SPEED``               u32     link speed (Mb/s)
481  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_DUPLEX``              u8      duplex mode
482  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_MASTER_SLAVE_CFG``    u8      Master/slave port mode
483  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_RATE_MATCHING``       u8      PHY rate matching
484  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_LANES``               u32     lanes
485  ==========================================  ======  ==========================
486
487``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_OURS`` bit set allows setting advertised link modes. If
488autonegotiation is on (either set now or kept from before), advertised modes
489are not changed (no ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKMODES_OURS`` attribute) and at least one
490of speed, duplex and lanes is specified, kernel adjusts advertised modes to all
491supported modes matching speed, duplex, lanes or all (whatever is specified).
492This autoselection is done on ethtool side with ioctl interface, netlink
493interface is supposed to allow requesting changes without knowing what exactly
494kernel supports.
495
496
497LINKSTATE_GET
498=============
499
500Requests link state information. Link up/down flag (as provided by
501``ETHTOOL_GLINK`` ioctl command) is provided. Optionally, extended state might
502be provided as well. In general, extended state describes reasons for why a port
503is down, or why it operates in some non-obvious mode. This request does not have
504any attributes.
505
506Request contents:
507
508  ====================================  ======  ==========================
509  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_HEADER``        nested  request header
510  ====================================  ======  ==========================
511
512Kernel response contents:
513
514  ====================================  ======  ============================
515  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_HEADER``        nested  reply header
516  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_LINK``          bool    link state (up/down)
517  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_SQI``           u32     Current Signal Quality Index
518  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_SQI_MAX``       u32     Max support SQI value
519  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_EXT_STATE``     u8      link extended state
520  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_EXT_SUBSTATE``  u8      link extended substate
521  ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_EXT_DOWN_CNT``  u32     count of link down events
522  ====================================  ======  ============================
523
524For most NIC drivers, the value of ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_LINK`` returns
525carrier flag provided by ``netif_carrier_ok()`` but there are drivers which
526define their own handler.
527
528``ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_EXT_STATE`` and ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_EXT_SUBSTATE`` are
529optional values. ethtool core can provide either both
530``ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_EXT_STATE`` and ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_EXT_SUBSTATE``,
531or only ``ETHTOOL_A_LINKSTATE_EXT_STATE``, or none of them.
532
533``LINKSTATE_GET`` allows dump requests (kernel returns reply messages for all
534devices supporting the request).
535
536
537Link extended states:
538
539  ================================================      ============================================
540  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_STATE_AUTONEG``                    States relating to the autonegotiation or
541                                                        issues therein
542
543  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_STATE_LINK_TRAINING_FAILURE``      Failure during link training
544
545  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_STATE_LINK_LOGICAL_MISMATCH``      Logical mismatch in physical coding sublayer
546                                                        or forward error correction sublayer
547
548  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_STATE_BAD_SIGNAL_INTEGRITY``       Signal integrity issues
549
550  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_STATE_NO_CABLE``                   No cable connected
551
552  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_STATE_CABLE_ISSUE``                Failure is related to cable,
553                                                        e.g., unsupported cable
554
555  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_STATE_EEPROM_ISSUE``               Failure is related to EEPROM, e.g., failure
556                                                        during reading or parsing the data
557
558  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_STATE_CALIBRATION_FAILURE``        Failure during calibration algorithm
559
560  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_STATE_POWER_BUDGET_EXCEEDED``      The hardware is not able to provide the
561                                                        power required from cable or module
562
563  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_STATE_OVERHEAT``                   The module is overheated
564
565  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_STATE_MODULE``                     Transceiver module issue
566  ================================================      ============================================
567
568Link extended substates:
569
570  Autoneg substates:
571
572  ===============================================================   ================================
573  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_AN_NO_PARTNER_DETECTED``              Peer side is down
574
575  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_AN_ACK_NOT_RECEIVED``                 Ack not received from peer side
576
577  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_AN_NEXT_PAGE_EXCHANGE_FAILED``        Next page exchange failed
578
579  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_AN_NO_PARTNER_DETECTED_FORCE_MODE``   Peer side is down during force
580                                                                    mode or there is no agreement of
581                                                                    speed
582
583  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_AN_FEC_MISMATCH_DURING_OVERRIDE``     Forward error correction modes
584                                                                    in both sides are mismatched
585
586  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_AN_NO_HCD``                           No Highest Common Denominator
587  ===============================================================   ================================
588
589  Link training substates:
590
591  ===========================================================================   ====================
592  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_LT_KR_FRAME_LOCK_NOT_ACQUIRED``                    Frames were not
593                                                                                 recognized, the
594                                                                                 lock failed
595
596  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_LT_KR_LINK_INHIBIT_TIMEOUT``                       The lock did not
597                                                                                 occur before
598                                                                                 timeout
599
600  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_LT_KR_LINK_PARTNER_DID_NOT_SET_RECEIVER_READY``    Peer side did not
601                                                                                 send ready signal
602                                                                                 after training
603                                                                                 process
604
605  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_LT_REMOTE_FAULT``                                  Remote side is not
606                                                                                 ready yet
607  ===========================================================================   ====================
608
609  Link logical mismatch substates:
610
611  ================================================================   ===============================
612  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_LLM_PCS_DID_NOT_ACQUIRE_BLOCK_LOCK``   Physical coding sublayer was
613                                                                     not locked in first phase -
614                                                                     block lock
615
616  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_LLM_PCS_DID_NOT_ACQUIRE_AM_LOCK``      Physical coding sublayer was
617                                                                     not locked in second phase -
618                                                                     alignment markers lock
619
620  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_LLM_PCS_DID_NOT_GET_ALIGN_STATUS``     Physical coding sublayer did
621                                                                     not get align status
622
623  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_LLM_FC_FEC_IS_NOT_LOCKED``             FC forward error correction is
624                                                                     not locked
625
626  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_LLM_RS_FEC_IS_NOT_LOCKED``             RS forward error correction is
627                                                                     not locked
628  ================================================================   ===============================
629
630  Bad signal integrity substates:
631
632  =================================================================    =============================
633  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_BSI_LARGE_NUMBER_OF_PHYSICAL_ERRORS``    Large number of physical
634                                                                       errors
635
636  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_BSI_UNSUPPORTED_RATE``                   The system attempted to
637                                                                       operate the cable at a rate
638                                                                       that is not formally
639                                                                       supported, which led to
640                                                                       signal integrity issues
641
642  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_BSI_SERDES_REFERENCE_CLOCK_LOST``        The external clock signal for
643                                                                       SerDes is too weak or
644                                                                       unavailable.
645
646  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_BSI_SERDES_ALOS``                        The received signal for
647                                                                       SerDes is too weak because
648                                                                       analog loss of signal.
649  =================================================================    =============================
650
651  Cable issue substates:
652
653  ===================================================   ============================================
654  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_CI_UNSUPPORTED_CABLE``    Unsupported cable
655
656  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_CI_CABLE_TEST_FAILURE``   Cable test failure
657  ===================================================   ============================================
658
659  Transceiver module issue substates:
660
661  ===================================================   ============================================
662  ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_MODULE_CMIS_NOT_READY``   The CMIS Module State Machine did not reach
663                                                        the ModuleReady state. For example, if the
664                                                        module is stuck at ModuleFault state
665  ===================================================   ============================================
666
667DEBUG_GET
668=========
669
670Requests debugging settings of a device. At the moment, only message mask is
671provided.
672
673Request contents:
674
675  ====================================  ======  ==========================
676  ``ETHTOOL_A_DEBUG_HEADER``            nested  request header
677  ====================================  ======  ==========================
678
679Kernel response contents:
680
681  ====================================  ======  ==========================
682  ``ETHTOOL_A_DEBUG_HEADER``            nested  reply header
683  ``ETHTOOL_A_DEBUG_MSGMASK``           bitset  message mask
684  ====================================  ======  ==========================
685
686The message mask (``ETHTOOL_A_DEBUG_MSGMASK``) is equal to message level as
687provided by ``ETHTOOL_GMSGLVL`` and set by ``ETHTOOL_SMSGLVL`` in ioctl
688interface. While it is called message level there for historical reasons, most
689drivers and almost all newer drivers use it as a mask of enabled message
690classes (represented by ``NETIF_MSG_*`` constants); therefore netlink
691interface follows its actual use in practice.
692
693``DEBUG_GET`` allows dump requests (kernel returns reply messages for all
694devices supporting the request).
695
696
697DEBUG_SET
698=========
699
700Set or update debugging settings of a device. At the moment, only message mask
701is supported.
702
703Request contents:
704
705  ====================================  ======  ==========================
706  ``ETHTOOL_A_DEBUG_HEADER``            nested  request header
707  ``ETHTOOL_A_DEBUG_MSGMASK``           bitset  message mask
708  ====================================  ======  ==========================
709
710``ETHTOOL_A_DEBUG_MSGMASK`` bit set allows setting or modifying mask of
711enabled debugging message types for the device.
712
713
714WOL_GET
715=======
716
717Query device wake-on-lan settings. Unlike most "GET" type requests,
718``ETHTOOL_MSG_WOL_GET`` requires (netns) ``CAP_NET_ADMIN`` privileges as it
719(potentially) provides SecureOn(tm) password which is confidential.
720
721Request contents:
722
723  ====================================  ======  ==========================
724  ``ETHTOOL_A_WOL_HEADER``              nested  request header
725  ====================================  ======  ==========================
726
727Kernel response contents:
728
729  ====================================  ======  ==========================
730  ``ETHTOOL_A_WOL_HEADER``              nested  reply header
731  ``ETHTOOL_A_WOL_MODES``               bitset  mask of enabled WoL modes
732  ``ETHTOOL_A_WOL_SOPASS``              binary  SecureOn(tm) password
733  ====================================  ======  ==========================
734
735In reply, ``ETHTOOL_A_WOL_MODES`` mask consists of modes supported by the
736device, value of modes which are enabled. ``ETHTOOL_A_WOL_SOPASS`` is only
737included in reply if ``WAKE_MAGICSECURE`` mode is supported.
738
739
740WOL_SET
741=======
742
743Set or update wake-on-lan settings.
744
745Request contents:
746
747  ====================================  ======  ==========================
748  ``ETHTOOL_A_WOL_HEADER``              nested  request header
749  ``ETHTOOL_A_WOL_MODES``               bitset  enabled WoL modes
750  ``ETHTOOL_A_WOL_SOPASS``              binary  SecureOn(tm) password
751  ====================================  ======  ==========================
752
753``ETHTOOL_A_WOL_SOPASS`` is only allowed for devices supporting
754``WAKE_MAGICSECURE`` mode.
755
756
757FEATURES_GET
758============
759
760Gets netdev features like ``ETHTOOL_GFEATURES`` ioctl request.
761
762Request contents:
763
764  ====================================  ======  ==========================
765  ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_HEADER``         nested  request header
766  ====================================  ======  ==========================
767
768Kernel response contents:
769
770  ====================================  ======  ==========================
771  ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_HEADER``         nested  reply header
772  ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_HW``             bitset  dev->hw_features
773  ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_WANTED``         bitset  dev->wanted_features
774  ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_ACTIVE``         bitset  dev->features
775  ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_NOCHANGE``       bitset  NETIF_F_NEVER_CHANGE
776  ====================================  ======  ==========================
777
778Bitmaps in kernel response have the same meaning as bitmaps used in ioctl
779interference but attribute names are different (they are based on
780corresponding members of struct net_device). Legacy "flags" are not provided,
781if userspace needs them (most likely only ethtool for backward compatibility),
782it can calculate their values from related feature bits itself.
783ETHA_FEATURES_HW uses mask consisting of all features recognized by kernel (to
784provide all names when using verbose bitmap format), the other three use no
785mask (simple bit lists).
786
787
788FEATURES_SET
789============
790
791Request to set netdev features like ``ETHTOOL_SFEATURES`` ioctl request.
792
793Request contents:
794
795  ====================================  ======  ==========================
796  ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_HEADER``         nested  request header
797  ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_WANTED``         bitset  requested features
798  ====================================  ======  ==========================
799
800Kernel response contents:
801
802  ====================================  ======  ==========================
803  ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_HEADER``         nested  reply header
804  ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_WANTED``         bitset  diff wanted vs. result
805  ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_ACTIVE``         bitset  diff old vs. new active
806  ====================================  ======  ==========================
807
808Request contains only one bitset which can be either value/mask pair (request
809to change specific feature bits and leave the rest) or only a value (request
810to set all features to specified set).
811
812As request is subject to netdev_change_features() sanity checks, optional
813kernel reply (can be suppressed by ``ETHTOOL_FLAG_OMIT_REPLY`` flag in request
814header) informs client about the actual result. ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_WANTED``
815reports the difference between client request and actual result: mask consists
816of bits which differ between requested features and result (dev->features
817after the operation), value consists of values of these bits in the request
818(i.e. negated values from resulting features). ``ETHTOOL_A_FEATURES_ACTIVE``
819reports the difference between old and new dev->features: mask consists of
820bits which have changed, values are their values in new dev->features (after
821the operation).
822
823``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_NTF`` notification is sent not only if device features
824are modified using ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_SET`` request or on of ethtool ioctl
825request but also each time features are modified with netdev_update_features()
826or netdev_change_features().
827
828
829PRIVFLAGS_GET
830=============
831
832Gets private flags like ``ETHTOOL_GPFLAGS`` ioctl request.
833
834Request contents:
835
836  ====================================  ======  ==========================
837  ``ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_HEADER``        nested  request header
838  ====================================  ======  ==========================
839
840Kernel response contents:
841
842  ====================================  ======  ==========================
843  ``ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_HEADER``        nested  reply header
844  ``ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_FLAGS``         bitset  private flags
845  ====================================  ======  ==========================
846
847``ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_FLAGS`` is a bitset with values of device private flags.
848These flags are defined by driver, their number and names (and also meaning)
849are device dependent. For compact bitset format, names can be retrieved as
850``ETH_SS_PRIV_FLAGS`` string set. If verbose bitset format is requested,
851response uses all private flags supported by the device as mask so that client
852gets the full information without having to fetch the string set with names.
853
854
855PRIVFLAGS_SET
856=============
857
858Sets or modifies values of device private flags like ``ETHTOOL_SPFLAGS``
859ioctl request.
860
861Request contents:
862
863  ====================================  ======  ==========================
864  ``ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_HEADER``        nested  request header
865  ``ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_FLAGS``         bitset  private flags
866  ====================================  ======  ==========================
867
868``ETHTOOL_A_PRIVFLAGS_FLAGS`` can either set the whole set of private flags or
869modify only values of some of them.
870
871
872RINGS_GET
873=========
874
875Gets ring sizes like ``ETHTOOL_GRINGPARAM`` ioctl request.
876
877Request contents:
878
879  ====================================  ======  ==========================
880  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_HEADER``            nested  request header
881  ====================================  ======  ==========================
882
883Kernel response contents:
884
885  =======================================   ======  ===========================
886  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_HEADER``                nested  reply header
887  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX_MAX``                u32     max size of RX ring
888  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX_MINI_MAX``           u32     max size of RX mini ring
889  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX_JUMBO_MAX``          u32     max size of RX jumbo ring
890  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_TX_MAX``                u32     max size of TX ring
891  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX``                    u32     size of RX ring
892  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX_MINI``               u32     size of RX mini ring
893  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX_JUMBO``              u32     size of RX jumbo ring
894  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_TX``                    u32     size of TX ring
895  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX_BUF_LEN``            u32     size of buffers on the ring
896  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_TCP_DATA_SPLIT``        u8      TCP header / data split
897  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_CQE_SIZE``              u32     Size of TX/RX CQE
898  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_TX_PUSH``               u8      flag of TX Push mode
899  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX_PUSH``               u8      flag of RX Push mode
900  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_TX_PUSH_BUF_LEN``       u32     size of TX push buffer
901  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_TX_PUSH_BUF_LEN_MAX``   u32     max size of TX push buffer
902  =======================================   ======  ===========================
903
904``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_TCP_DATA_SPLIT`` indicates whether the device is usable with
905page-flipping TCP zero-copy receive (``getsockopt(TCP_ZEROCOPY_RECEIVE)``).
906If enabled the device is configured to place frame headers and data into
907separate buffers. The device configuration must make it possible to receive
908full memory pages of data, for example because MTU is high enough or through
909HW-GRO.
910
911``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_[RX|TX]_PUSH`` flag is used to enable descriptor fast
912path to send or receive packets. In ordinary path, driver fills descriptors in DRAM and
913notifies NIC hardware. In fast path, driver pushes descriptors to the device
914through MMIO writes, thus reducing the latency. However, enabling this feature
915may increase the CPU cost. Drivers may enforce additional per-packet
916eligibility checks (e.g. on packet size).
917
918``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_TX_PUSH_BUF_LEN`` specifies the maximum number of bytes of a
919transmitted packet a driver can push directly to the underlying device
920('push' mode). Pushing some of the payload bytes to the device has the
921advantages of reducing latency for small packets by avoiding DMA mapping (same
922as ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_TX_PUSH`` parameter) as well as allowing the underlying
923device to process packet headers ahead of fetching its payload.
924This can help the device to make fast actions based on the packet's headers.
925This is similar to the "tx-copybreak" parameter, which copies the packet to a
926preallocated DMA memory area instead of mapping new memory. However,
927tx-push-buff parameter copies the packet directly to the device to allow the
928device to take faster actions on the packet.
929
930RINGS_SET
931=========
932
933Sets ring sizes like ``ETHTOOL_SRINGPARAM`` ioctl request.
934
935Request contents:
936
937  ====================================  ======  ===========================
938  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_HEADER``            nested  reply header
939  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX``                u32     size of RX ring
940  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX_MINI``           u32     size of RX mini ring
941  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX_JUMBO``          u32     size of RX jumbo ring
942  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_TX``                u32     size of TX ring
943  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX_BUF_LEN``        u32     size of buffers on the ring
944  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_CQE_SIZE``          u32     Size of TX/RX CQE
945  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_TX_PUSH``           u8      flag of TX Push mode
946  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_RX_PUSH``           u8      flag of RX Push mode
947  ``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_TX_PUSH_BUF_LEN``   u32     size of TX push buffer
948  ====================================  ======  ===========================
949
950Kernel checks that requested ring sizes do not exceed limits reported by
951driver. Driver may impose additional constraints and may not support all
952attributes.
953
954
955``ETHTOOL_A_RINGS_CQE_SIZE`` specifies the completion queue event size.
956Completion queue events (CQE) are the events posted by NIC to indicate the
957completion status of a packet when the packet is sent (like send success or
958error) or received (like pointers to packet fragments). The CQE size parameter
959enables to modify the CQE size other than default size if NIC supports it.
960A bigger CQE can have more receive buffer pointers, and in turn the NIC can
961transfer a bigger frame from wire. Based on the NIC hardware, the overall
962completion queue size can be adjusted in the driver if CQE size is modified.
963
964CHANNELS_GET
965============
966
967Gets channel counts like ``ETHTOOL_GCHANNELS`` ioctl request.
968
969Request contents:
970
971  ====================================  ======  ==========================
972  ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_HEADER``         nested  request header
973  ====================================  ======  ==========================
974
975Kernel response contents:
976
977  =====================================  ======  ==========================
978  ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_HEADER``          nested  reply header
979  ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_RX_MAX``          u32     max receive channels
980  ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_TX_MAX``          u32     max transmit channels
981  ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_OTHER_MAX``       u32     max other channels
982  ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_COMBINED_MAX``    u32     max combined channels
983  ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_RX_COUNT``        u32     receive channel count
984  ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_TX_COUNT``        u32     transmit channel count
985  ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_OTHER_COUNT``     u32     other channel count
986  ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_COMBINED_COUNT``  u32     combined channel count
987  =====================================  ======  ==========================
988
989
990CHANNELS_SET
991============
992
993Sets channel counts like ``ETHTOOL_SCHANNELS`` ioctl request.
994
995Request contents:
996
997  =====================================  ======  ==========================
998  ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_HEADER``          nested  request header
999  ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_RX_COUNT``        u32     receive channel count
1000  ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_TX_COUNT``        u32     transmit channel count
1001  ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_OTHER_COUNT``     u32     other channel count
1002  ``ETHTOOL_A_CHANNELS_COMBINED_COUNT``  u32     combined channel count
1003  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1004
1005Kernel checks that requested channel counts do not exceed limits reported by
1006driver. Driver may impose additional constraints and may not support all
1007attributes.
1008
1009
1010COALESCE_GET
1011============
1012
1013Gets coalescing parameters like ``ETHTOOL_GCOALESCE`` ioctl request.
1014
1015Request contents:
1016
1017  ====================================  ======  ==========================
1018  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_HEADER``         nested  request header
1019  ====================================  ======  ==========================
1020
1021Kernel response contents:
1022
1023  ===========================================  ======  =======================
1024  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_HEADER``                nested  reply header
1025  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_RX_USECS``              u32     delay (us), normal Rx
1026  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_RX_MAX_FRAMES``         u32     max packets, normal Rx
1027  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_RX_USECS_IRQ``          u32     delay (us), Rx in IRQ
1028  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_RX_MAX_FRAMES_IRQ``     u32     max packets, Rx in IRQ
1029  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_USECS``              u32     delay (us), normal Tx
1030  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_MAX_FRAMES``         u32     max packets, normal Tx
1031  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_USECS_IRQ``          u32     delay (us), Tx in IRQ
1032  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_MAX_FRAMES_IRQ``     u32     IRQ packets, Tx in IRQ
1033  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_STATS_BLOCK_USECS``     u32     delay of stats update
1034  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_USE_ADAPTIVE_RX``       bool    adaptive Rx coalesce
1035  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_USE_ADAPTIVE_TX``       bool    adaptive Tx coalesce
1036  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_PKT_RATE_LOW``          u32     threshold for low rate
1037  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_RX_USECS_LOW``          u32     delay (us), low Rx
1038  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_RX_MAX_FRAMES_LOW``     u32     max packets, low Rx
1039  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_USECS_LOW``          u32     delay (us), low Tx
1040  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_MAX_FRAMES_LOW``     u32     max packets, low Tx
1041  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_PKT_RATE_HIGH``         u32     threshold for high rate
1042  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_RX_USECS_HIGH``         u32     delay (us), high Rx
1043  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_RX_MAX_FRAMES_HIGH``    u32     max packets, high Rx
1044  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_USECS_HIGH``         u32     delay (us), high Tx
1045  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_MAX_FRAMES_HIGH``    u32     max packets, high Tx
1046  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_RATE_SAMPLE_INTERVAL``  u32     rate sampling interval
1047  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_USE_CQE_TX``            bool    timer reset mode, Tx
1048  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_USE_CQE_RX``            bool    timer reset mode, Rx
1049  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_AGGR_MAX_BYTES``     u32     max aggr size, Tx
1050  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_AGGR_MAX_FRAMES``    u32     max aggr packets, Tx
1051  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_AGGR_TIME_USECS``    u32     time (us), aggr, Tx
1052  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_RX_PROFILE``            nested  profile of DIM, Rx
1053  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_PROFILE``            nested  profile of DIM, Tx
1054  ===========================================  ======  =======================
1055
1056Attributes are only included in reply if their value is not zero or the
1057corresponding bit in ``ethtool_ops::supported_coalesce_params`` is set (i.e.
1058they are declared as supported by driver).
1059
1060Timer reset mode (``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_USE_CQE_TX`` and
1061``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_USE_CQE_RX``) controls the interaction between packet
1062arrival and the various time based delay parameters. By default timers are
1063expected to limit the max delay between any packet arrival/departure and a
1064corresponding interrupt. In this mode timer should be started by packet
1065arrival (sometimes delivery of previous interrupt) and reset when interrupt
1066is delivered.
1067Setting the appropriate attribute to 1 will enable ``CQE`` mode, where
1068each packet event resets the timer. In this mode timer is used to force
1069the interrupt if queue goes idle, while busy queues depend on the packet
1070limit to trigger interrupts.
1071
1072Tx aggregation consists of copying frames into a contiguous buffer so that they
1073can be submitted as a single IO operation. ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_AGGR_MAX_BYTES``
1074describes the maximum size in bytes for the submitted buffer.
1075``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_AGGR_MAX_FRAMES`` describes the maximum number of frames
1076that can be aggregated into a single buffer.
1077``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_AGGR_TIME_USECS`` describes the amount of time in usecs,
1078counted since the first packet arrival in an aggregated block, after which the
1079block should be sent.
1080This feature is mainly of interest for specific USB devices which does not cope
1081well with frequent small-sized URBs transmissions.
1082
1083``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_RX_PROFILE`` and ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_PROFILE`` refer
1084to DIM parameters, see `Generic Network Dynamic Interrupt Moderation (Net DIM)
1085<https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/net_dim.rst>`_.
1086
1087COALESCE_SET
1088============
1089
1090Sets coalescing parameters like ``ETHTOOL_SCOALESCE`` ioctl request.
1091
1092Request contents:
1093
1094  ===========================================  ======  =======================
1095  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_HEADER``                nested  request header
1096  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_RX_USECS``              u32     delay (us), normal Rx
1097  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_RX_MAX_FRAMES``         u32     max packets, normal Rx
1098  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_RX_USECS_IRQ``          u32     delay (us), Rx in IRQ
1099  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_RX_MAX_FRAMES_IRQ``     u32     max packets, Rx in IRQ
1100  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_USECS``              u32     delay (us), normal Tx
1101  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_MAX_FRAMES``         u32     max packets, normal Tx
1102  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_USECS_IRQ``          u32     delay (us), Tx in IRQ
1103  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_MAX_FRAMES_IRQ``     u32     IRQ packets, Tx in IRQ
1104  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_STATS_BLOCK_USECS``     u32     delay of stats update
1105  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_USE_ADAPTIVE_RX``       bool    adaptive Rx coalesce
1106  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_USE_ADAPTIVE_TX``       bool    adaptive Tx coalesce
1107  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_PKT_RATE_LOW``          u32     threshold for low rate
1108  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_RX_USECS_LOW``          u32     delay (us), low Rx
1109  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_RX_MAX_FRAMES_LOW``     u32     max packets, low Rx
1110  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_USECS_LOW``          u32     delay (us), low Tx
1111  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_MAX_FRAMES_LOW``     u32     max packets, low Tx
1112  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_PKT_RATE_HIGH``         u32     threshold for high rate
1113  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_RX_USECS_HIGH``         u32     delay (us), high Rx
1114  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_RX_MAX_FRAMES_HIGH``    u32     max packets, high Rx
1115  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_USECS_HIGH``         u32     delay (us), high Tx
1116  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_MAX_FRAMES_HIGH``    u32     max packets, high Tx
1117  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_RATE_SAMPLE_INTERVAL``  u32     rate sampling interval
1118  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_USE_CQE_TX``            bool    timer reset mode, Tx
1119  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_USE_CQE_RX``            bool    timer reset mode, Rx
1120  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_AGGR_MAX_BYTES``     u32     max aggr size, Tx
1121  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_AGGR_MAX_FRAMES``    u32     max aggr packets, Tx
1122  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_AGGR_TIME_USECS``    u32     time (us), aggr, Tx
1123  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_RX_PROFILE``            nested  profile of DIM, Rx
1124  ``ETHTOOL_A_COALESCE_TX_PROFILE``            nested  profile of DIM, Tx
1125  ===========================================  ======  =======================
1126
1127Request is rejected if it attributes declared as unsupported by driver (i.e.
1128such that the corresponding bit in ``ethtool_ops::supported_coalesce_params``
1129is not set), regardless of their values. Driver may impose additional
1130constraints on coalescing parameters and their values.
1131
1132Compared to requests issued via the ``ioctl()`` netlink version of this request
1133will try harder to make sure that values specified by the user have been applied
1134and may call the driver twice.
1135
1136
1137PAUSE_GET
1138=========
1139
1140Gets pause frame settings like ``ETHTOOL_GPAUSEPARAM`` ioctl request.
1141
1142Request contents:
1143
1144  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1145  ``ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_HEADER``             nested  request header
1146  ``ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STATS_SRC``          u32     source of statistics
1147  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1148
1149``ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STATS_SRC`` is optional. It takes values from:
1150
1151.. kernel-doc:: include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
1152    :identifiers: ethtool_mac_stats_src
1153
1154If absent from the request, stats will be provided with
1155an ``ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STATS_SRC`` attribute in the response equal to
1156``ETHTOOL_MAC_STATS_SRC_AGGREGATE``.
1157
1158Kernel response contents:
1159
1160  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1161  ``ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_HEADER``             nested  request header
1162  ``ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_AUTONEG``            bool    pause autonegotiation
1163  ``ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_RX``                 bool    receive pause frames
1164  ``ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_TX``                 bool    transmit pause frames
1165  ``ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STATS``              nested  pause statistics
1166  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1167
1168``ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_STATS`` are reported if ``ETHTOOL_FLAG_STATS`` was set
1169in ``ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_FLAGS``.
1170It will be empty if driver did not report any statistics. Drivers fill in
1171the statistics in the following structure:
1172
1173.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/ethtool.h
1174    :identifiers: ethtool_pause_stats
1175
1176Each member has a corresponding attribute defined.
1177
1178PAUSE_SET
1179=========
1180
1181Sets pause parameters like ``ETHTOOL_GPAUSEPARAM`` ioctl request.
1182
1183Request contents:
1184
1185  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1186  ``ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_HEADER``             nested  request header
1187  ``ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_AUTONEG``            bool    pause autonegotiation
1188  ``ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_RX``                 bool    receive pause frames
1189  ``ETHTOOL_A_PAUSE_TX``                 bool    transmit pause frames
1190  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1191
1192
1193EEE_GET
1194=======
1195
1196Gets Energy Efficient Ethernet settings like ``ETHTOOL_GEEE`` ioctl request.
1197
1198Request contents:
1199
1200  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1201  ``ETHTOOL_A_EEE_HEADER``               nested  request header
1202  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1203
1204Kernel response contents:
1205
1206  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1207  ``ETHTOOL_A_EEE_HEADER``               nested  request header
1208  ``ETHTOOL_A_EEE_MODES_OURS``           bool    supported/advertised modes
1209  ``ETHTOOL_A_EEE_MODES_PEER``           bool    peer advertised link modes
1210  ``ETHTOOL_A_EEE_ACTIVE``               bool    EEE is actively used
1211  ``ETHTOOL_A_EEE_ENABLED``              bool    EEE is enabled
1212  ``ETHTOOL_A_EEE_TX_LPI_ENABLED``       bool    Tx lpi enabled
1213  ``ETHTOOL_A_EEE_TX_LPI_TIMER``         u32     Tx lpi timeout (in us)
1214  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1215
1216In ``ETHTOOL_A_EEE_MODES_OURS``, mask consists of link modes for which EEE is
1217enabled, value of link modes for which EEE is advertised. Link modes for which
1218peer advertises EEE are listed in ``ETHTOOL_A_EEE_MODES_PEER`` (no mask). The
1219netlink interface allows reporting EEE status for all link modes but only
1220first 32 are provided by the ``ethtool_ops`` callback.
1221
1222
1223EEE_SET
1224=======
1225
1226Sets Energy Efficient Ethernet parameters like ``ETHTOOL_SEEE`` ioctl request.
1227
1228Request contents:
1229
1230  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1231  ``ETHTOOL_A_EEE_HEADER``               nested  request header
1232  ``ETHTOOL_A_EEE_MODES_OURS``           bool    advertised modes
1233  ``ETHTOOL_A_EEE_ENABLED``              bool    EEE is enabled
1234  ``ETHTOOL_A_EEE_TX_LPI_ENABLED``       bool    Tx lpi enabled
1235  ``ETHTOOL_A_EEE_TX_LPI_TIMER``         u32     Tx lpi timeout (in us)
1236  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1237
1238``ETHTOOL_A_EEE_MODES_OURS`` is used to either list link modes to advertise
1239EEE for (if there is no mask) or specify changes to the list (if there is
1240a mask). The netlink interface allows reporting EEE status for all link modes
1241but only first 32 can be set at the moment as that is what the ``ethtool_ops``
1242callback supports.
1243
1244
1245TSINFO_GET
1246==========
1247
1248Gets timestamping information like ``ETHTOOL_GET_TS_INFO`` ioctl request.
1249
1250Request contents:
1251
1252  ========================================  ======  ============================
1253  ``ETHTOOL_A_TSINFO_HEADER``               nested  request header
1254  ``ETHTOOL_A_TSINFO_HWTSTAMP_PROVIDER``    nested  PTP hw clock provider
1255  ========================================  ======  ============================
1256
1257Kernel response contents:
1258
1259  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1260  ``ETHTOOL_A_TSINFO_HEADER``            nested  request header
1261  ``ETHTOOL_A_TSINFO_TIMESTAMPING``      bitset  SO_TIMESTAMPING flags
1262  ``ETHTOOL_A_TSINFO_TX_TYPES``          bitset  supported Tx types
1263  ``ETHTOOL_A_TSINFO_RX_FILTERS``        bitset  supported Rx filters
1264  ``ETHTOOL_A_TSINFO_PHC_INDEX``         u32     PTP hw clock index
1265  ``ETHTOOL_A_TSINFO_STATS``             nested  HW timestamping statistics
1266  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1267
1268``ETHTOOL_A_TSINFO_PHC_INDEX`` is absent if there is no associated PHC (there
1269is no special value for this case). The bitset attributes are omitted if they
1270would be empty (no bit set).
1271
1272Additional hardware timestamping statistics response contents:
1273
1274  =====================================  ======  ===================================
1275  ``ETHTOOL_A_TS_STAT_TX_PKTS``          uint    Packets with Tx HW timestamps
1276  ``ETHTOOL_A_TS_STAT_TX_LOST``          uint    Tx HW timestamp not arrived count
1277  ``ETHTOOL_A_TS_STAT_TX_ERR``           uint    HW error request Tx timestamp count
1278  =====================================  ======  ===================================
1279
1280CABLE_TEST
1281==========
1282
1283Start a cable test.
1284
1285Request contents:
1286
1287  ====================================  ======  ==========================
1288  ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_HEADER``       nested  request header
1289  ====================================  ======  ==========================
1290
1291Notification contents:
1292
1293An Ethernet cable typically contains 1, 2 or 4 pairs. The length of
1294the pair can only be measured when there is a fault in the pair and
1295hence a reflection. Information about the fault may not be available,
1296depending on the specific hardware. Hence the contents of the notify
1297message are mostly optional. The attributes can be repeated an
1298arbitrary number of times, in an arbitrary order, for an arbitrary
1299number of pairs.
1300
1301The example shows the notification sent when the test is completed for
1302a T2 cable, i.e. two pairs. One pair is OK and hence has no length
1303information. The second pair has a fault and does have length
1304information.
1305
1306 +---------------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1307 | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_HEADER``             | nested | reply header        |
1308 +---------------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1309 | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_STATUS``             | u8     | completed           |
1310 +---------------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1311 | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_NTF_NEST``           | nested | all the results     |
1312 +-+-------------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1313 | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_NEST_RESULT``           | nested | cable test result   |
1314 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1315 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_RESULTS_PAIR``        | u8     | pair number         |
1316 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1317 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_RESULTS_CODE``        | u8     | result code         |
1318 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1319 | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_NEST_RESULT``           | nested | cable test results  |
1320 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1321 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_RESULTS_PAIR``        | u8     | pair number         |
1322 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1323 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_RESULTS_CODE``        | u8     | result code         |
1324 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1325 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_RESULT_SRC``          | u32    | information source  |
1326 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1327 | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_NEST_FAULT_LENGTH``     | nested | cable length        |
1328 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1329 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_FAULT_LENGTH_PAIR``   | u8     | pair number         |
1330 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1331 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_FAULT_LENGTH_CM``     | u32    | length in cm        |
1332 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1333 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_FAULT_LENGTH_SRC``    | u32    | information source  |
1334 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1335
1336
1337CABLE_TEST TDR
1338==============
1339
1340Start a cable test and report raw TDR data
1341
1342Request contents:
1343
1344 +--------------------------------------------+--------+-----------------------+
1345 | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_HEADER``        | nested | reply header          |
1346 +--------------------------------------------+--------+-----------------------+
1347 | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_CFG``           | nested | test configuration    |
1348 +-+------------------------------------------+--------+-----------------------+
1349 | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_STEP_FIRST_DISTANCE``  | u32    | first data distance   |
1350 +-+-+----------------------------------------+--------+-----------------------+
1351 | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_STEP_LAST_DISTANCE``   | u32    | last data distance    |
1352 +-+-+----------------------------------------+--------+-----------------------+
1353 | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_STEP_STEP_DISTANCE``   | u32    | distance of each step |
1354 +-+-+----------------------------------------+--------+-----------------------+
1355 | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_CFG_PAIR``    | u8     | pair to test          |
1356 +-+-+----------------------------------------+--------+-----------------------+
1357
1358The ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_CFG is optional, as well as all members
1359of the nest. All distances are expressed in centimeters. The PHY takes
1360the distances as a guide, and rounds to the nearest distance it
1361actually supports. If a pair is passed, only that one pair will be
1362tested. Otherwise all pairs are tested.
1363
1364Notification contents:
1365
1366Raw TDR data is gathered by sending a pulse down the cable and
1367recording the amplitude of the reflected pulse for a given distance.
1368
1369It can take a number of seconds to collect TDR data, especial if the
1370full 100 meters is probed at 1 meter intervals. When the test is
1371started a notification will be sent containing just
1372ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_STATUS with the value
1373ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_NTF_STATUS_STARTED.
1374
1375When the test has completed a second notification will be sent
1376containing ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_STATUS with the value
1377ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_NTF_STATUS_COMPLETED and the TDR data.
1378
1379The message may optionally contain the amplitude of the pulse send
1380down the cable. This is measured in mV. A reflection should not be
1381bigger than transmitted pulse.
1382
1383Before the raw TDR data should be an ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TDR_NEST_STEP
1384nest containing information about the distance along the cable for the
1385first reading, the last reading, and the step between each
1386reading. Distances are measured in centimeters. These should be the
1387exact values the PHY used. These may be different to what the user
1388requested, if the native measurement resolution is greater than 1 cm.
1389
1390For each step along the cable, a ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TDR_NEST_AMPLITUDE is
1391used to report the amplitude of the reflection for a given pair.
1392
1393 +---------------------------------------------+--------+----------------------+
1394 | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_HEADER``         | nested | reply header         |
1395 +---------------------------------------------+--------+----------------------+
1396 | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_STATUS``         | u8     | completed            |
1397 +---------------------------------------------+--------+----------------------+
1398 | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TEST_TDR_NTF_NEST``       | nested | all the results      |
1399 +-+-------------------------------------------+--------+----------------------+
1400 | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TDR_NEST_PULSE``        | nested | TX Pulse amplitude   |
1401 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+----------------------+
1402 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_PULSE_mV``            | s16    | Pulse amplitude      |
1403 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+----------------------+
1404 | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_NEST_STEP``             | nested | TDR step info        |
1405 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+----------------------+
1406 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_STEP_FIRST_DISTANCE`` | u32    | First data distance  |
1407 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+----------------------+
1408 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_STEP_LAST_DISTANCE``  | u32    | Last data distance   |
1409 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+----------------------+
1410 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_STEP_STEP_DISTANCE``  | u32    | distance of each step|
1411 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+----------------------+
1412 | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TDR_NEST_AMPLITUDE``    | nested | Reflection amplitude |
1413 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+----------------------+
1414 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_RESULTS_PAIR``        | u8     | pair number          |
1415 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+----------------------+
1416 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_AMPLITUDE_mV``        | s16    | Reflection amplitude |
1417 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+----------------------+
1418 | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TDR_NEST_AMPLITUDE``    | nested | Reflection amplitude |
1419 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+----------------------+
1420 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_RESULTS_PAIR``        | u8     | pair number          |
1421 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+----------------------+
1422 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_AMPLITUDE_mV``        | s16    | Reflection amplitude |
1423 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+----------------------+
1424 | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_TDR_NEST_AMPLITUDE``    | nested | Reflection amplitude |
1425 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+----------------------+
1426 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_RESULTS_PAIR``        | u8     | pair number          |
1427 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+----------------------+
1428 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_CABLE_AMPLITUDE_mV``        | s16    | Reflection amplitude |
1429 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+----------------------+
1430
1431TUNNEL_INFO
1432===========
1433
1434Gets information about the tunnel state NIC is aware of.
1435
1436Request contents:
1437
1438  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1439  ``ETHTOOL_A_TUNNEL_INFO_HEADER``       nested  request header
1440  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1441
1442Kernel response contents:
1443
1444 +---------------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1445 | ``ETHTOOL_A_TUNNEL_INFO_HEADER``            | nested | reply header        |
1446 +---------------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1447 | ``ETHTOOL_A_TUNNEL_INFO_UDP_PORTS``         | nested | all UDP port tables |
1448 +-+-------------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1449 | | ``ETHTOOL_A_TUNNEL_UDP_TABLE``            | nested | one UDP port table  |
1450 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1451 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_TUNNEL_UDP_TABLE_SIZE``     | u32    | max size of the     |
1452 | | |                                         |        | table               |
1453 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1454 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_TUNNEL_UDP_TABLE_TYPES``    | bitset | tunnel types which  |
1455 | | |                                         |        | table can hold      |
1456 +-+-+-----------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1457 | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_TUNNEL_UDP_TABLE_ENTRY``    | nested | offloaded UDP port  |
1458 +-+-+-+---------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1459 | | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_TUNNEL_UDP_ENTRY_PORT``   | be16   | UDP port            |
1460 +-+-+-+---------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1461 | | | | ``ETHTOOL_A_TUNNEL_UDP_ENTRY_TYPE``   | u32    | tunnel type         |
1462 +-+-+-+---------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1463
1464For UDP tunnel table empty ``ETHTOOL_A_TUNNEL_UDP_TABLE_TYPES`` indicates that
1465the table contains static entries, hard-coded by the NIC.
1466
1467FEC_GET
1468=======
1469
1470Gets FEC configuration and state like ``ETHTOOL_GFECPARAM`` ioctl request.
1471
1472Request contents:
1473
1474  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1475  ``ETHTOOL_A_FEC_HEADER``               nested  request header
1476  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1477
1478Kernel response contents:
1479
1480  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1481  ``ETHTOOL_A_FEC_HEADER``               nested  request header
1482  ``ETHTOOL_A_FEC_MODES``                bitset  configured modes
1483  ``ETHTOOL_A_FEC_AUTO``                 bool    FEC mode auto selection
1484  ``ETHTOOL_A_FEC_ACTIVE``               u32     index of active FEC mode
1485  ``ETHTOOL_A_FEC_STATS``                nested  FEC statistics
1486  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1487
1488``ETHTOOL_A_FEC_ACTIVE`` is the bit index of the FEC link mode currently
1489active on the interface. This attribute may not be present if device does
1490not support FEC.
1491
1492``ETHTOOL_A_FEC_MODES`` and ``ETHTOOL_A_FEC_AUTO`` are only meaningful when
1493autonegotiation is disabled. If ``ETHTOOL_A_FEC_AUTO`` is non-zero driver will
1494select the FEC mode automatically based on the parameters of the SFP module.
1495This is equivalent to the ``ETHTOOL_FEC_AUTO`` bit of the ioctl interface.
1496``ETHTOOL_A_FEC_MODES`` carry the current FEC configuration using link mode
1497bits (rather than old ``ETHTOOL_FEC_*`` bits).
1498
1499``ETHTOOL_A_FEC_STATS`` are reported if ``ETHTOOL_FLAG_STATS`` was set in
1500``ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_FLAGS``.
1501Each attribute carries an array of 64bit statistics. First entry in the array
1502contains the total number of events on the port, while the following entries
1503are counters corresponding to lanes/PCS instances. The number of entries in
1504the array will be:
1505
1506+--------------+---------------------------------------------+
1507| `0`          | device does not support FEC statistics      |
1508+--------------+---------------------------------------------+
1509| `1`          | device does not support per-lane break down |
1510+--------------+---------------------------------------------+
1511| `1 + #lanes` | device has full support for FEC stats       |
1512+--------------+---------------------------------------------+
1513
1514Drivers fill in the statistics in the following structure:
1515
1516.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/ethtool.h
1517    :identifiers: ethtool_fec_stats
1518
1519FEC_SET
1520=======
1521
1522Sets FEC parameters like ``ETHTOOL_SFECPARAM`` ioctl request.
1523
1524Request contents:
1525
1526  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1527  ``ETHTOOL_A_FEC_HEADER``               nested  request header
1528  ``ETHTOOL_A_FEC_MODES``                bitset  configured modes
1529  ``ETHTOOL_A_FEC_AUTO``                 bool    FEC mode auto selection
1530  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1531
1532``FEC_SET`` is only meaningful when autonegotiation is disabled. Otherwise
1533FEC mode is selected as part of autonegotiation.
1534
1535``ETHTOOL_A_FEC_MODES`` selects which FEC mode should be used. It's recommended
1536to set only one bit, if multiple bits are set driver may choose between them
1537in an implementation specific way.
1538
1539``ETHTOOL_A_FEC_AUTO`` requests the driver to choose FEC mode based on SFP
1540module parameters. This does not mean autonegotiation.
1541
1542MODULE_EEPROM_GET
1543=================
1544
1545Fetch module EEPROM data dump.
1546This interface is designed to allow dumps of at most 1/2 page at once. This
1547means only dumps of 128 (or less) bytes are allowed, without crossing half page
1548boundary located at offset 128. For pages other than 0 only high 128 bytes are
1549accessible.
1550
1551Request contents:
1552
1553  =======================================  ======  ==========================
1554  ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_EEPROM_HEADER``       nested  request header
1555  ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_EEPROM_OFFSET``       u32     offset within a page
1556  ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_EEPROM_LENGTH``       u32     amount of bytes to read
1557  ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_EEPROM_PAGE``         u8      page number
1558  ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_EEPROM_BANK``         u8      bank number
1559  ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_EEPROM_I2C_ADDRESS``  u8      page I2C address
1560  =======================================  ======  ==========================
1561
1562If ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_EEPROM_BANK`` is not specified, bank 0 is assumed.
1563
1564Kernel response contents:
1565
1566 +---------------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1567 | ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_EEPROM_HEADER``          | nested | reply header        |
1568 +---------------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1569 | ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_EEPROM_DATA``            | binary | array of bytes from |
1570 |                                             |        | module EEPROM       |
1571 +---------------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+
1572
1573``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_EEPROM_DATA`` has an attribute length equal to the amount of
1574bytes driver actually read.
1575
1576STATS_GET
1577=========
1578
1579Get standard statistics for the interface. Note that this is not
1580a re-implementation of ``ETHTOOL_GSTATS`` which exposed driver-defined
1581stats.
1582
1583Request contents:
1584
1585  =======================================  ======  ==========================
1586  ``ETHTOOL_A_STATS_HEADER``               nested  request header
1587  ``ETHTOOL_A_STATS_SRC``                  u32     source of statistics
1588  ``ETHTOOL_A_STATS_GROUPS``               bitset  requested groups of stats
1589  =======================================  ======  ==========================
1590
1591Kernel response contents:
1592
1593 +-----------------------------------+--------+--------------------------------+
1594 | ``ETHTOOL_A_STATS_HEADER``        | nested | reply header                   |
1595 +-----------------------------------+--------+--------------------------------+
1596 | ``ETHTOOL_A_STATS_SRC``           | u32    | source of statistics           |
1597 +-----------------------------------+--------+--------------------------------+
1598 | ``ETHTOOL_A_STATS_GRP``           | nested | one or more group of stats     |
1599 +-+---------------------------------+--------+--------------------------------+
1600 | | ``ETHTOOL_A_STATS_GRP_ID``      | u32    | group ID - ``ETHTOOL_STATS_*`` |
1601 +-+---------------------------------+--------+--------------------------------+
1602 | | ``ETHTOOL_A_STATS_GRP_SS_ID``   | u32    | string set ID for names        |
1603 +-+---------------------------------+--------+--------------------------------+
1604 | | ``ETHTOOL_A_STATS_GRP_STAT``    | nested | nest containing a statistic    |
1605 +-+---------------------------------+--------+--------------------------------+
1606 | | ``ETHTOOL_A_STATS_GRP_HIST_RX`` | nested | histogram statistic (Rx)       |
1607 +-+---------------------------------+--------+--------------------------------+
1608 | | ``ETHTOOL_A_STATS_GRP_HIST_TX`` | nested | histogram statistic (Tx)       |
1609 +-+---------------------------------+--------+--------------------------------+
1610
1611Users specify which groups of statistics they are requesting via
1612the ``ETHTOOL_A_STATS_GROUPS`` bitset. Currently defined values are:
1613
1614 ====================== ======== ===============================================
1615 ETHTOOL_STATS_ETH_MAC  eth-mac  Basic IEEE 802.3 MAC statistics (30.3.1.1.*)
1616 ETHTOOL_STATS_ETH_PHY  eth-phy  Basic IEEE 802.3 PHY statistics (30.3.2.1.*)
1617 ETHTOOL_STATS_ETH_CTRL eth-ctrl Basic IEEE 802.3 MAC Ctrl statistics (30.3.3.*)
1618 ETHTOOL_STATS_RMON     rmon     RMON (RFC 2819) statistics
1619 ETHTOOL_STATS_PHY      phy      Additional PHY statistics, not defined by IEEE
1620 ====================== ======== ===============================================
1621
1622Each group should have a corresponding ``ETHTOOL_A_STATS_GRP`` in the reply.
1623``ETHTOOL_A_STATS_GRP_ID`` identifies which group's statistics nest contains.
1624``ETHTOOL_A_STATS_GRP_SS_ID`` identifies the string set ID for the names of
1625the statistics in the group, if available.
1626
1627Statistics are added to the ``ETHTOOL_A_STATS_GRP`` nest under
1628``ETHTOOL_A_STATS_GRP_STAT``. ``ETHTOOL_A_STATS_GRP_STAT`` should contain
1629single 8 byte (u64) attribute inside - the type of that attribute is
1630the statistic ID and the value is the value of the statistic.
1631Each group has its own interpretation of statistic IDs.
1632Attribute IDs correspond to strings from the string set identified
1633by ``ETHTOOL_A_STATS_GRP_SS_ID``. Complex statistics (such as RMON histogram
1634entries) are also listed inside ``ETHTOOL_A_STATS_GRP`` and do not have
1635a string defined in the string set.
1636
1637RMON "histogram" counters count number of packets within given size range.
1638Because RFC does not specify the ranges beyond the standard 1518 MTU devices
1639differ in definition of buckets. For this reason the definition of packet ranges
1640is left to each driver.
1641
1642``ETHTOOL_A_STATS_GRP_HIST_RX`` and ``ETHTOOL_A_STATS_GRP_HIST_TX`` nests
1643contain the following attributes:
1644
1645 ================================= ====== ===================================
1646 ETHTOOL_A_STATS_RMON_HIST_BKT_LOW u32    low bound of the packet size bucket
1647 ETHTOOL_A_STATS_RMON_HIST_BKT_HI  u32    high bound of the bucket
1648 ETHTOOL_A_STATS_RMON_HIST_VAL     u64    packet counter
1649 ================================= ====== ===================================
1650
1651Low and high bounds are inclusive, for example:
1652
1653 ============================= ==== ====
1654 RFC statistic                 low  high
1655 ============================= ==== ====
1656 etherStatsPkts64Octets          0    64
1657 etherStatsPkts512to1023Octets 512  1023
1658 ============================= ==== ====
1659
1660``ETHTOOL_A_STATS_SRC`` is optional. Similar to ``PAUSE_GET``, it takes values
1661from ``enum ethtool_mac_stats_src``. If absent from the request, stats will be
1662provided with an ``ETHTOOL_A_STATS_SRC`` attribute in the response equal to
1663``ETHTOOL_MAC_STATS_SRC_AGGREGATE``.
1664
1665PHC_VCLOCKS_GET
1666===============
1667
1668Query device PHC virtual clocks information.
1669
1670Request contents:
1671
1672  ====================================  ======  ==========================
1673  ``ETHTOOL_A_PHC_VCLOCKS_HEADER``      nested  request header
1674  ====================================  ======  ==========================
1675
1676Kernel response contents:
1677
1678  ====================================  ======  ==========================
1679  ``ETHTOOL_A_PHC_VCLOCKS_HEADER``      nested  reply header
1680  ``ETHTOOL_A_PHC_VCLOCKS_NUM``         u32     PHC virtual clocks number
1681  ``ETHTOOL_A_PHC_VCLOCKS_INDEX``       s32     PHC index array
1682  ====================================  ======  ==========================
1683
1684MODULE_GET
1685==========
1686
1687Gets transceiver module parameters.
1688
1689Request contents:
1690
1691  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1692  ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_HEADER``            nested  request header
1693  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1694
1695Kernel response contents:
1696
1697  ======================================  ======  ==========================
1698  ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_HEADER``             nested  reply header
1699  ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_POWER_MODE_POLICY``  u8      power mode policy
1700  ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_POWER_MODE``         u8      operational power mode
1701  ======================================  ======  ==========================
1702
1703The optional ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_POWER_MODE_POLICY`` attribute encodes the
1704transceiver module power mode policy enforced by the host. The default policy
1705is driver-dependent, but "auto" is the recommended default and it should be
1706implemented by new drivers and drivers where conformance to a legacy behavior
1707is not critical.
1708
1709The optional ``ETHTHOOL_A_MODULE_POWER_MODE`` attribute encodes the operational
1710power mode policy of the transceiver module. It is only reported when a module
1711is plugged-in. Possible values are:
1712
1713.. kernel-doc:: include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
1714    :identifiers: ethtool_module_power_mode
1715
1716MODULE_SET
1717==========
1718
1719Sets transceiver module parameters.
1720
1721Request contents:
1722
1723  ======================================  ======  ==========================
1724  ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_HEADER``             nested  request header
1725  ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_POWER_MODE_POLICY``  u8      power mode policy
1726  ======================================  ======  ==========================
1727
1728When set, the optional ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_POWER_MODE_POLICY`` attribute is used
1729to set the transceiver module power policy enforced by the host. Possible
1730values are:
1731
1732.. kernel-doc:: include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
1733    :identifiers: ethtool_module_power_mode_policy
1734
1735For SFF-8636 modules, low power mode is forced by the host according to table
17366-10 in revision 2.10a of the specification.
1737
1738For CMIS modules, low power mode is forced by the host according to table 6-12
1739in revision 5.0 of the specification.
1740
1741PSE_GET
1742=======
1743
1744Gets PSE attributes.
1745
1746Request contents:
1747
1748  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1749  ``ETHTOOL_A_PSE_HEADER``               nested  request header
1750  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1751
1752Kernel response contents:
1753
1754  ==========================================  ======  =============================
1755  ``ETHTOOL_A_PSE_HEADER``                    nested  reply header
1756  ``ETHTOOL_A_PODL_PSE_ADMIN_STATE``             u32  Operational state of the PoDL
1757                                                      PSE functions
1758  ``ETHTOOL_A_PODL_PSE_PW_D_STATUS``             u32  power detection status of the
1759                                                      PoDL PSE.
1760  ``ETHTOOL_A_C33_PSE_ADMIN_STATE``              u32  Operational state of the PoE
1761                                                      PSE functions.
1762  ``ETHTOOL_A_C33_PSE_PW_D_STATUS``              u32  power detection status of the
1763                                                      PoE PSE.
1764  ``ETHTOOL_A_C33_PSE_PW_CLASS``                 u32  power class of the PoE PSE.
1765  ``ETHTOOL_A_C33_PSE_ACTUAL_PW``                u32  actual power drawn on the
1766                                                      PoE PSE.
1767  ``ETHTOOL_A_C33_PSE_EXT_STATE``                u32  power extended state of the
1768                                                      PoE PSE.
1769  ``ETHTOOL_A_C33_PSE_EXT_SUBSTATE``             u32  power extended substatus of
1770                                                      the PoE PSE.
1771  ``ETHTOOL_A_C33_PSE_AVAIL_PW_LIMIT``           u32  currently configured power
1772                                                      limit of the PoE PSE.
1773  ``ETHTOOL_A_C33_PSE_PW_LIMIT_RANGES``       nested  Supported power limit
1774                                                      configuration ranges.
1775  ==========================================  ======  =============================
1776
1777When set, the optional ``ETHTOOL_A_PODL_PSE_ADMIN_STATE`` attribute identifies
1778the operational state of the PoDL PSE functions.  The operational state of the
1779PSE function can be changed using the ``ETHTOOL_A_PODL_PSE_ADMIN_CONTROL``
1780action. This attribute corresponds to ``IEEE 802.3-2018`` 30.15.1.1.2
1781aPoDLPSEAdminState. Possible values are:
1782
1783.. kernel-doc:: include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
1784    :identifiers: ethtool_podl_pse_admin_state
1785
1786The same goes for ``ETHTOOL_A_C33_PSE_ADMIN_STATE`` implementing
1787``IEEE 802.3-2022`` 30.9.1.1.2 aPSEAdminState.
1788
1789.. kernel-doc:: include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
1790    :identifiers: ethtool_c33_pse_admin_state
1791
1792When set, the optional ``ETHTOOL_A_PODL_PSE_PW_D_STATUS`` attribute identifies
1793the power detection status of the PoDL PSE.  The status depend on internal PSE
1794state machine and automatic PD classification support. This attribute
1795corresponds to ``IEEE 802.3-2018`` 30.15.1.1.3 aPoDLPSEPowerDetectionStatus.
1796Possible values are:
1797
1798.. kernel-doc:: include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
1799    :identifiers: ethtool_podl_pse_pw_d_status
1800
1801The same goes for ``ETHTOOL_A_C33_PSE_ADMIN_PW_D_STATUS`` implementing
1802``IEEE 802.3-2022`` 30.9.1.1.5 aPSEPowerDetectionStatus.
1803
1804.. kernel-doc:: include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
1805    :identifiers: ethtool_c33_pse_pw_d_status
1806
1807When set, the optional ``ETHTOOL_A_C33_PSE_PW_CLASS`` attribute identifies
1808the power class of the C33 PSE. It depends on the class negotiated between
1809the PSE and the PD. This attribute corresponds to ``IEEE 802.3-2022``
181030.9.1.1.8 aPSEPowerClassification.
1811
1812When set, the optional ``ETHTOOL_A_C33_PSE_ACTUAL_PW`` attribute identifies
1813the actual power drawn by the C33 PSE. This attribute corresponds to
1814``IEEE 802.3-2022`` 30.9.1.1.23 aPSEActualPower. Actual power is reported
1815in mW.
1816
1817When set, the optional ``ETHTOOL_A_C33_PSE_EXT_STATE`` attribute identifies
1818the extended error state of the C33 PSE. Possible values are:
1819
1820.. kernel-doc:: include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
1821    :identifiers: ethtool_c33_pse_ext_state
1822
1823When set, the optional ``ETHTOOL_A_C33_PSE_EXT_SUBSTATE`` attribute identifies
1824the extended error state of the C33 PSE. Possible values are:
1825Possible values are:
1826
1827.. kernel-doc:: include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
1828    :identifiers: ethtool_c33_pse_ext_substate_class_num_events
1829		  ethtool_c33_pse_ext_substate_error_condition
1830		  ethtool_c33_pse_ext_substate_mr_pse_enable
1831		  ethtool_c33_pse_ext_substate_option_detect_ted
1832		  ethtool_c33_pse_ext_substate_option_vport_lim
1833		  ethtool_c33_pse_ext_substate_ovld_detected
1834		  ethtool_c33_pse_ext_substate_pd_dll_power_type
1835		  ethtool_c33_pse_ext_substate_power_not_available
1836		  ethtool_c33_pse_ext_substate_short_detected
1837
1838When set, the optional ``ETHTOOL_A_C33_PSE_AVAIL_PW_LIMIT`` attribute
1839identifies the C33 PSE power limit in mW.
1840
1841When set the optional ``ETHTOOL_A_C33_PSE_PW_LIMIT_RANGES`` nested attribute
1842identifies the C33 PSE power limit ranges through
1843``ETHTOOL_A_C33_PSE_PWR_VAL_LIMIT_RANGE_MIN`` and
1844``ETHTOOL_A_C33_PSE_PWR_VAL_LIMIT_RANGE_MAX``.
1845If the controller works with fixed classes, the min and max values will be
1846equal.
1847
1848PSE_SET
1849=======
1850
1851Sets PSE parameters.
1852
1853Request contents:
1854
1855  ======================================  ======  =============================
1856  ``ETHTOOL_A_PSE_HEADER``                nested  request header
1857  ``ETHTOOL_A_PODL_PSE_ADMIN_CONTROL``       u32  Control PoDL PSE Admin state
1858  ``ETHTOOL_A_C33_PSE_ADMIN_CONTROL``        u32  Control PSE Admin state
1859  ``ETHTOOL_A_C33_PSE_AVAIL_PWR_LIMIT``      u32  Control PoE PSE available
1860                                                  power limit
1861  ======================================  ======  =============================
1862
1863When set, the optional ``ETHTOOL_A_PODL_PSE_ADMIN_CONTROL`` attribute is used
1864to control PoDL PSE Admin functions. This option implements
1865``IEEE 802.3-2018`` 30.15.1.2.1 acPoDLPSEAdminControl. See
1866``ETHTOOL_A_PODL_PSE_ADMIN_STATE`` for supported values.
1867
1868The same goes for ``ETHTOOL_A_C33_PSE_ADMIN_CONTROL`` implementing
1869``IEEE 802.3-2022`` 30.9.1.2.1 acPSEAdminControl.
1870
1871When set, the optional ``ETHTOOL_A_C33_PSE_AVAIL_PWR_LIMIT`` attribute is
1872used to control the available power value limit for C33 PSE in milliwatts.
1873This attribute corresponds  to the `pse_available_power` variable described in
1874``IEEE 802.3-2022`` 33.2.4.4 Variables  and `pse_avail_pwr` in 145.2.5.4
1875Variables, which are described in power classes.
1876
1877It was decided to use milliwatts for this interface to unify it with other
1878power monitoring interfaces, which also use milliwatts, and to align with
1879various existing products that document power consumption in watts rather than
1880classes. If power limit configuration based on classes is needed, the
1881conversion can be done in user space, for example by ethtool.
1882
1883RSS_GET
1884=======
1885
1886Get indirection table, hash key and hash function info associated with a
1887RSS context of an interface similar to ``ETHTOOL_GRSSH`` ioctl request.
1888
1889Request contents:
1890
1891=====================================  ======  ============================
1892  ``ETHTOOL_A_RSS_HEADER``             nested  request header
1893  ``ETHTOOL_A_RSS_CONTEXT``            u32     context number
1894  ``ETHTOOL_A_RSS_START_CONTEXT``      u32     start context number (dumps)
1895=====================================  ======  ============================
1896
1897``ETHTOOL_A_RSS_CONTEXT`` specifies which RSS context number to query,
1898if not set context 0 (the main context) is queried. Dumps can be filtered
1899by device (only listing contexts of a given netdev). Filtering single
1900context number is not supported but ``ETHTOOL_A_RSS_START_CONTEXT``
1901can be used to start dumping context from the given number (primarily
1902used to ignore context 0s and only dump additional contexts).
1903
1904Kernel response contents:
1905
1906=====================================  ======  ==========================
1907  ``ETHTOOL_A_RSS_HEADER``             nested  reply header
1908  ``ETHTOOL_A_RSS_CONTEXT``            u32     context number
1909  ``ETHTOOL_A_RSS_HFUNC``              u32     RSS hash func
1910  ``ETHTOOL_A_RSS_INDIR``              binary  Indir table bytes
1911  ``ETHTOOL_A_RSS_HKEY``               binary  Hash key bytes
1912  ``ETHTOOL_A_RSS_INPUT_XFRM``         u32     RSS input data transformation
1913=====================================  ======  ==========================
1914
1915ETHTOOL_A_RSS_HFUNC attribute is bitmap indicating the hash function
1916being used. Current supported options are toeplitz, xor or crc32.
1917ETHTOOL_A_RSS_INDIR attribute returns RSS indirection table where each byte
1918indicates queue number.
1919ETHTOOL_A_RSS_INPUT_XFRM attribute is a bitmap indicating the type of
1920transformation applied to the input protocol fields before given to the RSS
1921hfunc. Current supported option is symmetric-xor.
1922
1923PLCA_GET_CFG
1924============
1925
1926Gets the IEEE 802.3cg-2019 Clause 148 Physical Layer Collision Avoidance
1927(PLCA) Reconciliation Sublayer (RS) attributes.
1928
1929Request contents:
1930
1931  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1932  ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_HEADER``              nested  request header
1933  =====================================  ======  ==========================
1934
1935Kernel response contents:
1936
1937  ======================================  ======  =============================
1938  ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_HEADER``               nested  reply header
1939  ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_VERSION``              u16     Supported PLCA management
1940                                                  interface standard/version
1941  ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_ENABLED``              u8      PLCA Admin State
1942  ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_NODE_ID``              u32     PLCA unique local node ID
1943  ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_NODE_CNT``             u32     Number of PLCA nodes on the
1944                                                  network, including the
1945                                                  coordinator
1946  ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_TO_TMR``               u32     Transmit Opportunity Timer
1947                                                  value in bit-times (BT)
1948  ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_BURST_CNT``            u32     Number of additional packets
1949                                                  the node is allowed to send
1950                                                  within a single TO
1951  ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_BURST_TMR``            u32     Time to wait for the MAC to
1952                                                  transmit a new frame before
1953                                                  terminating the burst
1954  ======================================  ======  =============================
1955
1956When set, the optional ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_VERSION`` attribute indicates which
1957standard and version the PLCA management interface complies to. When not set,
1958the interface is vendor-specific and (possibly) supplied by the driver.
1959The OPEN Alliance SIG specifies a standard register map for 10BASE-T1S PHYs
1960embedding the PLCA Reconciliation Sublayer. See "10BASE-T1S PLCA Management
1961Registers" at https://www.opensig.org/about/specifications/.
1962
1963When set, the optional ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_ENABLED`` attribute indicates the
1964administrative state of the PLCA RS. When not set, the node operates in "plain"
1965CSMA/CD mode. This option is corresponding to ``IEEE 802.3cg-2019`` 30.16.1.1.1
1966aPLCAAdminState / 30.16.1.2.1 acPLCAAdminControl.
1967
1968When set, the optional ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_NODE_ID`` attribute indicates the
1969configured local node ID of the PHY. This ID determines which transmit
1970opportunity (TO) is reserved for the node to transmit into. This option is
1971corresponding to ``IEEE 802.3cg-2019`` 30.16.1.1.4 aPLCALocalNodeID. The valid
1972range for this attribute is [0 .. 255] where 255 means "not configured".
1973
1974When set, the optional ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_NODE_CNT`` attribute indicates the
1975configured maximum number of PLCA nodes on the mixing-segment. This number
1976determines the total number of transmit opportunities generated during a
1977PLCA cycle. This attribute is relevant only for the PLCA coordinator, which is
1978the node with aPLCALocalNodeID set to 0. Follower nodes ignore this setting.
1979This option is corresponding to ``IEEE 802.3cg-2019`` 30.16.1.1.3
1980aPLCANodeCount. The valid range for this attribute is [1 .. 255].
1981
1982When set, the optional ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_TO_TMR`` attribute indicates the
1983configured value of the transmit opportunity timer in bit-times. This value
1984must be set equal across all nodes sharing the medium for PLCA to work
1985correctly. This option is corresponding to ``IEEE 802.3cg-2019`` 30.16.1.1.5
1986aPLCATransmitOpportunityTimer. The valid range for this attribute is
1987[0 .. 255].
1988
1989When set, the optional ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_BURST_CNT`` attribute indicates the
1990configured number of extra packets that the node is allowed to send during a
1991single transmit opportunity. By default, this attribute is 0, meaning that
1992the node can only send a single frame per TO. When greater than 0, the PLCA RS
1993keeps the TO after any transmission, waiting for the MAC to send a new frame
1994for up to aPLCABurstTimer BTs. This can only happen a number of times per PLCA
1995cycle up to the value of this parameter. After that, the burst is over and the
1996normal counting of TOs resumes. This option is corresponding to
1997``IEEE 802.3cg-2019`` 30.16.1.1.6 aPLCAMaxBurstCount. The valid range for this
1998attribute is [0 .. 255].
1999
2000When set, the optional ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_BURST_TMR`` attribute indicates how
2001many bit-times the PLCA RS waits for the MAC to initiate a new transmission
2002when aPLCAMaxBurstCount is greater than 0. If the MAC fails to send a new
2003frame within this time, the burst ends and the counting of TOs resumes.
2004Otherwise, the new frame is sent as part of the current burst. This option
2005is corresponding to ``IEEE 802.3cg-2019`` 30.16.1.1.7 aPLCABurstTimer. The
2006valid range for this attribute is [0 .. 255]. Although, the value should be
2007set greater than the Inter-Frame-Gap (IFG) time of the MAC (plus some margin)
2008for PLCA burst mode to work as intended.
2009
2010PLCA_SET_CFG
2011============
2012
2013Sets PLCA RS parameters.
2014
2015Request contents:
2016
2017  ======================================  ======  =============================
2018  ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_HEADER``               nested  request header
2019  ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_ENABLED``              u8      PLCA Admin State
2020  ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_NODE_ID``              u8      PLCA unique local node ID
2021  ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_NODE_CNT``             u8      Number of PLCA nodes on the
2022                                                  network, including the
2023                                                  coordinator
2024  ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_TO_TMR``               u8      Transmit Opportunity Timer
2025                                                  value in bit-times (BT)
2026  ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_BURST_CNT``            u8      Number of additional packets
2027                                                  the node is allowed to send
2028                                                  within a single TO
2029  ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_BURST_TMR``            u8      Time to wait for the MAC to
2030                                                  transmit a new frame before
2031                                                  terminating the burst
2032  ======================================  ======  =============================
2033
2034For a description of each attribute, see ``PLCA_GET_CFG``.
2035
2036PLCA_GET_STATUS
2037===============
2038
2039Gets PLCA RS status information.
2040
2041Request contents:
2042
2043  =====================================  ======  ==========================
2044  ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_HEADER``              nested  request header
2045  =====================================  ======  ==========================
2046
2047Kernel response contents:
2048
2049  ======================================  ======  =============================
2050  ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_HEADER``               nested  reply header
2051  ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_STATUS``               u8      PLCA RS operational status
2052  ======================================  ======  =============================
2053
2054When set, the ``ETHTOOL_A_PLCA_STATUS`` attribute indicates whether the node is
2055detecting the presence of the BEACON on the network. This flag is
2056corresponding to ``IEEE 802.3cg-2019`` 30.16.1.1.2 aPLCAStatus.
2057
2058MM_GET
2059======
2060
2061Retrieve 802.3 MAC Merge parameters.
2062
2063Request contents:
2064
2065  ====================================  ======  ==========================
2066  ``ETHTOOL_A_MM_HEADER``               nested  request header
2067  ====================================  ======  ==========================
2068
2069Kernel response contents:
2070
2071  =================================  ======  ===================================
2072  ``ETHTOOL_A_MM_HEADER``            nested  request header
2073  ``ETHTOOL_A_MM_PMAC_ENABLED``      bool    set if RX of preemptible and SMD-V
2074                                             frames is enabled
2075  ``ETHTOOL_A_MM_TX_ENABLED``        bool    set if TX of preemptible frames is
2076                                             administratively enabled (might be
2077                                             inactive if verification failed)
2078  ``ETHTOOL_A_MM_TX_ACTIVE``         bool    set if TX of preemptible frames is
2079                                             operationally enabled
2080  ``ETHTOOL_A_MM_TX_MIN_FRAG_SIZE``  u32     minimum size of transmitted
2081                                             non-final fragments, in octets
2082  ``ETHTOOL_A_MM_RX_MIN_FRAG_SIZE``  u32     minimum size of received non-final
2083                                             fragments, in octets
2084  ``ETHTOOL_A_MM_VERIFY_ENABLED``    bool    set if TX of SMD-V frames is
2085                                             administratively enabled
2086  ``ETHTOOL_A_MM_VERIFY_STATUS``     u8      state of the verification function
2087  ``ETHTOOL_A_MM_VERIFY_TIME``       u32     delay between verification attempts
2088  ``ETHTOOL_A_MM_MAX_VERIFY_TIME```  u32     maximum verification interval
2089                                             supported by device
2090  ``ETHTOOL_A_MM_STATS``             nested  IEEE 802.3-2018 subclause 30.14.1
2091                                             oMACMergeEntity statistics counters
2092  =================================  ======  ===================================
2093
2094The attributes are populated by the device driver through the following
2095structure:
2096
2097.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/ethtool.h
2098    :identifiers: ethtool_mm_state
2099
2100The ``ETHTOOL_A_MM_VERIFY_STATUS`` will report one of the values from
2101
2102.. kernel-doc:: include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
2103    :identifiers: ethtool_mm_verify_status
2104
2105If ``ETHTOOL_A_MM_VERIFY_ENABLED`` was passed as false in the ``MM_SET``
2106command, ``ETHTOOL_A_MM_VERIFY_STATUS`` will report either
2107``ETHTOOL_MM_VERIFY_STATUS_INITIAL`` or ``ETHTOOL_MM_VERIFY_STATUS_DISABLED``,
2108otherwise it should report one of the other states.
2109
2110It is recommended that drivers start with the pMAC disabled, and enable it upon
2111user space request. It is also recommended that user space does not depend upon
2112the default values from ``ETHTOOL_MSG_MM_GET`` requests.
2113
2114``ETHTOOL_A_MM_STATS`` are reported if ``ETHTOOL_FLAG_STATS`` was set in
2115``ETHTOOL_A_HEADER_FLAGS``. The attribute will be empty if driver did not
2116report any statistics. Drivers fill in the statistics in the following
2117structure:
2118
2119.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/ethtool.h
2120    :identifiers: ethtool_mm_stats
2121
2122MM_SET
2123======
2124
2125Modifies the configuration of the 802.3 MAC Merge layer.
2126
2127Request contents:
2128
2129  =================================  ======  ==========================
2130  ``ETHTOOL_A_MM_VERIFY_TIME``       u32     see MM_GET description
2131  ``ETHTOOL_A_MM_VERIFY_ENABLED``    bool    see MM_GET description
2132  ``ETHTOOL_A_MM_TX_ENABLED``        bool    see MM_GET description
2133  ``ETHTOOL_A_MM_PMAC_ENABLED``      bool    see MM_GET description
2134  ``ETHTOOL_A_MM_TX_MIN_FRAG_SIZE``  u32     see MM_GET description
2135  =================================  ======  ==========================
2136
2137The attributes are propagated to the driver through the following structure:
2138
2139.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/ethtool.h
2140    :identifiers: ethtool_mm_cfg
2141
2142MODULE_FW_FLASH_ACT
2143===================
2144
2145Flashes transceiver module firmware.
2146
2147Request contents:
2148
2149  =======================================  ======  ===========================
2150  ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_FW_FLASH_HEADER``     nested  request header
2151  ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_FW_FLASH_FILE_NAME``  string  firmware image file name
2152  ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_FW_FLASH_PASSWORD``   u32     transceiver module password
2153  =======================================  ======  ===========================
2154
2155The firmware update process consists of three logical steps:
2156
21571. Downloading a firmware image to the transceiver module and validating it.
21582. Running the firmware image.
21593. Committing the firmware image so that it is run upon reset.
2160
2161When flash command is given, those three steps are taken in that order.
2162
2163This message merely schedules the update process and returns immediately
2164without blocking. The process then runs asynchronously.
2165Since it can take several minutes to complete, during the update process
2166notifications are emitted from the kernel to user space updating it about
2167the status and progress.
2168
2169The ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_FW_FLASH_FILE_NAME`` attribute encodes the firmware
2170image file name. The firmware image is downloaded to the transceiver module,
2171validated, run and committed.
2172
2173The optional ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_FW_FLASH_PASSWORD`` attribute encodes a password
2174that might be required as part of the transceiver module firmware update
2175process.
2176
2177The firmware update process can take several minutes to complete. Therefore,
2178during the update process notifications are emitted from the kernel to user
2179space updating it about the status and progress.
2180
2181
2182
2183Notification contents:
2184
2185 +---------------------------------------------------+--------+----------------+
2186 | ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_FW_FLASH_HEADER``              | nested | reply header   |
2187 +---------------------------------------------------+--------+----------------+
2188 | ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_FW_FLASH_STATUS``              | u32    | status         |
2189 +---------------------------------------------------+--------+----------------+
2190 | ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_FW_FLASH_STATUS_MSG``          | string | status message |
2191 +---------------------------------------------------+--------+----------------+
2192 | ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_FW_FLASH_DONE``                | uint   | progress       |
2193 +---------------------------------------------------+--------+----------------+
2194 | ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_FW_FLASH_TOTAL``               | uint   | total          |
2195 +---------------------------------------------------+--------+----------------+
2196
2197The ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_FW_FLASH_STATUS`` attribute encodes the current status
2198of the firmware update process. Possible values are:
2199
2200.. kernel-doc:: include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
2201    :identifiers: ethtool_module_fw_flash_status
2202
2203The ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_FW_FLASH_STATUS_MSG`` attribute encodes a status message
2204string.
2205
2206The ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_FW_FLASH_DONE`` and ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_FW_FLASH_TOTAL``
2207attributes encode the completed and total amount of work, respectively.
2208
2209PHY_GET
2210=======
2211
2212Retrieve information about a given Ethernet PHY sitting on the link. The DO
2213operation returns all available information about dev->phydev. User can also
2214specify a PHY_INDEX, in which case the DO request returns information about that
2215specific PHY.
2216
2217As there can be more than one PHY, the DUMP operation can be used to list the PHYs
2218present on a given interface, by passing an interface index or name in
2219the dump request.
2220
2221For more information, refer to :ref:`phy_link_topology`
2222
2223Request contents:
2224
2225  ====================================  ======  ==========================
2226  ``ETHTOOL_A_PHY_HEADER``              nested  request header
2227  ====================================  ======  ==========================
2228
2229Kernel response contents:
2230
2231  ===================================== ======  ===============================
2232  ``ETHTOOL_A_PHY_HEADER``              nested  request header
2233  ``ETHTOOL_A_PHY_INDEX``               u32     the phy's unique index, that can
2234                                                be used for phy-specific
2235                                                requests
2236  ``ETHTOOL_A_PHY_DRVNAME``             string  the phy driver name
2237  ``ETHTOOL_A_PHY_NAME``                string  the phy device name
2238  ``ETHTOOL_A_PHY_UPSTREAM_TYPE``       u32     the type of device this phy is
2239                                                connected to
2240  ``ETHTOOL_A_PHY_UPSTREAM_INDEX``      u32     the PHY index of the upstream
2241                                                PHY
2242  ``ETHTOOL_A_PHY_UPSTREAM_SFP_NAME``   string  if this PHY is connected to
2243                                                its parent PHY through an SFP
2244                                                bus, the name of this sfp bus
2245  ``ETHTOOL_A_PHY_DOWNSTREAM_SFP_NAME`` string  if the phy controls an sfp bus,
2246                                                the name of the sfp bus
2247  ===================================== ======  ===============================
2248
2249When ``ETHTOOL_A_PHY_UPSTREAM_TYPE`` is PHY_UPSTREAM_PHY, the PHY's parent is
2250another PHY.
2251
2252TSCONFIG_GET
2253============
2254
2255Retrieves the information about the current hardware timestamping source and
2256configuration.
2257
2258It is similar to the deprecated ``SIOCGHWTSTAMP`` ioctl request.
2259
2260Request contents:
2261
2262  ====================================  ======  ==========================
2263  ``ETHTOOL_A_TSCONFIG_HEADER``         nested  request header
2264  ====================================  ======  ==========================
2265
2266Kernel response contents:
2267
2268  ======================================== ======  ============================
2269  ``ETHTOOL_A_TSCONFIG_HEADER``            nested  request header
2270  ``ETHTOOL_A_TSCONFIG_HWTSTAMP_PROVIDER`` nested  PTP hw clock provider
2271  ``ETHTOOL_A_TSCONFIG_TX_TYPES``          bitset  hwtstamp Tx type
2272  ``ETHTOOL_A_TSCONFIG_RX_FILTERS``        bitset  hwtstamp Rx filter
2273  ``ETHTOOL_A_TSCONFIG_HWTSTAMP_FLAGS``	   u32     hwtstamp flags
2274  ======================================== ======  ============================
2275
2276When set the ``ETHTOOL_A_TSCONFIG_HWTSTAMP_PROVIDER`` attribute identifies the
2277source of the hw timestamping provider. It is composed by
2278``ETHTOOL_A_TS_HWTSTAMP_PROVIDER_INDEX`` attribute which describe the index of
2279the PTP device and ``ETHTOOL_A_TS_HWTSTAMP_PROVIDER_QUALIFIER`` which describe
2280the qualifier of the timestamp.
2281
2282When set the ``ETHTOOL_A_TSCONFIG_TX_TYPES``, ``ETHTOOL_A_TSCONFIG_RX_FILTERS``
2283and the ``ETHTOOL_A_TSCONFIG_HWTSTAMP_FLAGS`` attributes identify the Tx
2284type, the Rx filter and the flags configured for the current hw timestamping
2285provider. The attributes are propagated to the driver through the following
2286structure:
2287
2288.. kernel-doc:: include/linux/net_tstamp.h
2289    :identifiers: kernel_hwtstamp_config
2290
2291TSCONFIG_SET
2292============
2293
2294Set the information about the current hardware timestamping source and
2295configuration.
2296
2297It is similar to the deprecated ``SIOCSHWTSTAMP`` ioctl request.
2298
2299Request contents:
2300
2301  ======================================== ======  ============================
2302  ``ETHTOOL_A_TSCONFIG_HEADER``            nested  request header
2303  ``ETHTOOL_A_TSCONFIG_HWTSTAMP_PROVIDER`` nested  PTP hw clock provider
2304  ``ETHTOOL_A_TSCONFIG_TX_TYPES``          bitset  hwtstamp Tx type
2305  ``ETHTOOL_A_TSCONFIG_RX_FILTERS``        bitset  hwtstamp Rx filter
2306  ``ETHTOOL_A_TSCONFIG_HWTSTAMP_FLAGS``	   u32     hwtstamp flags
2307  ======================================== ======  ============================
2308
2309Kernel response contents:
2310
2311  ======================================== ======  ============================
2312  ``ETHTOOL_A_TSCONFIG_HEADER``            nested  request header
2313  ``ETHTOOL_A_TSCONFIG_HWTSTAMP_PROVIDER`` nested  PTP hw clock provider
2314  ``ETHTOOL_A_TSCONFIG_TX_TYPES``          bitset  hwtstamp Tx type
2315  ``ETHTOOL_A_TSCONFIG_RX_FILTERS``        bitset  hwtstamp Rx filter
2316  ``ETHTOOL_A_TSCONFIG_HWTSTAMP_FLAGS``	   u32     hwtstamp flags
2317  ======================================== ======  ============================
2318
2319For a description of each attribute, see ``TSCONFIG_GET``.
2320
2321Request translation
2322===================
2323
2324The following table maps ioctl commands to netlink commands providing their
2325functionality. Entries with "n/a" in right column are commands which do not
2326have their netlink replacement yet. Entries which "n/a" in the left column
2327are netlink only.
2328
2329  =================================== =====================================
2330  ioctl command                       netlink command
2331  =================================== =====================================
2332  ``ETHTOOL_GSET``                    ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_GET``
2333                                      ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKMODES_GET``
2334  ``ETHTOOL_SSET``                    ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_SET``
2335                                      ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKMODES_SET``
2336  ``ETHTOOL_GDRVINFO``                n/a
2337  ``ETHTOOL_GREGS``                   n/a
2338  ``ETHTOOL_GWOL``                    ``ETHTOOL_MSG_WOL_GET``
2339  ``ETHTOOL_SWOL``                    ``ETHTOOL_MSG_WOL_SET``
2340  ``ETHTOOL_GMSGLVL``                 ``ETHTOOL_MSG_DEBUG_GET``
2341  ``ETHTOOL_SMSGLVL``                 ``ETHTOOL_MSG_DEBUG_SET``
2342  ``ETHTOOL_NWAY_RST``                n/a
2343  ``ETHTOOL_GLINK``                   ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKSTATE_GET``
2344  ``ETHTOOL_GEEPROM``                 n/a
2345  ``ETHTOOL_SEEPROM``                 n/a
2346  ``ETHTOOL_GCOALESCE``               ``ETHTOOL_MSG_COALESCE_GET``
2347  ``ETHTOOL_SCOALESCE``               ``ETHTOOL_MSG_COALESCE_SET``
2348  ``ETHTOOL_GRINGPARAM``              ``ETHTOOL_MSG_RINGS_GET``
2349  ``ETHTOOL_SRINGPARAM``              ``ETHTOOL_MSG_RINGS_SET``
2350  ``ETHTOOL_GPAUSEPARAM``             ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PAUSE_GET``
2351  ``ETHTOOL_SPAUSEPARAM``             ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PAUSE_SET``
2352  ``ETHTOOL_GRXCSUM``                 ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_GET``
2353  ``ETHTOOL_SRXCSUM``                 ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_SET``
2354  ``ETHTOOL_GTXCSUM``                 ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_GET``
2355  ``ETHTOOL_STXCSUM``                 ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_SET``
2356  ``ETHTOOL_GSG``                     ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_GET``
2357  ``ETHTOOL_SSG``                     ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_SET``
2358  ``ETHTOOL_TEST``                    n/a
2359  ``ETHTOOL_GSTRINGS``                ``ETHTOOL_MSG_STRSET_GET``
2360  ``ETHTOOL_PHYS_ID``                 n/a
2361  ``ETHTOOL_GSTATS``                  n/a
2362  ``ETHTOOL_GTSO``                    ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_GET``
2363  ``ETHTOOL_STSO``                    ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_SET``
2364  ``ETHTOOL_GPERMADDR``               rtnetlink ``RTM_GETLINK``
2365  ``ETHTOOL_GUFO``                    ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_GET``
2366  ``ETHTOOL_SUFO``                    ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_SET``
2367  ``ETHTOOL_GGSO``                    ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_GET``
2368  ``ETHTOOL_SGSO``                    ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_SET``
2369  ``ETHTOOL_GFLAGS``                  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_GET``
2370  ``ETHTOOL_SFLAGS``                  ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_SET``
2371  ``ETHTOOL_GPFLAGS``                 ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PRIVFLAGS_GET``
2372  ``ETHTOOL_SPFLAGS``                 ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PRIVFLAGS_SET``
2373  ``ETHTOOL_GRXFH``                   n/a
2374  ``ETHTOOL_SRXFH``                   n/a
2375  ``ETHTOOL_GGRO``                    ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_GET``
2376  ``ETHTOOL_SGRO``                    ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_SET``
2377  ``ETHTOOL_GRXRINGS``                n/a
2378  ``ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLCNT``             n/a
2379  ``ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRULE``              n/a
2380  ``ETHTOOL_GRXCLSRLALL``             n/a
2381  ``ETHTOOL_SRXCLSRLDEL``             n/a
2382  ``ETHTOOL_SRXCLSRLINS``             n/a
2383  ``ETHTOOL_FLASHDEV``                n/a
2384  ``ETHTOOL_RESET``                   n/a
2385  ``ETHTOOL_SRXNTUPLE``               n/a
2386  ``ETHTOOL_GRXNTUPLE``               n/a
2387  ``ETHTOOL_GSSET_INFO``              ``ETHTOOL_MSG_STRSET_GET``
2388  ``ETHTOOL_GRXFHINDIR``              n/a
2389  ``ETHTOOL_SRXFHINDIR``              n/a
2390  ``ETHTOOL_GFEATURES``               ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_GET``
2391  ``ETHTOOL_SFEATURES``               ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEATURES_SET``
2392  ``ETHTOOL_GCHANNELS``               ``ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_GET``
2393  ``ETHTOOL_SCHANNELS``               ``ETHTOOL_MSG_CHANNELS_SET``
2394  ``ETHTOOL_SET_DUMP``                n/a
2395  ``ETHTOOL_GET_DUMP_FLAG``           n/a
2396  ``ETHTOOL_GET_DUMP_DATA``           n/a
2397  ``ETHTOOL_GET_TS_INFO``             ``ETHTOOL_MSG_TSINFO_GET``
2398  ``ETHTOOL_GMODULEINFO``             ``ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_EEPROM_GET``
2399  ``ETHTOOL_GMODULEEEPROM``           ``ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_EEPROM_GET``
2400  ``ETHTOOL_GEEE``                    ``ETHTOOL_MSG_EEE_GET``
2401  ``ETHTOOL_SEEE``                    ``ETHTOOL_MSG_EEE_SET``
2402  ``ETHTOOL_GRSSH``                   ``ETHTOOL_MSG_RSS_GET``
2403  ``ETHTOOL_SRSSH``                   n/a
2404  ``ETHTOOL_GTUNABLE``                n/a
2405  ``ETHTOOL_STUNABLE``                n/a
2406  ``ETHTOOL_GPHYSTATS``               n/a
2407  ``ETHTOOL_PERQUEUE``                n/a
2408  ``ETHTOOL_GLINKSETTINGS``           ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_GET``
2409                                      ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKMODES_GET``
2410  ``ETHTOOL_SLINKSETTINGS``           ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKINFO_SET``
2411                                      ``ETHTOOL_MSG_LINKMODES_SET``
2412  ``ETHTOOL_PHY_GTUNABLE``            n/a
2413  ``ETHTOOL_PHY_STUNABLE``            n/a
2414  ``ETHTOOL_GFECPARAM``               ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEC_GET``
2415  ``ETHTOOL_SFECPARAM``               ``ETHTOOL_MSG_FEC_SET``
2416  n/a                                 ``ETHTOOL_MSG_CABLE_TEST_ACT``
2417  n/a                                 ``ETHTOOL_MSG_CABLE_TEST_TDR_ACT``
2418  n/a                                 ``ETHTOOL_MSG_TUNNEL_INFO_GET``
2419  n/a                                 ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PHC_VCLOCKS_GET``
2420  n/a                                 ``ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_GET``
2421  n/a                                 ``ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_SET``
2422  n/a                                 ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PLCA_GET_CFG``
2423  n/a                                 ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PLCA_SET_CFG``
2424  n/a                                 ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PLCA_GET_STATUS``
2425  n/a                                 ``ETHTOOL_MSG_MM_GET``
2426  n/a                                 ``ETHTOOL_MSG_MM_SET``
2427  n/a                                 ``ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_FW_FLASH_ACT``
2428  n/a                                 ``ETHTOOL_MSG_PHY_GET``
2429  ``SIOCGHWTSTAMP``                   ``ETHTOOL_MSG_TSCONFIG_GET``
2430  ``SIOCSHWTSTAMP``                   ``ETHTOOL_MSG_TSCONFIG_SET``
2431  =================================== =====================================
2432