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Signed-off-by: Daniel Cotey <puff65537@bansheeslibrary.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> |
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| bits.h | ||
| bp_ioctl.h | ||
| bp_mod.c | ||
| bp_mod.h | ||
| bp_proc.c | ||
| bypass.h | ||
| Kconfig | ||
| libbp_sd.h | ||
| Makefile | ||
| README | ||
| TODO | ||
Theory of Operation: The Silicom Bypass Network Interface Cards (NICs) are network cards with paired ports (2 or 4). The pairs either act as a "wire" allowing the network packets to pass or insert the device in between the two ports. When paired with the on-board hardware watchdog or other failsafe, they provide high availability for the network in the face of software outages or maintenance. The software requirements are for a kernel level driver that interfaces with the bypass and watchdog, as well as for control software. User control can be either the provided standalone executable (/bin/bpctl) or the API exposed by the Silicom library.