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Al Viro f1b68d4ba4 silicom: get_bypass_slave_pfs() open-codes lookup_port() Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>		2013-04-09 14:13:11 -04:00
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bypasslib	Staging: silicom: bypasslib: remove unused including <linux/version.h>	2012-11-01 08:44:42 -07:00
bits.h
bp_ioctl.h	Staging: silicom: minor cleanup: remove unused define	2012-09-11 14:31:52 -07:00
bp_mod.c	silicom: get_bypass_slave_pfs() open-codes lookup_port()	2013-04-09 14:13:11 -04:00
bp_mod.h	Staging: silicom: bp_mod.h: checkpatch tab and space cleanup	2012-09-17 05:37:56 -07:00
bp_proc.c	Staging: silicom: Fix up version.h includes	2012-10-22 15:57:13 -07:00
bypass.h	Staging: silicom: bypass.h: checkpatch whitespace	2012-09-17 05:37:57 -07:00
Kconfig	staging: fix silicom dependencies and build errors	2012-09-21 08:56:40 -07:00
libbp_sd.h	Staging: silicom: checkpatch cleanup: header file whitespace	2012-09-17 05:37:57 -07:00
Makefile
README
TODO	Staging: silicom: Force depend on module	2012-09-10 11:19:34 -07:00

README

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.