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docs: networking: convert PLIP.txt to ReST
- add SPDX header; - mark code blocks and literals as such; - adjust identation, whitespaces and blank lines where needed; - add to networking/index.rst. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ Contents:
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packet_mmap
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phonet
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pktgen
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plip
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.. only:: subproject and html
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@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
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.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
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================================================
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PLIP: The Parallel Line Internet Protocol Device
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================================================
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Donald Becker (becker@super.org)
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I.D.A. Supercomputing Research Center, Bowie MD 20715
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@ -83,7 +87,7 @@ When the PLIP driver is used in IRQ mode, the timeout used for triggering a
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data transfer (the maximal time the PLIP driver would allow the other side
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before announcing a timeout, when trying to handshake a transfer of some
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data) is, by default, 500usec. As IRQ delivery is more or less immediate,
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this timeout is quite sufficient.
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this timeout is quite sufficient.
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When in IRQ-less mode, the PLIP driver polls the parallel port HZ times
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per second (where HZ is typically 100 on most platforms, and 1024 on an
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@ -115,7 +119,7 @@ printer "null" cable to transfer data four bits at a time using
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data bit outputs connected to status bit inputs.
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The second data transfer method relies on both machines having
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bi-directional parallel ports, rather than output-only ``printer''
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bi-directional parallel ports, rather than output-only ``printer``
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ports. This allows byte-wide transfers and avoids reconstructing
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nibbles into bytes, leading to much faster transfers.
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@ -132,7 +136,7 @@ bits with standard status register implementation.
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A cable that implements this protocol is available commercially as a
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"Null Printer" or "Turbo Laplink" cable. It can be constructed with
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two DB-25 male connectors symmetrically connected as follows:
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two DB-25 male connectors symmetrically connected as follows::
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STROBE output 1*
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D0->ERROR 2 - 15 15 - 2
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@ -146,7 +150,8 @@ two DB-25 male connectors symmetrically connected as follows:
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SLCTIN 17 - 17
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extra grounds are 18*,19*,20*,21*,22*,23*,24*
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GROUND 25 - 25
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* Do not connect these pins on either end
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* Do not connect these pins on either end
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If the cable you are using has a metallic shield it should be
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connected to the metallic DB-25 shell at one end only.
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@ -155,14 +160,14 @@ Parallel Transfer Mode 1
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========================
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The second data transfer method relies on both machines having
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bi-directional parallel ports, rather than output-only ``printer''
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bi-directional parallel ports, rather than output-only ``printer``
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ports. This allows byte-wide transfers, and avoids reconstructing
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nibbles into bytes. This cable should not be used on unidirectional
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``printer'' (as opposed to ``parallel'') ports or when the machine
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``printer`` (as opposed to ``parallel``) ports or when the machine
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isn't configured for PLIP, as it will result in output driver
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conflicts and the (unlikely) possibility of damage.
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The cable for this transfer mode should be constructed as follows:
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The cable for this transfer mode should be constructed as follows::
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STROBE->BUSY 1 - 11
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D0->D0 2 - 2
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@ -179,7 +184,8 @@ The cable for this transfer mode should be constructed as follows:
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GND->ERROR 18 - 15
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extra grounds are 19*,20*,21*,22*,23*,24*
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GROUND 25 - 25
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* Do not connect these pins on either end
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* Do not connect these pins on either end
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Once again, if the cable you are using has a metallic shield it should
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be connected to the metallic DB-25 shell at one end only.
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@ -188,7 +194,7 @@ PLIP Mode 0 transfer protocol
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=============================
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The PLIP driver is compatible with the "Crynwr" parallel port transfer
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standard in Mode 0. That standard specifies the following protocol:
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standard in Mode 0. That standard specifies the following protocol::
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send header nibble '0x8'
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count-low octet
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@ -196,20 +202,21 @@ standard in Mode 0. That standard specifies the following protocol:
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... data octets
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checksum octet
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Each octet is sent as
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Each octet is sent as::
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<wait for rx. '0x1?'> <send 0x10+(octet&0x0F)>
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<wait for rx. '0x0?'> <send 0x00+((octet>>4)&0x0F)>
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To start a transfer the transmitting machine outputs a nibble 0x08.
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That raises the ACK line, triggering an interrupt in the receiving
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machine. The receiving machine disables interrupts and raises its own ACK
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line.
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line.
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Restated:
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Restated::
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(OUT is bit 0-4, OUT.j is bit j from OUT. IN likewise)
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Send_Byte:
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OUT := low nibble, OUT.4 := 1
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WAIT FOR IN.4 = 1
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OUT := high nibble, OUT.4 := 0
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WAIT FOR IN.4 = 0
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(OUT is bit 0-4, OUT.j is bit j from OUT. IN likewise)
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Send_Byte:
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OUT := low nibble, OUT.4 := 1
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WAIT FOR IN.4 = 1
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OUT := high nibble, OUT.4 := 0
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WAIT FOR IN.4 = 0
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bits at a time (mode 0) or with special PLIP cables, to be used on
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bidirectional parallel ports only, which can transmit 8 bits at a
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time (mode 1); you can find the wiring of these cables in
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<file:Documentation/networking/PLIP.txt>. The cables can be up to
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<file:Documentation/networking/plip.rst>. The cables can be up to
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15m long. Mode 0 works also if one of the machines runs DOS/Windows
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and has some PLIP software installed, e.g. the Crynwr PLIP packet
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driver (<http://oak.oakland.edu/simtel.net/msdos/pktdrvr-pre.html>)
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