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Rupert Muchembled 473b171625 Staging: silicom: Remove unnecessary variable from get_bypass_info() Remove unnecessary variable ioctl from get_bypass_info(). As a consequence, this patch removes an assignment to ioctl in an if condition, reported by checkpatch.pl. Signed-off-by: Rupert Muchembled <rupert@rmuch.net> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>		2013-11-11 16:34:54 -08:00
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bypasslib	Staging: silicom: Remove unnecessary variable from get_bypass_info()	2013-11-11 16:34:54 -08:00
bits.h
bp_ioctl.h	Staging: silicom: minor cleanup: remove unused define	2012-09-11 14:31:52 -07:00
bp_mod.h	staging: silicom: fix space prohibited before semicolon	2013-10-02 16:22:01 -07:00
bpctl_mod.c	staging: silicom: introduce bp_dev_get_idx_bsf() and use it	2013-09-17 07:47:46 -07:00
bypass.h	Staging: silicom: bypass.h: checkpatch whitespace	2012-09-17 05:37:57 -07:00
Kconfig	net: Add missing dependencies on NETDEVICES	2013-06-19 22:22:56 -07:00
libbp_sd.h	Staging: silicom: checkpatch cleanup: header file whitespace	2012-09-17 05:37:57 -07:00
Makefile	silicom: bury bp_proc.c	2013-04-09 14:13:13 -04:00
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.