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Subject[PATCH] doc: update Documentation/sysctl/net.txt

Update Documentation/sysctl/net.txt with the kernel 2.6.29. Move
some of the file discriptions from ip-sysctl.txt to net.txt.
ip-sysctl.txt only describes the INET(6) parameters.
net.txt describes all of the net parameters.

Signed-off-by: Shen Feng <shen@cn.fujitsu.com>
---
Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt | 25 ---------
Documentation/sysctl/net.txt | 89 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
2 files changed, 76 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
index ec5de02..4b7381e 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt
@@ -107,11 +107,6 @@ inet_peer_gc_maxtime - INTEGER

TCP variables:

-somaxconn - INTEGER
- Limit of socket listen() backlog, known in userspace as SOMAXCONN.
- Defaults to 128. See also tcp_max_syn_backlog for additional tuning
- for TCP sockets.
-
tcp_abc - INTEGER
Controls Appropriate Byte Count (ABC) defined in RFC3465.
ABC is a way of increasing congestion window (cwnd) more slowly
@@ -1266,23 +1261,3 @@ sctp_rmem - vector of 3 INTEGERs: min, default, max
sctp_wmem - vector of 3 INTEGERs: min, default, max
See tcp_wmem for a description.

-UNDOCUMENTED:
-
-/proc/sys/net/core/*
- dev_weight FIXME
-
-/proc/sys/net/unix/*
- max_dgram_qlen FIXME
-
-/proc/sys/net/irda/*
- fast_poll_increase FIXME
- warn_noreply_time FIXME
- discovery_slots FIXME
- slot_timeout FIXME
- max_baud_rate FIXME
- discovery_timeout FIXME
- lap_keepalive_time FIXME
- max_noreply_time FIXME
- max_tx_data_size FIXME
- max_tx_window FIXME
- min_tx_turn_time FIXME
diff --git a/Documentation/sysctl/net.txt b/Documentation/sysctl/net.txt
index a34d55b..c675e4c 100644
--- a/Documentation/sysctl/net.txt
+++ b/Documentation/sysctl/net.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Documentation for /proc/sys/net/* kernel version 2.4.0-test11-pre4
+Documentation for /proc/sys/net/* kernel version 2.6.29
(c) 1999 Terrehon Bowden <terrehon@pacbell.net>
Bodo Bauer <bb@ricochet.net>
(c) 2000 Jorge Nerin <comandante@zaralinux.com>
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ For general info and legal blurb, please look in README.
==============================================================

This file contains the documentation for the sysctl files in
-/proc/sys/net and is valid for Linux kernel version 2.4.0-test11-pre4.
+/proc/sys/net and is valid for Linux kernel version 2.6.29.

The interface to the networking parts of the kernel is located in
/proc/sys/net. The following table shows all possible subdirectories.You may
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ Table : Subdirectories in /proc/sys/net
ipv4 IP version 4 x25 X.25 protocol
ipx IPX token-ring IBM token ring
bridge Bridging decnet DEC net
- ipv6 IP version 6
+ ipv6 IP version 6 sctp SCTP protocol
+ irda IrDA protocol
..............................................................................

1. /proc/sys/net/core - Network core options
@@ -40,17 +41,17 @@ The default setting of the socket receive buffer in bytes.
rmem_max
--------

-The maximum receive socket buffer size in bytes.
+The maximum socket receive buffer size in bytes.

wmem_default
------------

-The default setting (in bytes) of the socket send buffer.
+The default setting of the socket send buffer in bytes.

wmem_max
--------

-The maximum send socket buffer size in bytes.
+The maximum socket send buffer size in bytes.

message_burst and message_cost
------------------------------
@@ -90,21 +91,42 @@ optmem_max
Maximum ancillary buffer size allowed per socket. Ancillary data is a sequence
of struct cmsghdr structures with appended data.

+dev_weight
+----------
+
+FIXME.
+
+somaxconn - INTEGER
+----------
+
+Limit of socket listen() backlog, known in userspace as SOMAXCONN. Defaults to
+128. See also ipv4/tcp_max_syn_backlog for additional tuning for TCP sockets.
+
+xfrm_*
+----------
+
+Please see: Documentation/networking/xfrm_sysctl.txt for descriptions of these
+entries.
+
+
2. /proc/sys/net/unix - Parameters for Unix domain sockets
-------------------------------------------------------

-There is only one file in this directory.
-unix_dgram_qlen limits the max number of datagrams queued in Unix domain
-socket's buffer. It will not take effect unless PF_UNIX flag is spicified.
+unix_dgram_qlen
+----------
+
+Limit of the max number of datagrams queued in Unix domain socket buffer.
+It will not take effect unless PF_UNIX flag is specified.


3. /proc/sys/net/ipv4 - IPV4 settings
-------------------------------------------------------
+
Please see: Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt and ipvs-sysctl.txt for
descriptions of these entries.


-4. Appletalk
+4. /proc/sys/net/appletalk - Appletalk settings
-------------------------------------------------------

The /proc/sys/net/appletalk directory holds the Appletalk configuration data
@@ -149,12 +171,15 @@ interface.
route flags, and the device the route is using.


-5. IPX
+5. /proc/sys/net/ipx/ - IPX settings
-------------------------------------------------------

-The IPX protocol has no tunable values in proc/sys/net.
+ipx_pprop_broadcasting
+---------------------
+
+FIXME.

-The IPX protocol does, however, provide proc/net/ipx. This lists each IPX
+The IPX protocol does, however, provide /proc/net/ipx. This lists each IPX
socket giving the local and remote addresses in Novell format (that is
network:node:port). In accordance with the strange Novell tradition,
everything but the port is in hex. Not_Connected is displayed for sockets that
@@ -173,3 +198,41 @@ IPX.
The /proc/net/ipx_route table holds a list of IPX routes. For each route it
gives the destination network, the router node (or Directly) and the network
address of the router (or Connected) for internal networks.
+
+
+6. /proc/sys/net/ipv6 - IPV6 settings
+-------------------------------------------------------
+
+Please see: Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt for descriptions of these
+entries.
+
+
+7. /proc/sys/net/sctp - SCTP settings
+-------------------------------------------------------
+
+Please see: Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt for descriptions of these
+entries.
+
+
+8. /proc/sys/net/bridge
+-------------------------------------------------------
+
+Please see: Documentation/networking/ip-sysctl.txt for descriptions of these
+entries.
+
+
+9. /proc/sys/net/irda
+-------------------------------------------------------
+
+ fast_poll_increase FIXME
+ warn_noreply_time FIXME
+ discovery_slots FIXME
+ slot_timeout FIXME
+ max_baud_rate FIXME
+ discovery_timeout FIXME
+ lap_keepalive_time FIXME
+ max_noreply_time FIXME
+ max_tx_data_size FIXME
+ max_tx_window FIXME
+ min_tx_turn_time FIXME
+
--
1.6.0.6




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