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Subject[PATCH net-next 1/6] ether: add EtherType for proprietary Realtek protocols
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From: Alvin Šipraga <alsi@bang-olufsen.dk>

Add a new EtherType ETH_P_REALTEK to the if_ether.h uapi header. The
EtherType 0x8899 is used in a number of different protocols from Realtek
Semiconductor Corp [1], so no general assumptions should be made when
trying to decode such packets. Observed protocols include:

0x1 - Realtek Remote Control protocol [2]
0x2 - Echo protocol [2]
0x3 - Loop detection protocol [2]
0x4 - RTL8365MB 4- and 8-byte switch CPU tag protocols [3]
0x9 - RTL8306 switch CPU tag protocol [4]
0xA - RTL8366RB switch CPU tag protocol [4]

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/CACRpkdYQthFgjwVzHyK3DeYUOdcYyWmdjDPG=Rf9B3VrJ12Rzg@mail.gmail.com/
[2] https://www.wireshark.org/lists/ethereal-dev/200409/msg00090.html
[3] https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20210822193145.1312668-4-alvin@pqrs.dk/
[4] https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/20200708122537.1341307-2-linus.walleij@linaro.org/

Suggested-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Signed-off-by: Alvin Šipraga <alsi@bang-olufsen.dk>
---

RFC -> v1: this patch is new

include/uapi/linux/if_ether.h | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/if_ether.h b/include/uapi/linux/if_ether.h
index 5f589c7a8382..5da4ee234e0b 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/if_ether.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/if_ether.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
* over Ethernet
*/
#define ETH_P_PAE 0x888E /* Port Access Entity (IEEE 802.1X) */
+#define ETH_P_REALTEK 0x8899 /* Multiple proprietary protocols */
#define ETH_P_AOE 0x88A2 /* ATA over Ethernet */
#define ETH_P_8021AD 0x88A8 /* 802.1ad Service VLAN */
#define ETH_P_802_EX1 0x88B5 /* 802.1 Local Experimental 1. */
--
2.32.0
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