If multiple threads are invoking "ifconfig XXX create" a race may occur
which can lead to two different error messages for the same error.
a) ifconfig: SIOCIFCREATE2: File exists
b) ifconfig: interface XXX already exists
This patch ensures ifconfig prints the same error code
for the same case.
Reviewed by: imp@ and kib@
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D27380
MFC after: 1 week
Sponsored by: Mellanox Technologies // NVIDIA Networking
802.1ad interfaces are created with ifconfig using the "vlanproto" parameter.
Eg., the following creates a 802.1Q VLAN (id #42) over a 802.1ad S-VLAN
(id #5) over a physical Ethernet interface (em0).
ifconfig vlan5 create vlandev em0 vlan 5 vlanproto 802.1ad up
ifconfig vlan42 create vlandev vlan5 vlan 42 inet 10.5.42.1/24
VLAN_MTU, VLAN_HWCSUM and VLAN_TSO capabilities should be properly
supported. VLAN_HWTAGGING is only partially supported, as there is
currently no IFCAP_VLAN_* denoting the possibility to set the VLAN
EtherType to anything else than 0x8100 (802.1ad uses 0x88A8).
Submitted by: Olivier Piras
Sponsored by: RG Nets
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D26436
These are similar to the existing VLAN capabilities.
Reviewed by: kib@
Sponsored by: Chelsio Communications
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D25873
vxlan creates a virtual LAN by encapsulating the inner Ethernet frame in
a UDP packet. This implementation is based on RFC7348.
Currently, the IPv6 support is not fully compliant with the specification:
we should be able to receive UPDv6 packets with a zero checksum, but we
need to support RFC6935 first. Patches for this should come soon.
Encapsulation protocols such as vxlan emphasize the need for the FreeBSD
network stack to support batching, GRO, and GSO. Each frame has to make
two trips through the network stack, and each frame will be at most MTU
sized. Performance suffers accordingly.
Some latest generation NICs have begun to support vxlan HW offloads that
we should also take advantage of. VIMAGE support should also be added soon.
Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D384
Reviewed by: gnn
Relnotes: yes
