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Henrik Bjoernlund authored
This is the first commit of the implementation of the CFM protocol according to 802.1Q section 12.14. It contains MEP instance create, delete and configuration. Connectivity Fault Management (CFM) comprises capabilities for detecting, verifying, and isolating connectivity failures in Virtual Bridged Networks. These capabilities can be used in networks operated by multiple independent organizations, each with restricted management access to each others equipment. CFM functions are partitioned as follows: - Path discovery - Fault detection - Fault verification and isolation - Fault notification - Fault recovery Interface consists of these functions: br_cfm_mep_create() br_cfm_mep_delete() br_cfm_mep_config_set() br_cfm_cc_config_set() br_cfm_cc_peer_mep_add() br_cfm_cc_peer_mep_remove() A MEP instance is created by br_cfm_mep_create() -It is the Maintenance association End Point described in 802.1Q section 19.2. -It is created on a specific level (1-7) and is assuring that no CFM frames are passing through this MEP on lower levels. -It initiates and validates CFM frames on its level. -It can only exist on a port that is related to a bridge. -Attributes given cannot be changed until the instance is deleted. A MEP instance can be deleted by br_cfm_mep_delete(). A created MEP instance has attributes that can be configured by br_cfm_mep_config_set(). A MEP Continuity Check feature can be configured by br_cfm_cc_config_set() The Continuity Check Receiver state machine can be enabled and disabled. According to 802.1Q section 19.2.8 A MEP can have Peer MEPs added and removed by br_cfm_cc_peer_mep_add() and br_cfm_cc_peer_mep_remove() The Continuity Check feature can maintain connectivity status on each added Peer MEP. Signed-off-by: Henrik Bjoernlund <henrik.bjoernlund@microchip.com> Reviewed-by: Horatiu Vultur <horatiu.vultur@microchip.com> Acked-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@nvidia.com> Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
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