diff --git a/Documentation/networking/switchdev.txt b/Documentation/networking/switchdev.txt index 5e40e1f68873..82236a17b5e6 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/switchdev.txt +++ b/Documentation/networking/switchdev.txt @@ -13,42 +13,42 @@ an example setup using a data-center-class switch ASIC chip. Other setups with SR-IOV or soft switches, such as OVS, are possible. -                             User-space tools + User-space tools -       user space                   | -      +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ -       kernel                       | Netlink -                                    | -                     +--------------+-------------------------------+ -                     |         Network stack                        | -                     |           (Linux)                            | -                     |                                              | -                     +----------------------------------------------+ + user space | + +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ + kernel | Netlink + | + +--------------+-------------------------------+ + | Network stack | + | (Linux) | + | | + +----------------------------------------------+ sw1p2 sw1p4 sw1p6 -                      sw1p1  + sw1p3 +  sw1p5 +         eth1 -                        +    |    +    |    +    |            + -                        |    |    |    |    |    |            | -                     +--+----+----+----+-+--+----+---+  +-----+-----+ -                     |         Switch driver         |  |    mgmt   | -                     |        (this document)        |  |   driver  | -                     |                               |  |           | -                     +--------------+----------------+  +-----------+ -                                    | -       kernel                       | HW bus (eg PCI) -      +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ -       hardware                     | -                     +--------------+---+------------+ -                     |         Switch device (sw1)   | -                     |  +----+                       +--------+ -                     |  |    v offloaded data path   | mgmt port -                     |  |    |                       | -                     +--|----|----+----+----+----+---+ -                        |    |    |    |    |    | -                        +    +    +    +    +    + -                       p1   p2   p3   p4   p5   p6 + sw1p1 + sw1p3 + sw1p5 + eth1 + + | + | + | + + | | | | | | | + +--+----+----+----+----+----+---+ +-----+-----+ + | Switch driver | | mgmt | + | (this document) | | driver | + | | | | + +--------------+----------------+ +-----------+ + | + kernel | HW bus (eg PCI) + +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ + hardware | + +--------------+----------------+ + | Switch device (sw1) | + | +----+ +--------+ + | | v offloaded data path | mgmt port + | | | | + +--|----|----+----+----+----+---+ + | | | | | | + + + + + + + + p1 p2 p3 p4 p5 p6 -                             front-panel ports + front-panel ports Fig 1.