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diff --git a/kernel/Documentation/infiniband/sysfs.txt b/kernel/Documentation/infiniband/sysfs.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ddd519b72 --- /dev/null +++ b/kernel/Documentation/infiniband/sysfs.txt @@ -0,0 +1,66 @@ +SYSFS FILES + + For each InfiniBand device, the InfiniBand drivers create the + following files under /sys/class/infiniband/<device name>: + + node_type - Node type (CA, switch or router) + node_guid - Node GUID + sys_image_guid - System image GUID + + In addition, there is a "ports" subdirectory, with one subdirectory + for each port. For example, if mthca0 is a 2-port HCA, there will + be two directories: + + /sys/class/infiniband/mthca0/ports/1 + /sys/class/infiniband/mthca0/ports/2 + + (A switch will only have a single "0" subdirectory for switch port + 0; no subdirectory is created for normal switch ports) + + In each port subdirectory, the following files are created: + + cap_mask - Port capability mask + lid - Port LID + lid_mask_count - Port LID mask count + rate - Port data rate (active width * active speed) + sm_lid - Subnet manager LID for port's subnet + sm_sl - Subnet manager SL for port's subnet + state - Port state (DOWN, INIT, ARMED, ACTIVE or ACTIVE_DEFER) + phys_state - Port physical state (Sleep, Polling, LinkUp, etc) + + There is also a "counters" subdirectory, with files + + VL15_dropped + excessive_buffer_overrun_errors + link_downed + link_error_recovery + local_link_integrity_errors + port_rcv_constraint_errors + port_rcv_data + port_rcv_errors + port_rcv_packets + port_rcv_remote_physical_errors + port_rcv_switch_relay_errors + port_xmit_constraint_errors + port_xmit_data + port_xmit_discards + port_xmit_packets + symbol_error + + Each of these files contains the corresponding value from the port's + Performance Management PortCounters attribute, as described in + section 16.1.3.5 of the InfiniBand Architecture Specification. + + The "pkeys" and "gids" subdirectories contain one file for each + entry in the port's P_Key or GID table respectively. For example, + ports/1/pkeys/10 contains the value at index 10 in port 1's P_Key + table. + +MTHCA + + The Mellanox HCA driver also creates the files: + + hw_rev - Hardware revision number + fw_ver - Firmware version + hca_type - HCA type: "MT23108", "MT25208 (MT23108 compat mode)", + or "MT25208" |