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.Dd June 24, 2003
.Dt NG_ATM 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm ng_atm
.Nd netgraph ATM node type
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.In net/if_atm.h
.In netgraph/ng_atm.h
.Sh DESCRIPTION
The
.Nm atm
netgraph node type allows
.Xr natm 4
ATM drivers to be connected to the
.Xr netgraph 4
networking subsystem.
When the
.Nm
module is loaded a node is automatically created for each
.Xr natm 4
ATM interface.
The nodes are named with the same name as the
interface.
Nodes are also created if a driver for an ATM
card is loaded after
.Nm
was loaded.
.Pp
The
.Nm atm
nodes are persistent.
They are removed when the interface is removed.
.Dv NGM_SHUTDOWN
messages are ignored by the node.
.Sh HOOKS
Four special hooks with fixed names and an unlimited number of hooks with user
defined names are supported.
Three of the fixed hooks are attached to
strategic points in the information flow in the
.Xr natm 4
system and support only reading.
The fourth fixed hook behaves like the other
user hooks, but a number of management messages are sent along the hook.
The other hooks can be attached to VCIs dynamically by means of
control messages to the
.Nm atm
node and can be written and read.
.Pp
The four fixed hooks are:
.Bl -tag -width ".Va orphans"
.It Va input
This is a connection to the raw input stream from the network.
If this hook is connected, all incoming packets are delivered out to
this hook.
Note that this redirects ALL input.
Neither
.Xr natm 4
nor the user hooks will see any input if
.Va input
is connected.
An
.Vt atm_pseudohdr
(see
.Xr natm 4 )
is prepended to the actual data.
.It Va output
This is a connection to the raw output stream to the network device.
If this hook is connected, all outgoing packets are handed over to
the netgraph system and delivered to the hook instead of being delivered
to the ATM driver.
An
.Vt atm_pseudohdr
(see
.Xr natm 4 )
is prepended to the actual data.
.It Va orphans
This hook receives all packets that are unrecognized, i.e., do not belong to
either a
.Xr natm 4
socket, a
.Nm
VCI or
.Xr natm 4
IP.
Because ATM is connection oriented and packets are received on a given VCI only
when someone initiates this VCI, packets should never be orphaned.
There is
however one exception: if you use
.Xr natm 4
IP with LLC/SNAP encapsulation packets with do not have the IP protocol
indicated in the packet header are delivered out of this hook.
An
.Vt atm_pseudohdr
(see
.Xr natm 4 )
is prepended to the actual data send out to the hook.
.It Va manage
This hook behaves exactly like a normal user hook (see below) except that
the node at the other hand will receive management messages.
.El
.Pp
Hooks for dynamically initiated VCIs can have whatever name is allowed by
.Xr netgraph 4
as long as the name does not collide with one of the three predefined names.
.Pp
To initiate packet sending an receiving on a dynamic hook one has to issue
a
.Dv NGM_ATM_CPCS_INIT
control message.
To terminate sending and receiving one must send a
.Dv NGM_ATM_CPCS_TERM
message (see
.Sx CONTROL MESSAGES ) .
The data sent and received on these hooks has no additional
headers.
.Sh CONTROL MESSAGES
This node type supports the generic messages plus the following:
.Bl -tag -width 4n
.It Dv NGM_ATM_GET_IFNAME
Return the name of the interface as a
.Dv NUL Ns
-terminated string.
This is normally the same name as that of the node.
.It Dv NGM_ATM_GET_CONFIG
Returns a structure defining the configuration of the interface:
.Bd -literal
struct ng_atm_config {
uint32_t pcr; /* peak cell rate */
uint32_t maxvpi; /* maximum vpi */
uint32_t maxvci; /* maximum vci */
uint32_t max_vpcs; /* maximum number of VPCs */
uint32_t max_vccs; /* maximum number of VCCs */
};
.Ed
.It Dv NGM_ATM_GET_VCCS
Returns the table of open VCCs from the driver.
This table consists of
a header and a variable sized array of entries, one for each open VCC:
.Bd -literal
struct atmio_vcctable {
uint32_t count; /* number of vccs */
struct atmio_vcc vccs[0]; /* array of VCCs */
};
struct atmio_vcc {
uint16_t flags; /* flags */
uint16_t vpi; /* VPI */
uint16_t vci; /* VCI */
uint16_t rmtu; /* Receive maximum CPCS size */
uint16_t tmtu; /* Transmit maximum CPCS size */
uint8_t aal; /* aal type */
uint8_t traffic; /* traffic type */
struct atmio_tparam tparam; /* traffic parameters */
};
struct atmio_tparam {
uint32_t pcr; /* 24bit: Peak Cell Rate */
uint32_t scr; /* 24bit: VBR Sustainable Cell Rate */
uint32_t mbs; /* 24bit: VBR Maximum burst size */
uint32_t mcr; /* 24bit: MCR */
uint32_t icr; /* 24bit: ABR ICR */
uint32_t tbe; /* 24bit: ABR TBE (1...2^24-1) */
uint8_t nrm; /* 3bit: ABR Nrm */
uint8_t trm; /* 3bit: ABR Trm */
uint16_t adtf; /* 10bit: ABR ADTF */
uint8_t rif; /* 4bit: ABR RIF */
uint8_t rdf; /* 4bit: ABR RDF */
uint8_t cdf; /* 3bit: ABR CDF */
};
.Ed
.Pp
Note that this is the driver's table, so all VCCs opened via
.Xr natm 4
sockets and IP are also shown.
They can, however, be distinguished by
their flags.
The
.Va flags
field contains the following flags:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width ".Dv ATM_PH_LLCSNAP" -offset indent -compact
.It Dv ATM_PH_AAL5
use AAL5 instead of AAL0
.It Dv ATM_PH_LLCSNAP
if AAL5 use LLC SNAP encapsulation
.It Dv ATM_FLAG_NG
this is a netgraph VCC
.It Dv ATM_FLAG_HARP
this is a HARP VCC
.It Dv ATM_FLAG_NORX
transmit only VCC
.It Dv ATM_FLAG_NOTX
receive only VCC
.It Dv ATMIO_FLAG_PVC
treat channel as a PVC
.El
.Pp
If the
.Dv ATM_FLAG_NG
flag is set, then
.Va traffic
and
.Va tparam
contain meaningful information.
.Pp
The
.Va aal
field
contains one of the following values:
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width ".Dv ATM_PH_LLCSNAP" -offset indent -compact
.It Dv ATMIO_AAL_0
AAL 0 (raw cells)
.It Dv ATMIO_AAL_34
AAL 3 or AAL 4
.It Dv ATMIO_AAL_5
AAL 5
.It Dv ATMIO_AAL_RAW
device specific raw cells
.El
.Pp
The
.Va traffic
field
can have one of the following values (not all drivers support
all traffic types however):
.Pp
.Bl -tag -width ".Dv ATM_PH_LLCSNAP" -offset indent -compact
.It Dv ATMIO_TRAFFIC_UBR
.It Dv ATMIO_TRAFFIC_CBR
.It Dv ATMIO_TRAFFIC_ABR
.It Dv ATMIO_TRAFFIC_VBR
.El
.It Dv NGM_ATM_CPCS_INIT
Initialize a VCC for sending and receiving.
The argument is a structure:
.Bd -literal
struct ng_atm_cpcs_init {
char name[NG_HOOKSIZ];
uint32_t flags; /* flags. (if_natmio.h) */
uint16_t vci; /* VCI to open */
uint16_t vpi; /* VPI to open */
uint16_t rmtu; /* receive maximum PDU */
uint16_t tmtu; /* transmit maximum PDU */
uint8_t aal; /* AAL type (if_natmio.h) */
uint8_t traffic; /* traffic type (if_natmio.h) */
uint32_t pcr; /* Peak cell rate */
uint32_t scr; /* Sustainable cell rate */
uint32_t mbs; /* Maximum burst size */
uint32_t mcr; /* Minimum cell rate */
uint32_t icr; /* ABR: Initial cell rate */
uint32_t tbe; /* ABR: Transmit buffer exposure */
uint8_t nrm; /* ABR: Nrm */
uint8_t trm; /* ABR: Trm */
uint16_t adtf; /* ABR: ADTF */
uint8_t rif; /* ABR: RIF */
uint8_t rdf; /* ABR: RDF */
uint8_t cdf; /* ABR: CDF */
};
.Ed
.Pp
The
.Va name
field
is the name of the hook for which sending and receiving should be enabled.
This hook must already be connected.
The
.Va vpi
and
.Va vci
fields
are the respective VPI and VCI values to use for the ATM cells.
They must be
within the range, given by the
.Va maxvpi
and
.Va maxvci
fields of the
.Vt ng_atm_config
structure.
The
.Va flags
field
contains the flags (see above) and the other fields describe the
type of traffic.
.It Dv NGM_ATM_CPCS_TERM
Stop sending and receiving on the indicated hook.
The argument is a
.Bd -literal
struct ng_atm_cpcs_term {
char name[NG_HOOKSIZ];
};
.Ed
.El
.Sh MANAGEMENT MESSAGES
If the
.Va manage
hook is connected, certain messages are sent along the hook.
They are
received by the peer node with a cookie of
.Dv NG_ATM_COOKIE .
.Bl -tag -width 4n
.It Dv NGM_ATM_CARRIER_CHANGE
The carrier state of the ATM physical interface has changed.
The message has the following structure:
.Bd -literal
struct ng_atm_carrier_change {
uint32_t node;
uint32_t state;
};
.Ed
.Pp
The
.Va node
field
is the node ID of the ATM node.
This can be used by the managing entity
(for example
.Xr ilmid 8 )
to manage several interfaces at the same time through the same node.
The
.Va state
field is 1 if the carrier was detected, and 0 if it was lost.
.It Dv NGM_ATM_VCC_CHANGE
A permanent VCC has been added, deleted or changed.
This is used by
.Xr ilmid 8
to generate the appropriate ILMI traps.
The structure of the message is:
.Bd -literal
struct ng_atm_vcc_change {
uint32_t node;
uint16_t vci;
uint8_t vpi;
uint8_t state;
};
.Ed
Where
.Va state
is 0 if the PVC was deleted, and 1 if it was added or modified.
.El
.Sh FLOW CONTROL
If the hardware driver supports it, the node can emit flow control messages
along a user hook.
The format of these messages is described in
.In netgraph/ng_message.h .
The
.Nm atm
node may generate
.Dv NGM_HIGH_WATER_PASSED
and
.Dv NGM_LOW_WATER_PASSED
messages.
The first one indicates that the hardware driver has stopped output
on the channel and drops new packets, the second one reports that
output was reenabled.
Currently, the structures are not filled with
information.
.Sh SHUTDOWN
The nodes are persistent as long as the corresponding interface exists.
Upon receipt of a
.Dv NGM_SHUTDOWN
messages, all hooks are disconnected and the node is reinitialized.
All
VCCs opened via
.Xr netgraph 4
are closed.
When the ATM interface is unloaded,
the node disappears.
If the node is compiled with
.Dv NGATM_DEBUG
there is a sysctl
.Va net.graph.atm.allow_shutdown
which, when set to a non-zero value, allows the nodes to shut down.
Note that this is intended for development only and may lead to kernel
panics if set.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr natm 4 ,
.Xr netgraph 4 ,
.Xr ng_ether 4 ,
.Xr ngctl 8
.Sh AUTHORS
.An Harti Brandt Aq harti@FreeBSD.org