linux/drivers/staging/silicom
Daniel Cotey 22f3504684 Staging: silicom: bp_mod.h: checkpatch tab and space cleanup
seventh chunk of bp_mod.h's cleanup

Signed-off-by: Daniel Cotey <puff65537@bansheeslibrary.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
2012-09-17 05:37:55 -07:00
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bypasslib Staging: silicom: minor cleanup: remove unused define 2012-09-11 14:31:52 -07:00
bits.h staging: add Silicom Bypass driver 2012-09-07 22:12:43 -07:00
bp_ioctl.h Staging: silicom: minor cleanup: remove unused define 2012-09-11 14:31:52 -07:00
bp_mod.c staging: silicom: fix a comparing proc_dir_entry pointer against 0 2012-09-17 05:31:33 -07:00
bp_mod.h Staging: silicom: bp_mod.h: checkpatch tab and space cleanup 2012-09-17 05:37:55 -07:00
bp_proc.c Staging: silicom: remove S_IWOTH from proc declaration 2012-09-12 09:43:45 -07:00
bypass.h Staging: silicom: C99 cleanup of bypass.h 2012-09-07 22:15:10 -07:00
Kconfig Staging: silicom: Force depend on module 2012-09-10 11:19:34 -07:00
libbp_sd.h Staging: silicom: Header-cleanup 2012-09-10 15:45:27 -07:00
Makefile staging: add Silicom Bypass driver 2012-09-07 22:12:43 -07:00
README staging: add Silicom Bypass driver 2012-09-07 22:12:43 -07:00
TODO Staging: silicom: Force depend on module 2012-09-10 11:19:34 -07:00

Theory of Operation:

The Silicom Bypass Network Interface Cards (NICs) are network cards with paired ports (2 or 4). 
The pairs either act as a "wire" allowing the network packets to pass or insert the device in 
between the two ports.  When paired with the on-board hardware watchdog or other failsafe, 
they provide high availability for the network in the face of software outages or maintenance.

The software requirements are for a kernel level driver that interfaces with the bypass and watchdog,
as well as for control software. User control can be either the provided standalone executable 
(/bin/bpctl) or the API exposed by the Silicom library.