ce(7D)
NAME
ce - Cassini Gigabit-Ethernet device driver
SYNOPSIS
/dev/ce
DESCRIPTION
The ce Sun Gigabit-Ethernet driver is a multi-threaded,
loadable, clonable, STREAMS hardware driver supporting the
connectionless Data Link Provider Interface, dlpi(7P), over
all implementations of PCI Cassini Gigabit-Ethernet add-in
adapters. Multiple Cassini-based adapters installed within
the system are supported by the driver. The ce driver pro-
vides basic support for the Cassini-based Ethernet hardware
and handles the pci108e,abba (PCI Cassini) devices. Func-
tions include chip initialization, frame transmit and
receive, multicast and promiscuous support, and error
recovery and reporting. The Cassini device provides
1000BASE-SX networking interfaces using the Cassini ASIC
external SERDES and fiber optical transceiver, or
10/100/1000BASE-T using a Cassini ASIC attached to a GMII
twisted pair copper transceiver, or 10/100BASE-T using a
Cassini ASIC attached to a MII twisted pair copper tran-
sceiver.
The 1000Base-SX standard specifies an auto-negotiation pro-
tocol to automatically select the mode of operation. In
addition to the duplex mode of operation, the Cassini ASIC
can auto-negotiate for IEEE 802.3x frame-based flow control
capabilities. The Cassini PCS can perform auto-negotiation
with the link's remote-end (link partner) and receives the
capabilities of the remote end. It selects the highest com-
mon denominator mode of operation based on the priorities.
It also supports forced-mode of operation where the driver
selects the mode of operation.
APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE
The /dev/ce cloning character-special device is used to
access all ce controllers installed on the system.
ce and DLPI
The ce driver is a Style 2 data link service provider. All
M_PROTO and M_PCPROTO type messages are interpreted as DLPI
primitives. Valid DLPI primitives are defined in
<sys/dlpi.h>. Refer to dlpi(7P) for more information. An
explicit DL_ATTACH_REQ message by the user is required to
associate the opened stream with a particular device (ppa).
The ppa ID is interpreted as an unsigned long data type and
indicates the corresponding device instance (unit) number.
An error (DL_ERROR_ACK) is returned by the driver if the ppa
field value does not correspond to a valid device instance
number for this system. The device is initialized on first
attach and de-initialized (stopped) upon last detach.
The values returned by the driver in the DL_INFO_ACK primi-
tive in response to the DL_INFO_REQ are as follows:
o Maximum SDU is 1500 (ETHERMTU - defined in
<sys/ethernet.h>).
o Minimum SDU is 0.
o The dlsap address length is 8.
o MAC type is DL_ETHER.
o The sap length value is -2 meaning the physical
address component is followed immediately by a 2 byte
sap component within the DLSAP address.
o Service mode is DL_CLDLS.
o Optional quality of service (QOS) is not supported;
the QOS fields are 0.
o Provider style is DL_STYLE2.
o Version is DL_VERSION_2.
o Broadcast address value is Ethernet/IEEE broadcast
address (0xFFFFFF.)
Once in the DL_ATTACHED state, you must send a DL_BIND_REQ
to associate a particular SAP (Service Access Pointer) with
the stream. The ce driver interprets the sap field within
the DL_BIND_REQ as an Ethernet "type," therefore valid
values for the sap field are in the range [0-0xFFFF]. Only
one Ethernet type can be bound to the stream at any time.
If you select a sap with a value of 0, the receiver will be
in 802.3 mode. All frames received from the media having a
"type" field in the range [0-1500] are assumed to be 802.3
frames and are routed up all open streams which are bound to
sap value 0 . If more than one stream is in 802.3 mode, the
frame will be duplicated and routed up multiple streams as
DL_UNITDATA_IND messages.
In transmission, the driver checks the sap field of the
DL_BIND_REQ to verify that the sap value is 0, and that the
destination type field is in the range [0-1500]. If either
is true, the driver computes the length of the message, not
including initial M_PROTO mblk (message block), of all sub-
sequent DL_UNITDATA_REQ messages and transmits 802.3 frames
that have this value in the MAC frame header length field.
The ce driver DLSAP address format consists of the 6 byte
physical (Ethernet) address component followed immediately
by the 2 byte sap (type) component producing an 8 byte
DLSAP address. Applications should not hard code to this
particular implementation-specific DLSAP address format,
but use information returned in the DL_INFO_ACK primitive to
compose and decompose DLSAP addresses. The sap length, full
DLSAP length, and sap/physical ordering are included within
the DL_INFO_ACK. The physical address length can be computed
by subtracting the sap length from the full DLSAP address
length or by issuing the DL_PHYS_ADDR_REQ to obtain the
current physical address associated with the stream.
Once in the DL_BOUND state, you can transmit frames on the
Ethernet by sending DL_UNITDATA_REQ messages to the ce
driver. The ce driver will route received Ethernet frames up
all open and bound streams having a sap which matches the
Ethernet type as DL_UNITDATA_IND messages. Received Ether-
net frames are duplicated and routed up multiple open
streams, if necessary. The DLSAP address contained within
the DL_UNITDATA_REQ and DL_UNITDATA_IND messages consists of
both the sap (type) and physical (Ethernet) components.
In addition to the mandatory connectionless DLPI message
set, the driver additionally supports the following primi-
tives.
ce Primitives
The DL_ENABMULTI_REQ and DL_DISABMULTI_REQ primitives
enable/disable reception of individual multicast group
addresses. A set of multicast addresses may be iteratively
created and modified on a per-stream basis using these prim-
itives. These primitives are accepted by the driver in any
state following DL_ATTACHED.
The DL_PROMISCON_REQ and DL_PROMISCOFF_REQ primitives with
the DL_PROMISC_PHYS option set in the dl_level field
enables/disables reception of all "promiscuous mode" frames
on the media, including frames generated by the local host.
When used with the DL_PROMISC_SAP
option set, this enables/disables reception of all sap
(Ethernet type) values. When used with the DL_PROMISC_MULTI
option set this enables/disables reception of all multicast
group addresses. The effect of each is always on a per-
stream basis and independent of the other sap and physical
level configurations on this stream or other streams.
The DL_PHYS_ADDR_REQ primitive returns the 6 octet Ethernet
address currently associated (attached) to the stream in the
DL_PHYS_ADDR_ACK primitive.
This primitive is valid only in states following a success-
ful DL_ATTACH_REQ.
The DL_SET_PHYS_ADDR_REQ primitive changes the 6 octet Eth-
ernet address currently associated (attached) to this
stream. The credentials of the process which originally
opened this stream must be superuser. Otherwise EPERM is
returned in the DL_ERROR_ACK. This primitive is destructive
because it affects all other current and future streams
attached to this device. An M_ERROR is sent up all other
streams attached to this device when this primitive is suc-
cessful on this stream. Once changed, all streams subse-
quently opened and attached to this device will obtain this
new physical address. Once changed, the physical address
will remain until this primitive is used to change the phy-
sical address again or the system is rebooted, whichever
comes first.
ce DRIVER
By default, the ce driver performs auto-negotiation to
select the mode and flow control capabilities of the link.
The link can assume one of the following modes:
o 1000 Mbps, full-duplex
o 1000 Mbps, half-duplex
o Symmetric pause
o Asymmetric pause
Speeds and modes are described in the 1000Base-TX standard.
The auto-negotiation protocol automatically selects:
o Operation mode (half-duplex or full-duplex)
o Flow control capability (symmetric and/or asymmetric)
The auto-negotiation protocol does the following:
o Gets all modes of operation supported by the link
partner.
o Advertises its capabilities to the link partner.
o Selects the highest common denominator mode of opera-
tion based on the priorities.
The Cassini hardware can operate in all modes listed above,
providing auto-negotiation is used by default to bring up
the link and select the common mode of operation with the
link partner. The PCS also supports forced-mode of opera-
tion in which the driver can select the mode of operation
and the flow control capabilities, using the ndd utility.
The Cassini device also supports programmable IPG (Inter-
Packet Gap) parameters ipg1 and ipg2. By default, the
driver sets ipg1 and ipg2 to 8 and 4 byte-times respectively
(which are the standard values). If desired, you can alter
these values from the standard 1000 Mpbs IPG set to 0.096
microseconds.
ce Parameter List
The ce driver enables the setting and getting of various
parameters for the Cassini device. The parameter list
includes current transceiver status, current link status,
inter-packet gap, PCS capabilities and link partner capa-
bilities.
The PCS features two set of capabilities. One set reflects
the capabilities of the hardware and are read-only. The
second set, which reflects the values you choose, are used
in speed selection and possess read/write capabilities. At
boot time, these two sets of capabilities are the same. The
link partner capabilities are also read-only because the
current default value of these parameters can be read but
not modified.
FILES
/dev/ce
ce special character device.
/kernel/drv/ce.conf
System-wide default device driver properties
SEE ALSO
ndd(1M), netstat(1M), driver.conf(4), ge(7D), hme(7D),
le(7D), qfe(7D), dlpi(7P)
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