Commit 32c01266 authored by Mauro Carvalho Chehab's avatar Mauro Carvalho Chehab Committed by David S. Miller

docs: networking: convert PLIP.txt to ReST

- add SPDX header;
- mark code blocks and literals as such;
- adjust identation, whitespaces and blank lines where needed;
- add to networking/index.rst.
Signed-off-by: default avatarMauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
parent c1e4535f
......@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ Contents:
packet_mmap
phonet
pktgen
plip
.. only:: subproject and html
......
.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
================================================
PLIP: The Parallel Line Internet Protocol Device
================================================
Donald Becker (becker@super.org)
I.D.A. Supercomputing Research Center, Bowie MD 20715
......@@ -83,7 +87,7 @@ When the PLIP driver is used in IRQ mode, the timeout used for triggering a
data transfer (the maximal time the PLIP driver would allow the other side
before announcing a timeout, when trying to handshake a transfer of some
data) is, by default, 500usec. As IRQ delivery is more or less immediate,
this timeout is quite sufficient.
this timeout is quite sufficient.
When in IRQ-less mode, the PLIP driver polls the parallel port HZ times
per second (where HZ is typically 100 on most platforms, and 1024 on an
......@@ -115,7 +119,7 @@ printer "null" cable to transfer data four bits at a time using
data bit outputs connected to status bit inputs.
The second data transfer method relies on both machines having
bi-directional parallel ports, rather than output-only ``printer''
bi-directional parallel ports, rather than output-only ``printer``
ports. This allows byte-wide transfers and avoids reconstructing
nibbles into bytes, leading to much faster transfers.
......@@ -132,7 +136,7 @@ bits with standard status register implementation.
A cable that implements this protocol is available commercially as a
"Null Printer" or "Turbo Laplink" cable. It can be constructed with
two DB-25 male connectors symmetrically connected as follows:
two DB-25 male connectors symmetrically connected as follows::
STROBE output 1*
D0->ERROR 2 - 15 15 - 2
......@@ -146,7 +150,8 @@ two DB-25 male connectors symmetrically connected as follows:
SLCTIN 17 - 17
extra grounds are 18*,19*,20*,21*,22*,23*,24*
GROUND 25 - 25
* Do not connect these pins on either end
* Do not connect these pins on either end
If the cable you are using has a metallic shield it should be
connected to the metallic DB-25 shell at one end only.
......@@ -155,14 +160,14 @@ Parallel Transfer Mode 1
========================
The second data transfer method relies on both machines having
bi-directional parallel ports, rather than output-only ``printer''
bi-directional parallel ports, rather than output-only ``printer``
ports. This allows byte-wide transfers, and avoids reconstructing
nibbles into bytes. This cable should not be used on unidirectional
``printer'' (as opposed to ``parallel'') ports or when the machine
``printer`` (as opposed to ``parallel``) ports or when the machine
isn't configured for PLIP, as it will result in output driver
conflicts and the (unlikely) possibility of damage.
The cable for this transfer mode should be constructed as follows:
The cable for this transfer mode should be constructed as follows::
STROBE->BUSY 1 - 11
D0->D0 2 - 2
......@@ -179,7 +184,8 @@ The cable for this transfer mode should be constructed as follows:
GND->ERROR 18 - 15
extra grounds are 19*,20*,21*,22*,23*,24*
GROUND 25 - 25
* Do not connect these pins on either end
* Do not connect these pins on either end
Once again, if the cable you are using has a metallic shield it should
be connected to the metallic DB-25 shell at one end only.
......@@ -188,7 +194,7 @@ PLIP Mode 0 transfer protocol
=============================
The PLIP driver is compatible with the "Crynwr" parallel port transfer
standard in Mode 0. That standard specifies the following protocol:
standard in Mode 0. That standard specifies the following protocol::
send header nibble '0x8'
count-low octet
......@@ -196,20 +202,21 @@ standard in Mode 0. That standard specifies the following protocol:
... data octets
checksum octet
Each octet is sent as
Each octet is sent as::
<wait for rx. '0x1?'> <send 0x10+(octet&0x0F)>
<wait for rx. '0x0?'> <send 0x00+((octet>>4)&0x0F)>
To start a transfer the transmitting machine outputs a nibble 0x08.
That raises the ACK line, triggering an interrupt in the receiving
machine. The receiving machine disables interrupts and raises its own ACK
line.
line.
Restated:
Restated::
(OUT is bit 0-4, OUT.j is bit j from OUT. IN likewise)
Send_Byte:
OUT := low nibble, OUT.4 := 1
WAIT FOR IN.4 = 1
OUT := high nibble, OUT.4 := 0
WAIT FOR IN.4 = 0
(OUT is bit 0-4, OUT.j is bit j from OUT. IN likewise)
Send_Byte:
OUT := low nibble, OUT.4 := 1
WAIT FOR IN.4 = 1
OUT := high nibble, OUT.4 := 0
WAIT FOR IN.4 = 0
......@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ config PLIP
bits at a time (mode 0) or with special PLIP cables, to be used on
bidirectional parallel ports only, which can transmit 8 bits at a
time (mode 1); you can find the wiring of these cables in
<file:Documentation/networking/PLIP.txt>. The cables can be up to
<file:Documentation/networking/plip.rst>. The cables can be up to
15m long. Mode 0 works also if one of the machines runs DOS/Windows
and has some PLIP software installed, e.g. the Crynwr PLIP packet
driver (<http://oak.oakland.edu/simtel.net/msdos/pktdrvr-pre.html>)
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