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authorLuciano Coelho <luciano.coelho@nokia.com>2010-06-15 16:54:50 +0200
committerPatrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>2010-06-15 16:54:50 +0200
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extensions: add idletimer xt target extension
Add the extension plugin for the IDLETIMER x_tables target. Signed-off-by: Luciano Coelho <luciano.coelho@nokia.com> Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
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+This target can be used to identify when interfaces have been idle for a
+certain period of time. Timers are identified by labels and are created when
+a rule is set with a new label. The rules also take a timeout value (in
+seconds) as an option. If more than one rule uses the same timer label, the
+timer will be restarted whenever any of the rules get a hit. One entry for
+each timer is created in sysfs. This attribute contains the timer remaining
+for the timer to expire. The attributes are located under the xt_idletimer
+class:
+.PP
+/sys/class/xt_idletimer/timers/<label>
+.PP
+When the timer expires, the target module sends a sysfs notification to the
+userspace, which can then decide what to do (eg. disconnect to save power).
+.TP
+\fB\-\-timeout\fP \fIamount\fP
+This is the time in seconds that will trigger the notification.
+.TP
+\fB\-\-label\fP \fIstring\fP
+This is a unique identifier for the timer.