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+RTEMS LibBSD
+************
+
+Welcome to building LibBSD for RTEMS using Waf. This package is a library
+containing various parts of the FreeBSD kernel ported to RTEMS. The library
+replaces the networking port of FreeBSD in the RTEMS kernel sources. This
+package is designed to be updated from the FreeBSD kernel sources and contains
+more than just the networking code.
+
+To build this package you need a current RTEMS tool set for your architecture,
+and a recent RTEMS kernel for your BSP installed. If you already have this, you
+can skip to step 5 of the build procedure.
+
+Building and Installing LibBSD
+==============================
+
+The following instructions show you how to build and install the RTEMS Tool
+Suite for the ``arm`` target, the RTEMS kernel using the
+``arm/xilinx_zynq_a9_qemu`` Board Support Package (BSP), and the LibBSD for this
+BSP.
+
+The Waf build support for RTEMS requires you provide your BSP name as an
+architecture and BSP pair. You must provide both or Waf will generate an error
+message during the configure phase.
+
+We will build an Xilinx Zynq Qemu BSP using the name
+``arm/xilinx_zynq_a9_qemu``. You can copy and paste the shell commands below to
+do this. The individual steps are explained afterwards.
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ sandbox="$PWD/sandbox"
+ mkdir sandbox
+ cd "$sandbox"
+ git clone git://git.rtems.org/rtems-source-builder.git
+ git clone git://git.rtems.org/rtems.git
+ git clone git://git.rtems.org/rtems-libbsd.git
+ cd "$sandbox"
+ cd rtems-source-builder/rtems
+ ../source-builder/sb-set-builder --prefix="$sandbox/rtems/6" 6/rtems-arm
+ cd "$sandbox"
+ cd rtems
+ echo -e "[arm/xilinx_zynq_a9_qemu]" > config.ini
+ ./waf configure --prefix "$sandbox/rtems/6"
+ ./waf
+ ./waf install
+ cd "$sandbox"
+ cd rtems-libbsd
+ git submodule init
+ git submodule update rtems_waf
+ ./waf configure --prefix="$sandbox/rtems/6" \
+ --rtems-bsps=arm/xilinx_zynq_a9_qemu \
+ --buildset=buildset/default.ini
+ ./waf
+ ./waf install
+ ../rtems/6/bin/rtems-test --rtems-bsp=xilinx_zynq_a9_qemu build
+
+1. Create a sandbox directory:
+
+ .. code-block:: none
+
+ $ sandbox="$PWD/sandbox"
+ $ mkdir sandbox
+
+2. Clone the repositories:
+
+ .. code-block:: none
+
+ $ cd "$sandbox"
+ $ git clone git://git.rtems.org/rtems-source-builder.git
+ $ git clone git://git.rtems.org/rtems.git
+ $ git clone git://git.rtems.org/rtems-libbsd.git
+
+3. Build and install the tools:
+
+ .. code-block:: none
+
+ $ cd "$sandbox"
+ $ cd rtems-source-builder/rtems
+ $ ../source-builder/sb-set-builder --prefix="$sandbox/rtems/6" 6/rtems-arm
+
+4. Build and install the RTEMS Board Support Packages (BSP) you want to use:
+
+ .. code-block:: none
+
+ $ cd "$sandbox"
+ $ cd rtems
+ $ echo -e "[arm/xilinx_zynq_a9_qemu]" > config.ini
+ $ ./waf configure --prefix "$sandbox/rtems/6"
+ $ ./waf
+ $ ./waf install
+
+5. Populate the ``rtems_waf`` git submodule. Note, make sure you specify
+ ``rtems_waf`` or the FreeBSD kernel source will be cloned:
+
+ .. code-block:: none
+
+ $ cd "$sandbox"
+ $ cd rtems-libbsd
+ $ git submodule init
+ $ git submodule update rtems_waf
+
+6. Run Waf's configure with your specific settings. In this case the path to
+ the tools and RTEMS are provided on the command line and so do not need to
+ be in your path or environment, see comment below. You can use
+ ``--rtems-archs=arm,sparc,i386`` or
+ ``--rtems-bsps=arm/xilinx_zynq_a9_qemu,sparc/sis,i386/pc586`` to build for
+ more than BSP at a time. Note, you must provide the architecture and BSP as
+ a pair. Providing just the BSP name will fail. This call also explicitly
+ provides a buildset via the ``--buildset=buildset/default.ini`` option. If no
+ buildset is provided the default one (which is the same as the one provided
+ explicitly here) will be used. You can also provide multiple buildsets as a
+ coma separated list or via multiple ``--buildset=x`` options.
+
+ .. code-block:: none
+
+ $ cd "$sandbox"
+ $ cd rtems-libbsd
+ $ ./waf configure --prefix="$sandbox/rtems/6" \
+ --rtems-bsps=arm/xilinx_zynq_a9_qemu \
+ --buildset=buildset/default.ini
+
+7. Build and install. The LibBSD package will be installed into the prefix
+ provided to configure:
+
+ .. code-block:: none
+
+ $ cd "$sandbox"
+ $ cd rtems-libbsd
+ $ ./waf
+ $ ./waf install
+
+9. Run the tests:
+
+ .. code-block:: none
+
+ $ cd "$sandbox"
+ $ cd rtems-libbsd
+ $ ../rtems/6/bin/rtems-test --rtems-bsp=xilinx_zynq_a9_qemu build
+
+It is good practice to keep your environment as empty as possible. Setting
+paths to tools or specific values to configure or control a build is dangerous
+because settings can leak between different builds and change what you expect a
+build to do. The Waf tool used here lets you specify on the command line the
+tools and RTEMS paths and this is embedded in Waf's configuration information.
+If you have a few source trees working at any one time with different tool sets
+or configurations you can easly move between them safe in the knowledge that
+one build will not infect another.
+
+Buildsets
+=========
+
+Note that the LibBSD supports different buildsets. These can be selected with
+the ``--buildset=some.ini`` option during the configure phase. Take a look at
+the comments in ``buildset/*.ini`` to see which build sets are officially
+supported.
+
+You can also create and provide your own buildset configuration. But remember
+that it's quite easy to break something by disabling the wrong modules. Only
+the configurations in the ``buildset`` directory are officially maintained.
+
+Initialization
+==============
+
+To initialise the LibBSD create a suitable ``rc.conf`` file. The FreeBSD man
+page `RC.CONF(5) <https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?rc.conf>`_ provides the
+details needed to create a suitable format file
+
+You can call one of three functions to run the initialisation once LibBSD has
+initialised:
+
+* ``rtems_bsd_run_etc_rc_conf()``: Run ``/etc/rc.conf``.
+* ``rtems_bsd_run_rc_conf()``: Run a user supplied file.
+* ``rtems_bsd_run_rc_conf_script()``: Run the in memory line feed separated text string.
+
+For exapmle:
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+ void
+ network_init(void)
+ {
+ rtems_status_code sc;
+
+ sc = rtems_bsd_initialize();
+ assert(sc == RTEMS_SUCCESSFUL);
+
+ rtems_bsd_run_etc_rc_conf(true); /* verbose = true */
+ }
+
+By default the networking support is builtin. Other directives can be added and
+are found in ``machine/rtems-bsd-rc-conf-directives.h``. Please check the file
+for the list.
+
+The following network names are supported:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ cloned_interfaces
+ ifconfig_'interface'
+ defaultrouter
+ hostname
+
+For example:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ #
+ # My BSD initialisation.
+ #
+ hostname="myhost"
+ cloned_interfaces="vlan0 vlan1"
+ ifconfig_re0="inet inet 10.10.10.10 netmask 255.255.255.0"
+ fconfig_vlan0="inet 10.11.10.10 255.255.255.0 vlan 101 vlandev re0"
+ defaultrouter="10.10.10.1"
+
+You can also intialise the LibBSD using code. The following code to
+initialize the LibBSD:
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+ #include <assert.h>
+ #include <sysexits.h>
+
+ #include <rtems/bsd/bsd.h>
+
+ void
+ network_init(void)
+ {
+ rtems_status_code sc;
+ int exit_code;
+
+ sc = rtems_bsd_initialize();
+ assert(sc == RTEMS_SUCCESSFUL);
+
+ exit_code = rtems_bsd_ifconfig_lo0();
+ assert(exit_code == EX_OK);
+ }
+
+This performs the basic network stack initialization with a loopback interface.
+Further initialization must be done using the standard FreeBSD network
+configuration commands
+`IFCONFIG(8) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ifconfig&sektion=8>`_
+using ``rtems_bsd_command_ifconfig()`` and
+`ROUTE(8) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=route&sektion=8>`_
+using ``rtems_bsd_command_route()``. For an example, please have a look at
+`default-network-init.h <testsuite/include/rtems/bsd/test/default-network-init.h>`_.
+
+Task Priorities and Stack Size
+==============================
+
+The default task priority is 96 for the interrupt server task (name "IRQS"), 98
+for the timer server task (name "TIME") and 100 for all other tasks. The
+application may provide their own implementation of the
+``rtems_bsd_get_task_priority()`` function if different values are desired (for
+example in the translation unit which calls ``rtems_bsd_initialize()``).
+
+The task stack size is determined by the ``rtems_bsd_get_task_stack_size()``
+function which may be provided by the application in case the default is not
+appropriate.
+
+Size for Allocator Domains
+==========================
+
+The size for an allocator domain can be specified via the
+``rtems_bsd_get_allocator_domain_size()`` function. The application may provide
+their own implementation of the ``rtems_bsd_get_allocator_domain_size()``
+function (for example in the module which calls ``rtems_bsd_initialize()``) if
+different values are desired. The default size is 8MiB for all domains.
+
+Redirecting or Disabling the Output
+===================================
+
+A lot of system messages are printed to the ``stdout`` by default. If you want to
+redirect them you can overwrite the default print handler. That can even be done
+before the libbsd initialization to catch all messages. An example would look
+like follows:
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+ int my_vprintf_handler(int level, const char *fmt, va_list ap) {
+ /* Do something with the messages. */
+
+ return number_of_printed_chars;
+ }
+
+ ...
+ /* In your initialization: */
+ rtems_bsd_vprintf_handler old;
+ old = rtems_bsd_set_vprintf_handler(my_vprintf_handler);
+ ...
+
+As a special case, you can set the ``rtems_bsd_vprintf_handler_mute(...)``
+provided by LibBSD to suppress all output.
+
+Branches
+========
+
+master
+ This branch is intended for the RTEMS master which tracks the FreeBSD
+ master branch. This branch must be used for libbsd development. Back
+ ports to the 6-freebsd-12 are allowed.
+
+6-freebsd-12
+ This branch is intended for RTEMS 6 which tracks the FreeBSD stable/12
+ branch. This branch is maintained and regular updates from FreeBSD are
+ planned. It is recommended for production systems.
+
+5-freebsd-12
+ This branch belongs to the RTEMS 5 release. It is based on FreeBSD
+ stable/12 branch. It is recommended for production systems that use
+ RTEMS 5.
+
+5
+ This branch belongs to the RTEMS 5 release. It is based on a FreeBSD
+ development version. This branch is unmaintained. Use 5-freebsd-12 for
+ RTEMS 5.
+
+freebsd-9.3
+ Is the branch for some RTEMS version with a FreeBSD 9.3 baseline. This
+ branch is unmaintained. It is recommended to update to RTEMS 5 or 6.
+
+4.11
+ Is the branch for the RTEMS 4.11 release series. This branch is
+ unmaintained. It is recommended to update to RTEMS 5 or 6.
+
+Features
+========
+
+The following features are available in LibBSD. Some features need device
+driver support for a particular target platform.
+
+* `BPF(4) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=bpf&sektion=4>`_: Berkeley Packet Filter
+* `DHCPCD(8) <http://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd/index>`_: DHCP client
+* `dns_sd.h <mDNSResponder/mDNSShared/dns_sd.h>`_: DNS Service Discovery
+* `GETHOSTBYNAME(3) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=gethostbyname&sektion=3>`_: Get network host entry
+* `IF_BRIDGE(4) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=if_bridge&sektion=4>`_: Network bridge device
+* `INET(4) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=inet&sektion=4>`_: Internet protocol family
+* `INET6(4) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=inet6&sektion=4>`_: Internet protocol version 6 family
+* `IPSEC(4) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ipsec&sektion=4>`_: Internet Protocol Security protocol
+* `KQUEUE(2) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=kqueue&sektion=2>`_: Kernel event notification mechanism
+* `LAGG(4) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=lagg&sektion=4>`_: Link aggregation and link failover interface
+* `mDNSEmbeddedAPI.h <mDNSResponder/mDNSCore/mDNSEmbeddedAPI.h>`_: Multi-Cast DNS
+* `MMC(4) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=mmc&sektion=4>`_: MultiMediaCard and SD Card bus driver
+* `NET80211(4) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=net80211&sektion=4>`_: Standard interface to IEEE 802.11 devices
+* `NVME(4) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=nvme&sektion=4>`_: NVM Express core driver
+* `PCI(4) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pci&sektion=4>`_: Generic PCI/PCIe bus driver
+* `PF(4) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pf&sektion=4>`_: Packet filter
+* `POLL(2) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=poll&sektion=2>`_: Synchronous I/O multiplexing
+* `RESOLVER(3) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=resolver&sektion=3>`_: Resolver routines
+* `ROUTE(4) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=route&sektion=4>`_: Kernel packet forwarding database
+* `SELECT(2) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=select&sektion=2>`_: Synchronous I/O multiplexing
+* `SOCKET(2) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=socket&sektion=2>`_: Create an endpoint for communication
+* `SSL(7) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ssl&sektion=7>`_: OpenSSL SSL/TLS library
+* `SYSCTL(3) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysctl&sektion=3>`_: Get or set system information
+* `TCP(4) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=tcp&sektion=4>`_: Internet Transmission Control Protocol
+* `UDP(4) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=udp&sektion=4>`_: Internet User Datagram Protocol
+* `UMASS(4) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=umass&sektion=4>`_: USB Mass Storage Devices driver
+* `UNIX(4) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=unix&sektion=4>`_: UNIX-domain protocol family
+* `USB(4) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=usb&sektion=4>`_: Universal Serial Bus
+* `VLAN(4) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=vlan&sektion=4>`_: IEEE 802.1Q VLAN network interface
+
+Commands
+========
+
+In LibBSD the following ports of FreeBSD command line tools are available. You
+can invoke the commands in the RTEMS Shell or through function calls, for
+example ``rtems_bsd_command_ifconfig()``. The functions declarations are
+available through
+`#include <machine/rtems-bsd-commands.h> <rtemsbsd/include/machine/rtems-bsd-commands.h>`_.
+
+* `ARP(8) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=arp&sektion=8>`_: Address resolution display and control
+* `HOSTNAME(1) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=hostname&sektion=1>`_: Set or print name of current host system
+* `IFCONFIG(8) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ifconfig&sektion=8>`_: Configure network interface parameters
+* `IFMCSTAT(8) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ifmcstat&sektion=8>`_: Dump multicast group management statistics per interface
+* `NETSTAT(1) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=netstat&sektion=1>`_: Show network status
+* `NVMECONTROL(8) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=nvmecontrol&sektion=8>`_: NVM Express control utility
+* `OPENSSL(1) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=openssl&sektion=1>`_: OpenSSL command line tool
+* `PFCTL(8) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pfctl&sektion=8>`_: Control the packet filter (PF) device
+* `PING6(8) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ping6&sektion=8>`_: Send ICMPv6 ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts
+* `PING(8) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=ping&sektion=8>`_: Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts
+* `RACOON(8) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=racoon&sektion=8>`_: IKE (ISAKMP/Oakley) key management daemon
+* `ROUTE(8) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=route&sektion=8>`_: Manually manipulate the routing tables
+* `SETKEY(8) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=setkey&sektion=8>`_: Manually manipulate the IPsec SA/SP database
+* `STTY(1) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=stty&sektion=1>`_: Set the options for a terminal device interface
+* `SYSCTL(8) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=sysctl&sektion=8>`_: Get or set kernel state
+* `TCPDUMP(1) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=tcpdump&sektion=1>`_: Dump traffic on a network
+* `VMSTAT(8) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=vmstat&sektion=8>`_: Report virtual memory statistics
+* `WPA_SUPPLICANT(8) <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=wpa_supplicant&sektion=8>`_: WPA/802.11i Supplicant for wireless network devices
+
+Command specific notes are listed below.
+
+HOSTNAME(1)
+ In addition to the standard options the RTEMS version of the HOSTNAME(1)
+ command supports the -m flag to set/get the multicast hostname of the mDNS
+ resolver instance. See also ``rtems_mdns_sethostname()`` and
+ ``rtems_mdns_gethostname()``.
+
+Packet Filter (PF, Firewall)
+============================
+
+It is possible to use PF as a firewall. See the
+`FreeBSD Handbook <https://docs.freebsd.org/en/books/handbook/firewalls/#firewalls-pf>`_
+for details on the range of functions and for how to configure the firewall.
+
+Configuration
+-------------
+
+The following is necessary to use PF on RTEMS:
+
+* You have to provide a ``/etc/pf.os`` file. The firewall can use it for passive
+ OS fingerprinting. If you don't want to use this feature, the file may contain
+ nothing except a line of comment (for example "# empty").
+
+* If some filters use protocol names (like ``tcp`` or ``udp``) you have to provide a
+ ``/etc/protocols`` file.
+
+* If some filters use service names (like ``http`` or ``https``) you have to provide a
+ ``/etc/services`` file.
+
+* Create a rule file (normally ``/etc/pf.conf``). See the FreeBSD manual for the
+ syntax.
+
+* Load the rule file using the
+ `pfctl <http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=pfctl&sektion=8>`_
+ command and enable PF. Please note that the pfctl command needs a lot of
+ stack. You should use at least RTEMS_MINIMUM_STACK_SIZE + 8192 Bytes of
+ stack. An example initialisation can look like follows:
+
+ .. code-block:: c
+
+ int exit_code;
+ char *argv[] = {
+ "pfctl",
+ "-f",
+ "/etc/pf.conf",
+ "-e",
+ NULL
+ };
+
+ exit_code = rtems_bsd_command_pfctl(ARGC(argv), argv);
+ assert(exit_code == EXIT_SUCCSESS);
+
+Known Restrictions
+------------------
+
+Currently, PF on RTEMS always uses the configuration for memory restricted
+systems (on FreeBSD that means systems with less than 100 MB RAM). This is
+fixed in ``pfctl_init_options()``.
+
+Wireless Network (WLAN)
+=======================
+
+The LibBSD provides a basic support for WLAN. Note that currently this support
+is still in an early state. The WLAN support is _not_ enabled in the default
+buildset. You have to configure LibBSD with the
+``--buildset=buildset/everything.ini`` to enable that feature.
+
+Configuration
+-------------
+
+The following gives a rough overview over the necessary steps to connect to an
+encrypted network with an RTL8188EU based WiFi dongle:
+
+* Reference all necessary module for your BSP. For some BSPs this is already
+ done in the ``nexus-devices.h``:
+
+ .. code-block:: none
+
+ SYSINIT_MODULE_REFERENCE(wlan_ratectl_none);
+ SYSINIT_MODULE_REFERENCE(wlan_sta);
+ SYSINIT_MODULE_REFERENCE(wlan_amrr);
+ SYSINIT_MODULE_REFERENCE(wlan_wep);
+ SYSINIT_MODULE_REFERENCE(wlan_tkip);
+ SYSINIT_MODULE_REFERENCE(wlan_ccmp);
+ SYSINIT_DRIVER_REFERENCE(rtwn_usb, uhub);
+
+* Create your wlan device using ifconfig:
+
+ .. code-block:: none
+
+ ifconfig wlan0 create wlandev rtwn0 up
+
+* Start a ``wpa_supplicant`` instance for that device:
+
+ .. code-block:: none
+
+ wpa_supplicant_fork -Dbsd -iwlan0 -c/media/mmcsd-0-0/wpa_supplicant.conf
+
+Note that the wpa_supplicant will only be active till the device goes down. A
+workaround is to just restart it every time it exits.
+
+Known Restrictions
+------------------
+
+* The network interface (e.g. wlan0) is currently not automatically created. It
+ would be nice, if some service would create it as soon as for example a USB
+ device is connected. In FreeBSD the names are assigned via rc.conf with lines
+ like ``wlans_rtwn0="wlan0"``.
+
+* ``wpa_supplicant`` hast to be started after the device is created. It has to be
+ restarted every time the connection goes down. Instead of this behaviour,
+ there should be some service that starts and restarts ``wpa_supplicant``
+ automatically if a interface is ready. Probably the dhcpcd hooks could be used
+ for that.
+
+* The current ``wpa_supplicant`` implementation is protected with a lock so it can't
+ be started more than one time. If multiple interface should be used, all have
+ to be handled by that single instance. That makes it hard to add interfaces
+ dynamically. ``wpa_supplicant`` should be reviewed thoroughly whether multiple
+ instances could be started in parallel.
+
+* The control interface of ``wpa_supplicant`` most likely doesn't work. The wpa_cli
+ application is not ported.
+
+IPSec
+=====
+
+The IPSec support is optional in LibBSD. It is disabled in the default build
+set. Please make sure to use a build set with ``netipsec = on``.
+
+Configuration
+-------------
+
+To use IPSec the following configuration is necessary:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ SYSINIT_MODULE_REFERENCE(if_gif);
+ SYSINIT_MODULE_REFERENCE(cryptodev);
+ RTEMS_BSD_RC_CONF_SYSINT(rc_conf_ipsec)
+ RTEMS_BSD_DEFINE_NEXUS_DEVICE(cryptosoft, 0, 0, NULL);
+
+Alternatively, you can use the ``RTEMS_BSD_CONFIG_IPSEC`` which also includes the
+rc.conf support for ipsec. It's still necessary to include a crypto device in
+your config (``cryptosoft`` in the above sample).
+
+The necessary initialization steps for a IPSec connection are similar to the
+steps on a FreeBSD-System. The example assumes the following setup:
+
+- RTEMS external IP: 192.168.10.1/24
+- RTEMS internal IP: 10.10.1.1/24
+- remote external IP: 192.168.10.10/24
+- remote internal IP: 172.24.0.1/24
+- shared key: "mysecretkey"
+
+With this the following steps are necessary:
+
+* Create a gif0 device:
+
+ .. code-block:: none
+
+ ifconfig gif0 create
+
+* Configure the gif0 device:
+
+ .. code-block:: none
+
+ ifconfig gif0 10.10.1.1 172.24.0.1
+ ifconfig gif0 tunnel 192.168.10.1 192.168.10.10
+
+* Add a route to the remote net via the remote IP:
+
+ .. code-block:: none
+
+ route add 172.24.0.0/24 172.24.0.1
+
+* Create a correct rule set in ``/etc/setkey.conf``:
+
+ .. code-block:: none
+
+ flush;
+ spdflush;
+ spdadd 10.10.1.0/24 172.24.0.0/24 any -P out ipsec esp/tunnel/192.168.10.1-192.168.10.10/use;
+ spdadd 172.24.0.0/24 10.10.1.0/24 any -P in ipsec esp/tunnel/192.168.10.10-192.168.10.1/use;
+
+* Call ``setkey``:
+
+ .. code-block:: none
+
+ setkey -f /etc/setkey.conf
+
+* Create a correct configuration in ``/etc/racoon.conf``:
+
+ .. code-block:: none
+
+ path pre_shared_key "/etc/racoon_psk.txt";
+ log info;
+
+ padding # options are not to be changed
+ {
+ maximum_length 20;
+ randomize off;
+ strict_check off;
+ exclusive_tail off;
+ }
+
+ listen # address [port] that racoon will listen on
+ {
+ isakmp 192.168.10.1[500];
+ }
+
+ remote 192.168.10.10 [500]
+ {
+ exchange_mode main;
+ my_identifier address 192.168.10.1;
+ peers_identifier address 192.168.10.10;
+ proposal_check obey;
+ proposal {
+ encryption_algorithm 3des;
+ hash_algorithm md5;
+ authentication_method pre_shared_key;
+ lifetime time 3600 sec;
+ dh_group 2;
+ }
+ }
+
+ sainfo (address 10.10.1.0/24 any address 172.24.0.0/24 any)
+ {
+ pfs_group 2;
+ lifetime time 28800 sec;
+ encryption_algorithm 3des;
+ authentication_algorithm hmac_md5;
+ compression_algorithm deflate;
+ }
+
+* Create a correct configuration in ``/etc/racoon_psk.txt``:
+
+ .. code-block:: none
+
+ 192.168.10.10 mysecretkey
+
+* Start a ike-daemon (racoon):
+
+ .. code-block:: none
+
+ racoon -F -f /etc/racoon.conf
+----
+
+All commands can be called via the respective API functions. For racoon there is
+a ``rtems_bsd_racoon_daemon()`` function that forks of racoon as a task.
+
+Alternatively, IPSec can also be configured via rc.conf entries:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ cloned_interfaces="gif0"
+ ifconfig_gif0="10.10.1.1 172.24.0.1 tunnel 192.168.10.1 192.168.10.10"
+ ike_enable="YES"
+ ike_program="racoon"
+ ike_flags="-F -f /etc/racoon.conf"
+ ike_priority="250"
+
+ ipsec_enable="YES"
+ ipsec_file="/etc/setkey.conf"
+
+ATTENTION: It is possible that the first packets slip through the tunnel without
+encryption (true for FreeBSD as well as RTEMS). You might want to set up a
+firewall rule to prevent that.
+
+Updating RTEMS Waf Support
+==========================
+
+If you have a working libbsd repository and new changes to the ``rtems_waf``
+submodule has been made, you will need update. A ``git status`` will indicate
+there are new commits with:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ $ git status
+ [ snip output ]
+ modified: rtems_waf (new commits)
+ [ snip output ]
+
+To update:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ $ git submodule update rtems_waf
+
+Please make sure you use the exact command or you might find you are cloning
+the whole of the FreeBSD source tree. If that happens simply git ^C and try
+again.
+
+FreeBSD Kernel Options
+======================
+
+You can set FreeBSD kernel options during build configuration with the
+--freebsd-option=a,b,c,... configuration command option. This is an advanced
+option and should only be used if you are familiar with the internals of the
+FreeBSD kernel and what these options do. Each of the comma separated options
+is converted to uppercase and passed as a compiler command line define (-D).
+
+The options are listed in the FreeBSD
+`NOTES <https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd/blob/master/sys/conf/NOTES>`_
+file.
+
+An example to turn on a verbose kernel boot, verbose sysinit and bus debugging
+configure with:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ --freebsd-options=bootverbose,verbose_sysinit,bus_debug
+
+To enable kernel internal consistency checking use:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ --freebsd-options=invariants,invariant_support
+
+SMP Requirements
+================
+
+In order to support
+`EPOCH(9) <https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=epoch&apropos=0&sektion=9>`_
+a scheduler with thread pinning support is required. This is the case if you
+use the default scheduler configuration. EPOCH(9) is a central synchronization
+mechanism of the network stack.
+
+Configuration for Network Tests
+===============================
+
+If you need some other IP configuration for the network tests that use a fixed
+IP config you can copy ``config.inc`` to a location outside to the source tree and
+adapt it. Then use the option ``--net-test-config=NET_CONFIG`` to pass the file to
+Waf's configure command.
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ NET_CFG_SELF_IP = 10.0.0.2
+ NET_CFG_NETMASK = 255.255.0.0
+ NET_CFG_PEER_IP = 10.0.0.1
+ NET_CFG_GATEWAY_IP = 10.0.0.1
+
+Qemu and Networking
+===================
+
+You can use the Qemu simulator to run a LibBSD based application and connect it
+to a virtual network on your host.
+
+Networking with TAP Interface
+-----------------------------
+
+One option for networking with Qemu is using a TAP interface (virtual
+Ethernet). You can create a TAP interface with these commands on Linux:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ sudo ip tuntap add qtap mode tap user $(whoami)
+ sudo ip link set dev qtap up
+ sudo ip addr add 169.254.1.1/16 dev qtap
+
+You can show the interface state with the following command:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ $ ip addr show qtap
+ 27: qtap: <NO-CARRIER,BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state DOWN group default qlen 1000
+ link/ether 8e:50:a2:fb:e1:3b brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
+ inet 169.254.1.1/16 scope global qtap
+ valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
+
+You may have to assign the interface to a firewall zone.
+
+The Qemu command line varies by board support package, here is an example for
+the arm/xilinx_zynq_a9_qemu BSP:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ qemu-system-arm -serial null -serial mon:stdio -nographic \
+ -M xilinx-zynq-a9 -m 256M \
+ -net nic,model=cadence_gem \
+ -net tap,ifname=qtap,script=no,downscript=no \
+ -kernel build/arm-rtems6-xilinx_zynq_a9_qemu-default/media01.exe
+
+Make sure that each Qemu instance uses its own MAC address to avoid an address
+conflict (or otherwise use it as a test). After some seconds it will acquire a
+IPv4 link-local address, for example:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ info: cgem0: probing for an IPv4LL address
+ debug: cgem0: checking for 169.254.159.156
+
+You can connect to the target via telnet, for example:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ $ telnet 169.254.159.156
+ Trying 169.254.159.156...
+ Connected to 169.254.159.156.
+ Escape character is '^]'.
+
+ RTEMS Shell on /dev/pty4. Use 'help' to list commands.
+ TLNT [/] #
+
+Virtual Distributed Ethernet (VDE)
+----------------------------------
+
+You can use a Virtual Distributed Ethernet (VDE) to create a network
+environment that does not need to run Qemu as root or needing to drop the tap's
+privileges to run Qemu.
+
+VDE creates a software switch with a default of 32 ports which means a single
+kernel tap can support 32 Qemu networking sessions.
+
+To use VDE you need to build Qemu with VDE support. The RSB can detect a VDE
+plug and enable VDE support in Qemu when building. On FreeBSD install the VDE
+support with:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ pkg install -u vde2
+
+Build Qemu with the RSB.
+
+To network create a bridge and a tap. The network is 10.10.1.0/24. On FreeBSD
+add to your ``/etc/rc.conf``:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ cloned_interfaces="bridge0 tap0"
+ autobridge_interfaces="bridge0"
+ autobridge_bridge0="re0 tap0"
+ ifconfig_re0="up"
+ ifconfig_tap0="up"
+ ifconfig_bridge0="inet 10.1.1.2 netmask 255.255.255.0"
+ defaultrouter="10.10.1.1"
+
+Start the VDE switch as root:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ sysctl net.link.tap.user_open=1
+ sysctl net.link.tap.up_on_open=1
+ vde_switch -d -s /tmp/vde1 -M /tmp/mgmt1 -tap tap0 -m 660 --mgmtmode 660
+ chmod 660 /dev/tap0
+
+You can connect to the VDE switch's management channel using:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ vdeterm /tmp/mgmt1
+
+To run Qemu:
+
+.. code-block:: none
+
+ qemu-system-arm -serial null -serial mon:stdio -nographic \
+ -M xilinx-zynq-a9 -m 256M \
+ -net nic,model=cadence_gem \
+ -net vde,id=vde0,sock=/tmp/vde1
+ -kernel build/arm-rtems6-xilinx_zynq_a9_qemu-default/rcconf02.exe