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| -rw-r--r-- | include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h | 4 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h index f6ef7d42c7a1..9a47c3efd8ca 100644 --- a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h +++ b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h @@ -1382,6 +1382,10 @@ struct ethtool_per_queue_op { * @fec: Bitmask of configured FEC modes. * @reserved: Reserved for future extensions, ignore on GET, write 0 for SET. * + * Note that @reserved was never validated on input and ethtool user space + * left it uninitialized when calling SET. Hence going forward it can only be + * used to return a value to userspace with GET. + * * FEC modes supported by the device can be read via %ETHTOOL_GLINKSETTINGS. * FEC settings are configured by link autonegotiation whenever it's enabled. * With autoneg on %ETHTOOL_GFECPARAM can be used to read the current mode. |