Re: [PATCH net-next v12 1/1] Documentation: net: add flow control guide and document ethtool API
From: Jakub Kicinski
Date: Mon Mar 09 2026 - 22:10:04 EST
On Wed, 4 Mar 2026 10:48:11 +0100 Oleksij Rempel wrote:
> Introduce a new document, flow_control.rst, to provide a comprehensive
> guide on Ethernet Flow Control in Linux. The guide explains how flow
> control works, how autonegotiation resolves pause capabilities, and how
> to configure it using ethtool and Netlink.
>
> In parallel, document the pause and pause-stat attributes in the
> ethtool.yaml netlink spec. This enables the ynl tool to generate
> kernel-doc comments for the corresponding enums in the UAPI header,
> making the C interface self-documenting.
>
> Finally, replace the legacy flow control section in phy.rst with a
> reference to the new document and add pointers in the relevant C source
> files.
Russell, Andrew, does this doc look good to you?