Re: [PATCH net-next v12 1/1] Documentation: net: add flow control guide and document ethtool API

From: Russell King (Oracle)

Date: Wed Mar 11 2026 - 12:59:56 EST


On Mon, Mar 09, 2026 at 07:09:52PM -0700, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> 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?

Only just stumbled across your email - I haven't had a chance to look at
it yet, so can't comment.

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