[PATCH V2 net-next 1/4] docs: ethtool: Add two link extended substates of bad signal integrity

From: Guangbin Huang
Date: Thu Aug 12 2021 - 08:12:36 EST


Add documentation for two bad signal integrity substates:
ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_BSI_SERDES_REFERENCE_CLOCK_LOST
ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_BSI_SERDES_ALOS.

Signed-off-by: Guangbin Huang <huangguangbin2@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst b/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst
index c86628e6a235..c690bb37430d 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst
@@ -595,6 +595,14 @@ Link extended substates:
that is not formally
supported, which led to
signal integrity issues
+
+ ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_BSI_SERDES_REFERENCE_CLOCK_LOST`` The external clock signal for
+ SerDes is too weak or
+ unavailable.
+
+ ``ETHTOOL_LINK_EXT_SUBSTATE_BSI_SERDES_ALOS`` The received signal for
+ SerDes is too weak because
+ analog loss of signal.
================================================================= =============================

Cable issue substates:
--
2.8.1