Re: [PATCH net-next v3 10/11] netlink: specs: Add ethernet port listing with ethtool

[Maxime Chevallier]

Hi Simon,

On 03/02/2026 18:55, Simon Horman wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 01, 2026 at 04:12:47PM +0100, Maxime Chevallier wrote:
> 
> ...
> 
>> diff --git a/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst b/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst
>> index af56c304cef4..3e673755800b 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst
>> +++ b/Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst
>> @@ -2522,6 +2522,40 @@ Within each channel nest, only the metrics supported by the PHY will be present.
>>  See ``struct phy_mse_snapshot`` kernel documentation in
>>  ``include/linux/phy.h``.
>>  
>> +PORT_GET
>> +========
>> +
>> +Retrieve information about the physical connection points of a network device,
>> +referred to as "ports". User needs to specify a PORT_ID for the DO operation,
>> +in which case the DO request returns information about that specific port.
>> +
>> +As there can be more than one port, the DUMP operation can be used to list the
>> +ports present on a given interface, by passing an interface index or name in
>> +the dump request.
>> +
>> +Request contents:
>> +
>> +====================================  ======  =================================
> 
> Hi Maxime,
> 
> make htmldocs complains that "Bottom/header table border does not match top
> border.".

Ah indeed ! I'll address this in V5 then. Thank you for the report !

Maxime