Re: [PATCH net-next v4 12/13] netlink: specs: Add ethernet port listing with ethtool

From: Maxime Chevallier

Date: Wed Feb 04 2026 - 11:58:54 EST


Hi Jakub

On 04/02/2026 17:14, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Tue, 3 Feb 2026 18:28:36 +0100 Maxime Chevallier wrote:
>> +Request contents:
>> +
>> +==================================== ====== =================================
>> + ``ETHTOOL_A_PORT_HEADER`` nested request header
>> + ``ETHTOOL_A_PORT_ID`` u32 port id
>> + ==================================== ====== ===============================
>
> No idea what happened but suddenly last doc build run started noticing
> that this table is malformed. Even tho the patches have been present in
> previous builds already and there was no error. Very odd. But the table
> does look wonky..
>
> Documentation/networking/ethtool-netlink.rst:2538: ERROR: Malformed table.
> Bottom/header table border does not match top border.
>
> ==================================== ====== =================================
> ``ETHTOOL_A_PORT_HEADER`` nested request header
> ``ETHTOOL_A_PORT_ID`` u32 port id
> ==================================== ====== ===============================

Yeah I noticed too late... Simon made the same comment on V3, but his
review and my V4 crossed and the issue is still there, as are a few
other ones like the smatch problem :(

I'll slow down my horses a bit :)

Thanks,

Maxime