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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.rst b/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.rst
index eade80ed226b..d83e61958e88 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/dsa/dsa.rst
@@ -738,15 +738,11 @@ Bridge layer
- ``port_bridge_leave``: bridge layer function invoked when a given switch port is
removed from a bridge, this function should do what's necessary at the
switch level to deny the leaving port from ingress/egress traffic from the
- remaining bridge members. When the port leaves the bridge, it should be aged
- out at the switch hardware for the switch to (re) learn MAC addresses behind
- this port.
+ remaining bridge members.
- ``port_stp_state_set``: bridge layer function invoked when a given switch port STP
state is computed by the bridge layer and should be propagated to switch
- hardware to forward/block/learn traffic. The switch driver is responsible for
- computing a STP state change based on current and asked parameters and perform
- the relevant ageing based on the intersection results
+ hardware to forward/block/learn traffic.
- ``port_bridge_flags``: bridge layer function invoked when a port must
configure its settings for e.g. flooding of unknown traffic or source address
@@ -775,6 +771,12 @@ Bridge layer
- ``port_bridge_tx_fwd_unoffload``: bridge layer function invoked when a driver
leaves a bridge port which had the TX forwarding offload feature enabled.
+- ``port_fast_age``: bridge layer function invoked when flushing the
+ dynamically learned FDB entries on the port is necessary. This is called when
+ transitioning from an STP state where learning should take place to an STP
+ state where it shouldn't, or when leaving a bridge, or when address learning
+ is turned off via ``port_bridge_flags``.
+
Bridge VLAN filtering
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