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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/ethtool.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/ethtool.h | 6 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/ethtool.h b/include/linux/ethtool.h index ad22a68c2e5d..9de31274341d 100644 --- a/include/linux/ethtool.h +++ b/include/linux/ethtool.h @@ -798,8 +798,10 @@ bool ethtool_invalid_flags(struct net_device *dev, u32 data, u32 supported); * attached to it. The implementation may update the indicator * asynchronously or synchronously, but in either case it must return * quickly. It is initially called with the argument %ETHTOOL_ID_ACTIVE, - * and must either activate asynchronous updates or return -%EINVAL. - * If it returns -%EINVAL then it will be called again at intervals with + * and must either activate asynchronous updates and return zero, return + * a negative error or return a positive frequency for synchronous + * indication (e.g. 1 for one on/off cycle per second). If it returns + * a frequency then it will be called again at intervals with the * argument %ETHTOOL_ID_ON or %ETHTOOL_ID_OFF and should set the state of * the indicator accordingly. Finally, it is called with the argument * %ETHTOOL_ID_INACTIVE and must deactivate the indicator. Returns a |