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Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/phylink.h')
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/phylink.h | 13 |
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/phylink.h b/include/linux/phylink.h index 6411c624f63a..2d2e55dfea94 100644 --- a/include/linux/phylink.h +++ b/include/linux/phylink.h @@ -123,11 +123,20 @@ int mac_link_state(struct net_device *ndev, * @mode: one of %MLO_AN_FIXED, %MLO_AN_PHY, %MLO_AN_INBAND. * @state: a pointer to a &struct phylink_link_state. * + * Note - not all members of @state are valid. In particular, + * @state->lp_advertising, @state->link, @state->an_complete are never + * guaranteed to be correct, and so any mac_config() implementation must + * never reference these fields. + * * The action performed depends on the currently selected mode: * * %MLO_AN_FIXED, %MLO_AN_PHY: * Configure the specified @state->speed, @state->duplex and - * @state->pause (%MLO_PAUSE_TX / %MLO_PAUSE_RX) mode. + * @state->pause (%MLO_PAUSE_TX / %MLO_PAUSE_RX) modes over a link + * specified by @state->interface. @state->advertising may be used, + * but is not required. Other members of @state must be ignored. + * + * Valid state members: interface, speed, duplex, pause, advertising. * * %MLO_AN_INBAND: * place the link in an inband negotiation mode (such as 802.3z @@ -150,6 +159,8 @@ int mac_link_state(struct net_device *ndev, * responsible for reading the configuration word and configuring * itself accordingly. * + * Valid state members: interface, an_enabled, pause, advertising. + * * Implementations are expected to update the MAC to reflect the * requested settings - i.o.w., if nothing has changed between two * calls, no action is expected. If only flow control settings have |