From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To: davem@davemloft.net
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, corbet@lwn.net,
linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, andrew@lunn.ch,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net] docs: operstates: document IF_OPER_TESTING
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 2021 07:40:52 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20210731144052.1000147-1-kuba@kernel.org> (raw)
IF_OPER_TESTING is in fact used today.
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
---
Documentation/networking/operstates.rst | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/networking/operstates.rst b/Documentation/networking/operstates.rst
index f6b9cce5b201..1ee2141e8ef1 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/operstates.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/operstates.rst
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ TLV IFLA_OPERSTATE
state (f.e. VLAN).
IF_OPER_TESTING (4):
- Unused in current kernel.
+ Interface is in testing mode, for example executing driver self-tests
+ or media (cable) test. It can't be used for normal traffic until tests
+ complete.
IF_OPER_DORMANT (5):
Interface is L1 up, but waiting for an external event, f.e. for a
--
2.31.1
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2021-07-31 14:40 Jakub Kicinski [this message]
2021-07-31 14:49 ` [PATCH net] docs: operstates: document IF_OPER_TESTING Andrew Lunn
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