ethtool: Expand documentation of struct ethtool_ringparam

Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
index d5a0d20..e602cd0 100644 (file)
--- a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h
@@ -401,22 +401,37 @@ struct ethtool_coalesce {
        __u32   rate_sample_interval;
 };
 
-/* for configuring RX/TX ring parameters */
+/**
+ * struct ethtool_ringparam - RX/TX ring parameters
+ * @cmd: Command number = %ETHTOOL_GRINGPARAM or %ETHTOOL_SRINGPARAM
+ * @rx_max_pending: Maximum supported number of pending entries per
+ *     RX ring.  Read-only.
+ * @rx_mini_max_pending: Maximum supported number of pending entries
+ *     per RX mini ring.  Read-only.
+ * @rx_jumbo_max_pending: Maximum supported number of pending entries
+ *     per RX jumbo ring.  Read-only.
+ * @tx_max_pending: Maximum supported number of pending entries per
+ *     TX ring.  Read-only.
+ * @rx_pending: Current maximum number of pending entries per RX ring
+ * @rx_mini_pending: Current maximum number of pending entries per RX
+ *     mini ring
+ * @rx_jumbo_pending: Current maximum number of pending entries per RX
+ *     jumbo ring
+ * @tx_pending: Current maximum supported number of pending entries
+ *     per TX ring
+ *
+ * If the interface does not have separate RX mini and/or jumbo rings,
+ * @rx_mini_max_pending and/or @rx_jumbo_max_pending will be 0.
+ *
+ * There may also be driver-dependent minimum values for the number
+ * of entries per ring.
+ */
 struct ethtool_ringparam {
-       __u32   cmd;    /* ETHTOOL_{G,S}RINGPARAM */
-
-       /* Read only attributes.  These indicate the maximum number
-        * of pending RX/TX ring entries the driver will allow the
-        * user to set.
-        */
+       __u32   cmd;
        __u32   rx_max_pending;
        __u32   rx_mini_max_pending;
        __u32   rx_jumbo_max_pending;
        __u32   tx_max_pending;
-
-       /* Values changeable by the user.  The valid values are
-        * in the range 1 to the "*_max_pending" counterpart above.
-        */
        __u32   rx_pending;
        __u32   rx_mini_pending;
        __u32   rx_jumbo_pending;