From f432c095f78cd77df049bd0a8322e91ed6d3c59a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ben Hutchings Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2014 22:14:48 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] ethtool: Expand documentation of struct ethtool_perm_addr Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h | 13 ++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h index e96aec0..79be416 100644 --- a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h +++ b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h @@ -614,8 +614,19 @@ struct ethtool_stats { __u64 data[0]; }; +/** + * struct ethtool_perm_addr - permanent hardware address + * @cmd: Command number = %ETHTOOL_GPERMADDR + * @size: On entry, the size of the buffer. On return, the size of the + * address. The command fails if the buffer is too small. + * @data: Buffer for the address + * + * Users must allocate the buffer immediately following this structure. + * A buffer size of %MAX_ADDR_LEN should be sufficient for any address + * type. + */ struct ethtool_perm_addr { - __u32 cmd; /* ETHTOOL_GPERMADDR */ + __u32 cmd; __u32 size; __u8 data[0]; }; -- 2.7.4