linux-kernel - [net-next RFC PATCH 2/2] prp: update man page for PRP

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Date:   Wed, 6 May 2020 12:35:37 -0400
From:   Murali Karicheri <m-karicheri2@...com>
To:     <davem@...emloft.net>, <kuba@...nel.org>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <nsekhar@...com>,
        <grygorii.strashko@...com>
Subject: [net-next RFC PATCH 2/2] prp: update man page for PRP

This update man page for PRP support

Signed-off-by: Murali Karicheri <m-karicheri2@...com>
---
 man/man8/ip-link.8.in | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 29 insertions(+)

diff --git a/man/man8/ip-link.8.in b/man/man8/ip-link.8.in
index 939e2ad49f4e..56d95a79eac5 100644
--- a/man/man8/ip-link.8.in
+++ b/man/man8/ip-link.8.in
@@ -1383,6 +1383,35 @@ corresponds to the 2010 version of the HSR standard. Option "1" activates the
 2012 version.
 .in -8
 
+.TP
+Parallel Redundancy Protocol (PRP) Support
+For a link of type
+.I PRP
+the following additional arguments are supported:
+
+.BI "ip link add link " DEVICE " name " NAME " type prp"
+.BI slave1 " SLAVE1-IF " slave2 " SLAVE2-IF "
+.RB [ " supervision"
+.IR ADDR-BYTE " ] ["
+.BR version " { " 0 " | " 1 " } ]"
+
+.in +8
+.sp
+.BR type " prp "
+- specifies the link type to use, here PRP.
+
+.BI slave1 " SLAVE1-IF "
+- Specifies the physical device used for the first of the two redundant ports.
+
+.BI slave2 " SLAVE2-IF "
+- Specifies the physical device used for the second of the two redundant ports.
+
+.BI supervision " ADDR-BYTE"
+- The last byte of the multicast address used for PRP supervision frames.
+Default option is "0", possible values 0-255.
+
+.in -8
+
 .TP
 BRIDGE Type Support
 For a link of type
-- 
2.17.1