linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v10 1/1] Documentation: net: add flow control guide and document ethtool API

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Message-ID: <aXd9rW0hzAZAUM1p@horms.kernel.org>
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 14:43:57 +0000
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@...gutronix.de>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v10 1/1] Documentation: net: add flow control
 guide and document ethtool API

On Fri, Jan 23, 2026 at 02:22:35PM +0100, Oleksij Rempel wrote:

...

> diff --git a/Documentation/networking/flow_control.rst b/Documentation/networking/flow_control.rst

...

> +**Global Constraint: Full-Duplex Only**
> +Link-wide PAUSE (Annex 31B) is strictly defined for **Full-Duplex** links.
> +If the link mode is **Half-Duplex** (whether forced or negotiated),
> +Link-wide PAUSE is operationally **disabled** regardless of the
> +parameters set above.
> +
> +**Summary of "autoneg" Flag Meaning:**

nit: I think you need a blank line here to keep Sphinx happy.

     As is make htmldocs says:

     ... /flow_control.rst:345: ERROR: Unexpected indentation. [docutils]

> +- true  -> **Delegate decision:** "Use the IEEE 802.3 logic to decide."
> +- false -> **Force decision:** "Do exactly what I say (if the network device
> +  supports it)."
> +
> +Component Roles in Flow Control
> +===============================

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