netdev - [PATCH 07/17] devlink: mention reloading in devlink-params.rst

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Date:   Thu,  9 Jan 2020 14:46:15 -0800
From:   Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>,
        Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
Subject: [PATCH 07/17] devlink: mention reloading in devlink-params.rst

Mention that drivers must support devlink-reload in order for driverinit
parameters to function properly

Signed-off-by: Jacob Keller <jacob.e.keller@...el.com>
---
 Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-params.rst | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-params.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-params.rst
index 7106c79e29be..da2f85c0fa21 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-params.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-params.rst
@@ -34,6 +34,13 @@ Parameters may be set in different configuration modes.
      - written to the device's non-volatile memory. A hard reset is required
        for it to take effect.
 
+Reloading
+---------
+
+In order for ``driverinit`` parameters to take effect, the driver must
+support reloading via the ``devlink-reload`` command. This command will
+request a reload of the device driver.
+
 Generic configuration parameters
 ================================
 The following is a list of generic configuration parameters that drivers may
-- 
2.25.0.rc1