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Message-ID: <20231128115255.773377-2-jiri@resnulli.us>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2023 12:52:54 +0100
From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To: netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc: kuba@...nel.org,
	pabeni@...hat.com,
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Subject: [patch net-next 1/2] Documentation: devlink: extend reload-reinit description

From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...dia.com>

Be more explicit about devlink entities that may stay and that have to
be removed during reload reinit action.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...dia.com>
---
 Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-reload.rst | 13 +++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-reload.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-reload.rst
index 505d22da027d..2fb0269b2054 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-reload.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-reload.rst
@@ -22,8 +22,17 @@ By default ``driver_reinit`` action is selected.
    * - ``driver-reinit``
      - Devlink driver entities re-initialization, including applying
        new values to devlink entities which are used during driver
-       load such as ``devlink-params`` in configuration mode
-       ``driverinit`` or ``devlink-resources``
+       load which are:
+
+       * ``devlink-params`` in configuration mode ``driverinit``
+       * ``devlink-resources``
+
+       Other devlink entities may stay over the re-initialization:
+
+       * ``devlink-health-reporter``
+       * ``devlink-region``
+
+       The rest of the devlink entities have to be removed and readded.
    * - ``fw_activate``
      - Firmware activate. Activates new firmware if such image is stored and
        pending activation. If no limitation specified this action may involve
-- 
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