netdev - [PATCH ethtool] ethtool.8: document the addition semantics for ntuple RSS rules

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Message-ID: <20241125181802.8765-1-edward.cree@amd.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2024 18:18:02 +0000
From: <edward.cree@....com>
To: <mkubecek@...e.cz>
CC: Edward Cree <edward.cree@....com>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	<dxu@...uu.xyz>, <gal@...dia.com>, <kuba@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH ethtool] ethtool.8: document the addition semantics for ntuple RSS rules

From: Edward Cree <edward.cree@....com>

Signed-off-by: Edward Cree <edward.cree@....com>
---
 ethtool.8.in | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/ethtool.8.in b/ethtool.8.in
index 60a598c0091d..9e272f7056a8 100644
--- a/ethtool.8.in
+++ b/ethtool.8.in
@@ -1200,6 +1200,10 @@ Specifies the RSS context to spread packets over multiple queues; either
 for the default RSS context, or a value returned by
 .BI ethtool\ -X\  ... \ context
 .BR new .
+If combined with
+.BR action \ or\  queue ,
+the Rx queue specified will be added to the value read from the RSS indirection
+table to produce the actual Rx queue to deliver to.
 .TP
 .BI vf \ N
 Specifies the Virtual Function the filter applies to. Not compatible with action.