netdev - [PATCH net-next] docs: networking: clarify intended audience of netdevices.rst

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Message-ID: <20250415172653.811147-1-kuba@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 10:26:53 -0700
From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To: davem@...emloft.net
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	edumazet@...gle.com,
	pabeni@...hat.com,
	andrew+netdev@...n.ch,
	horms@...nel.org,
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net-next] docs: networking: clarify intended audience of netdevices.rst

The netdevices doc is dangerously broad. At least make it clear
that it's intended for developers, not for users.

Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
---
 Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst b/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst
index eab601ab2db0..abfd584f1874 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/netdevices.rst
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Network Devices, the Kernel, and You!
 Introduction
 ============
 The following is a random collection of documentation regarding
-network devices.
+network devices. It is intended for driver developers.
 
 struct net_device lifetime rules
 ================================
-- 
2.49.0