diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h index 441bd316b8502dbcf0384389a031b3be1520780d..d5a0d20a9ff0b4439a5dd6211d2860c0353e506e 100644 --- a/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h +++ b/include/uapi/linux/ethtool.h @@ -231,12 +231,29 @@ struct ethtool_regs { __u8 data[0]; }; -/* for passing EEPROM chunks */ +/** + * struct ethtool_eeprom - EEPROM dump + * @cmd: Command number = %ETHTOOL_GEEPROM, %ETHTOOL_GMODULEEEPROM or + * %ETHTOOL_SEEPROM + * @magic: A 'magic cookie' value to guard against accidental changes. + * The value passed in to %ETHTOOL_SEEPROM must match the value + * returned by %ETHTOOL_GEEPROM for the same device. This is + * unused when @cmd is %ETHTOOL_GMODULEEEPROM. + * @offset: Offset within the EEPROM to begin reading/writing, in bytes + * @len: On entry, number of bytes to read/write. On successful + * return, number of bytes actually read/written. In case of + * error, this may indicate at what point the error occurred. + * @data: Buffer to read/write from + * + * Users may use %ETHTOOL_GDRVINFO or %ETHTOOL_GMODULEINFO to find + * the length of an on-board or module EEPROM, respectively. They + * must allocate the buffer immediately following this structure. + */ struct ethtool_eeprom { __u32 cmd; __u32 magic; - __u32 offset; /* in bytes */ - __u32 len; /* in bytes */ + __u32 offset; + __u32 len; __u8 data[0]; };