From: Vladyslav Tarasiuk <redacted>
Add page, bank and i2c parameters and mention change in offset and
length treatment if either one of new parameters is specified by the
user.
Signed-off-by: Vladyslav Tarasiuk <redacted>
Reviewed-by: Moshe Shemesh <redacted>
---
ethtool.8.in | 14 ++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
diff --git a/ethtool.8.in b/ethtool.8.in
index 5afde0d..115322a 100644
--- a/ethtool.8.in
+++ b/ethtool.8.in
@@ -365,6 +365,9 @@ ethtool \- query or control network driver and hardware settings
.B2 hex on off
.BN offset
.BN length
+.BN page
+.BN bank
+.BN i2c
.HP
.B ethtool \-\-show\-priv\-flags
.I devname
@@ -1173,6 +1176,17 @@ Changes the number of multi-purpose channels.
Retrieves and if possible decodes the EEPROM from plugin modules, e.g SFP+, QSFP.
If the driver and module support it, the optical diagnostic information is also
read and decoded.
+When either one of
+.I page,
+.I bank
+or
+.I i2c
+parameters is specified, dumps only of a single page or its portion is
+allowed. In such a case
+.I offset
+and
+.I length
+parameters are treated relatively to EEPROM page boundaries.
.TP
.B \-\-show\-priv\-flags
Queries the specified network device for its private flags. The
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1.8.2.3