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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/devlink.rst b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/devlink.rst
index 3a7a714cc08f..3354ca3608ee 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/devlink.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/device_drivers/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/devlink.rst
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ flow_steering_mode: Device flow steering mode
---------------------------------------------
The flow steering mode parameter controls the flow steering mode of the driver.
Two modes are supported:
+
1. 'dmfs' - Device managed flow steering.
2. 'smfs' - Software/Driver managed flow steering.
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ between representors and stacked devices.
By default metadata is enabled on the supported devices in E-switch.
Metadata is applicable only for E-switch in switchdev mode and
users may disable it when NONE of the below use cases will be in use:
+
1. HCA is in Dual/multi-port RoCE mode.
2. VF/SF representor bonding (Usually used for Live migration)
3. Stacked devices
@@ -180,7 +182,8 @@ User commands examples:
$ devlink health diagnose pci/0000:82:00.0 reporter tx
-NOTE: This command has valid output only when interface is up, otherwise the command has empty output.
+.. note::
+ This command has valid output only when interface is up, otherwise the command has empty output.
- Show number of tx errors indicated, number of recover flows ended successfully,
is autorecover enabled and graceful period from last recover::
@@ -232,8 +235,9 @@ User commands examples:
$ devlink health dump show pci/0000:82:00.0 reporter fw
-NOTE: This command can run only on the PF which has fw tracer ownership,
-running it on other PF or any VF will return "Operation not permitted".
+.. note::
+ This command can run only on the PF which has fw tracer ownership,
+ running it on other PF or any VF will return "Operation not permitted".
fw fatal reporter
-----------------
@@ -256,7 +260,8 @@ User commands examples:
$ devlink health dump show pci/0000:82:00.1 reporter fw_fatal
-NOTE: This command can run only on PF.
+.. note::
+ This command can run only on PF.
vnic reporter
-------------
@@ -265,28 +270,37 @@ It is responsible for querying the vnic diagnostic counters from fw and displayi
them in realtime.
Description of the vnic counters:
-total_q_under_processor_handle: number of queues in an error state due to
-an async error or errored command.
-send_queue_priority_update_flow: number of QP/SQ priority/SL update
-events.
-cq_overrun: number of times CQ entered an error state due to an
-overflow.
-async_eq_overrun: number of times an EQ mapped to async events was
-overrun.
-comp_eq_overrun: number of times an EQ mapped to completion events was
-overrun.
-quota_exceeded_command: number of commands issued and failed due to quota
-exceeded.
-invalid_command: number of commands issued and failed dues to any reason
-other than quota exceeded.
-nic_receive_steering_discard: number of packets that completed RX flow
-steering but were discarded due to a mismatch in flow table.
+
+- total_q_under_processor_handle
+ number of queues in an error state due to
+ an async error or errored command.
+- send_queue_priority_update_flow
+ number of QP/SQ priority/SL update events.
+- cq_overrun
+ number of times CQ entered an error state due to an overflow.
+- async_eq_overrun
+ number of times an EQ mapped to async events was overrun.
+ comp_eq_overrun number of times an EQ mapped to completion events was
+ overrun.
+- quota_exceeded_command
+ number of commands issued and failed due to quota exceeded.
+- invalid_command
+ number of commands issued and failed dues to any reason other than quota
+ exceeded.
+- nic_receive_steering_discard
+ number of packets that completed RX flow
+ steering but were discarded due to a mismatch in flow table.
User commands examples:
-- Diagnose PF/VF vnic counters
+
+- Diagnose PF/VF vnic counters::
+
$ devlink health diagnose pci/0000:82:00.1 reporter vnic
+
- Diagnose representor vnic counters (performed by supplying devlink port of the
- representor, which can be obtained via devlink port command)
+ representor, which can be obtained via devlink port command)::
+
$ devlink health diagnose pci/0000:82:00.1/65537 reporter vnic
-NOTE: This command can run over all interfaces such as PF/VF and representor ports.
+.. note::
+ This command can run over all interfaces such as PF/VF and representor ports.