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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-selftests.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-selftests.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..c0aa1f3aef0d --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-selftests.rst @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: (GPL-2.0-only OR BSD-2-Clause) + +================= +Devlink Selftests +================= + +The ``devlink-selftests`` API allows executing selftests on the device. + +Tests Mask +========== +The ``devlink-selftests`` command should be run with a mask indicating +the tests to be executed. + +Tests Description +================= +The following is a list of tests that drivers may execute. + +.. list-table:: List of tests + :widths: 5 90 + + * - Name + - Description + * - ``DEVLINK_SELFTEST_FLASH`` + - Devices may have the firmware on non-volatile memory on the board, e.g. + flash. This particular test helps to run a flash selftest on the device. + Implementation of the test is left to the driver/firmware. + +example usage +------------- + +.. code:: shell + + # Query selftests supported on the devlink device + $ devlink dev selftests show DEV + # Query selftests supported on all devlink devices + $ devlink dev selftests show + # Executes selftests on the device + $ devlink dev selftests run DEV id flash |