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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst
index 6983b11559cb..f5adb910427a 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-port.rst
@@ -131,6 +131,9 @@ Users may also set the function as migratable using
Users may also set the IPsec crypto capability of the function using
`devlink port function set ipsec_crypto` command.
+Users may also set the IPsec packet capability of the function using
+`devlink port function set ipsec_packet` command.
+
Function attributes
===================
@@ -267,6 +270,31 @@ processed in software by the kernel.
function:
hw_addr 00:00:00:00:00:00 ipsec_crypto enabled
+IPsec packet capability setup
+-----------------------------
+When user enables IPsec packet capability for a VF, user application can offload
+XFRM state and policy crypto operation (Encrypt/Decrypt) to this VF, as well as
+IPsec encapsulation.
+
+When IPsec packet capability is disabled (default) for a VF, the XFRM state and
+policy is processed in software by the kernel.
+
+- Get IPsec packet capability of the VF device::
+
+ $ devlink port show pci/0000:06:00.0/2
+ pci/0000:06:00.0/2: type eth netdev enp6s0pf0vf1 flavour pcivf pfnum 0 vfnum 1
+ function:
+ hw_addr 00:00:00:00:00:00 ipsec_packet disabled
+
+- Set IPsec packet capability of the VF device::
+
+ $ devlink port function set pci/0000:06:00.0/2 ipsec_packet enable
+
+ $ devlink port show pci/0000:06:00.0/2
+ pci/0000:06:00.0/2: type eth netdev enp6s0pf0vf1 flavour pcivf pfnum 0 vfnum 1
+ function:
+ hw_addr 00:00:00:00:00:00 ipsec_packet enabled
+
Subfunction
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