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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-trap.rst b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-trap.rst index 5b97327caefc..6c293cfa23ee 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-trap.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/devlink/devlink-trap.rst @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ The following diagram provides a general overview of ``devlink-trap``:: | | +-------^--------+ | - | + | Non-control traps | +----+----+ | | Kernel's Rx path @@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ The ``devlink-trap`` mechanism supports the following packet trap types: processed by ``devlink`` and injected to the kernel's Rx path. Changing the action of such traps is not allowed, as it can easily break the control plane. + * ``control``: Trapped packets were trapped by the device because these are + control packets required for the correct functioning of the control plane. + For example, ARP request and IGMP query packets. Packets are injected to + the kernel's Rx path, but not reported to the kernel's drop monitor. + Changing the action of such traps is not allowed, as it can easily break + the control plane. .. _Trap-Actions: |