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diff --git a/Documentation/networking/netconsole.rst b/Documentation/networking/netconsole.rst index 4ab5d7b05cf1..694bca4803d5 100644 --- a/Documentation/networking/netconsole.rst +++ b/Documentation/networking/netconsole.rst @@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ The interface exposes these parameters of a netconsole target to userspace: transmit_errors Number of packet send errors (read-only) =============== ================================= ============ +local_ip is optional: if it is left unset, netconsole derives a source +address from the egress interface when the target is enabled. Writing any +value to it, including 0.0.0.0, uses that value verbatim and disables the +automatic selection. + The "enabled" attribute is also used to control whether the parameters of a target can be updated or not -- you can modify the parameters of only disabled targets (i.e. if "enabled" is 0). |