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@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
.\"
.ds HO \fBm\fP|\fBv\fP|\fBt\fP|\fBs\fP|\fBd\fP|\fBf\fP|\fBn\fP|\fBr\fP...
.\"
+.\" \(*SD - Self-diag test values
+.\"
+.ds SD \fBoffline\fP|\fBonline\fP|\fBexternal_lb\fP
+.\"
.\" \(*NC - Network Classifier type values
.\"
.ds NC \fBether\fP|\fBip4\fP|\fBtcp4\fP|\fBudp4\fP|\fBsctp4\fP|\fBah4\fP|\fBesp4\fP
@@ -227,7 +231,7 @@ ethtool \- query or control network driver and hardware settings
.HP
.B ethtool \-t|\-\-test
.I ethX
-.B1 offline online
+.RI [\*(SD]
.HP
.B ethtool \-s
.I ethX
@@ -457,12 +461,14 @@ statistics.
.B \-t \-\-test
Executes adapter selftest on the specified network device. Possible test modes are:
.TP
-.A1 offline online
+.RI \*(SD
defines test type:
.B offline
(default) means to perform full set of tests possibly causing normal operation interruption during the tests,
.B online
-means to perform limited set of tests do not interrupting normal adapter operation.
+means to perform limited set of tests do not interrupting normal adapter operation,
+.B external_lb
+means to perform external-loopback test in addition to other offline tests.
.TP
.B \-s \-\-change
Allows changing some or all settings of the specified network device.
@@ -762,7 +768,8 @@ Andre Majorel,
Eli Kupermann,
Scott Feldman,
Andi Kleen,
-Alexander Duyck.
+Alexander Duyck,
+Sucheta Chakraborty.
.SH AVAILABILITY
.B ethtool
is available from