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diff --git a/ethtool.8.in b/ethtool.8.in index 8df16f3..0e09b74 100644 --- a/ethtool.8.in +++ b/ethtool.8.in @@ -792,13 +792,20 @@ Sets the receive flow hash indirection table to spread flows between receive queues according to the given weights. The sum of the weights must be non-zero and must not exceed the size of the indirection table. .TP -.B \-f \-\-flash \ FILE -Flash firmware image from the specified file to a region on the adapter. -By default this will flash all the regions on the adapter. +.B \-f \-\-flash +Write a firmware image to flash or other non-volatile memory on the +device. .TP -.B N -A number to identify flash region where the image should be flashed. -Default region is 0 which denotes all regions in the flash. +.I file +Specifies the filename of the firmware image. The firmware must first +be installed in one of the directories where the kernel firmware +loader or firmware agent will look, such as /lib/firmware. +.TP +.I N +If the device stores multiple firmware images in separate regions of +non-volatile memory, this parameter may be used to specify which +region is to be written. The default is 0, requesting that all +regions are written. All other values are driver-dependent. .PD .RE .TP |