Re: [RFC net-next 15/15] Documentation: networking: add ipxlat translator guide

From: Jonathan Corbet

Date: Thu Mar 19 2026 - 18:11:33 EST


Ralf Lici <ralf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> From: Daniel Gröber <dxld@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Add user and reviewer documentation for the ipxlat virtual netdevice in
> Documentation/networking/ipxlat.rst.
>
> The document describes the datapath model, stateless IPv4/IPv6 address
> translation rules, ICMP handling, control-plane configuration, and test
> topology assumptions. It also records the intended runtime configuration
> contract and current behavior limits so deployment expectations are
> clear.
>
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Gröber <dxld@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Ralf Lici <ralf@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Documentation/networking/ipxlat.rst | 190 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 190 insertions(+)
> create mode 100644 Documentation/networking/ipxlat.rst

You need to add this new file to Documentation/networking/index.rst or
it won't be included in the build (and you'll get a warning).

Thanks,

jon