1 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/mii.c b/drivers/net/mii.c
index 0a6c6a2e7550..05acca78f63a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mii.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mii.c
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ static u32 mii_get_an(struct mii_if_info *mii, u16 addr)
  * @mii: MII interface
  * @ecmd: requested ethtool_cmd
  *
+ * The @ecmd parameter is expected to have been cleared before calling
+ * mii_ethtool_gset().
+ *
  * Returns 0 for success, negative on error.
  */
 int mii_ethtool_gset(struct mii_if_info *mii, struct ethtool_cmd *ecmd)