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ethtool: Document behavior when module EEPROM bank attribute is omitted 

The kernel assumes bank 0 when 'ETHTOOL_MSG_MODULE_EEPROM_GET' is sent
without 'ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_EEPROM_BANK'.

Document it as part of the interface documentation.

Signed-off-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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@ -1383,6 +1383,8 @@ Request contents:
``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_EEPROM_I2C_ADDRESS`` u8 page I2C address
======================================= ====== ==========================
If ``ETHTOOL_A_MODULE_EEPROM_BANK`` is not specified, bank 0 is assumed.
Kernel response contents:
+---------------------------------------------+--------+---------------------+