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diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/gpio/gpio-v2-line-set-config-ioctl.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/gpio/gpio-v2-line-set-config-ioctl.rst
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--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/gpio/gpio-v2-line-set-config-ioctl.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/gpio/gpio-v2-line-set-config-ioctl.rst
@@ -35,11 +35,14 @@ Description
Update the configuration of previously requested lines, without releasing the
line or introducing potential glitches.
-The new configuration must specify the configuration of all requested lines.
+The new configuration must specify a configuration for all requested lines.
The same :ref:`gpio-v2-get-line-config-rules` and
:ref:`gpio-v2-get-line-config-support` that apply when requesting the lines
-also apply when updating the line configuration.
+also apply when updating the line configuration, with the additional
+restriction that a direction flag must be set to enable reconfiguration.
+If no direction flag is set in the configuration for a given line then the
+configuration for that line is left unchanged.
The motivating use case for this command is changing direction of
bi-directional lines between input and output, but it may also be used to