linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] usbnet: use eth%d name for known ethernet devices

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Date:	Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:19:17 -0700
From:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>
To:	Michal Nazarewicz <mnazarewicz@...il.com>
Cc:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, broonie@...nsource.wolfsonmicro.com,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Nicolas Pitre <nicolas.pitre@...aro.org>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	David Brownell <dbrownell@...rs.sourceforge.net>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>, grant.likely@...retlab.ca,
	Linux USB list <linux-usb@...r.kernel.org>,
	andy.green@...aro.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	roger.quadros@...ia.com,
	Jaswinder Singh <jaswinder.singh@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC] usbnet: use eth%d name for known ethernet devices

On Thu, 24 Mar 2011 00:17:34 +0100 Michal Nazarewicz wrote:

> >>>>>> @@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ struct driver_info {
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>  #define FLAG_LINK_INTR       0x0800          /* updates link (carrier) status */
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> +#define FLAG_PTP     0x1000          /* maybe use "usb%d" names */
> 
> >>>> On Wednesday 23 March 2011 19:46:50 Greg KH wrote:
> >>>>> "PTP"?  What does that stand for?
> 
> >>> On Mar 23, 2011 8:36 PM, "Arnd Bergmann" <arnd@...db.de> wrote:
> >>>> point-to-point, I'll improve the comment to spell it out when
> >>>> I send the fixed version.
> 
> >> On Wednesday 23 March 2011 20:53:13 Michał Nazarewicz wrote:
> >>> I think P2P could be better.
> 
> > On Wed, 23 Mar 2011 20:57:18 +0100 Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> >> Yes, good idea.
> 
> Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net> writes:
> > that's peer-to-peer.
> >
> > OTOH, I knew that PTP was point-to-point.
> 
> It can be any of that, depending on context.  For me PTP is more like
> Picture Transport Protocol, whereas "2" between two letters is usually
> "to".
> 
> Just my two cents though, no strong feelings or anything.

Agreed.

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~Randy
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