netdev - Re: [RFC RTNETLINK 00/09]: Netlink link creation API

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Date:	Wed, 06 Jun 2007 00:07:32 +0200
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	hadi@...erus.ca
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, socketcan@...tkopp.net, xemul@...ru,
	ebiederm@...ssion.com, tgraf@...g.ch
Subject: Re: [RFC RTNETLINK 00/09]: Netlink link creation API

jamal wrote:
> All patches looked really good. speaking for the ifb stuff, a definete
> ACK. 
> The only thing that threw me off for a sec was the naming convention for
> "type" referenced via IFLA_INFO_NAME because it seems to be colliding
> semantic with dev->type and dev->name as in IFLA_NAME and  
> ifi_type ifinfomsg.
> But i cant come with a better noun. 


How about IFLA_INFO_KIND (borrowed from sch_api)? I generally don't
like the IFLA_INFO_ prefix very much, but so far didn't come up with
something better. Suggestions welcome :)

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