linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 4/6] net: dsa: add port_fdb

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Message-ID: <20151008150741.GS17952@lunn.ch>
Date:	Thu, 8 Oct 2015 17:07:41 +0200
From:	Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:	Vivien Didelot <vivien.didelot@...oirfairelinux.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel@...oirfairelinux.com,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com>,
	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>,
	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
	Neil Armstrong <narmstrong@...libre.com>,
	Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 4/6] net: dsa: add port_fdb_prepare

> > Hi Vivien
> > 
> > Bike shedding a bit, but i would call this
> > mv88e6xxx_port_fdb_prepare_add.
> 
> I think port_fdb_prepare is fine because it is the only step that
> actually needs the 2-phase model. del and dump are safe and don't need
> pre-check.

O.K. I don't have a strong opinion, i just think sometime later we
might run into a naming consistency issue. If this does happen, we can
fix it then.

    Andrew
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