linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 5/6] bonding: update Documentation for port/bond terminology

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Message-ID: <20201002121051.5ca41c1a@hermes.local>
Date:   Fri, 2 Oct 2020 12:10:51 -0700
From:   Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:     Jarod Wilson <jarod@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jay Vosburgh <j.vosburgh@...il.com>,
        Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@...il.com>,
        Andy Gospodarek <andy@...yhouse.net>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Davis <tadavis@....gov>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 5/6] bonding: update Documentation for
 port/bond terminology

On Fri,  2 Oct 2020 13:40:00 -0400
Jarod Wilson <jarod@...hat.com> wrote:

> @@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ ad_user_port_key
>  	This parameter has effect only in 802.3ad mode and is available through
>  	SysFs interface.
>  
> -all_slaves_active
> +all_ports_active

You can change internal variable names, comments, and documentation all you want, thats great.

But you can't change user API, that includes:
   * definitions in uapi header
   * module parameters
   * sysfs file names or outputs