linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 06/11] net: phylink: Support differing link/interface speed/duplex

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Date:   Thu, 21 Jul 2022 18:40:56 +0200
From:   Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>
To:     Sean Anderson <sean.anderson@...o.com>
Cc:     "Russell King (Oracle)" <linux@...linux.org.uk>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>,
        Alexandru Marginean <alexandru.marginean@....com>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Vladimir Oltean <olteanv@...il.com>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 06/11] net: phylink: Support differing link/interface
 speed/duplex

> > I thought we had decided that using the term "link" in these new members
> > was a bad idea.
> 
> I saw that you and Andrew were not in favor, but I did not get a response to
> my defense of this terminology. That said, this is not a terribly large
> change to make.

I know Russell tends to use media side, and i use line side. I would
be happy with either. I think we both use host side.

"link" is way to ambiguous.

I do understand you not wanting to change phydev->speed, it is used in
a lot of places. But maybe changing it is good, you then get to look
at the code and decide does it want the media speed, or the host
speed.

	Andrew