netdev - Re: extended netdevice naming proposal

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Message-ID: <20101118021039.GA18707@nostromo.devel.redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:10:40 -0500
From:	Bill Nottingham <notting@...hat.com>
To:	Matt Domsch <Matt_Domsch@...l.com>
Cc:	linux-hotplug@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	narendra_k@...l.com, jcm@...hat.com
Subject: Re: extended netdevice naming proposal

Matt Domsch (Matt_Domsch@...l.com) said: 
> (location)(slot)#(port)/(instance).(vlan)

AIUI, the kernel explicitly rejects '/' in the name (for fairly obvious
sysfs reasons.) So you'd at least need a different delimiter. There may
also be potential confusion with pci01#03:02.0001 with someone thinking
that's bus/dev/fn, if we're being really petty.

Bill
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