netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/4 net-next] net: phy: add Generic Netlink Ethernet switch configuration API

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Message-ID: <CAGVrzcYCK3QBMgHnZ2T=wzeckX-enwJOu7DEcKHg3s=ABivLDQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 22 Oct 2013 12:32:29 -0700
From:	Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:	Dan Williams <dcbw@...hat.com>
Cc:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@...gutronix.de>,
	Felix Fietkau <nbd@...nwrt.org>,
	John Crispin <blogic@...nwrt.org>,
	Jonas Gorski <jogo@...nwrt.org>,
	Gary Thomas <gary@...assoc.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/4 net-next] net: phy: add Generic Netlink Ethernet
 switch configuration API

2013/10/22 Dan Williams <dcbw@...hat.com>:
> On Tue, 2013-10-22 at 11:23 -0700, Florian Fainelli wrote:
>> This patch adds an Ethernet Switch generic netlink configuration API
>> which allows for doing the required configuration of managed Ethernet
>> switches commonly found in Wireless/Cable/DSL routers in the market.
>
> "swconfig" probably means "switch config", but is there any way to
> rename this away from the "sw" prefix, since "sw" typically means
> "software" and not "switch"?

Sure, how about something like "enetsw"? I would like to avoid using
"switch" too much since this is a C reserved keyword.
-- 
Florian
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