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Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 15:24:51 -0800 From: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com> To: Dan Williams <dcbw@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org CC: Joshua Watt <jpewdev@...il.com>, jpirko@...hat.com Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: clarify phys_port_id On 17/12/14 08:59, Dan Williams wrote: > Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dcbw@...hat.com> Reviewed-by: Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com> > --- > Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net | 7 ++++++- > 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net > index e1b2e78..7fe823a 100644 > --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net > +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-class-net > @@ -186,7 +186,12 @@ KernelVersion: 3.12 > Contact: netdev@...r.kernel.org > Description: > Indicates the interface unique physical port identifier within > - the NIC, as a string. > + the NIC, as a string. If two net_device objects share physical > + hardware or other resources, and/or do not operate independently > + both net_device objects should be assigned the > + same phys_port_id. phys_port_id should be as globally unique > + as possible to prevent conflicts between different drivers and > + vendors, eg with MAC addresses or hardware GUIDs. > > What: /sys/class/net/<iface>/speed > Date: October 2009 > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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