netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v3] Add support of Cavium Liquidio ethernet adapters

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Message-ID: <20141219125348.6cf140c8@urahara>
Date:	Fri, 19 Dec 2014 12:53:48 -0800
From:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:	"Chickles, Derek" <Derek.Chickles@...iumnetworks.com>
Cc:	"Vatsavayi, Raghu" <Raghu.Vatsavayi@...iumnetworks.com>,
	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Burla, Satananda" <Satananda.Burla@...iumnetworks.com>,
	"Manlunas, Felix" <Felix.Manlunas@...iumnetworks.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3] Add support of Cavium Liquidio ethernet
 adapters

On Fri, 19 Dec 2014 18:39:44 +0000
"Chickles, Derek" <Derek.Chickles@...iumnetworks.com> wrote:

> > Also, why does this device not have standard ethernet naming?  
> 
> No good reason. We will follow the p<slot_number>p<port_number> convention.

Use alloc_etherdev_mq and let it choose.
Policy about slot/port is done in userspace (udev/systemd).
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