netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v3 1/5] netdev: introduce new NETIF_F_HW_NETFUNC_OFFLOAD feature flag for switch device offloads

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Message-ID: <20150123190518.GP2065@nanopsycho.orion>
Date:	Fri, 23 Jan 2015 20:05:18 +0100
From:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:	Thomas Graf <tgraf@...g.ch>
Cc:	roopa <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>, sfeldma@...il.com,
	jhs@...atatu.com, bcrl@...ck.org, john.fastabend@...il.com,
	stephen@...workplumber.org, vyasevic@...hat.com,
	ronen.arad@...el.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	shm@...ulusnetworks.com, gospo@...ulusnetworks.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3 1/5] netdev: introduce new
 NETIF_F_HW_NETFUNC_OFFLOAD feature flag for switch device offloads

Fri, Jan 23, 2015 at 06:56:54PM CET, tgraf@...g.ch wrote:
>On 01/23/15 at 07:48am, roopa wrote:
>> On 1/23/15, 1:44 AM, Jiri Pirko wrote:
>> >How about rather "HW_DATAPATH_OFFLOAD"? Feels more accurate. By the
>> >name, I still cannot understand what NETFUNC should mean.
>> 
>> It was supposed to mean 'network function offload'. sure, will consider
>> HW_DATAPATH_OFFLOAD
>> or if anybody has other suggestions.
>
>I'm still fascinated that the description says 'for all switch asic
>offloads', 'switch drivers', 'switch ports' but we try very hard to
>come up with a different name ;-)

+1
But we'll see in future. I bet that "switch" will stick.
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