netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2 v2] route: label externally offloaded routes

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Date:	Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:49:21 +0100
From:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To:	Andy Gospodarek <gospo@...ulusnetworks.com>
Cc:	Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com>, Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"stephen@...workplumber.org" <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
	Roopa Prabhu <roopa@...ulusnetworks.com>,
	Jeff Kirsher <tarbal@...il.com>,
	John Linville <linville@...driver.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2 v2] route: label externally offloaded routes

Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 02:24:56PM CET, gospo@...ulusnetworks.com wrote:
>On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 09:14:50PM -0700, Scott Feldman wrote:
>> On Mon, Mar 16, 2015 at 6:18 AM, Andy Gospodarek
>> <gospo@...ulusnetworks.com> wrote:
>> > On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 12:31:34PM -0700, sfeldma@...il.com wrote:
>> >> From: Scott Feldman <sfeldma@...il.com>
>> >>
>> >> v2:
>> >>
>> >> No clear outcome on polling for choices of "external", "offload", "hw", or
>> >> "hardware".  Andy's concern about "external" being confusing for users is
>> >> valid.  So, I'm making executive decision to use "external_offload" for label,
>> >> as suggested by Jiri.
>> >
>> > This seems like quite a mouthful.  Just make it 'offload' or 'hardware'
>> > so the output of 'ip route show' isn't so long that it will frequently
>> > be longer than 80 chars.  Being longer than 80 chars is going to be
>> > irritating for _many_ users.
>> 
>> Andy, since you have passion on this topic, would you mind taking it
>> from here to get consensus, and post an updated patch, if needed?
>
>Absolutely.  I felt bad responding with more complaints yesterday
>without proposing an alternative patch.
>
>I'll be happy to handle this -- it will elimininate at least one
>complainer!
>
>
>> I was about to suggest a new made-up work like "keroff" and someday
>> the new word is added to Websters .  Daddy, what's "keroff"?  Oh son,
>> that means "offloaded from kernel to external device".  Ya, actually,
>> that's my vote: keroff.

Hmm, on the second thought, shouldn't it be rather "extoff" ?

>
>Bless you!
>
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