netdev - Re: [patch net-next RFC 0/6] Introduce devlink interface and first drivers to use it

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Message-ID: <56B219FA.7080208@iogearbox.net>
Date:	Wed, 03 Feb 2016 16:17:14 +0100
From:	Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>
To:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>,
	Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@...hat.com>
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	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com, jbenc@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next RFC 0/6] Introduce devlink interface and first
 drivers to use it

On 02/03/2016 02:33 PM, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> Wed, Feb 03, 2016 at 02:31:33PM CET, brouer@...hat.com wrote:
>> On Wed,  3 Feb 2016 11:47:56 +0100
>> Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us> wrote:
>>> From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
[...]
>>> It is available here:
>>> https://github.com/jpirko/devlink
>>
>> IHMO this very short command name "dl" is not an advantage.  It is
>> simply too unspecific and short for a good Google search.  E.g. when
>> searching for good examples for using "dl".  I think "devlink" would be
>> better.  If you like short commands do: alias dl="devlink"
>
> I was thinking about using "devlink". Decided to go with shortened
> version so this is in-line with "ip". But you have a point.

Btw, if you add this tool into iproute2 (which would be preferred), then
probably dl should be ok (and easier retrievable in that relation).