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

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Date:	Thu, 4 Feb 2016 14:22:17 +0100
From:	Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
To:	Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>,
	Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@...hat.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, idosch@...lanox.com,
	eladr@...lanox.com, yotamg@...lanox.com, ogerlitz@...lanox.com,
	yishaih@...lanox.com, dledford@...hat.com, sean.hefty@...el.com,
	hal.rosenstock@...il.com, eugenia@...lanox.com,
	roopa@...ulusnetworks.com, nikolay@...ulusnetworks.com,
	hadarh@...lanox.com, jhs@...atatu.com, john.fastabend@...il.com,
	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 03.02.2016 16:17, Daniel Borkmann wrote:
> 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).

This doesn't seem to be too much related to networking? Why can't 
something like this be in sysfs?

Bye,
Hannes