netdev - Re: [patch net-next 3/9] mlx4: Implement port type setting via devlink interface

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Message-Id: <20160223.131657.1586772724014887499.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:16:57 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jiri@...nulli.us
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Subject: Re: [patch net-next 3/9] mlx4: Implement port type setting via
 devlink interface

From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2016 13:21:10 +0100

> Sysfs is not the place to do this things.

+1

> It was already discussed here multiple times. There was and attempt
> to use configfs, which was also refused. Netlink is the only place
> to go. For multiple reasons, including well defined api and
> behaviour, notifications, etc.

+1