netdev - Re: Port mirroring, v2 (RFC)

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Message-ID: <20220118100751.542e0ad0@kicinski-fedora-PC1C0HJN.hsd1.ca.comcast.net>
Date:   Tue, 18 Jan 2022 10:07:51 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
To:     Alex Elder <elder@...aro.org>
Cc:     Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "bjorn.andersson@...aro.org" <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
Subject: Re: Port mirroring, v2 (RFC)

On Fri, 14 Jan 2022 15:12:41 -0600 Alex Elder wrote:
> > I think i need to take a step back here. With my background, an AP is
> > an 802.11 Access Point.  
> 
> Again, terminology problems!  Sorry about that.
> 
> Yes, when I say "AP" I mean "Application Processor".  Some people
> might call it "APSS" for "Application Processor Subsystem."

And AP is where Linux runs, correct? Because there are also APs on NICs
(see ETH_RESET_AP) which are not the host...