netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v1] dt-bindings: net: ethernet-controller: document label property

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Date:   Wed, 9 Feb 2022 16:53:37 +0100
From:   Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@...gutronix.de>
To:     Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>
Cc:     devicetree@...r.kernel.org, netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Sascha Hauer <kernel@...gutronix.de>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v1] dt-bindings: net: ethernet-controller:
 document label property

On Wed, Feb 09, 2022 at 09:34:36AM -0600, Rob Herring wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 9, 2022 at 2:28 AM Oleksij Rempel <o.rempel@...gutronix.de> wrote:
> >
> > "label" provides human readable name used on a box, board or schematic
> > to identify Ethernet port.
> 
> Do you still need this?

Yes. No need to force label based name from kernel, but user space
should be able to use it to rename interface if needed or use it for
GUI. Otherwise user space will need to have date base of all boards to
provide this information.

Regards,
Oleksij
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