netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2-next 1/2] lib: add profinet and ethercat as link layer protocol names

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Message-ID: <20220228092133.59909985@hermes.local>
Date:   Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:21:33 -0800
From:   Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:     Daniel Braunwarth <daniel@...unwarth.dev>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2-next 1/2] lib: add profinet and ethercat as
 link layer protocol names

On Mon, 28 Feb 2022 14:45:19 +0100
Daniel Braunwarth <daniel@...unwarth.dev> wrote:

> Update the llproto_names array to allow users to reference the PROFINET
> and EtherCAT protocols with the names 'profinet' and 'ethercat'.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Braunwarth <daniel@...unwarth.dev>

This is legacy table. Original author did choose to use stanard
file /etc/ethertypes. Not sure why??